The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-12
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Dunn Daily Guide: For several days |
Cape Fear river has bell on a Use and
now no one crosses at -Nvera sbo-o. We
need a bridge at this POM and Te
hope our people will WAGE up to the
importance of building II ut an early
date.
Madison Observer: Mt. J. VI. wood.
of near Walkertown. u.is county MAS
in the city on last Sa tur lag with 4 I.rye
black or bald eagle that measured right
feet from time 10 til las NI3gS *lr.
Wood said he discovered the eagle en-
gagged in a tight with a no DE' OF crows,
and was thus enabled - yet ! short
range shot which Brought h. t"ild-
headed rapacious falc1l 10 the grJund
a lifeless carcass
Special to the :sh@vilIa Citizen.
Washington. Dece nbar 5.-Enn FRESHMAN
Moody, who arrived mere yesterday. hal
a narrow escape fr 1n death. Inc ] M
man on which he had u b-rsh way fr'd
into and one Bullet from. the l"vOlver
crashed through his window. IL giIuced
onward however from the hard winGnw
sill and Major Moody If was .aved
by a margin Of a car lie o. inches.
Kinston Free Press. Luther TilPh-
man who enlisted at this rln,e 4 T"rv
months ago in the United states ITirv
becoming tired Of the hum-,rum life nt
q SOlulST. OeSeTleu LILLE Sdf y uudE-
sc and returned diy or tw } :.2o ID
the scenes of his chiid.no1. h is. this
city. Papers Wen forTnria1 70 the
sheriff of this coun- for his arrest
which was brought abnJt friday by
Police Br;nson who turned HIM over t.
tie sher.ff.
Newton Enterprise: Mr.. E. r. Bost,
who has been travelling over the county
collecting for Newton business houses
for a number Of years, says that the
corn cribs in Catawba are fuller and
there is more cotton lying under sheds
than he ev r saw pefcr,. The people
of this county are III fine shape
Thanksgiving day was { day of slaugh-
ter for the rabbits. The Enterprise
boys brought in an ever dnZer. and two
or three hundred were brought to New
ton during the day.
Charlotte Observer: L can tell you
something that will astoni:h the ma
~tives,' said DR. Warren Vines Hall.
last night. You have Published that
Registrar John w. Simpson, of Ruth
erfOrd county. would be indicted IN the
district court for refusing to allow ne
groes to vote. Well, you remember III
some time ago Senator Sim.nons came
out in an interview with Colonel Fred
Odds in which he practically admitted
that Simpson had violated tie law, or
that he had exceeded his authority.
Now, I'll tell you what : going to hap
pen. District Attorney Holton will
summons Senator Simmons to come to
Charlotte and testify in tre district
court as a witness againsc Simpson,
Greensboro Record: a most readable
little piece of poetry has been going the
rounds of the press recently and it is
likewise very appropriate. IT IS entitled
And she felt fer ner belt at the back
commenting on which Z lady remarked
that in doing SO a woman showed wis
dom, for, said she. Size il geared I'D
there n if anything r1eaks she is a
SOner." The Record is reminded of this
poetry by an incident harrcning to Il
lady on the streets the other day. She
was talking to two other ladies near
the postofiCe. 1t was ranipg a little
and the streets were somewhat muddy
n while she tucked at per skirts as
she made efforts to move on. When she
did move she left behind or on the
pavement her hustle. 1t was a rathc:
hefty garment, but If she knew it hal
slipped from it's hiding place size gaze
no evidence Of the TACT. but walke6
away with head erect ds if nothing had
happened.
New Bern Journal Dec. 9Th. The
river Thursday ovening and yesterday
morning presented conditions very diff
ferent and the change considering the
time was quite re1Il.TibiA. Thurs inJ
the river gave ..vii n u uf taInC full
even full to running oTel. he s'as run
high and small craft were At the mercy
of the of the waves Avan il the peace
full bosom of the :Tr1.. 81. III. What
a difference in the morning. When The
wind went down and the tide went out
the river looked as if l. had sufferded
a collapse. From its r.otous fury it
had subsidized and the condition yester-
1 ia u-aS nnSCih1y mora G1T 1n, ~ f1nr
the day before because The depth Of the
water was not enough Cor large boats,
while the waves played ping pong with
small ones. Thursday damage lone by
going aground was worse. The water
actually fell off seven feet during the
aight and so low was IT that the steam
er NeuSe could not Sc. TO its dock but
discharged its passengers ard freight
at midstream by mea Is Of its small
boats. Later ii tied 10 the md Of the
dock instead Of at the Size as it usu-
ally does.