The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
NORTH CAROLINA.

Clarkton Express: A worthless ne-
gro boy, a match and dc pipe came
near causing a serious confiagration in
n seed warehouse of the Ciarkton
Ginning Company Saturday. The fire
Diazed up but did no damage
Monroe Journal: Rev. Dr.. Higgs last
week gave The Journal a sample or
1rult entirely unknown in this section.
1T Is an alligator yea from the F1ort-
da Keys. The fruit is nearly as large
as a ~cocoanut; the edible part Is about
n thickness of that of the
and encloses a very large kernel. DR..
Higgs says the fruit is a great deli
cacy in southern Florida. where II is
known as the ~ayocato-
Wilson News: The speech OF the
Hon. w. w. Kitchin last night was a
Powerful one and made a profound I'M
preston upon all who heard IT his
explanation Of h difference
the two parties was lucid and strong
and most eloquently pictured. His ar
raignment of the Roosevelt admins
tration and its unmistakable trend to
militarism and Imperialism and deS'
potism was i~rrefragable and whitening
and blistering. And when he spoke OF
war and its horrors his eloquenca
~DDrOximated human effort, M
stamped him u speaker OF thrilling
power.
Durham Herald: The details are be-
ing made for the trial of the KNAPP
murder case, which will be called i'll
the Orange county superior court next
month. This court convenes on Octo-
Der 18th. Horner and his relatives are
preparing to fight for the life OF the
prisoner. Durham lawyers Will appear
in the trial of the case. The prisoner
has employed the firm OF Boone and
Roodo nnd the nrnGa0fIfiOn U1l no as
sisted by winston n Bryant, these
having been employed by relatives OF
Deputy Sheriff Nichols, the dead man.
1t Is learned that the first great light
in the case will be made in an effort to
have the trial removed to some ad-
joining county by the defendant.
Kinston Free Press: Jim Grow, the
magnificent fire engine horse, was sold
yesterday to Mr.. George F. Simmons.
Jim Crow had a severe spell of pneu-
mOnia some time ago and it left him
with pulmonary trouble from which he
had hemOrrhages at the least eXertion
and consequently was yalueleSS to the
town as an engine horse and he was
disposed Of to Mr.. Simmons for SIS. He
was one Of the finest specimens of the
equine race and attracted unusual at
President Mcneil. Of h National
Fireman's Association, when here a
short while ago, offered the city Off
Gals 1915 for Jim Crow, but it was
promptly refused, it being Their hoped
that he could be cured but every effort
to relieve the horse has proven in vain.
Greensboro Telegram: CHIEF of Po-
lice w. A. Scott returned last night
from Charlottesville. Va, where he
went to get F. H. McHaffie, who is
charged with the forgery of several
checks the amounts of which aggra-
gate several hundred dollars. He is
now safe behind the bars in the city.
He will probably be given a hearing
at an early date. Several weeks ago
the people of the city were startled to
learn that McHaffie, the bookkeeper Of
OF Mr. B. Mackenzie, the plumber. had
skipped after having drawn checks and
raised others to the amount Of several
hundred dollars. 1t was also learned
thatthere were other obligations which
he had failed to meet. Several mer-
chants in the city nave bills against
him. He gave one merchant a cheek
dor SIS in payment of a grocery bill.
The bill amounted to about eight dol
lars. and the merchant paid him the
dlfrerence. After the check had been
carried to h bank it had been brought
back to the merchant and he lost the
bill and the amount of the difference
which he had paid him.