The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31
NORTH CAROLINA.

CIdEhIOL hAlItSS- SAAIC q AN4A4DG VI
our people are expecting to go to Will
mington Friday to be present that night
at the Faison-CIarkton declaimers con-
test. Our boys are in good trim and we
look for them TO bring the medal back
with hem as they did last year.
Gastonia News: There is not a coun-
~ in North Carolina in which the SEN
timent in favor of education is mere
rapidly growing than in CASTOR county.
Prosperity will be in direct ratio with
the intelligence of our people and our
people are finding this out.
Greensboro Record: Kemp P. Battle,
who left here last week to assist in
raising a IND for the base ball team in
Danville, Va, was yesterday elected
manager of the club in that city and
will have a strong aggregation OF play
ers in the Virginia-CaroIina league.
GoIdsborO Headlight: The body of
Cain Mason, a negro train hand on the
Washington and Plymouth railroad,
who disappeared Christmas night, was
found Saturday in Roanoke river, at
Plymouth. The fish and rat had al
most entirely devoured the body and
the identification was only made
through his clothing and contents OF
pockets.
Coldsboro Argus: The Woman's CIu
the most progressive organization in
our city and whose service to the phys
icaI development and social life of u
community has been invaluable, have
just placed in their beautifully appoint
ed club room a handsome new plano,
of the Chickering make, and On next
Tuesday evening they will give a musi-
cal entertainment inc charades, and 1t
goes without saying that the occasion
will be largely f~requented.
Winston Sentinel: a white boy nam
ed Fred Cowan met with a sad and ia
tai accident Monday evening near Mt.
UIla. on the W~instOn-Salem and
MooresvilIe road. The boy attempted
to jump on the freight train which left
here Monday afternoon for Charlotte.
His foot slipped and his right leg was
run over and crushed. Cowan was
picked up by the passenger train and
carried to Davidson college, where his
limb was amputated. He died soon af-
ter the operation was performed.
: Asheville Citizen: 1t came to light a
short time ago that 16O acres of land in
the heart of the Vanderbilt possessions
on Bent creek belonged TO the state and
no sooner was the fact known than n
of Mr.. Vanderbilt's workmen secured a
grant for the property. 1t is a matter
of conjecture how much profit the
owner will make off of Mr.. Vanderbilt
whether or not he will expect a fabu-
lous sum for his holdings. The fact
that the land in question is so promi-
aently located in Mr.. Vanderbilt's pos
sessions may readily bring the price
Set upon it by its owner.
S~tatesville landmark: The public Is
familiar with the fact that the legisla-
-ture, after passing the Watts bill abol-
fishing country distilleries, incorporated
the distiIleries of Messrs. Williams and
Shore, in Yadkin, purely to allow these
distilleries to continue in operation. 1t
has been alleged, and is doubtless true,
that Williams and Shore obtained this
privilege because they are democrats.
Within the past week it has been re-
ported in StatesVille that the Yadkin
commissioners. who are republicans,
will refuse to issue license to Williams
and Shore. If the commissioners can do
1T it will stop Williams and Shore from
exercising the privilege granted, but we
think it hardly probable that such steps
will be AIKEN.