The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-30
NORTH CAROLINA.

rTbs southern railway has purchas- |
Cd from the American Locomotive
Works seventeen passenger II thirty |
rrefch- engines. The will be nut into
service as soon as the builders can fur
EliSh them.
New Bern Journal: The farmers who
pIanted cucumbers this season have
snuch cause to congratulate themselves,
and in fact they seem TO be elated over
their success so far. The crop Is yield
ing very well. and the prices nave been
-ery high and are still keeping up
4 terrific rain storm visited Rocky
NJ. mt and the section a few miles
south of here ON Monday evening IL
va thought that the ram was StiI-I
Al and a great deal of damage done.
Dut this. hapnily. is not true. However
several farms south . city suffer-
sd considerable
Clarkton Express: The little Is year
old son Of Mr.. Charley CaLlIhah hau
his arm = off Just oelo" the
-esterda- morning by Il Sa"
at Bridger * Callihan's saw mill. Inc
little fellow was taken by D. Evans
TO the hospital III Wilmington ana II
&c feared his arm will have :" come OF.
Monroe Journal: Mrs. W. W Alex
=ander Of Pleasant Grove community Is
one who has suffered severely
TrOm the depredatiOnS OF the InllkS.
SHE had 132 spring chickens and up un-
TiI last week had lost 1O1 of them.
seventeen were killed in one night and
Eeft Iyiug on the ground. all Killed the
same way. by one sharp bite through
4he head
Durham sun: At the commencement
IF the Virginia Military Institute. Lex
Iugtou. Va. this week three young
N1T- 'arOlinians will graduate high
an their classes. These are the two
SONS of Mr.. Charles Dewey. of Colds
DOrO, George and Thomas, and these
Jake rank as first and third. while
young W. r Blackwell. of Durham, IS
another we'll up on the class roll
ReidsviIIe Review: Mrs. Thomas
e an. who lived with her husband
ut his home near Chambers Mill. in q
rit of temporary arrangement. Thurs
clay took a razor, and in the presence
of her husband and family. and before
Lhey could get to her to prevent the
rash act. cut her throat from ear u
ear. She died from the effects OF the
wound Friday. The wiudpIpe was very
NEARLY severed
Durham Herald; \ negro boy came
near killing his father in Orange county
= few days ago and even now the faith
er may be dead. The son used n hatch
ct on his head with tine result that the
skull was crushed. The wOunded man
ls iii Long. mail carrier from
Chanel Hill to PittsbOrO. and he was
~vOunde. his son. Hollis Long. From
what can be learned it seems that the
I into Il dispute of some kind
After u fuss the son who is grown
picked u a Ratchet and smashed his
father over the head.
Rocky Mount Motor: To show the
Eerribleness of the hail ~-' Friday in
some parts we relate the following m
formation gwen by Mr.. NJ. A ]. Davis.
He says that DR.. Mercer, who lives III
itdgecombe county between Rocky
Mount and TarED ~ 500 acres swept
completely clean of all growing stuff
not a thing being left to tell that any
E+hiHg had been nlanted at all He says
TIA Mr.. john Bats was also q heavy
loser. The latter had three tobacco
barns blown down and Il tree blown or
his house. breaking through and pin
ioning his invalid wife who was on tn,
bed. Mr.. Bats had to get assistance
TO rescue her. Fortunately she was no
injured. The door of the house wa:
blown open and it is stated that afteI
she storm u barrels OF hail was thrown
from it,
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. A. Gordon
Jones. assistant to the general super
antendent of the Eastern district OF IN
southern Railway. was a guest at I'll
Central Hotel last night. In reply 10
question from an Observer reporter /
regard TO the progress OF the work l
Uhe immense undertaking OF double
tracking the entire system ol III
Southern he said that a large IorC
.a0f hands. numbering into the thOuSan
nov at work on the WaShIngtO
.~Iiyisior Of tho road and that they ar
making good Roadway TINS part OF IN
road will be completed first, then IN
men will be brought down to TINS dlvlS
ION and the work earned on mere E>
-3ctIy when this will be of course car
mot now be stated. but all dispatch
A1eing used to hasten the undertaken
as soon as possible.
Durham Herald: For the past fe
ciays the list takers for Durham count
81ave been pushed to their utmost Son
of those who have given III during Il
xoast few days are some OF durham
md the states largest tax payers. III
American Tobacco Company. the BIZ
Ksh-AmerlCan Tobacco company =,
Mr.. G.. w. Watts have given IN. II
r3uII comnany had not given III up
yesterday afternoon. Inc person
g-axes of Mr.. Watts are larger imam d,
other one man or concern up 10 u
T1resent time. He gave in for tax
property valued at little more tndh -
$500 900. his being Il considerable /
crease over last year he America
Tobacco Company gave IN TOT tax
~soroperty valued at Sl.l9o,oS' ana u
rSritish-AmeriCan Company gave
ss3-6 S7l. OF the amount gwen III
rba two great tobacco companies {
american company gave III TOBACCO Va
zIed at 1866. AS. and the BRUSH ,coi
pauy gave IN tobacco worth So'4'V
n BuII Company Is yet 10 give
yoroperty for taxes. Last year TINS COZ
I1any gave in property valued AT )
sS51Sl. 1t is expected that there "
zoe an increase this year from |
outlook now it Is thought that the u
-,ble value of property III this coun
will increase at least 4 million uoIIa
over h il was last year II may
far above these fgflureS.