The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
NORTH CAROLINA.

Salisbury Post: All the Southern's
Spencer engines were brought to Sails
bury today for water, the supply at
the Spencer shops having been exhaust
ed. Fourteen engines were lined up on
the yard today awaiting their turn.
Monroe Enquirer: The aldermen Of
Monroe at a meeting held last Monday,
passed resolutions asking the legisla-
ture to pass acts allowing a vote on
bonds for sewerage and also to create
the office of recorder for the city OF
Monroe and for Monroe township.
Clarkton Express: AT a Congrega-
tiona! meeting held at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday it was unanimous
ly decided to call Rev. A. McFayden
for another Sunday in the month. Mt.
McFayden has accepted and will now
preach on the first, second and fourth
Sundays. Preaching at the Baptist
church on the third Sunday gives US
services every Sunday.
concord Times: The Times office has
been peculiarly afflicted this week.
Since last Monday morning there have
been three deaths in families connected
with the office, two of these being Wiz
e deaths.-Mr. j.. Weslew Bum. a
well known citizen of Albemarle, died
last Wednesday night. Mr.. Bum was
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20 children. 16 Of whom are living.
The Robesonfan: A farm house Of
Mr.. w. w. Carlyle, situated aboIl.
eleven miles from here, near st. Pauis
and tenanted by Mr.. John Gray and
family, vas burned to the ground yes
terday morning about three o'clock.
When discovered the fire a such
Roadway that nothing but a bed was
saved. even wearing apparel was not
thought Of. The family were left that
cold morning without even shoes or
clothes to wear.
The Robesonian: From information !
gotten at the last hou we find that the
ginneries at Lumber Bridge township |
turned out this year 1000 bales more
than has been reported at the census
department. And all the cotton is not
yet ginned. This goes to c~orroborate
our presumption that Robson made
over 1000 bales. 1t is doing our peo-
pie a good service to give the facts as
they appear. Unloading the large crop
is the problem. How to do it wisely
calls for an accurate knowledge Of it's
size. This is what we are trying to
ascertain and point out.
Durham Herald: Three important
cases have been settled by compromise
i'll the superior court during the last
few lays. TWO of these cases were
those brought on account of the killing
of Warren and Johnson, two soldiers
on the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad last summer. J. A. B. Warren
and George Johnson were the two SOL
dferS killed, while enrOute home from
the encampment at MOrehead City.
Both suits were for $4,000 each. Final
ly the representatives of the railroad
offered $3.50 to each of the administra-
goes off docket.
n Enquirer: The boiler attach
ed to the range in Mr.. C. G.. Skies
kitchen exploded this morning n
made a general wreck. The cook had
breakfast almost ready when there was
crash and roar n a general mix.Up
everything in the room. The boiler
,1 range were torn into smithereeEs, /
HE. were torn up, dishes and cooking
asaaIs broken into fragments and hoes
into the ceiling. 1t is almost !
miracle that the cook escaped alive.
he is sea lded and badly shaken up,
ut - not seriously injured. The house
odd cat was warming by the range
rhen the accident occurred and all ,
inc of it's lives were blown Out. Mrs.
likes says that she could not find a
ragment Of breakfast. although it was
ooked and almost ready to be 70
he dining room. The cause Of the eX-
,losion was that water in the pipes had /
rozen and there was no outlet for the