The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-14
NORTH CAROLINA.

News and Observer: Nh. +. q AreL-
dell left yesterday Tor N!t.StcLI 3aLeLI'
where he will meet Mr. r. r. C~ndIndIE.
of FIkfn. and begin with MIN the can
Xaes of the state for the $4,000 to be
,-oisa5 for the st. Louis exposition.
Tho will visit first the manufacturers
of Winston. High Point and Greensboro
Durbsm Herald: The county commits
sf01ers have decided TO employ fifty
r+ate cOuvicts to assist in building good
loads for this county provided the pen
.teutiary authorities have c- for hire
at this time. 4 telegram was sent TO
Superintendent Mann yesterday after
noon asking for this number. The board
Will get a reply today.
Lincoln Journal: In tearing down the
Reedy building on Main street, the
wDrkmen found between the walls an
OId-faShiOned spinet-the piano OF those
days. 1t is possibly a hundred years
old, and belonged to the MlchaI
-Schenck family, who built the house and
occupied it as a residence in 1895. The
spinet is now in the possession OF MI.
Blair Jenkins a grand son of MichaI
Schenck.
New Bern Journal: George Whites
scheme to plant a negro colony III New
Jersey o not appear TO be a very
popular one with our cOlOred CITIZENS.
New Bern is by far the easiest place
InSy VIII ever ILIiu NAAChA -
Most of them own their homes, and
many of the older ones get PENSIONS
and the younger ones find 1t possible 10
live in happy idIeness all the day long
Charlotte Chronicle: The Manufac-
ers' Record says: Mr.. George w.
Vanderbilt wires The Manufacturers
Record from BiltmOre. y. c., that there
is not a word of truth III report that
he IS to start a manufacturing town in
North Carolina" This, it is presumed.
knocks in the head that story about
another model town which Mr.. Wander
biIt. as was reported intended to build
out il the Sapphire country neighb0r-
hood.
AshevilIe Gazette: DR.. and Mrs. ThOs.
y. CheesbOrough, While driving over the
mountain road Sunday afternoon from
DR.. Battles residence to the savanna
rOa, had u narrow escape from death.
The buggy turned over and both the
were thrown over Il preclplce
Twenty-Five feet high and with horse
and buggy on top. Neither Dr..
CheesbOrOugh nor Mrs. CheesbOrOugh
was hurt other than receiving u few
bruises
KfnstOn Free Press: kinstOn has q
VerItable snake chaTmer i'll the person
of young Albert VINO works
for the telephone mpa He Is cor
Letting a number of reptiles, among
III Il I'LL VI NAAS - $4,000
ty in this section. Some time ago M
carried with him as u pocket companion
IN Did field adder that seemed TO De uh'
der perfect control and since then n
has added to his collection the deaQl.
white Okla. snake. The fangs Of tn
white oak snake have been extracted
but he is an ugly looking customer JUS
the same. being of considerable size
Young Chandler seems absolutely Iedl
less of hIs pets. and takes great pleas
ure ii fOOling with them
Durham Sun: There was a small stz
ed strike at the Blackwell factory TN
morning in which about ten or t"elE
of the hands who work the dutonlatl
machines walked out. From what coul
he learned 1t seems that heretofore II
EMPLOYEES who run these machine
have been allowed to sit IN chalrS an
do their work. The factory closed 90"
several DAYS g and did not staI
again until yesterday morning In u
meantime all the chairs that have pee
used were taken from the factory an
each one was required 10 Stahu anu =
his work. which. we are informed W.
very tiresOme, on account OF those doih
the work having to stoop down
much Those who struck this mOrnir
worked Yesterday and came down TO s
70 work this morning. provided chdl
were allowed them. which was ans
vuteIy refused by the foreman. 1t w;
Then that the above nuIllDeI "dlhSu "
and at this writing are still out
Greensboro Record: There IS a NOV
gnent on foot to establish a tour tea
balI league in this state. A meeth
will be held IN Greensboro Wednesdj
20 arrange a schedule Of games. II
Gowns to put teams in the field W
y,n Greensboro, Winston, Concord al
Durham. 1t will be a league OF am
seur players. Most of Durham pla
s,rs have been secured. The burma
team will be under the management
w. g. TOmlinson. of this city. al
Wade Oldham. we'll known IN cole
ball circles, will be captain Some
fhe other players Will be Long Jim Fo
Hobgood of Wake Forest. Oldham a.
Noble of the University. Elliott OF III
sty. Lindsay of Guilford' CleVelar
Norton and Homan Rawls. o. burma
Two others will be secured In a II
@iays. The Durham team leaves We
Eesday for Columbia. :. c.. where IN
Dlay Thursday, Friday and Saturua
They will also shortly play Greenspo
winston. Concord and Charlotte.
No man or woman in the state v