The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-14
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Jacksonville Messenger: W. regret to
record the fact that Mr.. Robert Wilson
who has been confined 20 his bed for
the last ten days by AZ attac of hem
orrhagic fever died :ast Sunday even
ing.
Greensboro Record: Trinity college at
Durham gets the next meeting of the
Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools which has JUS closed its 1902
meeting at the University OF Aisslssip-
pi at Oxford. Professor Edwin Minis
of Trinity, was in Greensboro today re-
turning to Durham He is rhe presi-
dent of the association.
Gastonia Gazette Orders have teen
made for $4,000 sDIndles aud $40
looms to be put in the I-Oray. This will
complete the equipment OF the mill.
The new machinery VIII be in by new
yea When completed tn. mill will
have 6e,e0O spindles, 1850 looms and
will employ LOO haunds and make over
one hundred thousand yards Of cloth a.
day.
Asheville Citizen: Ensign Harahan,
United States navy, has oDaned a re-
cruitins office in this city in the post
OTcie hiding for the enlistment of
yOung len in the United states navy.
Men VIII be enlisted IN the fyIlcwing
ratings: seamen, ordinary seamer,
landsmen for training apprentices. ma
chinists, carpenters, shipyrigntG, coal
passers, electricians, yeOnen tclcrksI,
hospital apprentices, me - attendants.
cooks and bakers
Fayetteville Observer: Some of the
good, n~Oble-hearted women of Fayette-
vile have begun this we * the excel
lent scheme of estabii 5hing A library
in the acknowledgements hospital on
Green street. for the recraLfinn and
amusement of the patiauts. All t.,1s.
disposed to contribute books for this
library are invited to he present at ~.
book reception from 3 to 5 o'clock ~
Wednesday afternoon. IN tn. hospitaI
parlors, bringing their contributions
with them, where possible.
Durham Herald: Saturday after
noon the slipping of a trolley on one of
the street cars on Nam street caused
considerable damage. Several fire box
es and fire gOngs were burned out ard
thirty-hye Interstate telephones were
put out of service for some time by the
burning out of fuses. The car was in
front of the city stables h the troll
ley pole became entangled with the
walter l. Main circus sdvel eme
that are strung along the guy wire
10 the trolley line AMI jumped off. In
doing so 1T broke the fire alarm wire
that goes into the HOOK ana ladder sta
ton and also one or more of the In
. NC1cpIlOINe wires. hOCn wires
fell on the naked trolley wire and in a
the damage was done.
News and Observer: Colonel J G T.
Harris, a prominent republican of this
state. says that the proper course for
the republican organization t. pursue in
North Carolina now is to dlsband. A
meeting of the executive committee
should be called. he tn nEs, and all the
republicans turned loose So that some
former dnmnRrafC .1n1 tnIrr oIn--o
Colonel Harris says hat two years
n there will be a contest for dele
gates to the national convention be-
tween the present organizati6 n n the
negro, led by white men and that this
contest will embarrass the national or
ganization n disgrace the party. He
y. thinks hat unless q change in methods
His made the party in Eastern North
Carolina is annihilated for tbs genera
ton.
Winston Journal: The will of the
late w. H. Fries was filed Saturday
for probate. Messrs. j.. w, F. H. and
II. E. Fries were named as
The entire estate goes to the Fries
family. Mrs. Agatha Buxton, Mrs.
Ellen Shelton. and children If the late
Mrs Amanda Belo rece, re 5000 each.
The same amount is to "e divided
equally between the children of Ber-
tina Lemly. The remainder of the es.
ldle Is 10 De divided etWee1 the chill
dren of the late FraucIs Fries. They
include besides the trustees, MeHda1mes
J. +. Shaffner. NJ. F. 1 atterson, II. T
ms and w. w. Moore
kinston Free Press: \ large buck,
weighing 176 pounds, was caught in
Greenville Wednesday by a colored man
and choked to death. Sons hunters
were running the deer in the woods near
by, and the frightened animal took 1e-
fuge IN town n prnVei easy prey.
The colored man was plucky TO capture
the buck without a weaDan