The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
NORTH CAROLINA.

Gastonia News: A gentleman re-
turning from Spray says that the
three mills there are closed down
and there is no immediate prospect OF
starting I'D. The mills have a quar-
ter Of a million dollars worth OF
goods stored away, and there seems
to be no demand.
Goldsboro Headlight: Very little
precaution seems to be in vogue with
h prevailing cases of diphtheria In
various sections of the city. Although
n houses are call quarantined
the children of h respective house
holds seem to oar at large n also
are attending the graded school
Burlington Herald: That Alamance
county holds a prominent place IN
the ranks of cotton mills in the south
is evidenced by h fact that a meeting
of the cotton goods manufacturers
held in Atlanta last week, ~forty-two
southern mills wer represented. Or
that number. thirty-twO were from
North Carolina, and twelve from Ala
nance county.
Winston Republican,: Miss M
Knight committed suicide near Gull
ford College, y. c.. n past week by
cutting her throat with a razor. Tnls
makes the fifth death that has oc-
Cured in the Knight family WITHIN
the past twelve months. Relatives Oh
the deceased have no idea what caus-
ed her to commit the rash act. except
a Temporary giving away or her
mind under the strain incident to
nursing her mother, who died a few
months ago, having been an invali
for more than twenty years.
Winston Journal: The snakes OF
Salem were on the move last night,
evidently seeking a warmer climate.
The first discovered and killed was a
large copperhead, moving up the
walk toward the door of MI. h.. +.
Fries residence. a few moments
later Mr.. John Bennett discovered
one of the same species in the hall of
his house. About the same time Mr..
Laughenhour discovered one on the
veranda of his home on south side.
All three snakes were Of good size
and of a very poisonous variety.
Asheville Dispatch: The store of
Will FIack, on Mountain street, was
entered and robbed some time Sun
day night or early Monday morning,
and "A quantity of jewelry and other
articles stolen, besides $3.50 in cash.
The safe was given attention by the
robbers, but Flack having neglected
to lock it Saturday night, saved him
the amount of money and other treas
ure that it contained. The rObber
in their efforts to unlock h safe
succeeded in locking it, n failed In
their efforts to gain entrance.
Greensboro telegram: Officers have
been in search Of F. H. McHaffie for
the past few days. but as yet he haS
not been located. a warrant has been
Issued charging him with forging the
name of B. Mackenzie to a number
of checks. He was Mr.. Mackenzie's
b~ookkeeeper. AMI it is alleged that
McHafie had forged the name of
Mackenzie to 4 number OF checks,
some of which were cashed, though
the amount IS not known. He seems
to be a very quiet man and a most
excellent accountant. The warrant
comes as a surprise to h many peo-
pie who know him. He has a wife
and one child in the city.
The Robesonian: The river is now
the highest it has been in several
years. II has risen about II and
one-half fee since Saturday evening.
a number Of the negroes in Brook
Ign have been compelled to seek 9TH
er quarters on account OF the water
rising above the floors In their houses.
At the home of Mr.. Furney Davis,
near Raft Swamp church. the deS-
cendants of Mrs. Elizabeth Davis
We're gathered at a family reunion
Thursday. There are ten children
and over a hundred grandchildren
and Observation-Disclosures. Mrs. Davis
is eighty-five years Of age and seem5
in excellent health.
New Bern Journal: The case Of Will
Exum, accused of the murder of Guy
Walston, came NJ Monday morning
before Lenoir county court. A spe-
cial Yenire of $50 had been summon
ed, and after nearly exhausting the
yenire a jury was selected. Pending
the selecting Of & jury, other cases
were called. Among them the case
of Mayor wallace, for house burning
which had not been concluded late
yesterday afternoon. The Exum case
will be stubbornly fought, h defen-
daht having retained an array of emf.
nent counsel.-Some miscreant threw
a cannon cracker into a crowd OF
boys who We're standing on a street
in Kinston, which exploded and badly
injured a young hoy named Roy Fort
The boys face was badly burned anc
9acerated, and he was unah1e to talk
yesterday.