The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-08
NORTH CAROLINA

Asheyiile Gazette-News: Since b
trial Of the alleged cockfighters by
Judge Thomas A. Jones several weeks
ago. numerous reminders OF the incl
dent have been received by the judge.
principally in the shape of various
representative of before the main"
and some after. The latest contr1bu-
tion to the judges collection came yes
terday form away down in Mexico.
1t was a card on which worked IN
feathers three roosters-one dead and
two alive The souvenir is an artsuc
affair and Will be placed in Judge
Jones museum of sports"
Winston Sentinel: The shipment OF
over three million pounds Of manufac-
tured tobacco from W~inston-Salem last
month represented a business exceeding
one million dollars, for this tobacco sells
for an average OF about thlrty-n'e
cents a pound. Our eight factories
are as busy as they can behave been
90 for some time and promise 10 De
so for some months TO come. They are
compelled to increase their facilities.
and several of them are already pre-
pairing to enlarge their plants.
New Bern Journal: The local drop
METERS are having better luck with
their nets for the last few days.
4cores of people in New Bern add many
pennies to their wages every day oy
catching shad, with little drop nets.
A certain mechanic was seen early one
morning lately, with four fine shad.
for which he received 1925 all caught
and sold that morning before time TO go
TO work. Who shall say that New Bern
isn't a good town to live in.
Clinton Democrat: Mr.. wentworth
Peterson, who served a full appren-
ticeshlp at Hyde Park. Mass. n is
now q master machinist and in a splen-
did position wrote his father, Mr.. q.
s. Peterson of Clinton. a few days
since, that he is soon to take a trip to
France. the object OF his trip being to
inspect a costly French Tor
his employer, who gave an ORDER lor
the rig upon the condition that IL SUITS
him, and before having it shipped, Will
have Mr.. Peterson to pass Judgement
upon it
Kinston Free Press: Ri. Rev. A A.
Watson, bishop OF North Carolina. and
Mrs. Watson arrived yesterday after
noon from Wilmington. to spend a few
DAYS in the city with friends. Bishop
Watson is SO years old and too lnfIrm
to act in the official capacity OF a reg
ular visitation to this parish and MS
visit is merely a social one. though ne
did continuance at a special service
today.
Chatham Record: The last legisla-
ture passed an act ieYyinS a license
tax of $40 on every nonresident of this
state who came. here to hunt. In &C
cordance with this law ten non-resi-
dent hunters paid $40 a piece-a total
Of S1OO-to the clerk of Chatham super
ior court for the privilege of hunting
during the game season" just closed.
Monroe Journal: Mr.. Morgan Broom
OF this township says he has two gate
posts to his lot which he put down
the first year after the a and they
are good yet. The posts, though
small, are of mulberry wood. which Mr..
Broom says will outlast cedar or any
sther wood.
Gastonia News: hat was funny
ath Friday night. 1t rained and
Numbered like summer showers and
Ehe trees were covered with sleet. Hail
fell in torrents and there were plenty of
halls big as partridge eggs Saturday
morning up in the day at South Point.
Down about Crowders creek the ground
was covered with snow.
Kinston Free Press: Rev. Samuel P.
Zones, the famous evangelist and noted
lecturer, will lecture in KinSton Tues
day night, March 9Th. under the auspi-
ces of the Methodist church Of this
city.