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

New Bern Journal: On account OF
the incendiary fires which have &C.
CURED in Core Creek recently the resi-
dents have sent TO Greenville for blood
mounds to track out the criminals.
Aberdeen Telegram: The farmers
or Moore county certainly have no kick
coming this year on the democratic
county n legislative ticket as every
candidate from senators down TO coro-
ner are farmers with or two excep-
tons, and they farm on a small scale
Kinston Free Press: In the electrical
Storm yesterday afternoon IS phones
We're burned out and Superintendent
Jordan has been kept busy today hx-
ing them up so the "Heilo!' business
could be resumed.
New Bern Journal: Mr.. George
Green has prepared some very unique
n appropriate personal souvenirs
which he will give to the officers or the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
at San Francisco. They consist OF fun
blown cotton boIIs tied with blue I'D
bon on which is printed the name Oh the
state from whence they came. Ihey
will doubtless be as handsome souvenirs
as are seen at the grand lodge
Asheville Gazette-News: Chairman
Thomas S. Rollins of the republican
state executive committee left TINS al
ternoon for Greensboro TO attend a
meeting of the committee tomorrow
The Headquarters of the republicans
in North Carolina during the approach
ing campaign will be at Greensboro
Mr.. Rollins will necessarily have TO
spend a great deal of his time in that
city.
Winston Telegram: Judge Neal. who
is holding Guilford superior court, inn
posed a fine of $500 Upon Clara Taylor
and sentenced her to jail for tweIve
months for keeping a bawdy house /
Greensboro. The last sentence is to be
remitted provided the woman leaves the
state. Claudia Wright, another woman
of questionable character. was ined
$125 n given a term OF six months
in Jail, the latter to be RENTED if she
leaves the state within thirty days
Sanford Express: Operations will be
resumed at the Cumnock coal mine in
a few days Mr.. s. a. Henszey, Of New
York city. who is president of the
mpan has returned home after be-
ing there for some time preparing to
put the plant in operation.-The work
of ballasting the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way track between Raleigh and Ham
let is being pushed, and Will cost ABOUT
81. 600 per mile. Some changes Will be
made i'm the track between Sanford and
New Hill
Greensboro Telegram: Yesterday was
an unIucky day for the loafers and va
grants in the city. Six of them are now
reposing II Jail waiting TO be carried
out to the roads on the morrow. For
some time the police have been roubled
more and more with these people who
are out OF employment and what is wors
still are not trying to get work Yes
terday the police officers arrested four
of them and they were given a hearing
before Mayor Osborn for ~vagrancy.
Two others were given a hearing be-
fore Squire Collins and sentenced 10
the roads for the same offence.
Asheboro Courier: The three dams
across Little River near Aberdeen own
ed by Mr.. l. r. Chandler, electrician,
last Saturday night caused by
recent heavy rains. The machinery al
dams Nos. L and , were completely SUD
merged by mud and water. ndr
OF acres with growing crops have been
and the damage is great"
Mrs. M. H. Finnison has a chalr tnat
her great grand mother brought across
the ocean with her in the year llIo. Inc
has been in the family Us years
and is in good servicable condition now.
The nosts are worn considerably, pelnS
worn I'D to and about half through the
first rounds in the chair.