The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-02
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Greensboro Telegram: It is good news
<Dr Greensboro that two hundred postal
clerks are to make this city their stop
ever place. We like TO see things
eoming this way.
Durham Sun: Edwin Yates was tight
painfully, though not seriously burned
on Wednesday night. 1t seems that the
affair came about in this way: Yates
put on a suit that was used a year or
- ago to dress as Santa Claus. Some
boys through a spirit of fun. struck 4
match to il, when il caught fire. Edwin
had q right lively time OF it for a shoct
period but escaped with no serious con-
sequences
Fayetteville Observer While firing
Q gun Wednesday night at his home in
Ceoar Creek, Mr.. Buck HaIes, son OF
h late Lal Hales, had the top OIL his
mead almost blown or, the gun explod-
ing while he had it high up to fire a
ChrlstmaS Sheriff
Andrews, of Raeford, was in the city
Yesterday looking for a negro VITO, he
says, is wanted by the authorities Of
moore county on a charge of criminal
assault and murder of a young white
girl living just across the Cumberland
line in Moore.
Onslow Messenger: The quarantine
against the smallpox infested portions
OF the county has been removed by the
town officials in ~ursuanc to the in
structions given them by the superin-
tendent OF neaIth.-ln the bulky batch
| of bills presented to congress by the
L representatives of the various sections
of the uion is one that if adopted will
y prove toOe a great blessing to the -
4 pie Of The southern portion of Onslow
county. I'VE have reference to the bill
that wal introduced by Hon. G. r.
Thomas k1his bill provides for the i'm
TEfN@ INnI rTvFAr nv thu
igovernmSt SO hat it will be n~avigab'e
from MaBille to SwansDoro. The fa;e
pf this biInow rest in the hands Of the
kommlttee1n rivers n harbors.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. ]. a. Aber-
Aethy. OF IncOlnton yesterday soi6 the
Lincoln coon mills, located near that
kown, to IL K, c. u. Love, of Gastoila,
the amour involved being approx
hately $4,000. The mills were bulk
kix years al by Mr.. AoernethE, being
located at Le site of the Old Iiddy pa
Ter mills, Oh the South Fork IS the Ca
kawba river, about two and 2 t'3lf r:lles
trom LiucJlton, and within nifty leet
the present line of the Carolina and
EorthWtstern railroad. The mill ODer-
ties 1000 spindles and manufactures
harms from us to Co.'S, two-ply fro.u
Egyptian AM long-staple cotton, and
what is rrmed a fine yarn MIL.
kbout $50 halls are employed.
New Bern Journal December 81
Word from jacksonville, OnslOw county
avs some ecitement developed yes
trday, whenDr. Cox reported that
Henry Sandl-, son of Mr.. A. d. Sand
lin, of Veror- had a genuine case ot
smallpox, an that his home had been
' c~uarentined. AS young Mr.. Sandlln
was a YisitC in Jacksonville a few
DAYS ago, the.act of his having small
pOx caused ne more alarm--Mf.
Robert Rose, no keeps a store near the
Trent bridge as robbed OF more tnau
ninety dollar Wednesday night. The
thief had cured an entrance TO the
second story I the building and was
heard by Mrs Rose. She went up stalls
TO learn the auSe Of the noise. she
was hit by so1e weapon In the mana OF
the burglar To escaped. No clue mas
beer obtaine1 Mrs. Rose was not Sc
riOusly hurt.
AsheviIIe Correspondent OF Charlotte
Observer: T. emigration movement
from this ser IN has set in and the IN
aIcations are nat tie exc lus f.om west
ern North CaDlina during the next +eW
months will 2e the largest for years.
A large nunler of residents from this
immediate SETON. it is understood. Will
seek homes mis- spring IN the vnSr-
majority If the emiSrants from this
section go tC oklahoma and 'dian ter
ritory. Larga numbers go from here
to the west every fall but as a rule they
return disappointed and declaring that
there is no place like western North
THE survey of the Ashe-
vile and Rutherfordton railway will De
commenced early in Jinuary- Chief
Dalton and his surveying corps will
leave shortly for Cove Creek, from
which point a survey of the proposed
slime to AsheviiIs will be mlde. The sur
! yey from Rutherfordton @ Cove Creek
was finished about a weet ago.
New Bern Journal december Is
Yesterday afternoon Jaob, son OF sam
Brooks accidentally shG his
Isaac, with an air rifle which he didn't
known was loaded The bullet cut the
boys eyeId and made 1 painful wound
but it is not considered serious Sever
nj minor accidents with these air guns
have happened recently and there is Il
good dea of cafless shooting with
them.-The negb Lawrence who shot
Walter fIArrisonis still at large. All
diIigenG IS beilS used to locate him.
THEE is ar oyster famine on now
and it's almdr impossible for oyster
dealers 70 get he bivalves in any con-
siderab, Quanty.-The first white
shad OF he seaon made its appearance
here thI week 1t was Il medium sized
buck The shermen reported the
CATCH Cs Il herlng, yesterday. Hickory
shad ERE duiteIlentiful in the market.