The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-17
NORTHsCAR0LINA.

NewJern Journal: The H. ]. Heinz Co
cucumber pickFng plant here IS assured.
Over two hundred acres have been
guaranteed to be planted in
bv the farmers near this city, and the
seed has been sent and is now being
planted.
Dunn Banner: The South Dunn Man
ufacturing 20, have just received a $50
horse power engine for their factory.
They are steadily making improve
ments. This factory is not only selling
their goods in the United States but to
foreign countries IS we'll.
Chatham Citizen: The merchants
here say that they are selling more
commercial fertilizers this spring than
any season heretofore. 1t seems that
many farmers depend entirely upon
such fertilizer and pay little or no at
tention during the winter months to
making compost manure
Salisbury Truth-Index: From the
Wachovia Loan and Trust Company,
it is learned that they have receatIy
opened a branch office at Spencer 1t
has only been in operation for a lew
days. This is the fourth bank opened
by them in this state, the others being
at High Point, Salisbury and Ashe-
Willie.
Websters Weekly: Hon. Geo. L. Nor
ton, one of the representatives OF New
Hanover county in the late legislature,
and chairman of the joint caucus; and
Hon. J. E. Woodland, senator from Will
son county, have been visiting IN
ReidsviIIe the past week. 1t is an open
secret that they came to offer incense
on the altar of the blind god Cupid
Pilot Mountain News: The commits
sioners of Stokes county have passed
an order to have three iron bridges
built during the present year. The ac-
ton taken by the commissioners is en-
dOrsed by the people of that county.
There is a strong and growing serti-
ment in the county in favor of the
issuing of bonds for good roads.
Fayetteville Observer: Three free
rural mail routes are to be established
in Cumberland at once. One will go
towards Goodwin. one along the Rock
fish road, and the other probably to-
wards Raeford. Mr.. Frank BOuSh2e.
son Of our townsman, Consider Bou-
shee, a government rural route Official,
arrived here from Washington yester-
day, and is today engaged in Locating
the routes.
Charlotte Observer: A few days 8
Mr.. \. G.. Craig, secretary Of the in
dustrial department of the southern
Manufacturers Club, received q letter
from II. c.. Nigel & Co., large silk
makers of New York, asking what IN
ducemeEts Charlotte would offer tor
the location here of a silk mill. which
they proposed to build within the next
few months. 1t is very doubtful II the
letter will be answered. Charlotte
though always glad to welcome out
side enterprise, has never been
10 offer inducements in the form OF
land Or money
Greensboro Telegram: No baseball this
summer if the Virginia Baseball Leagu
is to provide it. That was the news
which Mr.. l.. J. Brandt got las- night
in a phone message from Roanoke. 1t
has been up to Roanoke for several
days and Roanoke has virtually decld-
ed against the proposed league soon
after the news of decision
reached Greensbor tidings came
Lynchburg that that town alsc had
reconsidered it's determination 10 be a
member of the league. 1t was doubt
less influenced by Roanoke's action.
Similar news was expected momenta-
rily from Danville-
Asheyflle Citizen: A San Francisco
dispatch printed in The Citizen Tues
day told of the death of William j.
Best of New York at San Rafael on
Monday. The item recalls an import
ant period in the history OF this sec
tion-the sale of the Western North
Carolina railroad in the early eighties
to wv. J.. Best and his associates.
The sales was made by a special SeS-
sion of the legislature, called By Gov
ernOr Jarvis. Mr.. Best took charge and
made things hum, but they humme at
the expense of his hackers who soon
deserted him and the road passed INTO
the possession Of the Richmond and
Danville road, to later become q part
of the Southern.
New York Special to Winston Jour-
nal: William B. Ellis Once a wealthy
tobacco dealer in the south, and at
present connected with the Nutshell
Publishing compan of S Fifth avenue.
was yesterday committed by MaSls-
trate Pool in the Center street police
court to Bellevue hospital for eNami-
nation as to his sanity. Mr.. Ellis had
written letters to Colonel F. H. Fries
a financier and railroad magnate of
Salem, \. c., threatening to Kill him
unless he settled an imaginary claim for
~ 5000. Colonel Fries lawyer kept Ellis
engaged in correspondence until it be-
came evident that the latter would soon
start for the south with revolver and
then LAWYER J. c. Buxton came to
New York and after consultation with
Osborne and Hess of - William street,
arranged an examination Of Ellis by
an alienist and his subsequent arrest
and cOmmittal.