The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-06
CURRtaI COM MENT.

New Bern Journal: Mrs. Elizabeth E.
| Hargett. mother of City Marshal j. NJ.
Hargett, died at her home Friday
morning at 1O:40 o'clock aged so years
and six months.
Troy Examiner: The location for the
Durham and Charlotte railroad depot
mas been selected, and grading is going
| on in the edge of town. The new road
IS expected to be completed to Troy by
October 1st.
Wilson Times: Watson's warehouse
paid today 1925. Is in one check to q
farmer w. H. Chamblee residing near
Raleigh for tobacco hauled here and
sold today on their warehouse floors.
This is we understand the largest sim
gle check of the season.
Fayetteville Observer. Feb. 2sth: Miss
Lovely King. daughter of Mr.. NJ. w.
King, of Carver's Creek. was fatally
burned Thursday in a field near her
home while burning brush heaps. Her
father. suffered severe burns himself.
| Miss King died yesterday.
Oxford Ledger. Feb. 9th: Owing to
the order issued by the board of COM
missioners not to allow any public
gatherings until the abatement of the
smallpox DR.. S. D. Booth, the health
officer. would not allow the young men
to have their dance last night.
Roanoke-Chowan Times: The colored
preacher White who was drowned on
the steamer Olive was pastor of two
churches near Rich Square, exerted an
influence for good and was much liked
by the white people who knew him.
He was on his way home from here
when the boat went down.
Gastonia Gazette: Mr.. John Mccoy,
Il prominent young business man of
LincOlnton. vas run over and killed by
the first through passenger train on
the c. & n. w. standard gauge at Lin
colntOn last Tuesday. In attempting to
board the train he was thrown under
the wheels and sustained injuries from
which he died COR after the accident.
Waynesville Courier: 1t is reported in
railroad circles that the Headquarters
of the Southern railway will be moved
from Washington TO Atlanta: and q
double track will be laid between these
two places. Big improvements are in
contemplation by the Southern, involv-
ing hundreds Of thousands of dollars.
In addition to the above, a double track
between ASheville and Biltmore and a
new bridge across the S~wannanoa will
be built, besides the great improve
ment Of it's road beds generally.
Sampson Democrat: Just a few
nights ago a young man in Sampson
ate 81 raw eggs, 6 bananas and 5 large
range all in a short time, and with
out a stop. This was told us by three
or four different persons who were wit
nesses. n who requested us to publish
the facts as a news item. or else we
might not have done so. for we guesS
the young man will regret his unbe-
coming conduct when he reflects a lit
tie, for we do not see how any one
n n - n LIZ CItnh n ~ n ND ~ fr,Gnlf
and afterwards feel proud Of it. We
will withhold his name through charity
for him. and haven't even told 1t all
Elizabeth City Economist: Rural free
mail delivery for this county goes into
effect next Monday, when the farmers
mail will be carried right to their door,,
provided he has a mail box. - 1t was
published in this paper last week a bill
had been introduced in the house of
| representatives at Washington to in
crease the appropriation for the public
building for this city from $4,000 0 to
$3.50. 600. That was f~avorably reported
and by the house committee. but when
1t was brought up in a joint confer
enCe between the house and senate
committees they agreed to increase the
appropriation still another $40, 900,
making the appropriation now $40, 900.
! Alamance Cleaner: 1t pains US to
chronicle the sad death OF Mr.. W. l..
Spoons little boy, aged nearly three
years. at his home in Coolies township
last Friday. A rifle had been taken
down from its rack in the morning and
! was not returned to the rack but was
stood up in a cornehon the porch near
a door. 1t is not known that anyone
la touched the gun, but the passing,
Earring incident thereto, is believed to
cause it to gradually slip. The child
was passing near the door when the
gun fell with hammer down and was
fired. the child being a few feet away.
The ball passed through the child's
body. It happened in the very pres
ence Of the mother. 1t was a short
while before noon. but the child lived
till 10 o'clock that night. EVERYTHING
that skilled physicians could do to save
the child's life was done. Mr.. Spoon
was not at home at the time OF the
| accident.