The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-24

Henderson Herald: Tie populists of
Vance county are urging Mr.. s. G.. Sat-
terwhite to thoroughly organize the
populist party, and il looks now like
that viii be done. We have heard OF
some e recruits
Gastonia News: /. s. Robinson has
probably the longest cotton row in the
county. II winds from the outer edge
Of the field to a knoll IN the center and
Is two miles long. short rows are run
in the center OF the field.
Concord Tribune: Mr Geo. W. Means
is raising homing pigeons. He took out
a pair yesterday afternoon and they
made IL back home. a distance OF two
miles. in two u He took out
four this afternoon and will try them
for four miles.
Durham Herald: From gentlemen
who were in thee ity yesterday II was
learned that a short time g Mrs. Jo-
seph Bailey, Of Bango. Wake county,
gave birth TO three sons. The new men,
bers of the family are living and are
doing we'll. Each OF the children weigh
ed seven pounds.
Gastonia Gazette: a colored man
who lives four miles from Kings Noun
tain took two Of of his children to
Charlotte last week in search of the
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a dog supposed to be mad. He brought
them c Friday, feeling safe about
them. as the maidstone adhered to the
wounds all right. A white child who
was bitten by the same dog was taken
north to get the bencf of the Pasteur
treatment.
Statesville Landmark North Caro-
lima is not a state wnere cotton manu-
featuring is a new thi4g. An interest
;-- ~oa1n1 Sc nDhth;+n1 hn-a nrhiah u-o-
awarded the Tate-Powell Manufacture
ing Company for the best cotton yarns
exhibited at the fair Of the CarolinaS
held in Charlotte in 1875. The mill
where this yarn was spun was located
in Catawba county, near what is now
known as Monbo.
Kinston Free Press: a movement to
establish a hospital IN K.nston has
been started by some OF Kinston's
men, who will in all probability push
the movement to the establishment Of
the hospital.-Look out for mad dogs!
One was killed at the Atlantic ware
house this morning by Mr.. j. +. Rhodes
| When first seen the dog was near the
warehouse, foaming at the mouth and
biting and swapping at everything with
in reach.
Greenville Reflector: Mr.. Chas c..
Hook, of the firm of Hook & Sawyer,
architects, of Charlotte. was here Sat
urday to submit plans 10 the building
committee for the temple to be erected
by G~reenville Masonic Lodge. At the
meeting of h lodge Monday night the
plan submitted by Mr.. Aook was APP
proved and accepted. The building will
be a beautiful one ana an ornament to
the town. 1t is expected that work on
the temple will begin soon and have it
completed by next February.
Winston Journal: Mr.. Worrall, the
famous artist of Philadelphia, VINO has
just COMPLETED a picture Of western
North Carolina scenery, will soon start
on a tour of the largest cities, placing
it on exhibit. The picture is ten feet
high and eighteen feet long. II took two
years to complete it. The valley Of the
French Broad. some ten ranges of the
Great Smokes, Asheviile, nesting be-
low and Biltmore are SHOWN. Happy
Valley lying beneath the Town noun
tains is attractive. The quiet and
on the painting.
Monroe Journal: -Four of the city's
hydrants were opened last Tuesday
night by some party whom Mayor Ste
venS is very anxious to -ocate and for
whose detection he offers a reward Of
fifty dollars, and properly so. The pow
er house force aided by the police spent
almost the entire night IN searcing be-
fore they found all the epen hydrants.
Mr.. N. A. Ross off Goose Creek
township has a Miliard Fillmore cam
paign souvenir. 1t is inscribed, For
the Whole Country" It is we'll preserv-
ed and gives evidence Of not having
been carried a great deal.