The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10
NORTH CAROLINA.

was arrested and placed in Jail today
OF A charge of illuminating United
States witnesses, and threa ening Unit
ed States DeU"ty Marshal Everitt
Smith was recently bound over to court
on \ charge of selling whiskey, and
YVES out on bail
New Bern Journal: An immense
quantity of fertilizer is being sent from
THIS city every day to the country. This
is the busy season tor this kind of trade
and will while it lasts employ every
cart and Wagon on land, and every
lind of boat on the rivers is in active
demand and service
Charlotte News: The best thing, per-
haps, that can be said about the tenn
perance sentiment in this state is that
1t Is growing not so rapidly and radical
ly as it is steadil1 and surely. When
reforms are accomplished step by step
and without revolution they are more
healthy II are less likely to relapse.
Gastonia Gazette: Yesterday was a
record breaker at the local cotton plat
form. The receipts amounted to pa
bales and every bale except one
brought as much az 10 cents, and one
lot brought 1905 cents. The rapid ad-
vance in the price of cotton has served
to bring to light quite a good deal Of
cotton that has been stored away wait
ing TOT IllS time. A1eSSIS. craig anu
Wilson sold 50 bales yesterday for
10 IA cents delivered at CherryviIIe.
Clsrkton Express. March 4th: The ne
gro Thomas, of Wilmington. who has
been in Jail in EliZabethtOWn for sew
eraI months. charged with robbing Ed.
Martin, also COlOred, of S1t2 q full aC-
cOun Of which appeared in these col
umns 1T the time, was Oun guilty late
yesterday afternoon. judge Cooke will
pass sentence this morning. K. g.
Allen. Esq, OF Kelly, who was Just
licensed by the supreme court, appear
ed fOr the defendant. 1t was his maid
en- speech, NJ we near it highly spoken
OF
Washington Messenger: One
Of our leading farmers remarked this
morning tus,t the question Of labor and
the securing of a sufficient number of
hands To run a crop was fast becOm-
ing a serious matter. Last year at least
half OF the pea crop rotted in the fields
for the want of hands to gather them,
and so many of the negroes were leav-
ing tn" country and moving to town,
unless the farmers secured labor from
abroad. it lOOked as if it will be use
less to pitch a crop.
Durham Sun: The city aldermen held
their first meeting last night. in the
new municipal building. in the cham
ber prepared for their deliberations. It
is a handsome room, we'll furnished,
and bears the air of dignity and pro
greSS. The mayo sits upon a
rostrum, behind a handsome desk, with
the clerk, similarly furnished. to his
left. In front are desks for the alder
men. and the appearance is that of 4
miniature senate chamber. 1t is ali
unique and up to the times. The fur
niture was made by a Durham man, Mr.
~ I'll NJ M ~ 81 md &c 81 nCnfI- TO hnO0a IN
genuity and talent.
GoldsbOro Argus: The Interstate
Telephone and Telegraph Company are
indeed TO be commended Il CDugrlJu-
lated IN the selection Of Miss Kate
Powell as manager of their exchange
in this city 1t is not only .: IL retCg-
milton of Il capable young lady who has
given the company and the CoiIIlIul-
it. no efficient and agreeable service,
but it also insures better service in the
future. for with Miss Powell as man.
ager she will not be content with any
thing short of absolute perfect line SER
vice. She was duly installed tOday by
Mr.. w. w. Shaw. the courteous and
popular general manager. OF Durham.
who also installed Mr.. II. L. Allen as
electrician and lineman.
Greensboro Telegram: Mr.. Harring-
ton. the young man who behaved so
mysteriOUsly here last week in regard
to a check and three suits of clothes,
didn't come to Greensboro yesterday as
il was stated he said he would 10. Or
il he came. he didn't put up ut the Ben
bow Us he did on the occasion of his
first visit. - 1t is aSCertained that
Rev. DR.. Henry w. Battle, the new
pastor of the First Baptist church, will
not occupy the pulpit of the First Bap-
fist church as pastor until Sunday,
March 18th. This Will DC - disappOint-
ment TO many of the members of the
church and congregation who had hoped
that he would be here in time to con-
duct services next Sunday. DR.. Battle
will come alone, but will be followed
soon by his family 1t is not finally
decided. as yet. where the family viii
reside
Kinston Free Press: y swindler has
been operating among the suburban
merchants of KiustOn for the last few
days. claiming in some way 10 be con-
nected with the Atlantic n North
Carolina railroad. His little spiel was
TO offer Il proposition to these mer-
chants to place their name in 4 dlrec-
tory which would be placed i'll the
waiting rooms OF the depOts. He only
wanted one merchant. u butcher or
one dealer OF any kind in a town and
would give this privilege fOr s. And
also 10 the subscribers tn his scheme
was to be issued an order book from
the railroad company 20 be given TO
customers of the merchant who work
Ell for the company. Il he thereby
would be guaranteed against loss in
selling on credit to employees of the
road. by being protected by the COM
pIny. All of this he would promise for
s.. lie SWiIGlGi one merchant in east
KinstOr out Of 8. The police are on
the lookout for him. but it IS said that
he left TOR LlGrauEe last night. He
gave his name here as Lewis.
TrC~NIv srprtnI.