The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11

DQIlAl dAttlC MAJ. SnO. a. MCnAy
informs us that they are shipping ma
chinery TO Richmond and other large
cities from their factory. They have
one of the best equipped factories in
the south and turn out as GOOD work
as a be made anywhere.
Noun Airy News: The first issue OF
The News was printed twenty-five
a ago today@Juna 26th, 1SS0-by
the present editor and owner. We are
still ri the throttle. but we Ia no
assurance that we viii be here TWEEN
ty-two years hence, a there Is not a
single business concern In Mt Airy that
was here when we opened out our office
Gastonia News: J. z. Wilson. who
lives in No. s township, rented a piece
of land last year for $50 standing rent
and planted it in corn. He cultivated
it altogether with the plow n spent
SO days in doing all the blowing He
made enough shucks II fodder to pay
the rent, and had all the corn. which
was 400 bushels. for the 80 days plow-
ing.
Twin-City Sentinel: Mr.. David Whar-
ton died Monday afternoon at his nome
three miles northeast OF Greensboro.
He would have been SO years Of age
had he lived until he 18th OF next De-
cember. He was a farmer all his life
and reared quite a large family of chill
dren and at the same time made money
for he was frugal and a man Of great
Judgment.
Windsor Ledger: We learn with no
little pleasure that in the city Of Phila-
delphia, at the Conservatory OF Music,
and over twenty-odd competitors, a
young lady from Winlsor-Miss Mag
gle Peterson Askew-won, in a sharp
contest. a handsome gold medal. After
hQinp 6pnla red the winner the irIdOQS
and audience asked that Miss Askew
repeat the piece.
Chatham Record: a visitor to u
old borough from Socth America is
quite unusual. Our former townsman,
Mr.. VIM. T. Brewer, is here on a short
visit to his mother, Mrs. Delana Brewer.
Fol the past yea he has been residing
in the city Of Colon, in the republic of
Colombia, South America, and will re-
turn there in a few days. He is foreman
of the machine shops Of the Panama
Railroad Company, and has 275 men
under his supervision.
Charlotte Observer: Chief of Police
n. c. Irwin and Officer w. H. Pitts
yesterday arrested Austin Smith, a col
ored man so years old, who is charged
with a criminal assault upon Minnie
Hill, a little girl only five years
old. Eliza Hill. the mother Of the girl,
ives at 20S West LidGell street. When
she had the warrant for Smith
out yesterday before Squire D. G. Max
we'll, she said that the crime had been
committed last Friday. She knew moth
ing of the assault Until yesterday, al
though the child had been sick for a
week.
Winston Special to News and Observ-
err: Late Saturday afternoon Simon
Kiger was shot and perhaps mortally
wounded by a negro named Jim Hair
Ston. Kiger was coming out Of the
basement Of his home when the negro
stepped UP with a shot u and fired,
the entire load of buckshot taking eff
feet in the white mans face and neck.
One eye was shot out. The negro was
only y few steps away from. Kiger
when he fired. The wounded man fell,
but he was able to get I'D for a few
minutes. He talked al first, saying he
had had no trouble with Hairston n
he did not know why lie shot him. The
negro was drinking. He borrowed the
gun from another negro. After re-
turning it he skipped.
Charlotte Observer July It'll Exact
result of Saturdays primary will not
be known until the official returns are
handled today. Returns already print
ed in The, Observer, together with those
from two boxes received today, indi-
Gates that the primary ticket has won
except as to H. D.. Duckworth, who de-
feats T. P. Ross for tax collector. The
race for county commissioners is close
and it looks as if the candidates for
the office may have to so into a second
primary. There was lie landslide. Vot-
ing was light everywhere in the county.
the insurgents" lost the day. The
ticket, or rather the combined tickets,
were the most burdensome proposition
that " confronted any election Off !
Gals. They constituted big sums in
arithmetic, and it is doubtful if accu-
rate returns at some Of the precincts !
will be completed before today.
Charlotte Special to Raleigh Post: |
Within the mex few days it is more
than likely that a curtailment of thirty |
to forty per cent. of the output of yarn ;
mills in this section will take place.
Several Charlotte mills expect to close
down next week until the market i'm |
The mills still have on hand a ,
small amount of cotton. which when |
worked up a large number of mills will
either close down entirely or curtail
night work. This movement is not the
result of a decision of any organization, ;
is the voluntary action of individu- ,
al mill owners. The market for yarns ;
Is now very dull with prices on a losing !
basis, and the fact that the mills are !
Oh cOIlOn ana CdUnOC get dnyCQlnS |
below strict middiling accounts for the
movement to curtail. The mills claim
that there is no money in yarns until
yarn market shall advance. &:
News and Observer: The Suffolk and
railroad will build to Elizabeth
City as soon as a rignt of way IS Sc
cured. In a mass meeting of citizens
the board of aldermen were p%etitioned
Ito secure the right Of way for the Suf-
folk and Carolina railrHad by purchase, J
condemnation or otherwiSe."-With
the consent of Bishops Cheshire and
Watson-the dioceses of North Carolina
and East Carolina being beneficiaries of
the will Of the late Miss Mary Ruffin
Smith-Hon. Kemp p. Battle, executor
Of Miss Smith. has presented to the
library a handsome miniature,
in gold. Of the late Hon.
James Strudwick Smith, member of
from North Carolina and ia
Their of testator. DR.. Smith was a ply
sician by profession and a native of
the county OF Orange. He represented
his district in congress from December
1917, till March 3, 1921. The same year