The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-31
NORTH CAROLINA.

L~auringburg Exchange July 24th:Be-
tween 5000 and 1000 crates of cante-
Ioupes Will be shipped from Laurinburg
this week. Several cars of watermel-
ous have already been shipped and the
season will open up in good shape by
the first of next week.
GastOnia Gazette: Southern passen-
ger train No. So Wednesday carried
q several extra coaches Of negroes from
points south who were en- route TO
Washington TO work on the SOuthernS
double track. The track has already
been laid several miles out from Wash
IngtOn-
Sanford Express: Some OF the cotton
buyers and mill men are offering the
farmers as high as ten cents a pound
for their cotton to be delivered in the
fall. We haVe heard Of no takers
at these figures. Cotton viii no u
be a good price in the taiI and the
farmers may get more than ten cents
for il.
Tarboro SOutherner: Several persons
are reported to have been made CrItl-
caIIy i'll from eating diseased or pois-
Oned meat r~ecentl-- According to the
report u cOlOred man in the upper part
of his township. perceiving that one
IF his hOgs was sick. killed n barbe-
cued il. with the result that nearly
every one who ate of it was made very
sick.
AsheviIIe Gazette: Though there lave
undoubtedly been violations of the
Watts lawn some cases open and
nagrdut-there have been no arrests
Whether this is due to the act that
the state fears a test of the law by the
courts or is simply waiting TO give those
whom it affects ample time to adjust
themselves TO it's provisions remains
to be seen.
GastOnia News: An IS year DC negro
boy ALT Lineberger was killed at Mt.
Holly Wednesday morning. He saw
the morning freight coming and ran
to the crossing to catch it t. swing II
to the depot Il half u mile away He
did not get u good hold and was thrown
under the train. His body was crush
ed from the shoulder TO the foot on
one side. He ived al hour and a hlf.
AsheborO Courier: Four public school
districts have voted a local tax of 80
cents on the 800 valuation for public
schools in this county and 30 cents on
each poll. The tax was levied this
yea for the first time. There was prac-
ticaIly no opposition to the special tax
in any of these districts. The local tax
in AshebOrO a existed for ten years.
Durham sun: Major w. \. Guthrie
returned today from a visit to Green's
borO. He tells us that iron has been
laid on the Durham and Charlotte rail-
Dad for two miles beyond Star, IN
Montgomery county toward Troy. and
there is enough iron at Star to lay the
seven miles of track TO Troy. Work is
also being pushed from the Gulf to-
ward PittsbOrO. 1t is contemplated to
begin work 500 on this end of the
line.
GastCnia News: Professor 3. W. Get
singer, manager of Converse Business
college, ~Spartanburg, is in the city
looking over the field with a view OF
establishing a branch of his college
here. If sufficient encouragement is
given him q fully equipped college Civ
ing thorough courses in bookkeeping
Stenography typewriting. etc. will be
given and our young people V the
expense and disadvantage of going
away from home.
Washington Gazette-Messenger: The
machinery for the new knitting mill
is being installed On tho first floor of
the shirt factory building. Ten days
will see its completion and the turning
bf the ShuttleS with a long row OF girl
and women faces leaning over them all
down the line. The pay roll will be
Increased in the factory about $500 a
month, which will run it up 10 between
$1,000 and 81, 100 a Month The shirt
factory and knitting mill together will
employ about 125 people in the factory.
Franklin Times: In answer to many
Inquiries the Times will state that tine
Watts bill passed by the last legisla-
ture interfereS in no way with the
manufacture of brandy 81 wine from
fruits. berries. etc. The section of h
law in reference to these reads as fol-
lows. Provided that this act shall not
be construed to apply to wine of cider
manufactured from grapes. berries or
fruits raised on the lands of the person
so manufacturing, or purchased by the
manufacturer from the growers there
of: Provided further, that this act shall
not be construed to apply to brandy.
manufactured from fruit OF grape and
sold in original packages of not less
than five gallons" In regard to the
sale Of wine. section o reads: 1T
shall be unlawful for any person to sell
wine manufactured from fruit or
grapes grown by himself. in quantities
less than one gallon, and said wine
hal not be drunk upon the premises
where Sold The violation of this Sec
ton by either the seller or buyer is
punishable at the discretion Of the
court