The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-30
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Asheville Citizen: Letters have been
received in Asheville by friends of Sen-
ator Pritichard to the effect that the
enato Is improving n that he VIII
b~ able TO be out much sooner than at
Arst supposed.
Chatham Record: Four men voted IN
Hickory Mountain township at the last
election, whose united ages amount ii
to 349 years and all voted the straight
democratic ticket. Their names and
ages are as follows: Samuel Il. Perry
% years old, A. s. Dowd IS years. Oliver
AcMath 81 years and Hugh w. Peoples
O. years.
Charlotte Observer: There is u scare
ity of cattle in M~ecklenburg. Most any
little old calf will bring a good price.
The butchers of Charlotte are buying
Tennessee cattle. The farmers of the
e0uRty have never had better demands
for their products than they ave ~"w.
Chickens, turkeys, egg and all kinds of
staple stuff are selling at a premium.
Concord Times: Arthur L Bishop who
made his way from Charlotte, N. e.,
through Virginia to Petersburg, surren-
Nered at his leisure. Though widely
known and sought by the police, his
emily disguise was an old cap, a pair of
glasses. a clean shaver face and an
evercoat buttoned up to his cheeks.
Even InOSe VINO KNEW uih "ch' dEit
to recognize him, though he walked the
streets in broad daylight.
Lumberton Argus: Mr.. r. L. Pollard,
who has for three years grown tobacco
In this county, has signed a contract 20
euperintend the tobacco crop on the 3D.
horse farm of Mr.. Julius I. Dudley, Of
Bennettsville. MIR. Pollard has moved
his family to Lumberton, where they
will remain wen during Mr.. P's absence
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jug business now is booming. Hun
dreds are coming into the county. Pro-
hibition is nuIlifed by the express COM
pany. If we mistake not, however, the
legislature will put a quietus ON the
business
AsheviIle Citizen: 1t is understood
III a number of new barytes mines are
TO be opened in this section. These
lands are owned by Asheville parties
and are located for the most part in
Madison county. The mining OF barytes
in western North Carolina is growing
to considerable proportions Much val
liable ore is being obtained which finds
d ready market. These mines are oper-
ated at a profit OF about 90 per cent.
The ore is now quoted at $500 per ton.
The cost of getting the ore out is just
about half this amount.
Asheville Citizen: Lumbermen of this
eCONIOh o. ohAA q ANNN
about a shortage of cars and say that
their business is very much rippled in
of a lack OF car facIltles.
"Unless the situation improves said
q we'll known lumberman today 10 d
Citizen reporter, the lumber business
here will suffer considerably. Lumoe"-
men have already sustained a cay
loss on account of the delay of Their
shipments. The car Shortage just nov
is worse a it has been in some time.
The head officials of the Southern rail-
way have taken the matter in hanl and
We expect that the condition If affairs
will improve within the next few lays.
Wadesboro Observation-Disclosures:
We learn that the stockholders of the
Arson Oil and Ice Company ave re-
eeived an offer of 140 for their stock.
and that most of them have accepted it.
None of the barkeepers of Wadesbo-
TO, whose licenses expire January lst.
have applied for a renewal of the same
as yet, and the indications are thai
they will not. The outlook now is that
there will be nj one barroom In
W~adesboro after January 1st-at least
for a while.-A few nights ago tile
store of Mr.. T. P. Richardson, at Pee
Dee, was entered by thieves n his safe
robbed of some $50 to $35. Entrance to
h building was effected by breaklng
q panel out of the front door. The
main door of the safe was not locked
and the robbers broke the lock off the
inside door with tools oun in the store.
About $25 of the money stolen belonged
to Mr.. Richardson's little children, wno
kept their savings in pocketbooks in the
safe.
Charlotte Observer: Two places of
business in this city were entered by
thieves Wednesday night and some
damage was done to the safes. but NJ
money or Vauables was secured. The
first place entered was that of the DOWd
& King Supply Company, corner OF
East Seventh and the railroad. Mr..
Clarence kuester. who lives opposite
the office of the Supply Company, was
awakened by an explosion at B o clock
in the morning. Otner people in the
neighborhood were also disturbed and
the matter VAS reported to police head
quarters. Sergeant Jetton and Officer
Hunter responded TO the call. and found
r that the door of the safe was partially
wrecked. A hole had been drilled in il
with tools from the shop, but the filling
had blown out and left the contents of
the same intact. The intruders had left
at this juncture te escape arrest. The
ether place entered was the office "t !.
w, Lewis & Co., the lumber dealers at
the corner of Brevard and Third streets.
The thief entered through a window.
There were two safes in the office and
both were unlocked, but neither one
sontained'a money or valuables. The
lock boxes of the safes were broken and
$his was the only loss sustained by the
owners. There is no clue to the crlml-
aals.