The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-01
NORTH CAROLINA.

Washington Gazette: For the size
Of Washington no town IN North
Carolina can boast of more secret fra
ternaI orders. MasOns, odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias, Improved Order
of Red Men, Charitable Brotherhood,
WOOdmen of the World, Elks and sew
cral others. This is a ripe field for
fCaternltleS.
CIarkton Express: Notwithstanding
the low price of tobacco, the farmers
don't fail to bring it in. Near 10000
pounds was sold at the Banner ware
house Friday, a large quantity sat
urday and yesterday. In fact, they
have good sales every day, and the
price, while very low, is as high as
any of the other markets We hear OF.
Salisbury Truth: Spencer people
have been up in arms for the past
few days, on account of the numerous
bUrglaries and petty thefts which
have taken place there. Such a care
full watch for thieves has been kept
doing the stealing have become dis
cOuraged and ceased operations tenn
DOrarIly at least.
TarbOrO SOutheTner: Deputy Sheriff
Dawson and a small posse Monday
night went out and captured Sam Lit
tie, one of the prisoners who recently
broke Jail. He was found at his
house on the farm of Reuben
ders. near Mildred. When they enter
ed the house Sam was discovered UP
In the root in his night clothes. His
capture was the fifth that has been
made. Only one is still at large, Hill
Foster, who is wanted here for assault
and battery. He is said to be wanted
IN Wilson for a number Of offences.
Durham Herald. The remains of
the late DR.. Thomas Palmer Wynn,
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corded in yesterday mornings paper,
arrived here over the Southern o
this morning at $3.50 o'clock and will
be taken out over the SeabOard at
1910 for RidgeWay, where the inter-
-ment Will take place. a telephone
message from Greensboro last night,
g after the arrival of the corps, told the
u of his death. He was poisoned
by eating soft shell crabs. He ate
the crabs on sunday and was extreme
Ay i'll several hours, some ten or more,
-When he was relieved from his suf-
ferings by death. His wife was with
him when he died, but beyond her
presence he died u stranger IN a
strange land.
AsheviIle News: Another freight
wreck occurred this morning on the
AsheyiIIe and S~partanburg division Of
the Southern. This time, however
the trouble did not occur on Saluda
mt but at a point near tletcn-
erS. The wreck was as complete as
any that has occurred on this line
during recent months, but there were
no fatalities. There were, however,
some remarkable escapes from death
or serious injury. The engine and a
score of cars left the rails, a half
.ziozen of the cars and the engine
-urning completely over. The south
hound passenger train was ne1d up at
Fillmore, and, after a long walt, the
&;red passengers We're brought back
u Asheville station shortly before
-IOOn. 1t was stated that it was not
known just when b line would be
pDea. The fact was ascertained to-
VIIy in railroad circles that President
mi Spencer, who left yesterday
Tor the east, made a personal inspec-
JEJn of the rOadbed on the ASheVilIe
end Sp~artanburg division. and it was
stated that if the suggestions made by
Enim and other officials are carefully
observed no more disastrous wrecks
can possibly occur, by reason of the
crews losing control of their trains
The system of switches. or runaway
tracks" as they will be technically
known, will be built in such Il way.
and at such short distances apart,
rnat no train can get very far after
starting down the grade These
switches will always be left open, and
trains will run into them unless the
engineers signal that all is we'll to the
guards. who will a all times remain
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