The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
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AShp6OrO Courier. L Ie - vi |
meat supplies should encourage the
chicken industry. Many sheckles can
be gathered in next spring and sum-
mer If proper attention Is given to this
matter from now On.
Kfnston Free Press: It is rumored
that a big wholesale house is to be one
Of the new and important enterprises !
to be entered into in kinstOn IN th@
near future. Details cannot be given
of tn enterprises, but it is said thaI
the business is to be on a large sctLe
and that store houses Will hH DUH
south Of CaswelIs monument. on queen
street at an early date for the pro-
prietors OF the business.
Troy Examiner: Last Sunday evening
about S O'Clock. a few mics west OF
Trov V,1tar proven was shot and al
most frstqrtIy killed by his brother.
"Pud" P-nva~. II seems that the boys
had not Daen on friendly terms since
waite rr-~fad. inst two weeks 10 a
day. Bud came to Troy Monday morn
Snr q-T e~rr--ar6arad to the sheriff. saw
Ing trrt ne did the shooting in self
defense.
Crer0rfr Gazette: The long red hill
Or aqst Marietta still gives its stun
muddy Welcome TO visitors VINO come
f~Cn trqt direction. The other day n
faam ..errIInd" there with nothing in
tra wagon but and empty kerosene
Esr-aI The driver got out and walk
81 Il would help matters some II the
town would rim the street sprinkler
along east Marietta and keep the mud
thin enough to wade through.
rrrrar'e F~fa-d- The grand lodge OF
4F9Sore ~ North CarnIina will meet In
Pr1afgh Tuesday. January 18th. Nav
This ~. fr- best meeting in tn" history
N-- -T-~1s-n
The ~rnvvfttne on Masonic tHmn'n met
in p-1~F-N on the evening Of Dncnm-
bar 20+H TNnv rave ont NOthin" for
TuYrfra-fOv. IS thav prefer to submit
trrf~ Mons 70 tho grand lodge before
n-kfr~ thorn n1hIir. W" are inf""rn-
81. ho--ova~ from reliable authority,
that tho building Of the temple Is aS-
surrd. ana that work Will be COM
mcuced I'm the early spring
r~r~'fneton News: \ most distressing
accident occurred ualr Ossipne Tues
6av nF lost wnnk. TIL" infant child OF
A.. and Ms. Dan Tickle was strangle1
hv rnrafv:ng n m%Outhful OF ashes from
m or1a~ child. Mrs. Tickle had just
left tho room 10 prepare supper ana
left lfttla tot lying i'm the Grade and
an older child. some two ana 4 h.
or thrna vn0rs Old. IN IN" room Inc
older child had n small tin box with
some 1SFHS III II ana gave tiTlii - IL
infant i'm the cradle. 1t sucked them
down into It's lungs and at ono began
to cry. It's mother ran INTO the room
erI seeing the trouble. at once gave
the alarm. NeighhOrs came at once
ard did all they could for the suffer-
er, hut TO no avail, and 1t died within
an hour.
washington Special to Raleigh Post:
Mayor Hahn. collector OF the port or
New Bern. Y. c.. has not
his fghr for disappointment. despite
tho fact that the president has sent to
the senate on the recommendation OF
Senator P~ritchard. the nomination OF
Daniel W. Patrick. While the q
are all against him Hahn has appeal
ed his case direct to the president
with whom he has placed a statement
of his case and an appeal for "taIr play
and Justice" Sensational charges are
contained i'm Hahn's statement or ms
case. Whether or not the president
mas decided to probe deeply in the mat
ter IS not known. but he is sutflclentlS
impressed with Hahans statement VI
mis- case to refer papers filed by hin
to Senator P~ritChard. This means ina
an answer will De expected.
Williamson Enterprise: r. L. Gard
per VINO is wanted on charge OF tn'
rrrder and seduction OF Miss Victoria
H1IlnlLL. vi IldAAAAANSAAr -"
eIuded the ~viigance OF the ponce. ih'
unfortuu.te girls confessions to he
father places all the blame on tara
nor and his business arrangement
letters. and confidential talk VIII
friends show clearly his guilt of tn
most serious crime on the calendar o
crimes. Miss Barnhill was an attrac
five Young woman. of Hamilton, am
q general faVOrite in that town. IN
pa0uIr of the entire county are anXIou
to see Justice meted out to her De
trayer. - y pair of b"lOodhoundS ma
been purchased by the county author
flies for the detection Of crime. j. L
Bowen. keeper of the county home, ma
them IN charge.
Tlrhoro Southerner: The legality q
the us. Of slot machines which are 10
r1teE in several places in the count
will be tested when the superior cOul
cOnveneS for EdgecOmbe. on a wal
rant sworn out by Dr. II. T. Bass. tn
owner of the machine in the Hott
Farrar. J. W. Taylor. was arrested an
required TO give homo for his appear
anCe at court. The contention by tn
machine men is that the law is ne
violated. because a certain return
given for every nickel placed into til
slot. The certain return is music. L
each machine there Is 4 music n0E {"
tachmeut. the mechanism of which
put In motion when the nickel falls. |
addition to the music. a person. by d.
posting the money in the PROPER slO
may get his money back Z muC
more. Some machines paying as his
IS two dollars or more often nOthin
story of "a slave.
To be bound hand ana foot for yea