The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-27
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Prohibition ElectiOn-At the Sol
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Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, y c., November %.
The supreme court is this week hear
Ing appeals from the Thirteenth dis
trict. The docket is a very light one.
Among the lawyers in attendance are
eX-Congressmen r. L. Linney and w.
II. Bower. eX-Lieutenant Governor r.
A. Doughton, of Sparta, CT. L. Parks,
of Jefferson. f. F. Lovill. of Boon.
one Of the most successful farmers
in this section. l.. r. Wyatt. has al
ready gathered from 50 acres of cotton
80 bales, and says he Will get five more.
From ten acres in prolific he has picked
fifteen bales, the remainder OF the cot
ton being Of the King variety.
State Auditor Dixon will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon at EdentOn Street
Methodist Episcopal church.
Wilson county reports to the corpora
ton commission an increase of 1858, 9SS
in valuation of property. and Granville
county an increase of $46O.1S3
Eleven rural public school libraries
received warrants today, and n sup
Elementary library, these being in the
counties Of Pender. Haywood. AleXan-
der. Beaufort. Stanly. CataWba, Robe
son. Mitchell, Durham. and Cleveland.
Early his morning some one set fire
to the stable ana barn OF a hard work
ing negro man living near lakewood
cemetery and destroyed his OK. COW, ana
a quantity of forage.
]. +. e. Stuart Chapter. Daughters
Of the ConfederaCy. at Fayetteville, has
f,,,,ichaI tho y - ap and L r -.
Stuart room at the soldiers home here
with a carpet and chairs, u DOdsOn
Ramseur Chapter and John Phlfer
Young Chapter. both of Concord, have
furnished the Dodson Ramsuer room
with an art square, pictures and Nor
ris reclining chairs.
One, at least of the three men VINO
We're elected d~ispensary commissioners
by the Big Nine" of the boar1 Of alder
men, expresses his pleasure that he is
to go out of service today, the board
having fixed the term of office as end
ing tonight. He said he did not know
| how his two associates would vote. One
OF the aldermen, who changed things
| go Ia st Friday night as TO knock out
| the big nine. appears to be an uncertain
~ouantity. He votes all sorts o. ways.
King Kelley, the base ball man., says
Ted Sullivan will be here after the Z4th
and will see what can be done about
| getting UP a league for next year. Ar
engagements could not be made Tor a
| North Carolina team to get IN q soutf-
| eastern league.'
Private Secretary P. NJ. Pearsal mas
returned from an inspection OF the
Wilkerboro turnpike, and says good
progress has been made on It, Inc
hardest part of the work mas peeh
done. practically all the blasting al
though the road is not as yet half mn
ished.
An election is called at Spring hope
Nash county. on the question OF prom
hilton. and will be held next monlh. II
will probably be the last OF these elec-
tions this year. The town OF NashVll4e
went dry and this necessitated the vote
at Spring Hope.
Mention has been made OF the 1acl
that no less tina 10 textile mills nave
haen chartered in this state TINS year
Rv this is meant the year ending De
camber 31st. SO that there IS tme lor
even more charters.