The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-20
kOhTH CAROLINA.

New Bern Journal: The site for the
new Methodist church building has
been selected. 1t will be the p. esent
location of the parsonage, corner of
Middle and New streets. TIE PINS
for the use of the building now en- the
lot have not yet been determined.
Rocky Mount Motor: Mr.. John w.
Bradley. aged about q years, d ei at
his home in Edgecombe, ABOUT fl e
miles from Rocky Mount, On Thu stay
afternoon, after an illness OF only a
few hours. He was taken sudden y
about noon and died before a phys =
clan could reach him. 1t s b Ii -ve1
that death was due to a cong -stlve
chill.
Lincoln Journal: Mr.. ]. P. Barrin-
ger showed US this week a rock taken
from a vein on his place three nj es
from town. This ven is Is inches deep
and commences near he surface.
Sometime ago Mr.. Barrinser $ mt
some of this metal to an assayiSt who
pronounced it copper and gold TINS
vein will be ~prospected as soon as the
weather is more suitable for this work.
- Rockingham Anglo-SaxOn: The Pee
Dee Manufacturing Company has de-
cided to enlarge It's NIL NO. z, by a
one hundred foot addition, two stores
and the contract for the building was
given to Mr.. ]. a. Williams, Tuesday.
The lower story will be used for a
cloth room, and the upper story for
slashing, etc. This will make room for
1es looms. 900 spindles, and the nc
essary carding machinery. orders for
which have already been placed with
- -, 800 rono ~ M MARCUS n
prod uctfOn of about 23 1-3 per cent.
Fayetteville Observer: a negro who
has been in jail for several days to
pay magistrates costs, for a scrap2 in
to Which he had gotten, was today a
most popular jail bird. Two wOm-n
appeared and offered to pay his way
out on condition of marriage. One
went further than the other and offer
ed to Say for the license in addition to
paying the costs, and she was accept
ed. She carried out her part Of the
contract, and the man was taken b.
fore Squire OVERLY, who married the
couple. The disappointed one was
present at the marriage, but did not
eher her congratulations.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. T. 3. Ash
ford returned yesterday afternoon
from Raleigh, where he had been in the
interest of his device for measure test
ing. Mr.. Ashford says that his bill
to have the state adopt 1t for stand
ard keepers had passed the senate and
was favOrably received by the house
Of representatives. for consideration
and would undoubtedly pass that
branch of the lagislature.-PersonS
who were out of doors last evening be-
tween 8 and 7 O'Clock noticed a bGauti-
full red effect in the western hOr ION
which Appropriated the b~rilliancy of
the aurora bOrealis. 1t was truly a
grand effect and IS supposed TO have
been caused by the reflection of the
setting suns light on the ice in the
mountains of the Blue Ridge.
Charlotte News: There is a great,
ugly bulldog with the Old innocence
company which should be secured by
the city authorities and appointed TO a
position on the police force. AS a
peacemaker and "quarrel-stopper" the
dog IN question is one of the warmeSt
propositions that ever struck this
neck Of the woods. This afternoon two
members of the company, Messrs.
Earl and Gibson, became involved in a
rather warm discussion over some triv-
ial matter. The men were standing in
front of the Academy of Music and the
bulldog, which is the property of the
company and takes some of tie LEADING
Sheavy'' parts in "Old Innocence" wa.
meandering around near them. Sud
denly the discussion developed an al
tercation and Messrs. Earl and Wilson
went together with a dull thud. The
bulldog pricked up his ears when h.
noted that the actors had raised their
voices and when he saw them go to-
gether he got a running start for the
scrappers and when within ten feet n
them Ieaped bodily from the earth anG
formed a flying wedge that parteG
the two without CEREMONY. That one
"nying-wedge" sufficed to cool the ar
dor of the belligerent actors and the
dog. after cycling them furtiveIy for /,
few minutes. tripped away TO resume
ais exploration of the vicinity Of th'
Academy.