The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-30
NORTH CAROLINA.

Chatham Record: An effort is being
made to organize a new county out of
parts of Chatham, Harnett and Moore
with Sanford as the county seat
Aberdeen Telegram: The Naval
Store. supply Company are erecting
a rlant for distilling %turpentine, creo-
sote, and kindred products from light
WOO in Aberdeen, near Aberdeen
creek
Onslow Messenger: Mr.. J. r. Ball.
Of KinstOn, the travelling representa-
tive of the cotton exporting firm Of
Rodgers & McCdbe of Norfolk, is in
town for the purpose of ascertaining
the amount of marketable cotton that
can be purchased. He says the cot
ton limit upon the market at the pres
ent tine i: 8 ga cents per pound.
Williamson Enterprise: A company
will be formed to manufacture a drink
from the yeOpon tree which is a native
of Eastern Carolina. Tea made from
the leaves of his shrub sWeetened
with molasses was q favorite beVer-
age "befo' de wah." Physicians say
1t contains fine medicinal qualities. A
plant for it's manufacture will be erect
ed either at Washington or Elizabeth
City.
Gastonia Gazette: A mass meeting
of the citizens of GastOnia will be held
in the Y. NJ. c.. a. hall at 1870 o'clock
Monday evening for the purpose of
taking some steps towards the inaug-
uratiOn of an active fight against the
whiskey traffic in CASTOR county. The
p tition now in circulation asking the
legislature to prohibit the manufact-
ure and sale of whisl1ey in the county
Is meeting the hearty approval of the
people and the fight for prohibition
promises 10 be a strong one.
Raleigh Post: The Presbyterian
membership Of his city was greatly
shocked yesterday upOn receipt of a
telegram announcing the death of the
wife of their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Cave,
at Paducah Kentucky. Mr.. Cave has
but recently accepted the p~astorate of
the chuCh in this city, and expected to
move his family here some days ago.
but Mrs. Caves illness prevented. The
community will sincerely unite with
the congregation and it's pastor in this
painful affiction.
Rocky Mount Motor: We learn that
the committee appointed by the great
mass meeting of farmers, at Rocky
Mount, OH Dec. 10Th, 1902, to prepare a
plan of organization, have about COM
pleted the plan and that same will be
published in the next few days. The
plan Ia Il comprehensive one. Its en-
deaVOT will be to organize all the far
mers n by steadily following the
prescribed course to get a living price
for farm products. The committee
who have in hand the details Of the
Bryan Grimes. J.. o. w. Gravely and
o. l. JOyner.
Salisbury Sun: Owing to the pre-
valence of smallpox In the community
the board of city aldermen held a
special meeting last night n it was
found necessary on account of the
smallpox situation in and round us
to have the ordinance appertaining to
compulsory vaccination in Salisbury
enforced and that DR.. w. w. McKen-
gie, health officer, together with the
chairman of the board of health of the
city, make arrangements with the
physicians to vaccinate all persons
who have not been successfully vacci-
mated IN the last three years and that
a full report must be made to the
board.
Webstcr's Weekly: Mr.. Jas. V. Price
our clever and efficient Clerk of the
superior court. has added to his equip
ment the finest typewriter ever
brought to the county, costing SITS. 1t
Is q marvellous piece of mechanism,
He uses It principally for the purpose
of copying records into the books and
it saves at least a third of the paper
that vas required under the old or
der. We are sure the county fathers
will make a note of the excellent work
done by this machine and will do the
handsome thing by our progressive
clerk, who is determined that no coun-
In the state shall have a better SER
vice. in mis- line than old Rockingham,
Elizabeth City Economist: The An
ti-SaloOu League of this city is max
ing Il strong fight for the passage OF
the London bill by the present legisla-
ture. which bill is intended to prohibit
the manufacture INC sale of liquors
outside OF incorporated towns. The
local league sent Il petition to the leg
~islatuUe this. week asking for the pas
sage of the bill.-Mr. j. j. Perry,
who lives near town was in The Econ
omist office Wednesday and told us OF
quite y remarkable negro living in the
lower part of this county. He said
the negro vas married ~thirty-one
years ago. at which time he settled
down III a rented farm. where he has
lived ever since, making good crops
every year and doing we'll. He has
twelve living Children and eight dead.
He has been married only once.