The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-29
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Bros. They put on a $3.50 couch today
and win reduce the price so each
day until sold. They are determined to
sell it If it goes at so cents only.
southport Standard: 4 party OF sur
yeyors in the engineer department have
been down the past week with the Mary
Lily making surveys around the harbor
and the bar. preparatory to the work
that is to be started on the river this
fall.
New Bern Journal: Venison steak is
no rare delicacy for New Bern's peo-
pie, but is just a common everyday
article OF diet. Prime launches Of VEN
ison are daily exposed for sale at the
market here and sell IS cheaply as
beef.
Chattanooga Times: W. j. Hurlbut,
agent OF the land and industrial depart
ment Of the Southern Railway, is camp
+. ing out in the North Carolina noun
tains while on a surveying, fishing and
exploring trip. He writes that W
yearlings, a part OF d herd of cattle
turned out on the mountains for graz
ing, We're killed by bears near his camp
n few days ago.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Neill Nc
MILAN and Rachel Graham. his wife,
celebrated the Goth anniversary Of their
marriage at their home in Flea Hill on
AUGUST I MI IL o. JOoAo
old and his wife 80, and both are en-
joying good health. Eight OF the eleven
children are living and twenty-six
grandchildren. All were present except
one grandchild. 4
Gastonia News: W. s. Andrews, train
master of the Charlotte division of the
Southern has received an anonymous
letter threatening his life ii he don't
go back west. The letter is pos to
Ia from a dicohorOo1 pTnDIC-P If is
said that the employees of this divls-
len are not pleased with MI. Andrews
and superintendent Baker and may
take steps to effect their designations.
Rockingham Anglo-SaXon: Of the
four prisoners who are now in jail
awaiting trial at the next term of court
one is a preacher, Reverend Charles Lit
tie, colored. Deputies Ed Young and
Ben Ingram had Il warrant for his ar
rest a couple Of weeks ago, n when
they went in search Of him they found
hin in Il church just this side OF Little
River. He was dividing the Word
from the pulpit with the zeal and earn
estness OF his class. They waited pa
tiently to the end of his discourse be-
fore they sent for him TO come out,
when they read him the warrant, charg-
ing him with the larceny Of corn
wadesboro Observation-Disclosures:
There is every Indication that there will
be enough corn made in Arson this
yea to supply the needs of the county.
Indeed, We will not be surprised if there
is a surplus. There is a very large
acreage and the crop, IN the whole, Is
much above the average. In most sec
tons cotton is looking we'll On the stiff
lands the weed is unusually small,
though we'll fruited. There is much
complaint of black rust and there is no
probability that a bumper" crop will
no pa rhprp6 In nur GDiniOn the crop
will be only Il good average.
Rocky Mount Motor: The many
friends here of Mr.. b. F. Bryan were
panied and shocked to- learn hat he
was arrested last Friday in Wilmington
upon the charge of abStracting mail
from the box of the Armour lacking
Co. In default of bond he was held for
the November term OF the United States
court. As soon as the news reached
here steps were taken towards securing
his release and the required bond was
forwarded yesterday to wilmington.
Mr.. Bryan is a young man OF excellent
character. and has the confidence and
respect of all who know him. His
friends here do not believe him guilty or
the charge and feel confident that his
innocence will soon be established.
Concord Times: The barn OF Mr.. De-
Berry Foil, who lives about three miles
north Of Mt. Pleasant, was struck by
lightning about 6 o'clock last Tuesday
evening and destroyed. MI. Foil lost
three calves, all his nay and other FEED.
He saved his reaper, wagons, etc.|On
June 10th last, Martin Thomas, aged IA
years, son of Mr.. NJ. c.. Thomas, OF Can
onville ran away from home, and, al
though he was thoroughly advertised,
nothing was heard CT him until last
Thursday night, when he returned 10
his fathers home here. Inc boy mao
,-aD rnlnr a = far yNaSt
as Missouri. He roved TIL ne got tlred
and returned home. He says he has
enough of such a life and proposes to
stay at home.
Special to Charlotte Observer: Mon
roe. n. Aug 23.-The republican mass
meeting which was billed first for Two
weeks ago was pulled of today. Since
failure of the first meeting for lack OF
a crowd an industrious TOT
recruits has been carried on but with
moor success. There were present at
the meeting Just seven men. An eXecu-
tive committee of 80 MEMBER was ap-
pointed. Although it was advertised as
a public mass meeting The observer
corresnondent was unable to enter the
meeting place until the crowd CD was
Distressing. This faction claims TO rep
resent % per cent. of tne repuohcans OF
the county, yet with all their piuster
they have been unable to muster a cor
DoraPs guard. One thing Is certain
though, there will be d contest from the
county at the state convention n one
side or the other will have TO De
sqUalched.
Asheville Gazette August a5.-One or
the most remarkable wrecks 10 the MS
tory of the Southern railway occurred
Yesterday afternoon shortly AFTER j
o'clock, about a mile west OF Swanna-
noa station, the train being No. IL from
the east. Although The engine ana
three cars went down u high embank-
ment, the engine being completely bro
ken to pieces and three of the cars
practically wrecked, all the train-men
and passengers escaped with their lives
and no one was injured more than
slightly. Both ends Of the engine We're
buried in the earth. The forward part
of the boiler had plowed twelve or