The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-15
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

Watson Times: Mr.. p. p. Clark firsc
sergeant Of the FOurtyfourth company,
coast artillery. stationed at Fort Wash
ingtOn. Nd. IS visiting his mother, Mrs.
Hattie Clark He IS also on a recruit
ing expedition and wants forty men to
go in the artillery service. Mr.. CIarI.
as q clever fellow and his many frier Is
are glad "a see him. He Will open a
recruiting office mere Tor il month.
Greensboro Record: John Weather.y
and his dog seiz-I more birds yester-
day. When the train from Mt. Airy
came II at noon John was at the depot
and 50 was his Dog. When certain
bOxes Were taken from the express car
the dog freed but the crowd gather
ed around and laughed. for he was
holding right on 10 :. box OF eggs. -
expect some of the eggs have hatched
birds by this time" said John as he
waded in and he was night. Neatly
packed inside the eggs, figurativeIy
Speaking. We're Il birds. They were
shipped by J. Z. DaEIey at Aarat to ].
H WaIeusteiu. Washington. They
were sold at auction at the court house
door this morning and averaged S1.a0
dozen.
Greensboro Record. Chief Scott has
been trailing Will Ingram, cOlOred,
who shot and killed Scales Morris, Il
white man, at the Battle Ground, July
18th. 1900, for some time, finally locating
him at Harrisburg, Pa a warrant was
sent for his arrest Friday and today
Mr. Scott had u wire that afle was IN
jail. was the right man and to come
after him 1t Is pi resumed Ingram has
acknowledged his identity. Requisi-
ton papers will be obtained and a man
who knows him we'll will be sent after
him.
Lumberton Robesonian: At a meet
ing Of the board of commission
crs Friday. steps were taken
10 secure the organization of a
fire company for better protection
To the town. Mr.. :. Mcintyre was
elected chief of this department, cloth
ed with police power and empowered
TO select a foreman and five assistants
for each reel 1t was also ordered tina:
one reel be placed in the hands of the
colorcd people of the town, the direction
of which shall also be IN the hands Of
the chief Arrangements were made 20
purchasr another reel cart and five
hundred feet of hOSs-
Concord Times: Mr.. Charles F. Burns
of Cleveland. o.. mas recently organized I
the North Carolina Mining and Milling
Company, with a capital of $2OO,C
This company Will work on Il very eX-
Tensive scale in this and Stanly coun-
ties The company already owns large
tracts of land in these two counties,
and will locate on them large and mod
inc \
big lot of machinery has been purchas-
Ell. and IS now Jn the way here The
company ewns :. large tract of land
next to the Barringer mine, and also L
tract Of several hundred acres five miles
east Of Concord. known as the Thomas
Litaker place.
Asheyille GaZeJte-NeWs: Saturday
afternoon Engineer Ernest Patterson.
while approaching Saluda. fell from
his engine and was painfully. although
mot seriously. injured. Mr.. Patterson
was standing on the running board OF
his engine, when his foot slipped All
he fell TO the ground. He was picked
UP and taken to Saluda, and then
brought to AshevilIe on No. 13 Satur-
day night
AshevilIe Citizen: The party of au-
JOqnODfl1StS, InCOuuluS NH anu MIS-
Tench Coke, Mr.. and Mrs. Graham, and
J. b. Hedges, who represents the White
Touring Car, which left this city last
Friday, returned yesterday, all in good
hurnor on account of no accidents 10
mar their perilOus mountain trip over
the Blue Ridge. On several occasions
they became somewhat excited eSps-
-Cially where the grade was steep and
the road or mountain path was not
much more than rocks which looked
down on precipitOus slopes. Mr. He'd
ges laughed at the idea of danger but
admitted that the trip was interesting
so interesting in fact that at places a
false move or the machines stopping
meant a fall of the outfit down the
mountain. The trip was made in fast
time seven hours elapsed time, and
that in cold weather. Part of the way,
where the road was good, the car was
turned up To i high speed and this n
an icy breeze meant feet and hands
80 cold that one could not always be
sure just whose feet and hands they
weTa