The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06

pectiye crop profits.
Marion Special to News and Courier:
The democrats of the Fourteenth Ju-
dicial district Is assembled in convention
here today Saturday. Judge NJ II.
Justice and Solicitor j.. F. S~painhour
were nominated to succeed themselves.
Elizabeth City Economist: Elizabeth
City business houses are growing in
attractivenesS every day. II matters
not what the Ned Of a person may be
those needs can be supplied by the
business houses of Elizabeth City. Our
town Is now drawing trade from Nor
folk.
Rocky Mount Spokesman: The state
committee Of the Rocky Mount tobacco
board Of trustees has decided definitely
to inaugurate double sales on this mar
ket next season. This arrangement will
be a great convenience to farmers, en-
abling them to sell their tobacco and
return home before night. 1t will prac-
tically double our warehouse capacity
and efectually do away with block
sales.
Fayetteville Observer: The large fur
niture factory of Newberry Bros. e.
Cowell, at Dunn, caught on fire at $50
O'Clock last night and by daylight all
the buildings, except the boiler room,
were totally destroyed. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. There was some in
surance, but what amount is not yet
known. The Newberry Bros. are
Messrs. ". H. Newberry, Jr., and A. L.
Newberry, both Fayetteville boys, and
Mr.. Cowell is we'll known here, having
married Miss Lizzie Newberry.
Tar Heel: Captain Tom Guard, Of
Elizabeth City, has one of the strangest
freaks that the North Carolina sounds
ever placed in the hands Of man. 1t is
a large ocean crab upon the back of
which an oyster has made it's home.
The shell Of the oyster is firmly rooted
TO the Jack of the helpless crustacean.
Just how long the oyster has occupied
his present position is not known but
as the oyster is Of a creditable size
and also alive and well, it is presumed
that it has been there for some time.
Captain Guard will present this strange
freak to the state museum.
Winston Special to Charlotte Observ-
er: The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Grubbs, aged about one
year, was drowned in a lard can filled
with water about 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Grubbs' home
is near Sedge Garden, about five miles
northeast of the city. The little one
was out in the yard playing just after
a storm. 1t is thought the child had
been dead at least ten minutes when
found. 1t fell in the can head foremost
and %strangled to death. The mother
has almost lost her reason on account
of the unfortunate accident.
Kinston Free Press: Inc counties of
Lenoir, Craven and Arson in their on
ventions held Saturday to nominate
delegates to the various forthcoming
democratic conventions declared unani-
mously for Judge Walter Clark for
chief justice. This shows which way
the thing Is going. There is hardly any
doubt of Clark'S nomination. 1t was
a close vote in Craven county between
Brown and Conner for associate justice
Brown received Sc votes and Connor so
votes. In the convention of Lenoir Sat-
urday there appeared a fight over in
structing for either man. This would
evidenced that it will be a close race be-
tween Conner and Brown for the NOM
nation.
The Robesonian: Not a little incon-
venience was caused by a large number
of telephone fuses having been burned
out during Sundays storm. Mr.. White,
however, with his usual promptness, is
having the damaged phones rapidly re-
paired.-Mr. A. S. Tyncr, of Moss
Neck, is the champion watermelon rails
er of the county. He now has vines
we'll filled with young melons from
seed which were planted on the Sth OF
April. There may be others. but Mr..
Tyner leads the list so far as We have
heard. We are gratified to learn
that Miss Maize Rowland, who has for
some time past been q student in the
department of Art at the Red Springs
Seminary. has been elected to the po-
sition of assistant teacher in hat de-
partment-
Charlotte News: The 4C's his morn
49, L1-a- u-n-E on tha ELIZA hPth COL
lege extension. The double track will
begin from the present terminus on
East Avenue TO the S~outhern'S depot.
The line from East Avenue to Eliza
beth college VIII be single track. The
extension means much for the residents
of the college vicinity and in fact it
will be very convenient for the people
of both East and West Trade street.
Charlotte Observer: Most of the late
Mr.. H. G. Springs property rests in
his strong box in the Merchants and
Farmers bank, and h contents OF
this box no man knows accurately as
yet. 1t is full of gilt-edged securities
Here are reckoned to be over $4,000
in North Carolina non-taxable six per
cent. bonds. These securities Nh.
Springs priced more than n other,
and he bought them at every opportu>
To- AlDeINdTIo Special 10 SiidIIOllC Ob-
server: The horse which was seized
from a driver of a blockade whiskey
wagon near hare one night last week
and which has since been kept at n
livery stable OF Fisher Bros. until n
day appointed for the sale, was stolen
from there last night between II and l
Two locks were broker to eff
feet an entrance. AS there was a man
sleeping in the stable at the time
should the parties who o the horse
be apprehended they will be tried on 3
of burglary
Raleigh TimCs: Judge Coble is now
considering an unusua case. Mr.. E. S.
Parks has applied for an habeas corpus
to secure the possession of the two
of his deceased sister. Their
father died about three weeks 6 and
they are being kept by their step
mother, Mrs. Sarah Grimes. She OBJ
iects to giving them up. Mr.. Parks is
opposed to the step-mother raising his
sisters children and wants to take
them himself. He lives in Lexington.
No decision has yet bee given.
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