The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-25
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

Tarboro Southerner: This is the
thirty-third day since rain fell here.
The length OF dry spells here is no.
known, but all are of the opinion that
this Is one of the most prolonged ever
known here.
Chatham Record: The grading c.
the New Hope Valley railroad is pro-
crossing rapidly, and it is expected
that fifteen miles of it will be graded
by the first OF mex Jauary. The hIst
three miles OF track will be laid by The
first day OF November.
Gastonia News: a small sized strike
occurred one day last week in the
weaving department Of the Enterprise
mill. The weavers were put on piece
work instead Of time work as hereto
fore, and this caused a misunderStanc-
ing and thus the wa1k-out. The Strike
only lasted a few hours for as Soon as
the weavers understood the matter the
majority OF them went back TO work.
Greensbor Record: Much ado over
nothing was made over he stoppaS"
of the Connecticut troops here when
they took supper at the Gufford ara
a negro WAS found eating in the same
dining room. The facts are that he en-
tered as a servant and was not motto
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Then Messrs. Cobb and Fry. to avoid
a repetition of il with the next section
to eat. notified the officers that no
more coIored men wOuld be allowed in,
the dining room and lunches were sent
to them at the train. That's all there
is to it.
Greensboro Record: Early yester-
day morning the police here received
a phone message from Winston asking
if d married woman could not be
found at a certain place. The name
was refused. but a description was Civ
en- and a Greensboro officer located
her. But in doing it he ushe his
game. When she learned that q mes
sage had arrived she moved her head
quartrs. At 1870 an officer from Wins
ton came down, accompanied by the
husband OF the woman After chasing
about she was again located and finally
decided To return with her husband.
And the trouble was that the
vas on q protracted spree and his wife
concluded to come here and visit a
friend until he sobered up. This he
did as sOon as he found she had LEFT.
When she ascertained that he was
sober she willingly returned.
Mount Airy Leader: The North
Carolina Granite Corporation of this
city will furnish the stone for the thirl
story of the new National Museum to
be erected at Eleventh and B. streets,
Washington city. Out of t~wenty-fou-
leading quarries of the United States,
contracts amounting to $736, 444, Is have
been awarded to four concerns for the
cut stone for the entire building, and
our home quarry succeeded in securing
the contract to quarry. cut and deliver
stone to the amOunt of S107 ,645, 80. Each
bidder was required to give a bond of
fifty thousand dollars, and each quar-
ry had TO submit to a government in
SpectiCn to ascertain whether or not
the bidder was sufficiently well equip
ped to fulfill the contract, and the
Mount Airy quarry stood the test,
which goes to show that our home
quarry is capable of getting III work
that compares favorably with the Larg-
est quarries in the country.
Greensboro telegram: Yesterday
evening as the train from Raleigh was
pulling into the city, a few minutes
late. a pistol shot was heard by those
on the train. a window zane On the
sid of the car crashed and bits Of
glass flew into the face of Mrs. Robert
Morrow from the direction the bal:
ball passed in front of her and by the
forehead of DR.. O. J.. Paris who was
sitting in the train and beyond Mrs.
Morrow from the direction the pail
came. Of course he lady was very
badly excited, being, as h was, very
i'll and on her way to Johns Hopkins
hospital. Her face was filled with bits
or glass from the broke pane. The
pistol ball passed so near the forehead
of DR.. Paris that he felt it Craze the
skin and caused it to sting for quite a
Shile. 1t is not known who did thu
shooting and no one on the train had
the slightest idea as to the cause for it