The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-27
NORTH CAROLINA.

Chatham Citizen: 1t is proposed to
give Senator Pritchard a banquet IN
Greensboro after his term expires n
the senate March 4th. 1t is proposed
that it be a ~non-political affair and that
prominent men of all parties over the
state be invited.
Statesville Landmark: Mr.. J. D.
Clark. of Rock Cut neighborhood, cut
the last Of his last years crop Of wa
termelons Monday. The melons had
been preserved in a bin of wheat since
they were pulled last fall. They were
as good as when first pulled from the
vines.
Lincoln Journal: The board Of alder
men met in session Monday morning to
consider the matter Of purchasing a
house to be used as a pest house during
the continuance of smallpox in the
town and county. This measure was
recommended by DR.. T. F. Costner. the
county physician, who expressed him.
self to the board as thinking this much
needed.
Elizabeth City Economist: The Chi
cage Stars champion ladies base ball
club. Of Chicago. will be here sometime
in April to play the Elizabeth City base
DdH CIuD- lie SldIS are SdIu " u lIS
best female baseball players in the
United States and the game here in
April no doubt will be exciting. The
Elizabeth City club has already been
organized and practicing will begin in
a few days preparatory to the April
contest.
Goldsboro Argus: ]. T. Lassiter. who
was reported in the special and Asso-
ai.+-I ID~1-- -zo-- 49,.
number lost on the steamer Olive that
sunk in the Chowan river during the
terrible cyclone Monday night of last
week. has arrived home. having had
almost q miraculous escape from a wa
terry grave. He reached land next day
at o'clock and Immediately wired his
mother. When rescued his strength
was almost gone and he is still very
weak.
New Bern Journal: The largest ship
ment of lettuce thus far in the season
was made yesterday on the steamer
Neuse. Between 800 and 500 baskets
were sh;pped.-Two bodies of victims
OF the steamer Olive disaster have been
recovered. They were the bodies Of
Bertha Bennett and the cOlored deck
hand. Jack Joyner.-Thusday the 18th
instant was the coolest day of the sea-
son in average temperature. the maxi
mum being ~ degrees. the minimum, u
degrees a mean average below the
freezing point.
Rocky Mount Motor: A Rocky Mount
lady was nearly frightened out of her
wits Wednesday night by thieves n her
back yard plundering around, stealing
wood and probably almost anything
they could take away. The lady was
at home alone with the exception of
her three small children. The thieves
evidently knew her husband was away,
for they were very boisterous in their
work. and after they had finished DELHI
erately walked out a side gate and
away. 1t Is bad that such characters
caunot be reached and dealt with as
they deserve.
Winston-Sentinel Business Guide:
About 20 persons were before the court
last week on the charge of gambling,
and after all had submitted. Judge
Shaw on last Saturday, fined them from
SO to S25 each and costs. After beng
reDroyed by the court for INDUCING IN
such rcVelry, they were exhorted to go
and sin no mOre.-Just as Ths GuIda
is going to press this morning Judge
Shaw sentences Sandy Stevenson TO
thirty years at hard labor in the peni-
tertiary for being implicated with his
brother. Ruff Stevenson. in killing and
throwing the body of John Miller in
the we'll q few weeks ago. His trial
began Tuesday and on THURSDAY morn
ing the jury returned a verdict or MUIR
der in the second degree. All seem sat
fsfied with the verdict as no appeal will
be AIKEN.
The Robesonian: We were IN error
in stating that Mr.. Britt had introduce
ed a bill repeating the stock law IN GER
tain sections of Robson Ounty Only
petitions were Observation-Disclosures.
Steve Edmund and T. c. McNeely had
4 narrow escape Wednesday light. The
night was very dark and they were go
ing down the Carolina Northern road on
a gasoline car. They saw q lantern
some distance i'll front of them. out
thought nothing of it, until when with
in one hundred yards of the light they
saw the open furnace of the Carolina
Northern freight train. The train was
backing toward them. and the head
hight was hidden from their view.
There was no time 10 get the car of
the track. Captain McNeely told Mr..
Edmund 10 jump OT on his side Of the
car. and he would do the same. They
both fell into the mud and water that
IS so plentiful along the road. but es-
capped any injury. The train knocked
the car off the track, which with a
little repair will be as good as ever.
4 Weak stomach.