The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
NORTH CAROLINA.

IarDOr0 SOutnerner. Although the
court to be held here next month can
try both civil and criminal causes 1t
can safely be stated that no civil cases
win be tried. with the possible exceR-
ten Of a divorce or two during brief In
tervals. The criminal docket already
contains over 100 cases. with q number
more to be sent UP by the justices OF
the peace. There will be two capital
cses. Randall Pittman, for murder, and
Joe Battle for rape. 1t is reported that
additional evidence against Battle has
beer found. While he was in jail IN
Manchester, Va. an acquaintance OF his
from Rocky Mount also found his way
there. and while occupying the same
ceA Battle made a full and free ad-
mission of the crime, going into all de-
tails.
Statesville Special to News and Obser
yer: On the evening Of the 18th Rev.
N. CT. Barrett. a member OF the West
era North Carolina conference OF the
n. =. church. south. married his fourth
wife in the person of Mrs. Jennie Rich
ert. He is 20 and his bride so years.
But the remarkable feature about the
case is that his our wives were two
pairs Of sisters. The two first were sis
tiers of Major w. NJ. Robbins, of
Statesville. and the maiden name Of the
last two was Sharpe. they being also
sisters. Is there another such case in
North Carolina?
Httleton News-Reporter: There has
not been a case of larceny for trial in
Warren county superior court for two
years. This is a record of which every
good citizen Of the county and state has
just cause to be proud. We challenge
the state to show another county with
such a record. Warren county is in
what is known a sthe black belt, and
has q great many negroes in it, and the
fact above stated does credit to their
general Improvement in morals.
Oxford Ledger: A negro in Barringer,
Moore county. recently went into an
abandoned cotton patch, gathered the
uncracked bolls. cracked them with a
hammer. beat the staple with a hickory
withe. and in this way gathered cotton
that amounted to $5.0S.
Greensboro Record: Yesterday Chas.
Strayder. of Summerfield, was coming
to Greensboro. At the Battle ground
he met a freight train putting along
up the grade at that point. Huge
sparks were flying from the smokestack
and after il had passed Mr.. Strayder
noticed that some dry leaves in the edge
Of the woods on the southern side of
the grounds had been set on fire. He
went to it and extinguished the blaze,
raking q clean place OF all around the
spot. In doing this his foot struck
something and he Investigated. finding
the barrel of an antedeluvian gun, no
doubt one of those dropped by Corn
wallis and his men as they skeladdled
away from that spot over a hundred
years ago, for certainly it is O. gun bar
rel. but nothing like it in shape or
size has ever before been seen by any
man now living. The relic will be turn
q over to Major Joe Morehead and by
him placed IN the Battle Ground mu-
scum.
Kinstonn Free Press: Junius Will
Gans, colored. who lives in the Glen
Held section started to town this morn.
nag with a load of tobacco. He drove
O mule. and a about a 400 pound load
ca. Near Glenfied he missed a buggy
blanket. stopped and went back some
atty yards in search of it. He failed =
sad it and upon returning he found
hfs wagon and mule had gone. He wa:
net able to find his team out there and
came on here to town, where his search
mas been Intellectual. Should any one
discover the missing team load they
lHre requested to leave it at the Farm
SsrS Warehouse in Kinston.
New Bern Journal: Luther Ellis. a
WILle farmer, residing near G~reenville
met a peculiar fate Wednesday night
He sold a load OF tobacco in G~reenville
DeC6AIlG lnlOAlCdISu dIa = lC0 " hAS
heme late at night. The way was in
tercepted by the river over which there
is a ferry. but instead of calling tn
ferryman to carry him over he drove
his team of mules into the water and
tried to ford the river which is quite
deep. He and his team of mules wer'
drowned and carried down the stream
SEINE distance.
New Bern Journal: There "a said Il
have been a new social club formed her
kneNn as the Gossip Club. for the per
eetuation and culture of the gentle ar
Of gossip. The members are said t
have weekly meetings and are enter
taiaed at their various homes. A re
ception 10 given once a month. Bushes
is conducted whether a quorum Is pres
ent or not and the members are fine
If they gossip about other members
IA clubs finances are met by theS
Anes.
Greenville Reflector: Winterville 10
day has prospects better than evei
Her factories are still running, her pee
ole all employed. preparations rapid
being made for the erection Of eleve
brick stores. a bank in view. glowin
chances OF new capital finding its wa
here and her citizens full OF fire an
zeal ready TO accomplish their purpos'
is O. thrilling fact as it presents ftsel