The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-24
NORTH CAROLINA.

Salisbury sun: Four solid carloads
of chickens came down the Western
railroad yesterday. en- route north.
From four to eight carloads of chickens
pass through Salisbury every week
from the west.
Special to Charlotte Observer: Eliza
beth City, February 1e.-Tne report to
the effect that Senator Beasley's boy
was found Is untrue, although the
search has not bee abandoned. De-
tective Branch, after admitting defeat,
returned to Suffolk today, carrying his
bloodhounds.
Statesville Landmark: last year
Mrs. A. Rimmer, of FaIIstown town.
ship, who is IS years old, worked a
cotton patch and gathered a bale of
cotton. The Landmark is informed
that Mrs. Rimmer did about all the
work in her cotton patch except the
blowing. Anyway h did the hoeing
and picking. which is quite a big job
of work for so old a lady.
Smithfield Herald: Mr.. Henderson
Cole returned Tuesday from a visit 10
eastern Carolina. While in Edenton
Mr.. Cole was shaved by a woman bar
Der who old him that five generations
Of her family lived in the same house-
her grandmother, her mother, her
daughter, her granddaughter and
herself. The grand mother is SO years
of age and is hale and hearty.
Henderson Gold Leaf AS will be
seen by figures published elsewhere the
business of the Henderson d~ispensary
for the first year amounted to $50. 266. 81,
and the profits therefrom 81, 1853. Is. If
the same degree of thrifty loyalty TO
our great moral institution is shown
this year it will make even a better
showing on the profit side of the ledger.
Last year everything had to be bought
from the start and this item of expense
will be eliminated, it being only neces-
airy to keep up stock and pay running
expenses.
Statesville Landmark: mr. Frank
G.. Hogan, who brought thrifty register
ed short-horn cattle from Kentucky
to the state test farm neal ~Statesv1lle,
was up against a lard proposition at
the hour-Wednesday, 1 p. m.-appoint-
ed for the sale. Considering how dis
agreeable the day was a goodly number
of people attended, but everybody was
50 cold by the time the sale began that
the crowd displayed no tendency at all
to fall over each other bidding. The
first one of the cattle brought out, a
fine bull II months old, was knocked
down to Mr.. Eugene Brownlee, of
Pennsylvania county, for $40. Mr..
Brownlee later bought a COW at SIS.
The highest price paid was $3.50 for a
fine bull, bought for the state farm by
DR.. TAFT Butler and MT. Meacham.
Several cows and heifers were also
bought for the farm. twenty-five of
the 80 head were sold at an average
of $50 each.
Salisbury Special to- Charlotte Chron-
icle: Rowan Luckey, the Cooleemee
negro who killed his wife On January
26th, was brought into court this morn
ing. His case did not go to the, jury.
'Messrs. Clement & Clement represent
ed the defendant and submitted to- an
Indictment for manslaughter. Luckey's
children were responsible for the way
the matter ended. His daughter said
mat Luckey had been drinking so5ae
and odd bis wife not to make him mad,
that he would kill her if She did. They
began to tuSSle, Rowan picking at
his wife, as the witness said and when
he snapped the pistol at his wife, the
witness ran out. SHE did not see the
shot. On Che stand, Iuckey told a very
straight forward story without inteli-
gence, for he is a stupid negro but he
was not confused in the crOss-examina-
ton. He said that he and his wife were
playing and she told him hat she would
shoot him. He told her that he didn't
think she would and she began to snap
an American bull dog six scooter, from
which five cartridges a been taken.
the work. Luckey says his wife had
the weapon turned towards him when
be caught her hand and it discharged
in her left temple. He never tried TO
escape, but fell upon his knees and
prayed for her. The officers found him
that way. DR.. Dorset testified to the
possibility of the shot being made, as
Guckey said. Judge Bryan in passing
sentence said he had doubted as TO its
being an accident and doubt as to its
being Intentional, and that if he made
a mistake which lack Of evidence now
caused, he would do all he ouid to re-
gain liberty for the criminal. He then
sentenced Luckey to 10 years in the
penitentiary. A petition is now being
circulated and signed for a reduction in
the sentence. He proved a good char
acter by all witnesses.
Coughs and Colds.