The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-28

Smithfeld Herald: Messrs- Julian and
David Barbour. of Clayton ave pick
cd already lis bales of cotton from 100
acres at their old home farm At an
other place they have picked over 30
bales from 100 acres.
C~reenviIIe Reflector; w T. Lee
made a desperate effort to cut a chick
ems head off recently. Evidently under
the impression that a chicken can draw
its neck in. turtle fashion, he undertook
To hold the neck with his hand. He
lost the n OF n thumb. and hacked
a finger.
Williamson Enterprise: The sales of
tobacco At the continue
good as to prices. qualities and qu2nti-
ties. The Roanoke had ysold one mil
lion pounds up to the 18th inst. This
will compar favorably with any new
warehouse in the state and with many
of the older ones in long established
New Bern Journal: Government work
is going on in the Neuse river. a this
city, the work being the dredging of
RansOms channel. well J. lown to river
people, the channel running parallel
with East Front street. and being about
one quarter Of a mile in length. This
channel is over 100 feet wide, and is TO
be dredged to a depth Of 8 feet at low
water.
Statesville Special 20 Charlotte OBJ
server: A distressing accident occur
red at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. H.
Owens, on Race street. this afternoon,
by which they lost their little IS
months-old daughter. Rylma. While
members of the family were in the
house the hid was playing in the back
yard and went to a can Of water. fell
in head foremost and was drowned.
High Dir Enterprise. The Enter
prise was pleased to see Major William
A. Guthrie, of Durham. in the city this
week. He was on his way TO Star on
business connected with the Durham
and Charlotte Railroad which is now in
operation between Gulf and Star. The
read is being extended in the direction
of Charlotte, the grading now being
done between L and Troy, a distance
of eight miles. This road opens up a
new country, entirely. and will be in
strumental in building uD that part of
the state.
AsheviIle Special to Charlotte Obser-
yer: II. NJ. Wells, chairman of the dem
ocratic congressional committee said
today that late reports indicated that
democrats were registering in large
numbers in every county in the dis
trict with the exception of Buncombe
and Mcdowell. If the registration con-
tinues in this way. Mr.. Wells says, it
will insure Mr.. Gudger's election. AS
before stated. comparatively few voters
Of either party in Buncombe have
manifested any knowledge that an cleo
ton is approaching
Monroe Enquirer: When the north
bound Atlanta special came in last
night, at $50 o'clock, Mr.. Fulton Crit
fin, a car inspector, discovered fresh
blood one one of the car wheels. A
short time after the trai narrived the
mangled BOD of a colored man was
found lying OIL the track, about 200
yards south of the depot. 1t is sup
posed the unfortunate 1nan was riding
on the rods or on the trucks under a
car and IN attempting to get off lost
his holt and fell. The body was terri
bly, mangled. The head. arms and legs
were cut off. There was nothing on the
body to identify it. n it was buried
IN the DOter's field here last Tuesday.
Kinston Free Press: Squire DeGraf-
fenried IS never better satisfied thar
when he is in trouble, and the chances
are that he has go a good bunch or IL
on his hands now. Squire broke into
an Atlantic and North Carolina car a
few nights ago and rode to Failing
Creek in it. and on leaving the cal
it was discovered that several pairs of
shoes left at about the same time. A
short while later, Squire was seen Of
fering some shoes for sale in the neigh
borhood, al lof which circumstances
raise a violent presumption that Squire
had been doing as he shouldn't ought
err" He gave the officers a right good
chase yesterday, but his sweet tooth eV-
identity caused his capture, for he stop
ped to get some candy IN one OF the
stores at the lower end of town and
was nabbed by Officers Brinson and
Waller and taken to the Jug" at which
place he is an old lodger.
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