The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-04
NORTH CAROLINA.

Etatesville Inc reSislr1-
AoA books were closed SATURDAY even
and while all reports are not In from
county il is thought there is a fair
Nfstration. In S~tatesville the regis
4-stion Is 9l3 white and 81 colored. In
1000 about 400 colored registered in
S.atesyiIIe township but only about 23J
jo::d. n.nu,u
,r d Albright, of this city, received
yesterday an odd letter from T. H.
Simpson, who OWNS a government dis
tiIlery at Goodman, in Arson county.
The letter states that Simpson had in
cured the displeasure of some evanga-
lists, who had placed two charges of dv-
xamite under his distillery and had
blown up part Of the building and ma
shinery and destroyed 400 gallons of
beer. Then Simpson adds this rather
awful sentence: God being my helper.
am going to keep on making corn
whiskev down here"
Charlotte News: The neighborhood
around Cluster, in Crab Orchard town
ship. 10 considerably stirred up over the
the presence of smallpox. The Agar
sId-son Of Mr.. A. NJ. Wallace, the most
master at Cluster, has been stricken
with the disease. In Of
this the postotice at Cluster has been
shut down and the citizens are unable
to get their mail. The young son OF
Mr.. wallace developed the disease last
Thursday and the postoffice, at Cluster
las been out of business since Satur-
day. 1t is said that there are other
cases In that immediate neighbOrhood.
kChe big milling establishment of ..
kk9om & Sons at Waxhaw was burn
at half past 8 o'clock Saturday
kht- Ginning, planning, grinding
wheat and corn and bIackcmithing were
combined in one big plant, the value of
which was estimated to be about Sc 900.
How the fire began is not known as it
was beyond control when discovered,
the plant having been shut down at 6
O'Clock. Only about one-half OF the
seasons ginning had been done, n
the ginnery was drawing a large GUS
tom The fOur mill was a particularly
good one and the loss all round is very
severe.
Special to Charlotte Observer: Abe
marie. October 2S.-The registration has
been heavier in Stanly county this v ar
than any previous year. In Albemarle
township there are not over a half
dozen voters that are not on the regis
tration rolls. The names Of rs voters
appear that have not paid their poll tax
and these of course cannot vote.
Twenty-Five Of these are republicans
and three democrats. Reports from the
country districts show an unusually
heavy registration. Both sides are
claiming the county, but a conservative
lima gives the democrats a major
ity of 400 votes. There is considerable
democratic disaffeCtion at Norwood, but
this will be offset in other portions Of
the county. One or two of the men on
the county democratic ticket will run
behind, but will be elected. Kluttz will
carry the county over by 400
majority. The Republicans have an ex-
ceedingly good and popular man or
their ticket for sheriff.
Charlotte Observer: In Wilkes foun-
dry, in this city yesterday morning,
the took turn about lifting an
ordinary tow sack that sagged under
heavy weight. Afterwards Mr.. NJ. L
Jones, of Candor, the owner of the
sack, took it up to the mint, opened IL
and shows rich red gold that was
worth SIG, 0Jb. Mr.. Jones is a popular and
prominent citizen of Montgomery Coun
ty and the principal owner of the lola
gold mine at Candor. The gold that he
brought to the assay office yesterday
was the result of only a months work
in the mine 1t weighed 81 pounds and
was worth s240 a pound. The metal
was brourht here for sale in Jumps,
nuggets and dust. The mint at once
assumed the guardianship of the GOLD
and Mr.. Jones will receive his check
from the after the metal Is
refined. In the last four or five months
Mr.. Jones has made several Trips 10 Ile
aSsAy office, and at "a visit has
Eht not less than $4,000 worth OF
HA4IaIl the product of that wonder
full lola mine, a bonanza that has never
before been advertised to fame.
Asheville Citizen: William Lytle dice
at the Mission hospital late yesterday
afternoon as the result of stab wound:
received at the hands Of Zachary
Doane. The nurses and physicians a
the hospital witnessed an unusual deatf
bed scene when Lytle passed away
There was no infection from tn
wounds, and to all outward appearance:
it seemed that Lyle should have re
covered. Certainly there was no 1mme
date reason to believe that death wa
near but Lyle kneW otherwise, be
cause ne felt that his heart was fa1lln;
and hi calmly and dispassionately CAV
directions about his funeral arrange
ments. saying there was enough unlol
money to put him away nicely, am
that his wife should not spend an.
Of her money. Doane had little to sa.
when told that Lyle was dead, am
while the officers were transferring hin
from the city prison to the county 1al
he merely. said sententiously that n
had not stabbed the man. A coroner
inquest was held this morning owe
Lytle's body. DIR. Glenn made tn
statement that upon examination h
had found Lyle a a fatty degenra
ton of the heart. The Yer
dict was t6et the deceased came to nj
death by Aife wounds at the hands 6
lack Doane. aided by parties unknown