The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-14
NORTH CAROLINA.

StatesvilIe Landmarks: 1t is stated
that Judge Howard, of TarbOrO. has
given 81. 600 for the erection of d cot
tage at the Barium Orphans home IN
memory of his wife.
Rocky Mount Motor: We hear that a
lot of the large tobacco plants in some
sections were damaged by the frost
Saturday night, ana il IS estimated that
the fruit crop will be cut short fully one
half. We fear that the crops through
out the state are damaged to u great
extent
Statesyille Landmark: Four wild
ducks were found in town saturday
morning Two were dead and the 9TH
eTs crippled. The suppositiCn is that
The ducks We're blow about by the
windstOrm of Friday night ana we're
killed and crippled by coming in con-
tact with the electric light wires. They
were very fine specimens and those so
fortunate as to get hold OF them en-
jOyed roast duck Sunday.
Wadesboro Messenger: Perhaps the
smallest tax ever collected by a sheriff
Of North Carolina We receipted for re-
Gently by eX-Sherif eddy, Alec tDoch)
Moore, cOlOred, of MOrVen township,
was the man from whom the X-O
cent was collected. No attempt was
made to divide the tax between state,
tCunCy ana SClOO ,DuI TIE SlIIlIN
amount was turned into the treasury
for the benefit of the general county
fund.
Kinston Free Press: In the account
of the alteration between Mr.. w. K.
Bond and Mr.. Cha3- Hamlin on the
streets last week the head ines of The
Free Press terming it as hOrSeWhipping
affair was objected 20 by Mr.. Hamlin
in that it was misleading inasmuch as
it was not = hOrsewhiDping in the COM
mon acceptance of the term. Mr.. Ham
lin also says that he had his knife out
trying to defend himself when friends
interfered.
Rocky Mount Motor: The Rocky
Mount Machine Works has just COM
pleted d patented machine for n1r J. o..
w. Gravely to distribute and
guanO. The flow of guanO can be regu-
lated perfectly and whereas by hand
distribution of guanO Il pillow has to fol-
low and cover up the row. this ma
hin does all the work ut one trip.
Mr.. GraVely has been working On the
machine for years and at a recent test
everything worked satisfactory. Mr.
GraVeIy says he would not take 100000
cash for the patent.
Elkin Special to Charlotte Observer:
The tide of emigration still flows to
the west. Yesterday Il party of % left
Wilkes and Allegheny for different Sec
lions in the west and l hear that an
other party are preparing to go at an
early ate. These people are selling
their -."mes n property. many o.
them Il sacrifice, to raise money to
carry lem out there and the nance
are trat Il number of them will long to
see tne glad hills of old North Caro-
lima, but never sec tie sight again.
Durham Herald: y few days ago
Deputy Collector S. p Setterfiel1 and
posse destrOy 81 a large moonshine"
distiIIery in the northern part of the
county and about the same time a posse
from Alamance county SW0Oned down
on Durham and cut up three plants of
this kind, making one arrest The raid
of the Alamance officers was made near
South Lowell, on this side of Little
River and the three stills were found
within a radius OF two miles. All three
were in operation II the time of the
raid, which was MADE early in the
morning after the officers had remained
in the woods all night.
Dunn Guide: Mr.. ]. w. Pipkin from
the west side of tn. Cape Fear river
is in town today. When asked for an
item % Eews he told us Of an old
goose on his place that was about the
only thing left when the army passed
in 1866. He say he does not know just
how old the goose was at hat time,
but she was at least five years old.
This would make the goose rs years old,
and he says from indications she is
good for several summers more. She
is perhaps the oldest goose in the state
is now blind and receives her food
from the hand. She moves about with
The other tlOcE.
New Bern Journal: The Journal has
several time reported depredations in
different parts of the city committed
by some unknown person. Mr.. r. P
Williams plant has suffered by this
person or persons and twice within a
few weeks the egineer at the gas plant
has found the water let out of the
boiler greatly endangcrinS ives and
property in the neighDorhOod- 1t is
said. moreover, that the Atlantic and
North Carolina shops have suffered in
the same way. The --latest mischief of
the misCreant is reported from: the teie-
phone office. Early Sunday morning
some one went into the exchange. he
door not being locked. = cut "A wires.
AT the distributing board and switch
board. all belonging to the local eN-
change.
Good for Children.
The DIeaSaut to take and harmless