The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
AIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HoRH CAROLINA.

"sohe %cottfn has gone up" said MIR.
,JohnIGrin1tB Saturday. He had bid of
a p1ckage with unknown contents in
the f'old hBrse" sale OF the Southern
Fx1ress cfmpany. and found that he
bo,Ight sofne cotton samples for abou.
20 Ients n pound. But this was a rare
bafrgaIn Compared with some Of the
pfrchas5.-Monroe Journal.
lQuitefa large number of our Citizens
Event Jbwn to Mt. Olive this afternoon
ito aftfnd the funeral of Rev. ~. VI.
fJu1nef, which will be held at that place
1 imnfdfately after the arrival of the
out1bmound train. Mr.. Jurney had
MAJ warm personal friends in this
city who were grief stricken at the an
notncement Of his sudden death. A
god and loyable man has gone to mis-
Observation-Disclosures Argus.
9 State Superintendent J. Y. Joyner
came up from Raleigh on the oon
train to vote in this city, which place
he still considers his home. Upon his
arrival here he was handed a telegram
announcing the sudden death OF his
aunt, Mrs. Faircloth. widow Of the late
Chief Justice w. T. F~aircloth, at her
home in GOldsboro this morning. Mr.
Joyner returned on the 1:27 train to
Raleigh on his way to Goldsboro to at
tend the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record.
A consultation was held Saturday be-
tween the city school board and the
physicians Of the town in regard to the
d~iphtheria situation, at which 1t was
decided that it was not necessary 10
close h city schools. The disease mas
not spread and there are now only
three cases in town. superintendent
Wray requests that we say that the
city physician advises him that he
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at school as they are at home-Gasto-
MIA News.
While going on the rack porch to get
a drink of water Saturday night, Mrs.
r. n. Wells a the misfortune tc
make a misstep in the dark, and losing
her balance she fell down the high
steps and rolled into the yard, where
she was found by her daughter soOE
after in an unconscious condition II
was found that three ribs were broken
and that she was badly bruised all over
her person. Mrs. Wells is a heshy wo-
man. which caused the fail to serve her
worse than it otherwise would-Goids-
boro Headlight.
Tom Davis, a colOred fireman on the
Southern Railway on the run from
Charlotte TO Columbia, was shot by a
tramp at Pineville yesterday morning.
Davis was assisting in ejectlng two
tramps from the train when one drew
his pistol and fired, the ball striking
Davis in the ack and penetrating the
ribs and one lung. The fireman was
brought to Charlotte and placed in the
Good Samaritan hospital, where n
bullet was removed and every atten-
tfon possible given to him. AT a late
hour last night he was resting Weii.-
Concord Tribune.
Colonel T. c. James, travelling audi
tor OF the n. and w. railroad, was In
Mount Olive last week comforting with
our fruit and produce shippers in the
interest of his company. Colonel James
is a prominent citizen of Wilmington,
and while here The Tribune reporter
had an interesting conversation with
him about the riot which occurred in
that CITY in 1898. Colonel James was
captain of the Wilmington Light Imam
try at that time, and his account OF ne
riot and complete overthrow OF the city
government, and the subsequent
changes Of conditions for the peter:
makes an interesting story to relate
Mount Olive Tribune.