The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-16
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

C;.-tnui1 Gazette: Bar rooms y.er6
oIe-.ri Up in MOrgantOn Monday. Nor
canton and Hickory take t time about.
Two vars ago Morganton went "IE o.
the liquor business and Hickory went
into il This year the tables were
turned.
Wilson Times: No additional evidence
has been found against Charlie TaEt"T.
he negro who entered the home Of Mrs.
warren Woodland last week. He has
been bound over to the next term OF
the superior court which c~Onven7s here
next week.
Rocky Mount Motor: Rev. Charles
Mohammed. of Tangier, Morocco, VIII
conduct the services in the NJ l..
church tonight. He is or Moor nation
atty, and has been in this countrE
about six years. preparing Tor the Ll-h-
istry. His purpose Is to return as Il
missionary to his own people II MO
rocco.
Durham SUN: Moses ~COvington, Who
resides in this county, was III Durham
this morning. About 10 clock he told
= Sun reported that he would have to
hurry back home, as he wanted to
begin cutting wheat today He says
that he heard of but one good wheat
crOD this wear, and that belongs to
Marion Terry. Many farmers will not
make half a crop
New Bern Journal: The wha:s a
the market dock is Il favOrite l"ung-
g place these warm days. for leis-
urely females and boys Of the cOLored
I.ce. They IoII arOund all day and
PATIENTLY angle for the little catfish
nd reaches that swim around there.
Their largest catch seldom measures
-r~-- +u-O nv +Hroa Srchac h11r tho a00-
Iers are content. It beats having 20
work. that's enough.
Greensboro Record: Colonel I. II.
Balm. of the North Carolina national
guard and Major JOIN Newton, Of the
United States army. spent last night at
The BenbOW and left his morning for
ReiGsviIIe TO inspect the ReidsvIila
today. and will return ana
inspect the Gate City Guards tonight.
Tomorrow they inspect the Forsyth
Rifemen in Winston, and Thursday
thy inspect the Mt. Airy company
toldsbOro Argus: The team and
M. beers of G~OldSbOrO Council ~ n
junior Order who went down to Kin
stoa last night to institute 4 lodge of
the order in that town, returned this
morning and report a very delightful
trip. The hospitality of the kinstOn
people is ~unbOunded and the cordia!
reception rendered the GOldsbO"O yIsI-
tors last night not only by the new
members of the order, but by the entire
citizenship, is much appreciated and
Will long be remembered by those who
were so fortunate as to be present
Rocky Mount Motor: There were q
number of small white boys before
Judge ThrOp on Monday for jumping
on nd off moving trains. The boys
fI.fDraI that thav y-ara 1t South Rocky
Mount and got on train No 40 10 come
to Rocky Mount. They said they had
money to pay their way but the con-
ductOr failed to call on them for it. 1t
wa shown that the boys make q habls
~1f jumping the trains, especially Nos ~
and 80 and ride to South Rocky Mount.
returning on Nos. As and 40. Mr.. ThOrp
dismissed the boys with the under
standing that Officer Davis notify their
parents and request them to caution
the boys.
Greensboro Telegram: It was learn
ed from Mr.. J. T. Wade, superinten-
dent in this city for the American Cigar
Company, hat he is greatly hdndi-
caTDnd for the want of houses for the
opera tives of the factory. He is work
ing three hundred people but he wants
to work a thousand and that IS also
the desire of his company. He states.
however. Il3J JilS can never " holAC
unless some arrangement is made By
which homes can be had for the people
who work in the factory. There IS alb
sOlutely no other obstacle. he states.
to the Greensboro plant becoming on"
of the greatest in the long string .
factories which the American
Company is operating.
Washington Gazette: Some years ago
Mr.. Henry W. Fisher. Il farme" OF
CabarruS county. became dissatisfied
with his lot. sold out and moved to
Arkansas. Later on he wrote u graphic
letter in response to an inquiry from a
North Carolina friend as to no" he
was 'gettin galOng.' 1t was just after
a flood and he said that for ten dys lie
and his family had been living IN the
attic OF his house and that besides his
wife and the 'childer." he had the
SOW and the pigs up there" with him
Now you know" he added. North
Carolina can't beat that-a farmer Ind
his family and the hogs all enjoying
social equality in the housetop. While
cotton and corn were growing - feet
under water