The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

FAYETTEVILLE observer: Mr.. William
II Ha--r. son Of Major Charles Haigh.
of tr5- city. Is TO De married on June
10th. III 3 o'clock p m-to Miss Eliza
Gibson. Of WInOna, 5. G.. ar the home
the bride elect.
Greensboro Record: The police here
were asked his morning 70 look out
for two tramps and q boy suspected of
blowing open a safe at Avon Mills. near
Madison, last night. The men got much
loOt-watches, rings and some one
\ fair description was furnished of the
TWO men and the boy, the latter wear
ing knee pants.
kinston Free Press: \ coIOred con-
Wet escaped from the guards at Dover
camp Thursday evening The squad
vas working when the mar broke and
ran. The guard shot at him twice,
once when the convict was only forty
feet from him, but failed 10 nit him
n he got away. This makes six n
have made their escape from the Dover
camp this week. five getting away last
Monday at one time
Wilson Times: Mr.. J. X. Baron. who
lives vi MI OO4lLI III -LN LtA-lA- -A-"A
Wilson, was taken sick and suffering
great pain. Mr.. Henry Milliner, who
lives about three-fourths Of a mile from
N. Baron, wanted TO send him some
medicine to relieve him, and having
II" one to send it by carried Mr.. Baron's
dog with him home and tied the medi-
enc to its neck and turned him loose
and he vent home. Mr.. Baron was
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about ten minutes
Kinston Free Press: Notwithstanding
the fact that cotton is bringing II cents
On the KinstOn market o a single bale
has been offered for sale in several
we-ks. There isn't any IN the country.
Mr. Joe Ball. who buys cotton for
Rogers, McCabe x Co, Of Norfolk, says
that he bought cotton last year up to
August but this season he hasn't bought
Il bale in over u Month Mr.. Ball says
the isn't a bale of cotton for sale in
Leu.iT, Jones, Craven or Green coun-
ties.
Charlotte News: y telephone message
TO the police department from Winston
this afternoon states that the safe of
the Avalon cotton mill. in Rockingham
county, rear Madison. was blown open
last night by professionals and the con-
tents stolen. The message received here
did not state how much money was mis-
sing, but as today was pay day at the
mill it is thought that a good, big sum
must have fallen into the hands of the
burglars. Mr.. ]. s. Spencer was asked
concerning the mill that was robbed.
He states that Mr.. W. c. Ruffin is pres
ident and that his bank. the Commercial
National, holds the Charlotte account.
The message to- the police department
would indicate tina the supects came
this way. Chief Irwin n his men will
be on the lookout.
The RObesonian: \ meeting of Citi-
zens met in the office OF r. +. Lee on
Tuesday to consider the matter of
promoting the interest of trucking in
this section. 1t has been plainly de-
mOnstrated that the trucking industry
is more profitable than other crops
grown. In this meeting Mr.. White and
Mr.. Josiah Perrin. industrial agents of
e. the Sea Board Air Line. were present
and showed wonderful results OF the
strawberry crop. Parties who a few
years ago We're destitute are now in
comfortable circumstances with ma
deb and money in the banks. There
will be a special meeting of farmers
and business men in the court house
next Wednesday. June the 5rd. at
which time the industrial agents OF the
railroad will be present with interesting
propositions. facts and figures of inter-
est, etc. Let every farmer within a ra-
-diOuS of 10 miles be present.