The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
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rGniH GARULiaA.

Dunn Guide: Sometime during
Thursday night thieves made a whole
sale raid Of the town Of Dunn. They
We're evidently looking for money as
they did not take very much mer-
chandise from the stores they entered
New Bern Journal: A gentleman
representing a syndicate controlling a
line of steamboats, at Baltimore was
In this city this week investigating
h feasibility OF establishing a freight
and passenger route etwee Ne"
Bern and Baltimore. Nothing defin-
lite was done but the person assured
those interested that he would make
a favorable report as he thought this
place would he a favorable
point for connection with the interior
cities.
News and Observer: Heavy plate
glass has been put over n corner
stone of the Church of the Good Shep-
herd with a view to protecting II
from the weather. Being a stone
from the Holy Land, sent here for the
r by DIR. Pittenger, the rector.
1t seems that it can not stand the
seyerer climatic conditions here and
manifests a tendency TO crack. It Is
thought that the glass securely seal
ed against it will protect the surface
of the stone from injury.
Special to News and Obeserer: Mon
roe. n. c., November 5.-One of the
most sensational trials that has beell
held in Union county in quite awhile
is the habeas corpus proceeding in
stituted for the release of DR.. 0. D.
King. of Albemarle, this state. The
case is being tried before Judge JUS
tice. A warrant was sworn out on
last Sunday night by Mrs. Hugh SAN
ders, charging DR. King with a foul
crime. The defendant has been under
arrest ever since. Both parties are
from good families and the character
Of each is i~rreDrOachable.
Sanford Express: Revenue officers
Chas. a. Banks. J. A. MCNEIL and c.
K. Rosser. went on a raid in Harnett
county and captured a blockade still
near Raven Rock last Thursday night.
The still was of IS gallons capacity
and had recently been operated. They
destroyed it or spot. They also
went to the home of c.. G. COwan. col
ored, lear Hun Springs, where they
captured and destroyed parts of q
still with three tands of beer or Fri
day morning. They also captured
COwan and placed him under arrest.
Fayetteville Observer: Rev. T. 4.
SmOot returned home this afternOO-l
from Rowan county, where he has
been the past week at the bedside of
his sick father. e ]. F. Smoot, who
died on Thursday last. Rev. ]. F.
SsnOot was at the time of his death
-One of the oldes members of the
Western North Carolina Conference,
and in his prime was one of the ablest
- L-+ -@- ~a;~;fac1 &c |hr
Methodist denomination in the state
For a number of years past he ha:
been physically afflicted and has oc-
Dcupied a superanuated relation. He
lived a simple and exemplary life anC
his good deeds and upright walk III
life will live in the hearts of those
who knew and loved him.
4 High Point Enterprise: This "a
not be classed as a woodworking tow
altogether, although this class of work
commands most of our attention. Tn,
outlook for factories of other kind
is bright just now-two knitting mills
an overall factory and this mornin
a wooden mill proposition. There ha
been nothing done on this last prop
Osition, simply a suggestion. Their
is a man in town now who worked il
the Elkin mills for fifteen years. III
is an expert blanket maker and pu
i n the machinery at Elkin. He wa
in the Enterprise office this mornin
and demonstrated how we'll and ao
gantageously High Point could ope
rate a wooden mill. He says tha
there are a dozen or more of his oil
hands living here now. Those VIII
ma be interested in this suggestio
will please call at the Enterprise OF
flee.
Tarboro Southerner: In teariE
down the cement brick, forming til
interior of the base and pedestal {
the Wilson monument. the cornt
stone, laid by the Masons in May, 1Ss
was found. There was so much cur
-osity to see the contents that tt
committee, in charge announced tn;
the stone would be opened at a give
hour, Thursday afternoon. A Scol
or more of persons assembled, ar
their surprise and disappointmel
can be imagined, when Mr.. Walls
the contractor, lifted the lie n Il
eye beheli nothing but some vel
dark water with dregs in it! The T
-ceptacle was about one third fill
with water. What yer had eve
been placed there, had disappeare
dissolved by the water, which durfr
the years had soaked thereinto.