The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-04-08
NORTH CAROLINA.

Greensboro Record: The police last
night locked up a man. his wife and
his mother-in-law. The women are
charged with being drunk and the
man with being a vagrant- They are
tramps and had been about the coal
chute for several days. They ans
wer TO the name of Cant
Robeaonian Correspondence: We
notice that there are now $50 orphans
ait Barium Springs and the contribu-
tions are less than when there were
only 125 orphans there. This fact
Is sufficient to move all the churches
to send it boxes or money or both
and do so without delay. A hint to
the wise is sufficient.
Kinston Free Press: We again call
attention of houSekeepera TO petty
sneak theiving and caution them to
be careful of the premises. Two
small robberies were committed in
residences yesterday in broad day
light, the thieves in both instances
stealing money. At one place about
six dollars was taken from trunk
while the family were at dinner and
in another residence a little savings
bank containing about nine dollars
was taken.
Gastonia Gazette: In North Carroll
mas exhibit at st. Louis there will be
a very remarkable collection of gems
and gem stones-by far the finest the
state has ever made. There will also
be a special display of gold nuggets
taken in this state the largest one
of these being twenty pounds. 1t
came from Montgomery county
The directors of the Arlington Cot
ton Mill met in the company's office
Friday afternoon and declared a Sc
1fr-fIn of fGIrr ne
The mill is in a prosperous condi-
ton
Durham Herald: Our town has
been much upset by the prevalence of
smallpox. as yet in a mild form, and
the only known preventive has been
used to a large extent and much good
accomplished but many SteadfaStly
refuse to- be vaccinated. So 1t has
been decided that compulsory vacci-
nation is necessary for the more per-
feet safety OF the town. And 1t is TO
be presumed that the law will be car
out by those in authority. OF course
there may be cases where vaccination
Is not expedient and of these instan-
ces the doctors will be the judges.
Wilson Times: About II o'clock this
morning at the sanitorium where he
had been taken a day or so ago, Mr..
Joshua Branch in the flower of his
youth was taken away to his eter-
nal home. He died from kidney
trouble and the end came quickly and
scarcely without warning, very few of
his friends knowing he was ill.-In-
telligence was received this morning
of the death at 8 o'clock a m, at
her home in Concord, n. c., of Mrs.
v. H. Crane, nee Miss Kate Fulghum.
a few months, popular in her old
home in Wilson and was rapidly max
ing friends in her new home.
Lumberton Argus: Saturday night
about 10 o'clock some one attempted
ITO enter the residence of Mr.. Jones,
Mr.. Jones not being at home there
was no one in the house except Mrs.
Jones and her sister, who saw the viii
iian leave. He was evidently green
horn, as after he had succeeded in
opening the blinds, he raised the sash
and let it fall, which caused a hur-
ried investigation. Only few nights
ago an attempt was made to enter
the residence of Mrs Caroline Jones
in the same manner, but the attempt
was foiled by Mr.. James P. Town
send, who boards there. We learn
also that the residence of Judge Nc
neil was visited last week but the
party hurried away upon hearing a
noise in the house.
Asheville Citizen: The matter OF
determining the division line between
two farms in Avery's Creek township
came near terminating in a riot and
got two of the participants in court.
The Asheville Turf Commission did
rot open its doors yesterday as was
its wont. The reason was an order
served by Judge Jones, of the city
police court on the management. no.
tifying them not to open the doors
of the place. The Judge also instructt
ed officers to close the place if 1t open
ed for business. At three o'clock,
the regular hour for business at the
exchange, there was nothing doing
and the same condition obtained all
the afternoon. The management OF
the place consulted a wellknown law
yer regarding the legal aspect of the
matter nearly all the afternoon, but
up to a late hour yesterday afternoon
it had not been decided what wouIo
be done in the premises.