The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-19
xoR,rH CAROLINA.

scored the best opening III = hioeoiy.
The enrolment is 172. TINS Is more
than the entire enrolment for the past
wear. The enrolment this year will not
be less than 200.
nrrba- SIM. Some weeks ago we
mentioned the fact that but little rain
had fallen on Col. b. Camerons farm
at ~tagyiI this county, during the
snrinp and summer. The present state
of hings still exists, and as a conse-
Quencc the crops are nearly fuiheu OH
that plantation
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Duncan
Porter and others were 'possum hunting
last night on Mr.. James Woods land.
near Little River Academy Ono OF the
party was cutting a tree down, in which
a 'possum had taken refuge, While Mr..
Porter held off the dog. The tree fell
on Mr.. Porter and killed him instantly.
Lumberton Robesonian: Mr.. r. E.
Lewis lost his barn filled with tobacco
last Sunday morning about c9y. q
origin OF the fire is unknown as n nre
was taken from the hueS early Satur-
day morning and the burning occurred
twenty-four hours later. His loss Is
estimated at about one hundred and
fifty dollars.
Durham Sun: Davidson college has
Just opened with the largest attendance
ever recorded since the oundin or the
college. Eighty-seven new men are al
ready on the grounds, and seventeen
rooms i'm private residences have been
filled with the overflow from the college
dormitories. The plans for a new dor
mitory- building have been already APP
proved, and work will begin at once.
Roanok News: At listing time in
June General Ransom had some seed
cotton that was estimated to be forty
bales which he listed for taxation.
Since then he has ginned the cotton
and il turned out eighty bales Instead
of forty, as listed. Last Monday he ap-
peared before the count commissioners
and asked the privilege of listing the
additional forty bales which request
was granted. General Ransom is no
tax dodger.
Concord Times: Mrs. Branch who
lives at the Lippard yarn mill, attempt
ed suicide last honda evening by
swallowing a lot Of some drugs. Some
of the neighbors after strenuous and
timely efforts saved her life. She lives
with her daughter n grand-child, and
it is sale the reason for her attempt at
Self-destruction was that She had moth
ing to Eat Her daughters husband
ives In Huntersville.
Winston Sentinel: The pastor of the
III. E.. churches on the Stokes circuit, in
reporting the meetings held on his cir
cult. says the devil appeared upon the
scene during the service one night at
P~restonVille. Just before the preaching
hour a fierce fight broke out in front of
the church door. Fists, rocks and
knives were used to the shedding of
blood, the inStigator o thief braWl! being
carried from the place with a frightful
stab in the side. All was excitement
and terror, men rushing about and Wo-
men talking excitedly-
Special to Charlotte Observer: Mon
roe, Sept. 13.-Mr. J.. NJ. Rogers, section
master on the Seaboard Air Line, was
badly hurt yesterday afternoon While
riding on his crank car On the railroad.
The little car was going probably ten
miles an hour. Mr.. Rogers was sitting
in front with his feet hanging down
over the edge, n in an unguarded
moment his feet were caught under
meath the car and he was dragged Town
under it. One leg was broken n also
the collar bone. DR.. Stewart dressed
the Wounds.
Durham Special to Charlotte Obser-
yer: There is an independent move or
TO nominate a county and legislative
ticket. A call for an independent mass
meeting was issued Saturday afternoon
signed by forty people. The mass meet
ing will be held on next Saturday-one
week from today. AS announced in the
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the mass meeting is to nominate county
officers and candidates for the legisla-
ture. In connection With this it is
learned that an independent ticket CON-
posed of democrats and republicans,
will be put in the field. The main OBJ
ject is said to be to get a man to defeat
MI. Jones Fuller, democratic candidate
for the legislature, and elect a Pritchard
man. A strong effort vii; also be made
to defeat Kitchin.
Newton Enterprise: An example of
the change which time makes in politics
is afforded in the judicial district i'm
mediately west Of us. Mr.. j. F. SPAIN
hour, who ran as an independent demo-
GRAFT for solicitor in 1894 and beat the
regular democratic candidate by getting
h republican and populist votes, is
now the regular democratic candidate
for solicitor and Mr. Geo. CT. EaveS,
who has stood by the party in all it's
former battles, is an independent demo-
cratic candidate with republican en-
debate the question: Which is the bet
ter democrat?" With the facts now
before us, We would not risk an opin-
ion. Eaves is the editor of a democratic
paper n is filling its columns with
pretty hot stuff"
Gastonia News: Tuesday morning a
number of the weave hands in the
southern cotton mill walked Out- The
trouble grew out Of & change Of the
method Of paying for work. Heretofore
the mill has paid weaver % and so
cents a loom a day with a basis of 16
cuts a day. They were paved for over
production and locked for under pro-
duction. Under the new arrangements
those operating 80 cent looms were paid
40 cents a cut and the 35 cent looms
were paid % to 80 cents a cut. Some 20
cent looms were maid % cents a cnt
There were yesterday reported 120
looms standing, which represented the
labor of % to 80 hands. The manage
ment Of the mill claim hat they are
paying all they can afford and that the
pay is substantially the same. Some of
the hands have gone back; others have
left.
Charlotte Observer: \ legislative
ticket was nominated Saturday at a
meeting Of the republican executive
committee of Mecklenburg county. The
ticket selected is: For the senate FG