The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-22
NORTH CAROLINA.

Salisbury Dispatch: The Cannon Man
ufacturfng Company, of Concord. has
Instituted suit against a ST. Louis
brokerage firm for 81, 900 damages al
legged to have been sustained on account
OF the failure OF the s.. Louis concern
10 del. yer 5000 bales Of cotton OF a
certain grade.
GreeaviIle Record: Miss Isidor Rush.
remembered in Greensboro as playing
the principal part in Florodora. in the
appearance here last season. died OF
heart failure Tuesday while bathing
in the surf near San Diego. Cal. She
was carried under water by a big wave
as the press dispatches state. and hv-f
an hour after she was rescued.
Alamance Cleaner: AS n result OF
last weeks court j. Faucette, convict
ed of setting on fire and burning the
hotel at Burlington, was sentenced
10 be hanged on Friday, December BIRD.
William Ruffin, for killing Alex
Williamson. plead guilty of ~felonious
Staying and was sent + the roads for
three years. Charlie Leaf plead gull
~ OF burglary in the second degree and
was sent to the ~penitentiary for fifteen
years. Sheriff McAdams carried him
to Raleigh Monday.
Asheville Dispatch: j. II. Bell. Of
Cherokee county, and a son of former
State Senator Stephen Bell. was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Marsha
Ben Barnes charged with passing cou1-
terfeit money. About the same Tina
a woman, Asilee Frisbee, who came
here with Bell and passed as the mans
wife, was also arrested by Patrolman
Bartlett on the same charge. The par
ties were given a hearing before United
States Commissioner r. S. McCa to
day. Bell was bound over to the Unit
ed States court in the sum of 81 coo
while the woman was placed under q
$500 bond.
Red Springs Citizen: Scotland
ty folks can make big crops wherever
they go. Mr.. Walter z. Gibson. form
erly of this county, but now of Parkton.
has made this year 240 bushels of cora
on four acres n will gather 2.239
bushels off 10 acres.-RepubFcan
State Chairman Tflos. S. Rollins claims
4 republican increase of three senators
and four members of the lower house
in the North Carolina general assem-
bly, over the figures of 1902. The demo-
cratic authorities, however. place the
figures. the same as 1902.
Charlotte Observer: The C%rittenton
Home committee met in conjunction
with the advisory board of the Critten-
ton Circle in the parlors of the Young
Mems Christian Association Yesterday
afternoon, and considered several bus
inaSC r1nrfarS Saunral hide fnr tho
erection of the home were received. but
no contracts were awarded. The build
ing committee was instructed to go
forward with it's work, and new plans
were adopted for the raising and col
Letting of money. The plans for the
building are very elaborate, and a fine
structure is contemplated. The build
ing is expected to cost from 81, 900 to So
600. 1t is possible that Mr.. Charles NJ.
Crittenton, the founder of the original
Crittenton. home. will visit the city
soon in the interests of the proposed
! Charlotte home.
Statesville Dispatch: Mr.. ]. c. Lin
ney, who has for some months been ed
iting The Mascot, left here Saturday
morning, taking With him his en-
months ID pahy. Attorneys for Mr..
Iianey made application to Judge
Cooke, now holding court here, for a
writ of habeas corpus for the Child,
which writ was granted. Deputy Sher-
if Word started out after cdr. Linney,
but returned without finding his man,
Mr.. and Mrs. Linney have only ona
child. the little nursing baby, which
Linnev carried away. They have not
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| differences last week which were street
talk Friday and Saturday. The sepa-
ration of the mother and bale and the
further fact that the hild is being car
ried about the country in severe wealth
er, is the distressing story, aside from
other features of the case.