The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

New Bern Journal: Paris Sanders.
or as he is known, Pat" a coIored man
brought in two fine deer yesterday, q
buck and a doe. The buck weighed
a25 pounds and had large antlers and
was n beautiful animal. Pat killed the
two deer himself. on Brces' Creek.
some four miles from town
Rocky Mount Motor: 1t will be nee
essary to take a day off occasionally
to keep up with the improvements IN
Rocky Mount. The town is growing
rapidly, many new buildings are go
ing up in different parts OF the town.
dwelling houses are being remodeled,
and altogether we are taking on a city,
like air.
Durham Sun: The Pearl Cotton Mill
has given evidence Of what a well-con-
Quoted business will no in Durham. At
q meeting OF the stockholders of these
mills. held yesterday. the usual semi
annual dividend of 4 per cent. was an
nounced. Besides this an extra divi-
dend of 20 per cent. was declared. max
ing a total OF "a per cent for the year.
Lumber Bridge Correspondent in The
Robesonian: Though the telephone
wire is broken north of Us people are
talking right along as if it was not
broken. Such is the report to US. 1t is
hard to believe. The facts have not
gone down right possibly. There are
more things, however. in heaven and
earth than we have dreamed or In our
philosophy,
Wilson News: Application will be
made to the general assembly for u
charter for another bank for Wilson.
The bank will be known as the Farm
ers' and Merchants bank. -- The new
tobacco warehouse being built on
Barnes street will be known as the
Liberty Warehouse. The proprietOrS
are hessrs. Calvin Woodland, b. +.
Lane. J. H. Harrison and 4. o. Davis.
Charlotte Observer: Several live rab-
bits have been captured and K to
Davidson, and these will be inOculated
with the new bacteria that have been
discovered in the blood of Mcleod and
Boyce. The physicians will Their be
able to watch the rabbits; note how
long they live after being inOculated
with the poison, and after the ami
mails die they can make n study of the
effects of the poison on the various
parts OF their body,
CIarkton Express: Rev. W. S. Bal
lard has resigned as pastor of the Bap-
fist church at his place. This leaves
the church without a PASTOR The
"City of Fayetteville" is now making
regular trips between Fayetteville and
Wilmington. 1t presents an attrac-
tive appearance as it glides over the
waters of the Cape Fear at night with
its 120 i~ncandescent electric lights in
full glow. Illuminating and rendering
attractive the beautiful scenery along
the historic stream.
Winston Sentinel: Deputy Sheriff
HutChenss today arrested Ed. Beck,
eolored. and carried him to ThOmp-
sons drug store, where he was vacci-
mated. Beck has been exposed to
smallpox, and when DR.. Bynum was at
his home Beck would not be vacci-
mated, saying there were not enough
white men in the county to vaccinate
him. Nevertheless, he was as gentle
as a lamb when the officer marched
him up. and he took the dose" o. K.
Monroe Journal: The barn Of Rev.
d. III. Austin. who lives near Char
Iotte, was burned yesterday morning
at 2 o'clock. Three mules and sever
head of cattle were roasted alive. -
In Buford township last Wednesday
afternoon Thomas Presson, fifteen
years Of age went out to shoot a bird.
Finding his gun would not work he
carried it into the Gus to try to
remedy the matter when the gun dis
charged, the entire load entering the
body of his t~hree-year-old nephew-a
son of Lemuel Ferguson-inficting a
wound from which the child died last
thursday. THOMAS PreSSOn is Il son OF
Lemuel PresSOn who died from the
effects of Il gun kick during the
Christmas holidays.
Charlotte Observer: Eli Rogers. the
insane man who killed Miss Nancy
PRESLEY and 4 cOlored bow named
Will Richardson. near Stout. in Union
county. Monday morning. was pursued
yesterday by owe fifty men. Colonel
w. W. Phifer. who visited Stout yes
terday, saw the party. He states that
Rogers has terrOriZed the neighbour
hood and 4 determined effort is being
mad to effect his capture. He was
seen yesterday. but was so heavily
armed that those who saw him feared
to make an attack. The lunatic has
three gun II three reVOIvers. and it
was reported 10 Colonel .Phifer that
Rogers said he would kill ut least six
men before he could be taken The
members of the pursuing party have
Rogers located-or think they have
him loCdted-in i thick piece of woods
nea Stout, and expected 10 secure
b~lOOdhOunds last evening to follow his
trail in the forest. Men who are nc
quainted with the incidents of the
double murder state that Rogers killed
TIE boy because he hated him and
killed the woman because he loved her
Sunday he wrote asking that he be al
lowed 10 marry her daughter. and be-
cause the mother laughed at his re-
quest Rogers shot to death the wo-
man he said he loved