The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

Gastonia News: G r Rhyme and
Bud Buff of Long Shoals, were in town
Saturday. Mr.. Rhpne brought 10 hens
that weighed 50 pounds. They We're
fine specimens and he sold them be-
cause they were DESTROYING his peach
crop by picking them from the trees.
Greensboro Record: a fue cap on
one of the pipes of the engine Of a fast
freight blew off at ) o'clock yesterday
afternoon. two miles north of Ruffin.
a negro fireman thought the boiler
was about to explode and jumped from
the engine. He was seriously injured
and may die. A white fireman who
was learning the road was badly
scaIded about the { n hanG5
New Bern Journal: Collector Of
Revenue Patrick received word by
telegraph yesterday afternoon that the
Portuguese immigrants who left here
via a & y. C. road for New Bedford,
Mass, Sunday night. had arrived at
their destination safely Tuesday noon
There was no in-ident to mark the
Journey, the travellers complained some
of WEAKNESS out the people who were
put in the hospital seemed to stand the
trip well.
Goldsboro Headlight. While ironing
cuffs and collars IT the GOldsboro
Steam Laundry Thursday morning
about 8 O'Clock. Miss Carrie l. Pate
had the misfortune OF having her right
hand caught by the hot rollers and al
most instantly drawn III nearly up to
1he elbow The machinery was prompt
II stopped but it required nearly ID
minutes before the young lady could
be released from her painful position.
The hand was badly burned yet mi
.aculOusly no bones were broken.
KinstOn Free Press: The chicken edi-
tor of the LAGRANGE Sentinel. who has
for some cause been very Quiec for n
long while energies from his hibernat-
ing quarters and perpetrateS the follow
ing: Mr.. Ransom Garrls showed us a
bunch of peacock feathers this morn
ing hat We're CuriOSitleS. several OF
the feathers had been broken and
mended by the peacock. Mr. Garris eX-
planned that when one of the bird
feathers became bent or broken II
would AXE Il large scale from It's leg
and bind it round the broken part 20
act as Il splint and support IL was
a GOOD imitation of the work OF a
physician in binding up Il broken nu-
man arm"
New Bern Journal: The Journal Is IN
receipt of a letter from Henry Gettlg'
NOW of baltimore. who denies the truth
of his reported interview. which ap-
pearad Il few weeks ago in the Balu
more American and was nuDISheu IL
these columns. The interview nlaue
Gettig say that New Bern was d TOWN.
of 1900 people. and that he had to at
tani ~bTrch regularly before he could
nIay IN the New Bern ball team.
Gettig in his letter to The Journal says
ne has too much respect for his New
Bern friends to AVE made any sucn
remarks as he was quoted as hdVLnS
made. - The first shipment OF beans
- 1000 V1-ac r1Iia from here yes |
ferday. Some were sold on the mar !
ket here at $3.50 per bushel. lie"
were seen at the green groceries,, re-
failing at ten cents -" quart
salisbury sun: Miss Susan Julian
Ia or iumped into a we'll yesterday
= fternoon about ) o'clock ana nlfacu-
IousIy escaped an INJURY. MISS nm:I
mo lives with her brother. MI WI
Iiarn H Julian. has been despondenI
no. 9. raLnraI weeks. She has been a lie
long cripple and sustained d Idh
araI months ago from which she nd9
naIor fully recovered. This. with oth,
ar matters, has preyed upon heI -
md relatives say that she was "Iou
he we'll several times yesterday N
no During the afternoon Whlle al
the aGult members OF the lalhlIy 49,
49, from home Miss JulianS nepheN'
G;1Doer who is confined to ms ROOM ,
S-i+b - broken leg. heard a noise is u
some object striking the water, ne ~
.called upon the other chlidren II 1o tmo
house and they SUMMONED W.: - !
tIou1o Tb0 called to Miss Julian az
- . Iearnfng the circumstances she
rosnonded and he let the bucket do"n
Spo with the aid of others who a
arrived on the scene he began ora feat
ing her out but when bout TEL ha,d Len on
from the water she lost nel Not"
y ~ aud fell. The bucket was
me Gain let down and his time MISS
1gIian was drawn up. askea
uIn" .bo GOT in the we'll she stated that
!" AID not know. Strange to say there
vas not a bruise upor her, al'no9gn
from the opening to the "atet - fnat
80 of n feet. The water IS II leeS
90 bnt if is thought that she braceo
bherseIf against the walls uhtl Tue
hucket was lowered