The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-10
NORTH CAROLINA.

OoldSooro Argus: The many friends
OF Rev. DIR. and Mrs. f. d. Swindell
are very much distressed at the serious
lei Of Mrs Swindell and wish for
he a speedy recovery.
Clarkton Express: The H. j. Heinz
company have contracted for about
one ndre acres OF cucumbers at this
place and will not move their plant
away, as 1t was feared awhile they
would do Mr.. M Vandeeven, of Pitts
burg. Pa, is the here.
Durham sun: In Person county a lit
lie girl OF 10 years playing with one
OF ner Schoolmates, a ~1-years-old son
OF George Harris pushed the boy and
mis- head struck against a tree. He suf-
fered some pain several days, but moth
ing was thought of. the matter until
suddenly he became a raving mani3c.
Last Friday he died.
Gazette-Messenger: At Elizabeth
City the fishermen are making record
breaking catches of herring and shad.
1t Is considered no unusual m "
one set of nets to catch $4,000 herring
in a day and hundreds of shad. More
herring by far are caught in the river,
without recourse to the sound, han the
city can consume, and hundreds, Of
boxes are shipped each day.
Mount Airy Leader: Mr.. James Ash
burn, an Old one-legged Confederate
veteran, was found dead in Pilot Creek
last Saturday morning. Mr.. Ashburn
started out from his home early Satur-
day morning to go to Pilot Mountain,
and it is that, as the path by
the side of the creek was very narrow
and the hillside very precipitous, he
lost his footing, fell into the creek and
was drowned.
Reidsville Review: Forest fires did
much damage in Stokes and Surry
last week. 1t is learned that
the flames swept over the old Pilot
Mountain. The Danbury Reporter stat
ed that at the East place, near the
home of Mr.. Thomas East, zoe acres of
finely timbered n were burned over,
entailing an estimated loss of 81, 900.
n fire swept d path from the top of
Piney to within two miles of
Walnut Cove. Near Deller two or three
hundred acres of land were burned
over Near Pelligo's Mill, at the foot
Of the mountain, fire burned over about
5000 acres of land, destroying lots of
nice timber, several hundred cords of
tan bark ready for market. one church
near Brim, and one barr 1t is reported
some dwellings,. The fire was seen to
blow and catch in the woods a half
mile at ona leap. A good deal of dam
age was done by forest fires between
Persinger and Pine Hall.
RsheyilIe Gazette: E. E. Smathers Of
New York has written to parties e.
Asheville to the effect that a represent
tative of A. B. Baxter & Co, would be
an this city this week prepared to set
tie claims held by local parties against
the failed brokerage cornern. Local
creditors of the concern would do we'll
to have their claims proved for settle
50nnf Al tho time of tho foi1rra ~
Baxter & Co. it was announced that the
liabilities of the concern would be sew
era1 hundred thousand dollars and thu
the assets consisted mainly in office fur
niture. Creditors of the firm figured
it out hat their claims were worth
something less than 5 cents on the dol
lar, and since the failure apParentlv
little attention has been given the mat
ter locally. By some means the stock
holders of A. B. Baxter & Co, were
made personally and individually re-
sponsible for the debts of the firm and
by reason Of this agents are now eH-
gagged in settling up the company's
afstrs.
Winston Special to Charlotte Obser-
yer: Policeman Frank Martin and Mr..
W. F. James returned Monday night
Hrom Iowa, bringing with them Mrs.
q. III. Graham and her tWo-year-old
dl1u l. GILL -" fAo AOAS
Davie county together two weeks ago.
Mr.. Graham, husband of the woman
who went away with Ward, was at the
passenger station when the parties ar
rived. He had nothing to say to his
wife, but he took his little girl. This
incensed Mrs. Graham, who, when she
discovered that her husband had the
child, grabbed the little one out of his
arms. Mr.. James took his daughter
and little grand daughter to his home
at Pennington, Davie county, today.
Mr.. Graham also returned to his home
at Pennington. 1t is learned that
Mrs. Graham, who is quite a handsome
woman objects to living with her
husband again. She admits that she
went away with Ward. but says there
has never been any intimacy between
them. When found she was keeping
house for a widOwer and his daughter.
Ward was living and working Ii miles
from Mrs. Graham'S adopted homo
Neither entered any serious objection
to being brought back. Mrs. Graham
did not like the idea of returning to her
old home at Pennington, however.
Ward will be tried before Justice Bes-
sent next Tuesday on the charge of alb
Quoting and clipping with Mrs. Graham.
The last legislature enacted a law max
ing the penalty ten ear in prison for
abducting or clipping with a married
woman.
Ladies and Children.