The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-07-08
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

winston Sentinel, July End: The bar
lenders will celebrate the short hour
system tonight by giving a trolley ride
over the entire line. The mayor and
BOARD or aldermen have been invited
to join them. The car wiz leave the
square at $50 o'clock.
Franklin Times: The sad news of
the death Of Henry Person, brother OF
w. NJ. Person, was received here last
"wednesday. He died I'm Florida, and
Eis remains were brought TO Charlotte,
the home Of his mother. for interment.
Winston Sentinel: Several local rt>
publicans have admitted that they did
not want to see Captain Glenn nomina-
ted for governor. One Of them said:
"Glenn's nomination, We fear. will
arouse so much enthusiasm in Forsyth
that it will destroy all hopes of the
republicans for carrying the county.
Shelby Aurora: The depot at Forest
City was burned Tuesday evening. The
lire was caused by a stroke OF lightning
and the depot was burned in a few
minutes. The depot agent, Mr.. McDan-
iel. was so shocked from the stroke
that he was taken out of the burning
building unconscious.
Lincoln Journal: Last Wednesday
night Mrs. Mary Wetmore, wife of the
late w. X. Wetmore, died here at her
home, aged 81. Her death was not un-
expected. for her health had been on
the decline for some time. For a num-
Der of years she has been an invalid
and confened closely to her home. She
leaves three children, Rev. t. G. Wet
more, of Arden. Silas Wetmore an at
,torney for the Bell Telephone Company
and L. B. Wetmore. lawyer OF this
place.
Reidsville Dispatch: Eecrecy. evasion
and denial continue to enyelop the
causes which led to the sudden death
at her home near Spray, this county,
OF Miss Julia Sharp, the beautiful girl
whose intended marriage in Buffalo, n.
Y, in April 1908, to Manson Fiske, the
son of a rich banker, was put off Tor
never fully explained reasons on the
eve of its celebration. Friends are
making a desperate effort to guard the
girls secret. More than a year ago
Miss Sharp was visiting her sister,
Mrs. Colonel Albert Meyer, in Buffalo.
where she met young Fiske. Friends
and relatives of the deceased say that
her death was accidental.
Further details of the shooting of Mr.
Hill OF Lucama, by a negro woman,
shows that Mr.. Hill, being very deaf,
did not hear the woman when she told
him not to come in, and therefore re-
least it passed between the inner lining
of the mouth and the outer flesh, not
perforatiEg either, coming out back OF
the jaw and then passing through his
hat. Hill does not complain of pain
but says that his mouth is too sore for
him to experience much pleasure in
eating. DR.. Crocker, who attends the
wounded mans injuries says it is
most remarkable wound.
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Lieutenant W. S. Whitted, of the Unit
ed States navy has just arrived ct
Bremertoa navy yard, in the state of
Washington, where his ship, the Alba
n.y. will be put out Of commission, and
he is expected within the next month
TO visit North Carolina. His numerous
friends and relatives here will be graft
fled tc meet him again, particularly as
he will bring with him his wife for
the first time, as he married since his
last visit home five years ago. Lleuten-
ant Whitted has for some time been
chief engineer of the battleship Albany,
which he has conducted many thous-
ands of miles with signal success, a
compliment of the highest character,
when it is considered that the Albany
is the fastest battleship in the United
States Navy.
Elizabeth City Economist A petition
is being circulated in Elizabeth City
among the voters with the object OF Sc
curing at least one-third of the voters
TO sign the petition for a special cleo
ton To vote upon the question of es-
tablishing a dispensary in Elizabeth
City. The petition is being signed by
the majority of the business men and
some temperance men and others who
are thought to be the conservative ele-
unent in the city. The cause OF this
movement is due largely to the preVa-
.Ience of speakeasies and blind tigers,
also to the growing belief that much
trade is being lost TO this city, because
,other towns having saloons attract the
retail and wholesale buyers, who for
merly came here. 1t is an open ques-
ton and one which is vital. The anti
saloon league and the ex-Saloon keep
keepers, we are inormed viii fight the
edispensary proposition to finish. This
is no new issue with Thee Tar Heel. A
year ago We favored this, as did many
other temperance advocates. But the
saloon people forced the issue Open sa-
looms or prohibition and the Tar Heel
helped to defeat the saloon people in
that fight.