The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
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Concerod Times: The Ada cotton
warn mill, of Charlotte, which mas DeeD
closed down for three months on ac-
count of the depression in the yarn
market, started UP again last week.
The Victor which was also shut down
all summer. will start up today
Henderson Gold Leaf: A North Car
olina Young man has been appointed
secretary to WI Ting Fang, the &C
complished and vesatiln Chinese Min
lister in Washington. He IS Clarence
Smith. of Wilmington, who mas LOT
some time been living in Richmond
Va
Reidsville Review: y three and a
half year old child of Mr.. j.. A. F1tZ-
gerald was badly scaldcd early we'd
nesday morning and died several hours
later. The little child was sitting be-
side q stove. which was upset and fell
on MIN. scalding and MASKING him Sc
verely.
Salisbury Tr~uth-Index: The canning
factory closed down for the season on
last Tuesday night. Work will be re
sumed next season The factory mas
done we'll since it was started,
it has not been able to run to It's full
capacity, owing to lact of sufficient
material.
Smithfield Herd: five years ago II
some one had predicted that smith
field would sell One-half million pounds
tobacco in one week he would have
been laughed at. Yet he would have
been a good prophet, for more than
500. 600 pounds were sold here last
week.
New Bern Journal: NJ. B. 3. Daven-
port has deposited in the Farmers
and Merchants Bank a lot of fraction
al scrip currency which Will De sofa
-l:rIt -r1poTNIp1 This money! Is 4
great novelty now although not a great
many years have passed since 1t was
in circulation. AS an interesting curl
osfty it is cheap and desirable
Elizabeth City Economist: As pre-
dicted by The Economist last week,
the notice that was tackled on the jail
gate concerning the remOVal OF WILCOX
and threatening trouble, 10
Perfect quiet in that partlcu-
lar has reigned aTere ever since the de
cisiOn of THE supreme court. as mas
been concerning this case all the while
Lincoln Journal: When the news
reached Elizabeth City hat the su-
preme court had granted a new trial
i'm the case of Wilcox. convicted of the
murder of Nellie CrOpsey and under
sentence to hang, it is reported that
the family of the deceased girl were
indignant and expressed themselves as
uOlDI1ut IlSllC JuSNiN "ON
melted out in this case.
Greenville Reflector: Ever since lock
boxes have been used in the GreenVille
rostoffice it has been the custom 10
leave the front of the building open all
night so tina people could get to their
boxes at any hour. The
has declared his dangerous TO n OIL
flee. as no doubt it is, and m
Perkins SAYS he has beer instructed to
49,. A. h,,;1IinO closed pVSTV night
at 9 O'Clock. A letter o viii! be placed
at the door in which the people can drop
their mail after the Office has closed
for the night.
Durham Herald: There was a runa-
way marriage in Orange county, some
six or seven miles from Durham Thurs
day night in which the combined ages
of the couple was 143 years. The groom
was rs years of age ana his bride 81.
In this marriage the contracting par
ties were +. NJ. Gates and Mrs. Lucln-
da Harris. The marriage ceremony was
performed at the home of tie groom
and Justice of the Peace Sterling
Brewing o~fficiated. The couple had
been s~Weethearts for some time u
there were objections IN the part OF the
relatives off the bride 10 the match
The Scottish Chief: The planning mills
and dry kiln of E. G.. Davis,
was sold at public auction last week
by Leon T. Cook trustee, and bought by
a company from Ashland, Fa. the
plant is to be enlarged and operated on
an extensive scale and we welcome the
new purchasers to Ii town--We
were shown a fine sample of obacc
this week by Mr.. H. c. McNair. Mr..
McNair has four acres IN the weed, but
has not yet SOLD any Of mis- crop but II
the crop as fine as the samples he Will
certainly realize fancy prices. This is an
other pointer towards the necessity or
a warehouse and tobacco market for
Maxton.
Winston Journal: Gilmer Kerner, or
Kernersville. is suffering from an in
Jury received at Guilford College one
night last week that mieht easily have
proyen a serious matter. Kerner was
by members OF another class
who concluded to break up his relations
with a young lady, and after some
stone throwing had been INDUCED in
one of his assailants fired a pistol and
Kerner fell shot in h temple No one
knew he was hurt, however, and
he lay on the ground unconscious
until two o'clock when he was 1ound
and cared for. His injury fortunately
was not at all dangerous though MS
escape was narrow.