The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-31
NORTH CAROLINA.

Greensboro Record: Probably nc
building was eve erected in Greensboro
OF more importance than the Sisters Of
Charity hospital, the walls OF which are
well up in Summit avenue Appear
ances indicate that 1t is going TO De q
most tasty structure, costing in equip
ment and all something like $i5,OOO-
Wilson Times: Sam Lung, the Chi
nese Iaundryman, gave a banquet to
the military boys last evening in the
armory. He served all kinds OF chi
nese fruit. cheese and candies TO the
boys around a table on which was nice
chinaware, chopsticks being used as
knives and forks. After the feast sam
sung a Chinese song, entitled collars
and Cuffs"
Goldsboro Argus: We heard a farm
er say today that he has seen more
robins this spring than for the past
six years all put together. n ques-
ton is. where did the robins come from!
Twenty years g there were immense
droyes of these birds in the
hood OF Goidsboro. and 1t was greas
sport for the boys TO go hunting and
bring home large number OF robins.
There were also many black-birds. But
the coon with his gun has been a
great enemy to game OF ali KINDS In
recent years farmers are more partic-
ular about posting their lands. hence
birds have been somewhat increasing
in number
CIarkton Express: Clarkton came
very near having a disastrous fire Mon
day morning. The engine Of the pas
senger train threw fire into a pile or
dross where the turpentine still used to
be. which spread rapidly. The smoke
was very black, n a crowd soon gath
cred and the fire was stopped. The
only damage done was the burning Of
a few crOss-ties and poles, belonging to
Mr.. O.. L. Clark. Had the wind been
blowing the whole town would have
been in danger. That same engine, No.
800. has urned the woods from Will
mington to Hamlet. doing more damage
than it is worth.
The Rockingham correspondent of
The Charlotte Observer gives a fearful
warning to candidates to be on guard
lest they throw away their blandish-
ments. A marriage occurred down
there. w. S. Thomas, present register
of deeds and candidate for renomina-
ton, issued the license. gratis; %
Armistead, also a candidate for regis
ter of deeds, played the wedding music;
M. j. Hinson, candidate for sheriff, who
Is a liveryman, furnished the carriages;
Rev II. S. Wright, present sheriff and
candidate for denomination, tied the
knot, while Rev. w. c. Webb, candi-
date for state senator. was present aid
ing and abetting. 1t was afterward
discovered that the groom was just 20
years old.
Monroe Enquirer: Two Mormon ell
went to Wingate, six miles east Of
herr r. lays g and before they
Jeff that village IAN up against Rev. J.
rv D ulster whn iS
well known Throughout this section for
his unique ways of going for those men
and measures which are to
him. Mr.. Little and the elders engaged
In conversation and the subject of
polygamy, as practiced by the Nor
monS. was sprung. One of the elders
said that he had no argument against
but the mother OF Christ
Dracticed it. assertion was too
much for Mr.. Little and we learn that
he told the elder that he could say what
ne nleased about Jimmy Little but he
had gone too far in slandering that
woman, and with that declaration he
landed a fist on the elders mouth, n
the elder not being a man OF war, turn
ed to flee and as he did So Mr.. Little
Kicked him and also kicked the otner
elder and threw a valise which one Oh
them a left after them n warned
them never TO come 10 "lASdCC oSoAh'
Neither one of the elders showed fight,
Monroe Journal: "A most distressing
thing happened near U~nionville last
Friday night in the death OF Annie, the
12-year-old daughter of Mr.. I. j. Price,
and the appalling circumstance which
brought about this result. The child
was thought to have dropsy, and while
Sitting on the piazza in the afternoon,
fell over in commissions, from which she
never recovered before death came at
IL o'clock that night. When this attack
came a doctor was called, and he par
ents first learned that a crime, which
is known to the law as felony, had been
committed Upon the person of their
child, and before she died another life
had been brought into existence. The
child-mother, gave no indication as to
who the perpetrator of the crime was.
and this seems now likely to forever be
q mystery, and if so. the States prison
will be cheated of it's just deserts. The
occurrence itself is very unusual In
medical history in this climate, if not
altogether u~nequalled, particularly as
the offspring is of ordinary size, living
and doing well.