The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
NOkTH CAROLINA.

winston Sentinel: the surest sign Of
Winston-Salem'S prosperity Is 10 De
read in the January postoftice receipts,
which foot up $5,426. 20. an increase of
practically 81. 900 over the same month
q wear ago.
Rocky Mount Motor: There is a man
in Nash county who deserves mention.
We withhold his mime by request. He
Is only a years old and has sixteen liv-
ing children. eight boys and eight girls.
He was married at 81 vnars of age. All
the children live at home.
Winston Times: There is a difference
of opinion here as to how the tobacco
crops will be pitched. 1t is understood
that some will reduce their crops one
third, while others are figuring on 4
short crop everywhere except in Nash
county. and are going to plant all they
can set out. hoping 10 coin all the
money this fall and get ahead OF all
the rest.
GastOnia Gazette: Quite an enthus-
Iastic meeting was hell in the city nal!
Friday night to take up again the
question of moving the court house 10
G%astOnia. A large number Of petitions
were put in circulation asking the leg
islature for authority to hold an cleo
ton on the issue not later than the
first Tuesday in September. the ma
jority of the votes cast to decide the
issue
Clarkton Express: Three free rural
delivery routes started from this post
office Monday. Mr.. George H. Gro
martie Is carrier for y. ] Mr.. william
l.. DOrsette for No. , and Mr.. Lee Bald
OF Elizabeth township. called in yester-
day and settled her dues. Mrs. Hayes
tells US that she has been managing 4
farm herself for % years and has never
contracted Il debt that she couldn't
pay when it became due.
Durham Herald: One of the street
cars. No. 3, was thrown from the track
near Trinity college last night about 8
O'Clock. 4 delay of some thirty min
Utes was caused. The car was thrown
from the track by rocks that had been
piled along the side of the irons evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of Wrecking it.
It is the same car that was fired into
sometime ago. AS yet the authorities
have been unable to ascertain who the
guilty parties are, although they are
doing all in their power to bring them
10 Justice.
Durham Sun: Dave Malone. who had
been missing since Saturday night,
was found Monday evening and
brought to the mayors office about 9
o'clock at night. When he was found
he was deliriOus and is yet in that con-
dition. A close watch is being kept
over him. as he has threatened to kill
himself. and it is feared he may do
himself injury. When found Monday
night he fought desperately against be-
ing brought away from where he was.
He was carried from here to his home
a short distance from the city. Mr..
Malone left his home last Saturday
night about 4 o'clock, and during this
time it is supposed that he has been
wandering about. He was found in a
ninnn IF moods on IT, IT, 1r0++o,-;lIo MOO
a few miles south of
Charlotte Observer: A peculiar de-
lusion on the part of a sick man in this
city resulted, recently. in the serious
injury of a very old lady. The affair is
of so distressing a character that, fol
good reasons, names are suppressed
The man. who is past middle age. live:
in the house, alone. with his mother
He was Ill and she was his faithful
and when she entered his room h
spranc from his bed and attacked her
Tortured by q diseased mind he i'm,
agined his mother was a lioness. anC
he came near to killing her before hi
madness had spent its force. The fac.
n throat of the Old lady were badl,
bruised and cut, and she bled profuse
ly. AZ n result of the attack she ha!
been critically Ill.
Washington Special to Raleigh Pos
of February 5th: 4 dispatch received
this morning from Ashevine. n. c.
the critical illness of tn
Hon. ]. L. NJ. Curry, former ministe
to Spain. who has been in the sOutl
for some weeks for his health. Mrs
Curry was in Philadelphia. vfsitin:
relatives. Arrangements were mad
for her to reach the bedside of her hus
band at the earliest POSSIBLE moment
She left PHILADELPHIA this afternoon il
q SDhPI1l car attached tn the Southern
limited. and was Joined here tOnigh
by Richmond Pearson. her brother in
law, who will journey with her t
Asheville. For years the Curry famil,
have occupied their home in this city
The cause OF Mr.. Curry's illness is no
known. although he has been in fail
ing health for some time.
Staesvflle Landmark: Mr.. Sain. VIII
makes 4 business of trapping mink
and SuCh like varmints on Third creek
was i'll town Saturday and bought
fresh supply of steel traps. which n
uses i'll his business. The same day NJ
Sain sold eight mink skins at SO each
This season he has sold q skins. TO
which he received $40, which goes [
show that trapping is not an unprot
liable business. - DR.. J. F. FOard, @
Statesville. who is much interested 1
the negro question and has studied
with care. has written a pamphlet o
this subject which he hopes to hay
printed to lay before tho IeFislatur
and congress. This is the third ed
ton of a similar pamphlet by u
FOard. the first having been written I
1876 and another four years later. u
Foard contends hat the only sOIutio
OF the negro problem is TO send tn
race back TO Africa: that this voul
be better for both the negroes and III
whites. and that the general govern
ment should furnish the means 10 CO
onize the negroes in Africa.