The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-21

aDa1H CAROLINA.

Gastonia News: We are having plen-
ty of weather this winter. Geographi-
caIly we are living in North Carolina,
but thermometrfcally We are living in
Siberia.
Charlotte Observer: Conductor j.. Il.
Jones has been awarded the contract TO
erect 6ixty-one 4-room section houses
for the Southern Railway. scattered
Eve the entire system. The aggregate
cost will be about $4,000.
Fayetteville observer: A fine horse
valued at $500 was shipped TO Mr. FL. l.
Herbert, New York A carload Of
mules also were yesterday sold to az
other party. This speaks pretty we'll
for Fayetteville al a stock market.
S~tatesviIle Landmark: A bill before
the legislature increases the pay of
the brigadier general of the state
troops, the position now held by Ger
efa1 T. f. Armfeld, of S~tatesville. FROM
$50 to $500 per year. The increase is
recommended by the military affairs
committee
Knoxville Journal-TribUne: There is
40 longer any doubt abOut the inten-
ton of the Southern Railway Company
to extend it's line from Marion, n. c., tc
Johnson City, Tenn. In proof of this
assertion. the road now has a large
party of engineers under Captain Mar
BILE, one Of the oldest locating engineers
In the employ of that road, working
from Marion. n. c.. to Johnson City.
Elizabeth City Special to Raleigh
Post: Thomas Mcpherson attempted
to kill Claude Relfe yesterday at Gait
land. this county, by shooting him with
a gun loaded with bird shot. Relfe
wore a heavy overcoat. and the shot
took no effect. Both of the men were
participatants in the feudal fight oe
several weeks ago. being among the
leaders of each side, and it is alleged
that after the fight Mcpherson vowed
that he would shoot Relfe when he had
an opportunity. Relfe had to pass NJ
Pherson's home in going to work Nc
Pherson saw him coming, got his gun
and blazed way. At s O'Clock he had
not been arrested.
Monroe journal: We used to read in
the geography this line: Monroe
county sea of Union, manufactures
husgies and wagons" That was in
the day when Colonel w. G. Owens
Southern Wagon Works." at h foot
of Lafayette street, turned out a wag-
on every month if the proprietor didn't
go rabbit hunting too often. Now,
count on your fingers, all inside the
town limits of Monroe; a buggy factory
Il cotton mill, an Oil mill, a flour mill i
wood manufacturing plant, a hosiery
mill, q skirt and handkerchief factory
eight plants that make things. Not
SO bad, is it?
Durham Herald: While in CONVEX
sation with a reporter of The Herald
iMr. Bramham said that he and tho
friends of Mr.. Brodie Duke We're en-
tirely satisfied with the present status
of the case. He believes. SO he said
yesterday, that Mr.. Duke will win out
when the fight is erded. He was asked
as to the whereabouts of Mr.. Duke at
tina time but with a smile he said that
me would nave to decline to answer
THAT question. 81 will say this much y
lie said, "that Mr.. Duke is not at this
time in New York and that lie is look
ing better than I have seen him FOR
u long time. He is holding up we'll :
remarkably so. He will come back
when this matter is settled said Mi.
Bramham. He also said Mrs. Alice
Uebb-Duke las sent Mr.. Duke word
that she will not resist any divorce
oroeeedinN.
Charlotte Observer: A corpse came
I'D on the Seaboard last night to be
shipped on over the Southern. The
transfer people had a new negro driver
in charge. There was loaded on his
wagon a crate Of hounds, besides he
corpse, but the negro failed to make
any mental note of the hounds, so en-
crossed was he with his %gruesoine
freight. With all his nerves tinglirg.
21c drove ON until he got between
eleventh and Twelfth streets. Here
ss.e dogs began whining, but the negro
Had forgotten that he had any doSs
along, and attributed the pitiful be-
ecarohments to the dead man. "Whoa!'
lie cried, instinctively, leapt from the
wagon, and tore it up to the
eegot. The transfer people got mes
5 yes from several sources. reporting
the presence of the driver at the depot
and the presence OF n corpse ana
hounds between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, where the horses a halted.
They thought that h dead man had
slid from his conveyance or that TIE
wager. had begged or the team baked.
Sc they sent to the 6epot to inquire OF
the negro, but, "Lawd," said he, nov
en- you expec' me to keep cn drivih a
whinir' daid man?" The driver vas
not I'm. pervious to reason. however. ard
when he was convinced that the
hounds, and not the dead had
done the whining, ne climbed to his
perch again, and made in safety his
serninus at the Southern.