The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

Special to Charlotte Observer: Dur
ham, December 29.-Fire his morning
eetwee1 2:3e and 3 O'Clock Quilted two
top Hsers OF the Mangum building, on
Main street, burned the Elk lodge and
practically destroyed the Elk club
sooms. ruined the stock of the Goodall
pharmacy and caused a damage Of at
beast $500 to the building. The total
loss will be from s12, 600 to s1s,O 600. in
suraaee about half. The fire originat-
ed On the third ioor OF the building,
evidently in the E1ks' ante room. and
was burning the steps, cutting of close
approach. when discovered. This fore
ed the frenent to fight from the streets
and roof OF the adjoining buildings. In
swo hours the blaze was under control.
The Xix lodge room was entirely de-
stroyed. The club rooms and second
doors were flooded with water n the
6ne furniture. piano and carpets either
ruined or badly damaged. The loss TO
ehe lodge will be $500 with $1,000 in
susance
Special to Charlotte Observer: Greens
boro. December 2s.-Two young white
shen, about II and Is years Of age, put
ND at the Central Hotel here Sunday
night. Yesterday they sent word they
would net get I'D to breakfast, but
would sleep until dinner. At dinner
they were not there; neither was a
great deal of clothing belonging to
guests. Tae chambermaid. in tidying
Cd bed. found q o a and vest belong
ing to one OF the boarders. unde the
mattress. Examination showed that
the room had been rifled OF many toilet
avtisiss and wearing apparel, the young
men evidently having secured more
than they could pack in their grips.
They did not register, and there Is no
clue to their identity. One OF them
gore a jockey cap: the other was cross
eyed and had a fresh cut under his
hower ND.
Durham Herald: The tremendous pile
of coal at the Southern Goa shute be-
tween here and East Durham, is on fire.
1t is said that this coal has been on
fire for several weeks and it may De
several more before the fire is put out.
Sunday afternoon the fire department
OF It least No. 1 Hose company, was
called o to assist in putting u the
fire. For an hour or more a stream Of
water was poured into the coal pile
but il did not seem to do much good.
Hose were left attached to a hydrant
and Sunday night and yesterday a
force Of Southern railway employees
worked on the fire. 1t was stated last
evening that some Roadway had been
made in stopping the confiagration. The
Southern roa has some 6 or Z thou
sand tons OF coal at the shute and the
fire is uAder this mass.
~ T. 49, H.
OF a demurrer has been filed by the at
torneys for Mrs. Minnie w. Duke in
Che action against her husband, Mr..
3. L. Duke. The paper was filed in h
offioe Of the clerk of court yesterday
afternoon. A short while ago Mr..
Duke started an action against his
avafe whe is now in California, in which
h> asks the courts to declare that she
hass no interests in his real estate and
tina tae interests she has under the
laws On accoun of the relation of hus-
band seA,d wife is a cloud to the proper
Further on in the complaint Mr..
buke alleges that he has been deserted
ny hIs wife and thai h has refused
to come and live with him. The demur-
Ter now filed is In answer to this com
plaiRt- In the demurrer The def-nC i
says that a sufficient AUS for action
Saas not been alleged In the complaint
ana eer Caat reason the ccurt IS asked
70 dismiss the case at the cost of the
fIaiatif.
RaleiEh Post: I have heard less
conpIaint OF hard times in our section
during the past month than in five or
ten years" said Mr.. w. a. Dunn. a
prominent lawyer of Scotland Neck, at
the Park hotel last evening. The
farmers are getting fine prices for all
Sheir produce" Mr.. Dunn says that
che tobacco crop was of an inferior
quality, besides the quantity was short;
On his farm and that produced LOU
Sounds the previous year only yield
ed 60 this season
Fayetteville Observer: This after
noon at 8 O'Clock a very beautiful
snarriage was solemnized in st. Johns
Episcopal church, uniting DIR. David
Gillespie McKethan and Miss Ellen
dale Underwood, eldest daughter of
captain and Mrs. ]. B. Underwood. the
rector, Rev. 1. w. Hughes, impressive
ly performing the solemn rite of the
6aurcA-
The Robesonian: Last week Mayor
A. B.. Pearsall received from he enl-
Tertiary officials at Atlanta W picture.
one g. side view and the other full face,
OF the negro supposed to be John Mon-
roe, the murderer of Marshel Atkinson,
saws the Red Springs Citizen. They
were given to Captain James G. VIII
liams for Identification: he having had
the negro in his employ previous 20
his committing the crime, Captain VII
las says he cannot tell from the pc
lures whether he is the right man or
not.