The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-03
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

High Point Enterprise: Last Friday
morning six elks arrived here by ex-
press and were sent at once to Mr..
Brokav's hunting ground at Fairview.
There is a law. recently passed, which
protects this class Of game. The ex-
pres charges On the elk were about
S2es-
winston Journal: Fifty-fve ~convicts
arrived here from Raleigh yesterday
morning to work on the Forsyth bad
roads. They came under heavy guard
and were taken III to the amp al
most immediately. The men have been
sentenced for a great variety of Of
lenses and the terms run from four
months TO Il life time.
Durham Herald, Feb. 25th: The Frank
Adams Uncle Hez" company had an
engagement. in Oxford last night, but
the date was cancelled, so it is learned,
on col of there being smallpox in
that town. The company remained
her all day and his morning will go
to Henderson, where a regular engage
ment will be filled this evening.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. w. c.
Troy, acting for Deputy Revenue Col
lecter Sutton, and Deputy Marshal
Everitt yesterday captured a fifty
gallon Illicit distillery on the Yadkin
road, about II miles from Fayetteville.
Though the still had been in operation
that morning, the moonshiners had
made good their escape.
Clarkton Express: Bladen county
needs a pair of good b~loodhounds, and
we hope our commissioners will take
action and purchase them at once
While blOOdhOunds are not always sue
ceSsful in running down criminals, yet
a criminal IS not near SO apt to try to
escape if he knows hat a dog is on
hand to be put after him.
st%atesville Landmark: Jim Stezler,
cOiOr@l. HnO spends from One-haIf to
tws-tnirds of his time in Jail or on the
chain gang, finished a term OF sixty
days ca the chain gang Friday. Satur-
day night he stole a piece of meat from
Harbin's market. was arrested n af-
ter 4 hearing in the mayors court Sun
day morning was sent to Jail in default
of S1G0 bono for q hearing at the next
term Of The superior court
Greensboro Record: Frank P. Nor
ton leaves for the Sapphire country to-
morrow morning, summoned there to
see o opening the Hotel Franklin
at BreNdrd. The crowds at Sapphire
are 50 great that the hotels cannot
take care OF them and quite likely the
Franklin will be opened in a few weeks
to help in the work. Generally it is
not opened until June, but the letter
sunnoning Mr.. Morton indicates that
1t will be opened up very soon
Greensboro Telegram, Feb. 25th: Mr..
w. G. Peterson, a prominent shoe mer-
chant of Wilmington, spent a por-
tioa of yesterday afternoon in the city
on his way to Salisbury. He is chair
man of the pulpit committee Of the
First Baptist church of Wilmington,
which is now without a pastor and,
Greensboro having landed a good pas
tor. he took advantage of his stop over
here to inquire how the Greensboro
Baptists do the work of securing a
pastor.
Wilson News: 1t now seems that the
proposed amendment to the Wilson
charter, which passed the senate last
week, cannOt be fOund. If 1t becomes
necessary to draw up a new charter,
why not let the people have an oppor-
tunity to suggest additional changes?
Did the word license appear or not
appear in the amended charter in the
clause for the regulation Of bawdy
contain the word in its suggested
sense, but others say it did appear in
the Senate bill.
Special to Winston Journal: Reds
vile. Feb. 24.-The remains of James
Copper, known here as Bird" arrived
here this afternoon from Lynchburg
where he shot himself last night. The
particulars received here give the story
of his death as suicidal after making
an attempt to take the life of his wife
at his home there. Copper formerly
lived here but has been employed in
the L~ynchburg cotton mills for some
time. 1t appears that in Il fit OF Jealous
rage. Copper, an employe of the mill
shot his wife and then turned the
Weapon on himself, sending a bullet
hours but it is learned that his wife
viii recover.
Rocky Mount Motor: Mr.. W. 7.
Creekmur. representing the Standard
sewing machine, al an exciting eX-
perience While returning from Nashville
to Rocky Mount 4 few nights ago.
When within about two miles from
Nashville he observed two colored men
ahead of him in earnest conversation.
AS he approached them they quicken
ed their pace and asked Mr.. Creekmur
to stop II give them the time" He
replied that he had no time. whereupon
one OF them commanded him to stop
anyhow" and attempted to take hold
of the horses head. Mr.. Creekmur
quickly drew his pistol Il fired ut the
man twice. then struck his horse 4
sharD blow 7 was off like the wind,
never stopping until he had reached the
kindly shelter of q farmhouse. Mr..
CreeKruur does not know whether he
hit his man. He does Know that the
fellow jumped very high when he shot
and tlut he lost no time in getting
away from the spot rs fast as possible.
He had no desire - make n inVesu-