The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-02
NORTH CAROLINA.


Lumberton Argus: r.. T. D.. route
H. from Lumberton, goes into opera
tion september Is. Mr.. L. c. Davis is
10 De carrier. with Mr.. ]. z. Carlyle
as suotltute. This route will supply
the section west of Lumberton, and dis
poses of Grady postofice.
Greensboro Record: Good news for
the friends OF CT. T. College. Mrs. Rob-
ertson, the president, gives notice OF
the opening on October 9Th. in the ele-
giant new building. with every modern
comfort and convenience. New furni-
ture and equipment throughout.
Rich Square Times: Three weeks rain
the latter part of July and first of Au-
guest, ollowedb by a drouth, have blast
ed the prospects of the farmers Of
Northampton and adjoining counties
for a large yield OF cotton. We had,
perhaps, the best cotton crop i'll many
years. and peanuts and potatoes appear
to be good.
Asheville Gazette-News: ID. c.. Dew
enish. manager of the new cotton mill
10 be located on the French Broad river.
returned from the north late yesterday
afternoon where he went to purchase
machinery for the plant. The machin-
cry will arrive within the next sixty
days and will be Immediately Installed
and the mill put in operation.
Kinston Free Press: The first OF the
Italian laborers 10 work on the sewer
pipe line arrived yesterday evening
over the Coast Line and were put to
work this morning excavating for the
pipe. They present d very good ap-
Pearance- There are sixteen in the
crowd they are quartered for the
present in Mr.. Hugh Parham's prize
house. in west Kinston. Others will
follow in a short time.
New Bern Journal. The lights were
on the bum again last night. OF course
1t was fine for them to go down just
on Saturday night. Certainly the mer-
chants enjoyed it when they had to quit
waiting on customers TO go look up old
lamps and repair gas burners before
they could finish their sales. It's very
humiliating to acknowledge that all the
public utilities pertaining to the city Of
New Bern are failures. but that's about
the size of it.
Special to News and Observer: Reds
vile. N. c., August 29.-Jack billiard,
the negro desperate who escaped from
the county jail several weeks ago, was
seen on the public highway between
Reidsviue n Leaksville today. He
has lately been shooting promiScuouSly
at different parties and has threatened
the lives of several. He has been out
lawed by the county authorities, AM
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him on sight.
Salisbury Dispatch: The cave con-
structed for cOncealing goods has been
found Oh the premises of Captain J. d.
Phillips. at Spencer, the Southern rail-
way conductor who is. now in Jail here.
charged with robbing cars. In the cave
which is the work of genius, was found
four hundred pounds of brass. Other
stolen articles Of merchandise were
found in his dwelling. Captain Phillips
will await trial in the next term of
Rowan superior court.
Onslow Messenger: Congressman
Charles R. Thomas has been advised
nv the postoffice department that a ru-
raj free delivery inspector is now IN has
district and will remain there for some
time. Those interested in the service
should govern themselves accordingly.
CONGRESSMAN Thomas has in his district
about one hundred rural free delivery
routes and the number is constantly
on the increase. He is unceaslnS and
untiring in his efforts to serve his peo-
pie.
IIumberton Argus: Members of the
family in Lumberton received he INTEL
ligence this week of the death of Mr..
Richard r. Jones. which occurred at
Dupont. Ga, on the 18th. He had been
an inmate of the soldiers home at RAJ
leigh for some time, but left there last
spring to visit a daughter residing at
Dupont. He was taken sick there ana
was never able TO return to North Car
DINA. He was buried at Dupont on the
18th. And thus another old veteran
has crossed over the river.
Southport Standard: Hon. w. L.
McGinniss, assistant superintendent
railway service, visited Southport on
Tuesday, last for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the best possible mail service
for our community. In the evening an
informal reception was given on the
steamer Compton, attended by ABOUT
IS of our representative citizens, who
freely expressed their opinions as to
a change of schedule. 1t was an enthu-
siastic meeting, and it is generally un-
derstood that in the near future we
will have another change in the mail
schedule.
Special to News and Observer: She.-
by, N. c., August ga large crowd
still lingering about the county Ja1
e to see the murderer OF Chlei
Hamrick, Mr.. E. Y. Webb made q
short talk to the moi from the Jal
steps and it dispersed about 2 ocloCt
this morning, The sentiment is grad
r1ally growing less threatening toward
the prisoner. Solicitor Webb has re
ouested the governor to order a specia
term of court. Policeman m
who was shot by a negro, John Clark
at the county Jail Saturday night, diet
at 8 o'clock this morning. Policeman
Kendrick was shot in the back of hi
neck, the ball entered only a shor
ways and was easily removed. Sheriff
Suite narrowly escaped with a small
wound in his leg n one in the abdo
men. Clark was shot three times, ono
in the forehead, once in the left breas
and once in the thigh. 1T is though
akat he will die. Kendrick and Sheriff
Suttle are only slightly wounded an,
are doing we'll.
Healthy Mothers.
Mothers should always keep in goot
bodily health. They W 1t to thei
children. Yet it is no unusual sigh