The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
NORTH CAROLINA.

Franklin Times: Pistol toters took
up quite 4 large portion of the time
of the court this week. We believe II
the judges would infict a heavier pun
ishmenr on this class 1t would have Il
tendency to induce them to tote less.
New Bern Journal: a number OF
Portuguese "cOOns' were airiI.- them
selves yesterday on South Front street
west Of Hancock. and chattering away
worse than a wagon load of monkeys,
whereat the respectable and well bred
cOlOred citizens Of that neighbOrhood
were greatly scandalized.
New Perm Journal: There was cOn-
siderable indignation among the col
Ored IabOrers 20 in this city yesterday
when they learned of the arrival
of the labOrers. They didn't
see the necessity of importing 'fur-
riners" to take their PAGES. Unless
the cOlOrcd folks become more steady
in their work. many more OF their
places will be taken by Portuguese
or somebody else.
CSastonia News: The shouting ut the
Chronicle mill at limo has stopped
The Superintendent one night recently
stopped his mill three times on ac-
count Of the operatives being happy
a number of the operatives were
shouting and those that were not
shouting were attending to those that
were shouting. One young lady went
into 4 trance and was unconscious for
about twelve hours. n said when
she awoke that she had been to heav-
en- but she didn't like to stay there be
cause she had not bee n~cOnverted and
the devil was after her all the time.
Charlotte Chronicle: Mr.. o. NJ. Sad
Ter superintendent ur the Southern
Express Company, received one or the
surprises of his life this morning,
when the Florida express brought MN
a consignment of fish from Mr.. Charles
A MoseIey. The fish were packed IN
A large WOoden o which looked as
If it might hold the corps of q 5W-
pound man. Instead it held an I'M
mense fish which weighed just 800
pounds, to say nothing of another FISH
weighing 70 pounds and a bunch OF
beautiful blue fish. The consignment
came to Mr.. Sadler from Punta Gorda,
Fla. and was shipped by Mr.. Moseley
as a protest against the more or less
severe structures that nave been pass
ed upon hunters and fishermen in gen.
eral.
Durham Herald: Durham county is
now spending upwards OF $4,000 ner
year in building macadam roads n
about ten miles of good roads are COM
Dleted annually. 1t is one of the
greatest works in connection with the
county government. The good roads
are now stretching out in all directions
from Durham towards the county lines
and the people-many of whom at first
opposed the mOve-are beginning to
realize the great advantages offered
by the new system and are now lend
ing their entire support TO the move.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
county election is more than twelve
months in the future the campaign is
opening up here and there are already
4 large number of candidates in the
field. Much work is being n by
h various candidates.
Red Springs Citizen: We have it
that RObesOn's tax bill this a for
state and county purposes will foot UP
$1O3, 900. This amount is collected
directly from the people. and does not
include merchants, professional and
other like taxes, register of deeds fees,
clerk of court fees, and many other
sums raised from various sources. all
of which go to RobesOn'S credit. 1t is
time for the taxpayers to go to figur-
ing Did you ever think what it now
costs to run the machine?" about 5000
per day. and 300 times 365. according
to our figures. amount to about S109,-
900 a year This only leaves $4,000 to
be collected over and o the direct
tax.
Greensboro Record: Watt Rankin. a
nephew of Will Rankin, of this place,
was the express messenger on No. IL
the train that was wrecked at Meher-
rim. Va. last week. and he barely es-
capped with his life. He was in town
yesterday and is in bad shape. but
will pull around in time. He says the
first thing he knew ne was standing
g Squarely on his head in his demolished
car, his feet held up by being wedged
M. He was unable 60 eXtricate HIM
self and was so hemmed in hat he
could not make himself heard. Be
fore he had time to think there was
an explosion of the boiler of the en-
CINE and something struck Mr.. Rankin
in the neck. He soon asCertained that
It was q piece Of bolt and it was hot:
what is more it stuck to his neck and
having no use of his hands it remain
ed there. Then he says he heard a
man yelling under the car n res
cuers set to work to get him out. They
commenced throwing things about and
close to him. Then it occurred to him
he would soon be S1nOthered to death.
but he could make no noise. However,,
one foot was sticking up and he man
aged to swing it around and IN a mo-
ment a man saw ii and he was even
tually taken out. When the bolt was
removed from his neck it was still hot.