The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-21
NORTH CAROLINA.

wilson Times: Mr.. w. A. Hartsfield.
D Jeweler here, Is a direct descendent
CT Andrew Hartsfield, who lease to
the city of New York one hundred n
nine years ago fifty acres of land on
Manhattan Island. He awaiteth a d.
vision.
Concord Tribune: It seems pretty
certain that Concord win 500 have a
new building OF very pretentious pro
portions and consequence. The Ohd
Fellows. Woodwmen and Juniors are
arranging to build a andsome build
ing Tor a lodge room.
Raeford Chronicle: The bank OF
Raeford closed it's last years business
asst Thursday and they make an an
nual statement in this paper That
would be a credit to any banking in
stitution. 1t shows fine business man
agement and that the bank Is one OF
the sound banking houses or the state.
Chapel Hill News: Mr.. A b. Nichoi-
son, Of Alamance, and Mr.. Devereux
Turner, of Durham, were nominated
for state senator's at a meeting OF the
republican senatorial hein
at Hfllsboro recently. We ear that
Mr.. Turner will not accept. (Mr. Tur-
ner is a son of the late o JOSIAH
Turner.-Ed.
Winston Republican: The Salem
commissioners have ordered the street
committee to survey and lay out ne"
street west of Park avenue. with the
erection Of the s125, 900 furniture facto-
nv of Messrs. H. E Fries. Chas- ,.
Siewers and others in that vicinity,
the probability is that dwelling houses
will be in demand in that portion OF
our Twin-City.
rioo,4r. Mo-, ann1pS in
October is an unusual sight, but these
unusual sights o~ccasiolnly present
themselves. On Tuesday our towns
man Mr.. J. n. II. Clendenin, present
ed US with some ripe May apples
which he had just gathered from a tree
at his home, and told us that the tree
bore a good crop in May. These sec
ond apples were of good size, mellow
and had the proper flavor.
Red Springs Citizen: The announce
ment III Rev. P. r. Law is to become
a permanent resident of Red Springs
will be received with pleasure by his
many friends. He has bought the prop
erty now occupied by Mr.. John w.
Graham and will al possession the
first of next year. In the
the greater part of Mr.. Laws time will
be spent here, he having much to Ill
be spent here, he having much to do in
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. and Mrs. c.
W. Bunker. of Haystack, Surry county,
passed through the city last evening
on their way to the st. Louis expoSl-
ton. Nj. Bunker is a son of one of the
Siamese towns. He has a silver dollar
that has a record. Thirty years ago
Mr.. Bunker got it from j. M. Jones, OF
Boonyille, and has kept it since as a
Docket piece. It is worn very little and
noarL IN If shows nlalnly. 1t
was coined in the year 1898. Mr.. Bun
ker says he could get five dollars lor
it but VIII NJ sell.
Pender Chronicle: Ye agricultural
editor paid a short visit this morning
to Mr.. c.. W.. Horsey's Delaware
truck farm and there saw some fine
farming. AS a. second crop after a
yield of forty-five barrels of Irish po-
tatoes to the acre which sold for $500
pc rbarrel. Mr.. Horsey has a proSpec-
tive yield of 1900 pOunds of cotton per
acre planted sth of June. On another
plot of three acres that was a forest
three months since and grubbed up
and planted in potatoes, he will gather
200 bushels of Woods Early potatoes.
His strawberry crop is all that can De
desired. He is now applying guano TO
h plants.
Shelby Correspondence of Charlotte
Observer: Cotton is opening fast an
it is being picked in all its purity on
account of the dry weather. The far
merS who are getting in a position TIC
hold their crop for better prices are
refusing to sell at the present price
many of them hauling their cotton
back home after trying the market
There will be a fair average crop mad
which, with the fine crops Of wheat
corn and the grasses will place thl
farmers on a safe footing.-The country
is alive with politicians. and the people
are hearing all about the two parties
democrats and republicans. This coun,
ty is now having a joint canvass be
tween the two parties, but few change:
however, will be brought about, as ev.
cry one has made up his mind how hi
will vote. This county will give a dem
ocratic majority OF loo.