The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-10-09
NORTH CAROLINA.

Durham Herald: The brick-layerS,
knasons and plasters' union have now
lOined in with the carpenters in sup
port of the demands made by the
clerks union. At a meeting OF the
above union it has been decided 70
trade only with those merchants VINO
employ union clerks and recognize the
demands of the union men.
StatesvilIe Landmark: Mrs. ]. c.
Boyd, Of Shiloh township, who was IN
Ehe recent wreck on the railroad nea.
Yorkville, s. c., has been paid s15 ky
Ehe railroad company. Mrs. Boyd was
shocked and bruised in the wreck but
her injuries were not serious. AS we
understand it she did not bring suit,
but the company offered her So and
the offer was accepted.
Wilson Times: Captain J. NJ Turner
and his corps of surveyors have ar
rived and commenced surveying for
the new Raleigh and PamlicO Sound
railroad. They start from Wilson and
go towards Greenville. The surveyors
are now engaged in surveying in the
northern and western parts of the
Town, seeking the most available place
Eor entrance into Wilson.
Sanford Express: The Carthage
Blade suggests that our county COM
rniss1oners ask the governor to call o
special term of court as soon as posi-
S0le to try civil cases, and send a judge
10 Carthage with Instructions to re-
main long enough to try or nOn-sulc
the entire docket of about three hun
dred cases. The suggestion is no doubt
Il good one. 1t seems that this Is
about the only way the docket can be
-=cIeared.
Dunn Special to Wilson Times: Last
Saturday the Converse Bridge Com
pany turned the iron bridge over to the
county. The bridge has been built in
30 days. 1t IS $40 feet across the Cape
Feat at the point where this structure
stands and is great step for the iin
pTOvement Of the west side of the river.
Monday the new road was laid off
and probably cOnvicts will soon be PIT
20 work on Il good road from the river
40 Dunn.
Yadkinville Correspondence Raleigh
News and Observer: Some three or
four whiskey distilleries are still ope-
rating in this county in defiance of the
Law. The autI-SalOOn League has
caused warrants to be issued for the
DrOprietOrs of the concerns. but as yet
no arrests have been made and out
faint efforts have been made 70 arrest
the fellows. The StOrekeepers are
rnade witnesses, but l understand thai
they are advised by some of their 'su-
OeriOrS' in office that they. the store
keepers. are not allowed under the fed
@ral law To leave their distilleries.
Elizabeth City Economist: On We'd
uesday Mr.. c. W. HOllOwell. secretary
of the PasquOtank Farmers club and
one of the most prominent farmers Cf
The county. was in the Economist office
showing us some of the disastrous
work of the Weevil. He had with MIN
one of the weevils, which is of a dark
color and about the size of pAtatO
bug. and several cotton bOlls which the
bug had destroyed. Mr.. Hollowell said
ne had noticed within the last few days
several dead bolls in his cotton fields.
but did not know the cause until We'd
7esday he made an examination and
discovered the weeVil.
Charlotte Observer: Ed Griffin and
-Iohn Fewell were sentenced to thirty
years hard labor in the states prison
EhiS afternoon for the murder of Rob-
Eert MCKane two years ago. Mckane
was murdered May .. 1901 The murde:
remained Il mystery until August of
ET1is year when Andy W. Miller was in
. G1icted. tried, convicted and sentenced
20 thirty years IN the states prison.
After sentence Miller confessed impli-
Eating Fewell and Griffin. They were
convicted and sentenced followed. At
Ter reaching Jail this evening Griffin
and Fewell made a confession impli-
C-dllIlS TWO ILuluS w dIldCe anu
'-TNill Ivey.
News and Observer: 1t leaked out
yesterday that at the meeting of the
EJenitentiary directors on THURSDAY y
night. the report came to the board
Cfat before the last escape Of the two
prisoners. who were afterwards found
La the ceiling, n guard had notified The
ENaredn that these two prisoners were
planning to escape. The guard had re-
ereived his information from a convict
&nd he reported it to the warden.
Why did YOU not take steps to prt-
vent the escape?" the warden was ask
sed. Because" he said. there are so
Enany fake reports of the same char
z4cter that l thought 1t was another
Imaginary dream of a convict. We
nave given much time to such reports
Before and they have all turned out
;srOundIess. I thought this was the
same sort Of 4 story The board in
sstructed the warden to exercise mo; =
care in the future.