The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

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increase in values to the amount of
about fifty thousand dollars over last
year.
Clarkton Express: Some of our cot
ton farmers are complaining of the ap-
pearance OF what they call the sharp
shooters" in their cotton fields Mr..
s wv. Odum showed us several bolls yes
terday that were affected. n sharp
shooters is said to be a small insect
that stings the boil and renders 1t
worthless, drying it up. MIR Odum says
that he will lose considerably by this
pest.
Kinston Free Press: A rather pecu-
liar accident occurred to Mr.. axe
Rhodes yesterday and resulted in a
right serious injury to him. While
cutting a watermelon which had
been IN the refrigerator part of the
ice factory and consequently had be-
come rigid by reason OF the virtu-
ally frozen state in which 1t was,
he had his hand to slip and the
rind cut it seriously the cash ex-
tending several inched in length.
Kinston Free Press: The Bank of
OnsIow was chartered Monday by the
secretary of state, to do a general COM
merciaI and savings banking business
at Jacksonville, Onslow county. Inc
AUTHORIZED CdHItdI Is S-p,UVVr " "AAoN
amount IS. 900 has been paid in The
inc~orpOratOrs are of the leading bust
ness and professional men OF Onslow,
some OF whom are we'll known in this
city.
The Robesonian: The actual insol-
vent list. as allowed the sheriff by
the board of commissioners on the
taxes OF last year, mounts TO s234.2l.
Lumber Bridge township leads the list
and has no delinquents; Blue Springs
Back Swamp, Raft Swap, Smiths, Sad
die Tree and Wisharts have only one
each; White House and HowellsvIlla
two Zach and Lumberton three.
These are the actual i~nsolyents, as
allowed by the board. We believe 1t -
the smallest list which has ever
come under our observation.
New Bern Journal: Sunday morning
there were twenty-nine Italian laborerS
landed here from the steamer Ocracoke
and they were taken to their camp two
miles north OF the city. They are a
part of the force of men who are to be
put to work on the p. o. n w. rail-
way. There will be additions to this
number as it is expected that 25O men
will be working there by September 1st.
The Italians are experienced men and
are Industrious and sober. They came
here from a job OF the Pennsylvania
railway.
Charlotte Observer: There is no dan
ger of race suicide" in n branch of
the Poteet family, in Burke county.
On Tuesday. August End, Mr.. and Mrs.
Syney Poteet, of Enola, Burke county,
celebrated their 56th wedding anniver-
sary. This date was also the old gen.
tleman's 18th birthday. Mrs. Poteet is
70 years of age. They have reared
eleven children to manhood's estate. all
of whom are living, together with. %
grand children and I g~reat-grand-
children, making a grand total of 40
descendants. y majority of these were
present at the family reunion.
Salisbury Special to the Charlotte
observer: That the attitude of Mr..
A. H. Price. assistant attorney for this
district, may not be misunderstood,
this writer begs to say that Mr.. Price
will support with his vote Hon: T..
Spencer Blackburn, at last of Wilkes
boro and Wilkesboro only. The item
In The Observer of Saturday did
not intend to put Mr.. Price in the
role of endorseing his fathers posi-
ton upon the political situation.
Captain Prices house is divided
against itself. He will vote against
Mr.. blackburn, Mr.. A. H. Price will
vote for him.
Durham Herald: Because they said
they could get whiskey and re-
ceive money for this purpose, two
defendants were tried before the
mayor yesterday morning for not car
rying out the contract. One was sent
over to the grand jury and the other
was discharged. viii Whitaker
received % cents from Alex. Holeman
and Henry Jones, for which he said
that he would soon be back with
whiskey. Instead of getting the
booze" he appropriated the money to
his own use and the charge of getting
money under false pretense followed.
He was bound over to cuOrt under
a bond of $50. He went to Jail. W. Is.
cash was the other defendant. He was
charged with getting 40 cents under the
same p%retense but it was shown thal
he still had the money and was ready
TO turn it over to the proper party
This settled the case
Salisbury Sun: Captain J. d. Phil
lips, of Spencer. until a few weeks
ago a conductor on the Southern be-
tween Spencer and Selma. was ar
rested at his home at pence this morn
ing about Z o'clock and is now in jal
awaiting trial Saturday morning a.
10 O'Clock before Squire Joseph c.. Kes-
Ter. For eyera weeks both Chief
Conely and Captain Haney, of the
Southern detective force, nave peer
working on the numerous robberies
on the Spencer and Salisbury yards
The loss on account of merchandise
taken erorp the cars on these yards ha:
been stupendous but up to this time tn
arrests have beer confined largely tt
negroes. A web of evidence sufficient
20 warrant his arrest vas woven arount
Captain Phillips n at Z o'clock Thu:
morning Chief Conely, Captain Hane.
and Deputies Julian and Sicelof Wen
TO his home and found him yet in bed
They Immediately proceeded to search
his house and among other things fount
tive typewr.tters which had been Stoler
from s. train III by Captain Phillip:
last DeceuFoer. Other articles OF mer'
chandise were found on the premises.
Acid Dyspepsia q Very Common Dis.
ease.
1t is indicated by sour stomach, heart