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

Der, and shows that outside merchants
have confidence in the quality of the
mills production On Wednesday Of
this week another solid car load OF hos
iery Will be shipped through to Texas
common points
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. II. 1. SUIT
ton lost a barn OF tobacco Saturday
night on his place inNeuse township
by fire. The tobacco in il was cured
n the fire was about ready TO be al
lowed to go out, n the curer left IL
for a few minutes when ii caught fire
n OF course could not be extinguish-
ed. The loss was about S20o.-Mr.
Frank Grady on Mr. S. II. Loftin's
place in Neuse township also lost a
barn Of tobacco Saturday morning by
fire. The great rush of business in cur
ing the large crop OF Tobacco in this
section is supposed to be one of the
causes of so many barns being lost by
fire this year
Warrenton Record: The thrifty,
wide-awake good people OF Wise have
put their shoulders to the wheel and
their hands in their pocket ook and
are going to supplement their public
school funds 10 such an extent as to
run a nine months school of high grade
IL their community. They lave en-
pIOyCu III. w. DullAi dllu = 4,
of Littleton, to take charge of the
school. These people are to be COM
mended for their generosity along the
educational line. This makes two dis
tricts in our county that are doing
this. The progressive, good people of
Churchhill started his last year 4
will continue the good work.
Franklin Times: One of the negro
pimps who was feeling around among
some of his colored bredderin in be-
half of the Lilly Whites" had this
question put to him: Look here
brother. o don't want US to help the
Lilly Whites" do you? How can you
expect US to do that when they seem
to be so terribly down on the negro?
90, we'll, hat will be all right. They
are just getting things straight And
after they get the white folks all split,
the will come our time. 1 am author
lied to speak on the subject and l as
sure o that everything will be all
right. You all just lie low and wait,
and as soon as they get we'll organized
the negro will come in and get his
dues"
Greensboro Record: Fishing pole
thieves are getting in their work again
Last night they visited the home OF j.
A. Poythress, at sol north d street,
Alu ~ q AcNAS RON~
Mr.. Poythress' trousers through the
window and left them hanging on a
fence near the house after swiping $40
found in one of h pockets. They also
attempted to steal from Mr.. H. L. Bry-
on. who lives in the same house, but
were unable to get the window unfaS-
tened. The police have no clue as to
the identity of the nocturnal VISITORS
Between Saturday night and this morn
ing some one broke pen d tool box
belonging to a carpenter at work on j.
r. Welborn's residence on west Syca-
more near Colonel Morehead's, and
stole hand-saws, planes n everything
he could lay hands on. May be the
man wants to be prepared for work at
the carpenters trade.
Charlotte Observer: Say. there's
not much fun in handling this camp
meeting crowd" said a street car con-
ductor as his car reached the square
the other night. This trip has been a
corker. 1 only had % passengers on
board, but 1 was busy collecting fares
until we got almost to the SQUARE. One
old negro woman paid me IL cOpperS
which she slowly took out Of her mouth
one after the other. Another n had
her nickel tied UP in ner handkerchief
and had to unite six hard knots before
she gave up the coin. A third young
damsel who smelt like a barrel of musk
blushed and reached dow IN her stock
ing for her contribution. But, to cap
the climax, an old colored woman from
the country kept me waiting until she
had taken off her shoe and procured a
dollar bill. A niger just keeps his
ey in any old place"
Henderson Gold Leaf: Colonel w. E.
Sturg.s. of Ransom's Bridge, was here
his week showing some beautiful spec
linens of gold recently found on his
place Ithe old Ports gold mine) which
Indic;. ties nat there is wealth in the
old land yet-thereabouts. One of his
hand: found a piece of quartz rock
weighing two pounds and six ounces,
containing 297 pennyweights of pure
gold. This find was made within 200
yards of the house and other rich finds
have been made in the same vicinity.
As going to show that gold abund-
antly exists in this locality-near the
junction of the Halifax. Nash ana
Warren county lIneS-Mr. Charles j.
Aston has a quantity of the yellow
metal found on his land near the Por-
tbs gold mine on the opposite side of
Shocco creek. While in search of black
lead he found a vein of gold bearing
quartz IA inches wide from specimens
OF which a hand full of gold nuggets
We're extracted
Durham Herald: John Mack Shields,
son of ]. II. Shields, Of this city, was
killed at Bala, near Philadelphia, last
Friday. He fell from a telephone pole
while at work for the Delaware and
Atlantic Telegraph company.-Deon.
A Simpson, a young man about 2 years
of age, committed suicide at an early
hour Monday moring by taking some
powerful drug, supposed to be NOR
phine. Between Z and s o'clock he was
found in a dying condition In his room
in the rear Of r.. Blacknall & Sons
drug store IN Main street. Four ply
sicians were with him put he passed
away at Gas o'clock. Mr.. Simpson was
in the employ of r. Black1,ali & o
and was manager of the West Durhm
store of the firm. The suicide of the
young man is a sad one and shrouded
in deepest mystery. No motive has yet
been given u to the public as to the
cause of the Isl act. There are a
number of circumstances, however, that
prove it to be q case Of more thar or
binary interest. He had a motive-one
hat has caused him no little trouble
for cOro fipa and waS Tho final pauSa