The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-05
NORTH GAR0LINA.

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ed politician and he ridicules the idea
that the republicans can carry tns
Sth district. in which he resides. cor
oneI Means says that representative
w. c.. NewIands Of Caldwell Is a can
didate to succeed congressman kluttz
and there will doubtless be many other
names before the convention.
charlotte Observer: As the result
of a quarrel which occurred near me
intersection of Middle and Gold streets
about midnight Friday. Nose Nc
Gure was shot n painfully wounc-
ed by Jim Burroughs. Inc ponce
did not learn of the shooting unlii
Saturday morning. and after some III
Epent work on the part of Chief lr-
win and Sergeant Pitts. Burroughs
was arrested. Later in the day NC
CIure was also locked up penang an
examination. 1t seems that when the
two met. Burroughs was armed anu
he did not hesitate to empty the con
tents of his gun into Mcclure. Ihe
victim of Burroughs wrath was taxed
to the Good Samaritan Hospltal,
where the lead was picked from MN,
and he was then locked UP at the sta
ton house
Tabor correspondent in Whlte'uie
News: Our strawberry friends from
the north are calling on us every day
We are glad to see them out the
strawberry plants look very sorry
compared with the same time last sea-
son
New Bern Journal: 1t looks as If the
heavens would have to break TO Jet
the price of cotton through. The far
mer is certainly reapinS the reward
of his many years of hard labor oy
selling his cotton now. In Yesterday S
paper was reported a purchase or cot
ton at 16A by J.. E. Latham & CO.
Yesterday the same firm bought OF L.
NJ Thomas. Of Beaufort, 10 bales OF
the long staple cotton known by the
brand of Commander" at prices
ranging from 14h to II cents.
Sanford Express: Ten years ago
there was not a bank in Moore, Chat
ham or Harnett counties. Now there
are eleven banks in these counties.
Moore has five the Bank of Garth
age. the Bank of ~Jonesboro, the Bank
Of Sanford. the First National Bank
of Sanford and the Bank of Southern
Pines. Chatham has two-the Bank
OF Pittsboro and h Bank of Sller
City. Harnett has four banks-tWo
at Ellington and two at Dunn. Some
of these banks are paying good d1vl-
dends to those who hold stock in
t1lCIil Willie All VI lllCiI oNCAi ~ -
more than making both ends meet. a
large amOnt of business is done
through them. Formerly all the bust
ness men who live in the extensive
section embracing these counties
dealt with the banks of Raleigh
Greensboro and Fayetteville. These
small banks do much for the mate
rial advancement of the towns in
which they are located.
Spencer correspondent of Charlotte
Observer: The prospect for work to
begin on the enlargement of The
Southern shops in spencer is the gen
eTEl topic of conversation here, and
q The anticipation of n great increase IN
the population of the town causes
real estate TO be held at a premium.
Il is learned that the Southern now
employs 1900 men from this point,
and that this number will be practic-
ally doubled in the near future.
Gastonia News: Agent Nolen has
two barrels of freight that he has not
delivered to the consignee and is not
expecting TO do so, as bad as the con-
sfgnee may want it. 1t is billed from
= Winston and is called glassware. But
Z ISM fact good old corn whiskey, 1t
Ms against IN law for the ROAD to de-
liver whiskey and it will be held sub
ject to the order of the shipper, and
will be returned to Winston.
Durham Herald January 80: The
Durham traction company's cars wer9
tied up pretty nue. all day yesterday
on account of the snow. 1t was right
odd looking early yesterday mornlnS
to see six of the cars coupled together
pass up and down the street trying u
break the snow from the track, but it
vas quite a hard job as the wagons
which were passing to and fro kept
n rails covered pretty much all day.
The employed a large force
or hands early in the morning to help
clean h track but after working
pretty much all day they gave it UP
n did not attempt to run many
cars.
AShvill Citizen: A small house on
Mountain street was almost destroyed
by fire yesterday afternoon. 1t be-
: tonged to Mr.. Hubbard and was occu-
pied by two colored families named
Fowler. An accident which might have
been serious but was only ludicrous
occurred after the fire was out. One
of the Fowlers announced that there
was SIS worth of jewelry in the wreck
ed house. Instantly a dozen half
grown negro boys made a rush for the
first floor which was above the ground.
The burned timberS gave way and
the ~-ould-be rescuers were plunSe1
through it. They were panic stricken
and their yells and cries did credit 20
an army. They emerged 4 sooty and
frightened lot and were ~hilariousiy
greeted by the considerable crowd
(which had collected.
Charlotte Chronicle, January Soth:
Rev. George NJ. Tolson. who has -e-
signed his work as city missionary for
the Episcopal denomination in Char
Eotte. will conduct his last service TO-
morrow and will go to Oxford next
week TO become rector of st. Stephen :
perish. Mr.. Tolson has been very sue
cessful in building up and strengthen
ing the mission work in this city, and
he has many friends here who regret
to see him leave
AsheviIie Dispatch: The report OF the
killing in Burke county tuesday even
ing has been confirmed here in a iet-