The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-03

heep over several routes. n Will prop-
ably recommend as many as three.
New Bern Journal: Hon. r. B. Glenn
will address the citizens Of New Bern
on Wednesday night, OCTOBER lst al tae
court house at s o'clock everybody
invited to come out and hear the ISSUES
discussed. The ladies are cordla1lH IN
yited-
Troy Examiner: Judge Zeal charged
the grand Jury TO present the county
commissioners for Indictment II hey
do not provide fire-proof vaults Tor the
~afe-keeping of the county records, ana
everybody said or looked amen. NO
wiser use could be made OF county
funds.
Gastonia News: s. 2. Mauney of
CherryvfIle, told us Wednesday OF a
rattlesnake killed by Wiley Delinger IN
CherryyiIle the other day. at his well.
The RATHER was about three feet long
and had seven rattles . MI. Dellinger
lives within the corporate limits. 1t Is
n mystery to know where the snake
came from.
Kinston Free Press: There Is rumor
of robbers in K~inston, n every q
should be very careful to guard against
them. 1t is said hat several unsuc-
cessful attempts have been made in
East Kinston to break into houses, and
NJ Is D%llGSGu IHdL dIC oA6oAAS-N
bands OF robbers going o the coun-
try and that some of them are plying
their trade in Kinston-
Lumberton Robesonian: Hon. Cyrus
3. Watson. who is a candidate to sue
coed Mr.. Pritchard in the United
States senate, will speak here on Tues
day, October 9th. Everybody who wants
to near the genuine article OF democ-
racy should come out and lear him.
He is a strong speaker and Will make
all n hear him proud hat they are
democrats
Wilson Times: Mrs. w. z. Lane,
who resides near Faro. in Wayne coun-
ty, has a hen she is pisitive Is over
eighteen years old. For eighteen con-
secutive years and longer she has rails
ed two broods of chickens each year
and always had her nest in one place In
a nail keg near the front porch Mrs.
Lane can prove this statement from
the fact that she brought the hen from
her former residence eighteen years ago
and il was then a grown chicken.
watauga Democrat: Some days since
a knife blade, some six or eight inches
long, thickly covered and eaten by rust.
was found at or near the ruins OF the
Daniel Boone chimney. It was made or
wrought steel, forged IN Il shop, and al
ter a very crude pattern. AS the blade
was buried in the ground all but the
tip of the shank, and the rough work
manship exhibited in its construction,
it is reasonable to suppose that it was
the property of the pioneer hunter,
Daniel Boone.
Fayetteville Observer, September
18th: The Robson county Independent
convention, so-called., met at Pembroke
yesterday and endorsed the ticket re-
Gently put out by the Robson county
republican convention. Most OF the
Independents" came from the Red
Springs and Lumber Bridge sections,
while the bulk of those present were re-
publicans and rep-poplicans. The con-
vention ignored Mr.. E. f. Mckethans
candidacy and favored Mr.. Slocomb, the
republican nominee.
Fayetteville Observer, Sept. eth: Mr..
L. L.. Moses, who is 10 be the engineer
of the new steamer. City of Fayette-
VILE, leaves tonight fer Jacksonville,
Fla, for the purpose of making an ex-
animation of the boilers, which nave
Just been put in, and witness the trial
trip. If everything is satisfactory Mr..
Moses will bring THE City o. Fayette-
Vile up to Fayetteville, using the in
land passage as muc1 as possible.
When the boat reaches here ner furn-
ishings will be put In by Lord N
Taylor, of New York.
Morganton Herald: In the republic
can meeting last Saturday, while he
ticket was being selected. a member OF
the body-a mar who has always voted
the republican ticket-arose and pro-
tested strongly against nominating IN
dependent democrats. He said the re-
publicanS were coming 10 Il pretty pass
when they could not find material
enough in their own n to make up
a county ticket, and gave notice that
he would not support the ticket nomi-
mated by the meeting.
News and Observer: Yesterday morn
ing, while laborerS were excaSat1ng 1of
the new brick store at the corner OF
Blount and Martin streets, the decom-
posed body of an infant was unearthed.
It was in a large cigar box, and seemed
to have been buried over nvs months.
A red cloth was wrapped around the
bones. 1t was Impossible to tell
whether the child was white or color
ed, or how old it was. A small brass
pin was attached to the cloth. with the
name Mary cut in it. There Is nc clue
to the mystery. The place has been a
livery stable for years.
Sanford Express: Cool Springs dis
trict, this county, is to have a new
$500 public school house. the school
authorities have donated enough
money to buy the lumber, and the peo-
pie Of the district will. 1t IS said, build
the house without charge. They ex-
pect to have the building completed by
the first of the coming year. Hundreds
OF hands are at work on the site of
the proposed cotton mill to be built by
the Dukes On the Cape Fear river in
Harnett county. The land is being
cleared off, streets laid out n thou
sands of brick made. The investment
will be between 81. 900. 900 and $4,000. 900.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Cottonseed oil
is a wholesome food fo1 men and ami
mails. Mixed with grain mash it is a
remedy for certain bowel difficulties OF
stock. It is largely used by the people
of this country as an adultaration OF
lard, and it is really d much better
food than lard. Prejudice against ii
as an Oil has prevented many from
purchasing it, yet the people pay mor7
for it as lard than they would have to
expend if they bought il under its cor
rect name. If the prejudice against
~cottonseed oil could be overcome the
price of lard would decline.
Charlotte Observer: October 1st the