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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
NEW COTTAGES FDR THE BEACH
important Enterprise of Newly
Organized Company.
Charter VIII be Applied for This
Week-Twenty Modern Cottages to
be Built by the WrightsviIle Beach
and Suburban Company.

Othci announcement was given Out
lasc night by the promoters of the
enterprise, concerning the system OF
cottages to be erected ON Wrightsyille
Beach, an account of which undertak-
ing was published in The Messenger
several days ago.
The company which will have the
development in charge will be known
as "The Wrightsville Beach and Su-
burban Co" and a charter will be ap-
piled for during this week, Organizd-
ton being perfected when the charter
is received. The company will be
capitalized at $50, 900 and will start
business with a paid-in capital OF s12.-
900, Of this sum 81, 900 having already
been subscribed. The prime movers
in the scheme are Messrs. Hugh Mac
Rae, Henry BOnitz, Thos. w. Davis
and ThOs. H. Wright, and they have
received hearty assistance from a big
number of subscribers who have taken
stock. Not more than five shares will
be sold to any II person, this being
to make the company more generally
ouppOIl Cu lLou IL UdChCu ny OILY u Lew.
The ground where the cottages will
be built lies on the Sound side of the
railroad track on the beach, and eX-
tends from Banks Channel trestle to
the SeashOre hotel. This is the widest
part of the Beach, and was not dam
aged in the slightest by the recent.
storm. There is an average width en-
this property Of 200 feet between the
tracks and the sound.
Altogether there will be 20 cottages,
of three, four and five Oom sizes and
they will be modern and attractive,
being built on the bungalow style, with
Shingle roofs. There will be sewerage
and baths in each cottage and a EN-
trail bath house will probably be built
the ocean side for the use of oc-
cupants Of the cottages. Mr. Henry
will at once begin to draw plans
and specifications for the new build
and it is hoped to have work be-
gin SO that all the houses will be ready
for occupancy by May LIST. The cCt-
Will be placed for rem through
the real estate agency of J. G. Wright
& Son. The buildings will DE rented
from year to year, that is from May
LIST to May LIST, the annual rental rang |
from $3.50 to $3.50.
There have already been a large |
of applications for the cot
ages, one we'll known hotel man hav-
ng already put in a bid for 10 OF the
cottages. This development is one of
he most important movements in the
of Wrightsville. There has
a large and steadily increasing
for such facilities as will be Of
erred and the attractiveness of the
proposition now being offered to the
public, will no doubt at once become
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

Parsley, Elliotte Emerson. and Messrs.
Hunt, Will Smith, Graham Kenan,
Preston Cumming. Champ Davis, Mil
ton Calder, Rapalje, Clayton Giles and
Archie Williams.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
eSchcdule Changes of the Atlantic
. Coast Line.

tOaSf Line.
The following changes will be made
in the departure and arrival of the At
lantic Coast Line trains at Whining
ton on and after Sunday, January 9th.
Train No. AZ to the North will depart
at 6:35 p. m. instead of $50 D.. m. as
formerly.
Train No. Al from the north will ar
rive at 1918 a. n. instead of 1910
a. m.
Train No. As. no change. Departs at
900 a. m,
Train No.>49 from the North will ar
rive at 6:1O p. m, 10 minutes later
than heretofore.
Train No. 81 for Florence, Columbia
and Charleston will leave at $40 a. m.
instead of 600 a. m.
Train No. 55 for Columbia, Charles
ton and Florida will leave at 1856 p.
m. instead of 3:45 p. m.
Train No. 81 from the South, Co
1umbia and Florence will arrive at 1854
p. m. instead of Lao p.m L..
Train No. so from the South, Char
leston and Columbia will arrive at
1928 night, instead of 1905 as here
tofore.
Train No. So from Sanford and Fay
~etteville will arrive 8:13 p. m. in
stead Of 500 p. m. as heretofore.
Train No. So for Fayetteville and
Sanford, no change, departing at 9:1O
a. m. t
Train No 62 for New Bern, no
change, leaving 2:25 p. m.
Train No. Sc from New Bern will
arrive at 12:4e noon Instead of 1890
noon as heretofore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

A Henderson (Ky.) mans petition
for divorce consists OF only ten lines.
Perhaps he thought the judge could
read a. good deal between the lines
Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
MARRIED LAST EVENING.
Miss Florence Under Becomes the
Bride of Mr.. Gerheart MOhr.

Miss Florence Linder, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Under, and Mr..
Gerheardt Mohr, were quietly united
in marriage last evening at 6 o'clock, at
the rectory Of the Catholic church, the
ceremony being impressively performed
by Rev. Father Dennen.
The ceremony was witnessed only by
relatives and a few friends of the con-
tracing parties.
For the present Mr.. and Mrs. Mohr
will live with the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Linder, on Seventh street.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

A sad accident, which resulted i'll the
and which may necessitate the cutting
off of his right foot, occurred late yes
terdHy afternoon, about 5 o'clock, on
he dummy line, near the corner OF
Surry and Queen streets, the victim
being little Ernest Marvin Williams.
the our years old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Williams, who live on Surry
street near Castle.
The child ran out of his fathers
yard toward the moving train and he
grasped the steps of a coal car. He
lost his hold and fell, being thrown
partly on the tracks. The trucks of
the car dragged him several feet and
he fell directly on the tracks. Just
as the real wheels of the Car were
almost on him, which would have
meant a fearful death, Mr.. W. M. Ja-
cobs, who had witnessed the fall, rush
ed t o the boys rescue and pulled him
out just in the nick of time.
. The lad was taken into his fathers
home and medical attention was quick
1y summoned, DIR. w. J. H. Bellamy
responding in a few moments. An ex-
animation of the injuries showed that
young Williams had sustained quite
severe bruises on different parts CT
his dOdy, and his head was badly in
cured. His right leg was also coasid-
~erabIy hurt and his foot so horribly
mashed that it may have to be am
putated. = .-<
Several persons in the ~neighborhOod
saw the boy fall, and they thought it
meant his instant death, he apparently
having failed directly under the train.
p William VESSEL, a lad about Is
years old, yesterday had a severe fall
from his bicycle, while he was riding
at a pretty good rate of speed, and he
was thrown violently against the
street curdstOne, the blow rendering
him unconscious. He was picked up
and taken into a nearby house and a
physician summoned. Later he was
removed to the home of his mother,
Mrs. Lena VESSEL, on Chestnut street
between Sixth and Seventh. Last night
his condition vas reported as quite
serious, it being considered a matter
of two or three days before there
can be certainty as to what the out
come of the injuries will be.
Young VESSEL was ON his way
lrOll Ills uOlIS W DIOOhIyA OA OH |
errand for his mother, n when on !
Fifth street between Grace and Chest
nut, he turned in his seat to ,ooh
behind him at an approaching tear.
striking, as he did so, a stick which
lay on the ground. This swerved his
wheel and caused VESSEL to lose his
balance, violently throwing him, Us
stated above. to the ground.
|
Little Laurie Howell, the 4-year-oid
laughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew How
ell was quite seriously hurt as the re-
suit of a runaway accident early yes
terday afternoon or Seventh n Mar
street. A horse owned by Mr.
James F. Post, Jr., became unman-
ageble and dashed on the sidewalk at
that corner, the buggy striking the
child and knocking her down and
bruising her face. She was hurr1euly
taken to her home only a few squares
away medical attention given. The
are thought to be all surface
)nes, though there may be slight
Hanger of brain conclusion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

Announcement WAS made Yesterday
that the Atlantic Coast Lin WILL in
augurate its famous and popular
FLORIDA Special" which runs solid
from New York TO Florida. tomorrow.
the first train leaving New York in the
morning. This increased service will
continue daily, except Sunday, until
about the middle of April. when the
winter tourist season is Al an end.
Inc special is recognized az one OF
the finest trains in the entire country.
made up as ii Is OF modern and luxu-
RANT tourist cars, consisting of Pullman
compartment, drawing room. sleeping.
dining and stateroom library observa-
ton cars, all heated throughout py
steam and brilliantly lighted by eKec-
tricity, special provisions for liglt be-
ing made in each berth, afording op-
portunity for perfect comfort In read-
ing at night.
The compartment stateroom cars
have nine handsomely furnished com
partments, each complete In itself, with
every convenience of toilet ~appofnt
Hents and for the comfort and safety
OF its patrons. These rooms are rich
ly upholstered and artistically and
handsomely decorated. The
ments may be used singly or en- suite,
afording tourists a sense of comfort
In every feature.
The drawing room sleeping cars arc
OF Pullman's latest pattern and are lux
uriOusly and richly furnished, one hay-
ing ten sections and double-drawing
room, the other IL sections and single
drawing room, in addition To spacious .
toilet and smoking rooms.
n library observation car is az
comfortably furnished as anv well-ap-
pointed club room, having easy chairs.
sofas, reading desks, libraries supplied
with standard and current literature.
magazines etc. The observation car.
with its large plate glass windows.
equipped with the latest wide observa-
ton end, giving almost unlimited range
vision, affords the passengers the
Of seeing the country To great
est advantage as they speed between
the north and south. This car Is also
supplied with seven state rooms, equip
ped in the same style as the state
rooms in compartment stateroom cars.
which can also be used slngly or en-
This Is an innovation for the
which will undoubtedly attract
passengers.
The dining cars are cafes OF the
highest class. drawing their supplies
rom the best markets in the country.
The excellence OF this service is main
aimed at the highes- standard. All the
passenger trains are equipped with the
new high-speed brakes, which IS a
Of the greatest safety in
operation.
These FLORIDA Special trains with
heir magnificent equipment. running
II high speed from the cold north to
sunny south, affording absolute
comfort and every convenience to pas
have given the Atlantic Coast
line a ~well-earned reputation for finish
md elegance in the passenger service.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
AS"Tl-ORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
si q enc Of &MzNzxw
Gambling Houses to be Closed

Gambling TO be Closed.
Paris, January 4 AS a result of the
receipt of reports of numerous scan
dals, Premier Clemence has decided to
take drastic action against certain
gambling houses and clubs in Paris,
conducted mostly by foreigners. it is re-
clared hat a number of people, some of
them from high circles, have been
feeced in these places and a dozen es-
Establishments will be Immediately
closed and their managers for the most
part Belgians will be expelled from
France.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

The dance which was given On Mon
day night last, by L'Agile German club,
was one Of the prettiest and most en-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
Social Notes
AND
News For Women

Contributions for bis column are
solicited. All society items win be
gladly received but must bear the Sig
nature of the sender and also reach
this office before S p. m Fridays.
Items sent In this manner should be
addressed to 1.-The Society Editor"
care of The Messenger. The name of
the sender of an item will not be used
but must accompany it for our OWN
protection.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
A. c. LIS FLORIDA SPECIAL"
Elegant Tourist Train Will be Put
on Tomorrow.

Equipment il Modern and Bcamirut
ana Train Is One OF Fines In the
Country-RunS Solid From New
York to Florida, UntiI Middle of
April.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

If Harry Thaw's mother-in-law car
ries out her threat to go on the wit
ness stand and tell all she knows, the
trial will be prolonged indefinitely
Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08
three Young People Badly
injured.
ONE OF THEM MAY Dis
Foot of Young Earnest Williams
May Have to be Amputated.

He was Thrown Under Dummy Line
Train and Dragged for Several Feet.
VIM. Vessel lad Severe Fall From
His Bicycle and His Condition is
Regarded as Critical.-Littlc Louise
Howell Hur i'll Runaway Accident.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-24

I train to be slowly pushed back to Ar.
gentine.
But Winton opened his eyes and
struggled to his feet unaided.
mot yet" he said. I've left my
automobile on the other side Of the
creek; and. besides. | have a railroad
to build. My respects to Mr.. Darrah,
and you may tell him I'm not beaten
yet" And he swung over the rail-
ing and dropped off to mount the
octopod and to race it back to the
front.
Three days afterwards. to a scream
ing of smelter whistles and other
noisy demonstrations of mining-camp
joy, the Utah Short Line laid the final
rail of its new extension in the Car
Donate yards.
The driving of the silver spike ac-
complished. Winton slipped out of the
congratulatory throng and made his
way across the c. & G. r. tracks to
private car standing alone on its sid.
ing. It's rallied platform, commanding
a view of the civic celebration, had
its quota of oniookers-a ferce-eyed
old man with huge white mustaches,
an athletic young clergyman, two
Bisques and a goddess.
Climb up, Misteh Winton climb up
and join us" said the fierce-eyed one
heartily. Virginia, heah, thinks we
ought to call each otheh out, but l tell
her"
What the Rajah had told his niece
-, ,f - ID,,@ .l,,%
Winton whispered in her ear when he
had taken his place beside her is
more to the purpose of this history.
Il have built my railroad, as you
told me to, and now | have come for
me-
"Hush!" she said, softly. Cant
you waltz"
mo"
Shameless one!" she murmured.
But when the Rajah proposed an
adjournment to the gathering-room of
the car, and to luncheon therein, he
surprised them standing hand.in-hand
and laughed
"Hah, you little rebel" he said.
'Do you think you dese've that block
of stock | promised you when you
should marry? Anseh me, my deat."
She blushed and shook her head,
but the brown eyes were dancing.
The Rajah opened the car door with
his courtliest bow.
Nevertheless, you shall have it, my
deah Virginia, if only to remind an
old man of the time when he was sim.
pie enough to make a business 5on.
federate OF a charming young woman.
Straight on, Misteh Adalaa; after you,
Mi5teh Winthn"
THE ENpQ.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-24
NOT DOOMED TO sEcLUsloN.
Austrian Huns of Noble Blood Lead
Pleasant Lives.

The FIRST lady" in the Hun
garian court is now the abbess of the
Theresian Convent of the Noble La
dies in Prague, position which is
always held by an archduchess. The
Archduchess Maria Annunciata, the
present abbess, who is a niece of the
emperor, has succeeded to the position
of first lady through the widowhood
of the Archduchess Maria Josefa, wife
of the late Archduke Otto. The noble
nuns of Prague live very different
life from what is the usual conception
of convent life. They play leading
part in the society of the city and are
not even compelled to live in the alb
bey where each is provided with two
rooms and service. Handsome car
riages with liveried servants are also
provided for their use, and they have
box in the opera. Each noble lady
is paid $500 year, while the abbess
has a salary of $4,000. When they
attend court balls they must wear
black evening dress with a ribbon of
light blue
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-24

Judging the time to be fully ripe, he
the air-tank.
Winton heard the hiss of the escap-
ing air above all the industry clamor;
heard, and saw the car start backward.
Then he had fitting glimpse of a
man in grimy overclothes scrambling
terror-frenzied from beneath the Rose
mary. The thing done had been over
done. The fireman had "bled" the air
tank too freely, and the liberated car,
gathering momentum with every
wheel-turn, surged around the circling
spur track and shot out masterless
on the sleeper gradient of the main
line.
Now, for the occupants of a runa-
way car on Rocky mountain line
there is death and naught else. Win
ton saw, in a phantasmagoric flash
of second sight, the meteor flight of
the heavy car; saw the Reverend Bill
ly's Intellectual efforts to apply the
| hand-brakes, if by good hap he should
even guess that there were any hand
brakes; saw the car, bounding and
lurching, keeping to the rails, may
gentine, where it would crash head
long into the upward climbing Cav
Donate train, and all would end.
In unreasoning misery, he did the
only thing that offered: Ran blindly
down his own embankment, hoping
nothing but that he might have one
last glimpse of Virginia clinging to
the hand-rail before she should be lost
to him forever.
But as he ran thought white-hot
from the furnace of despair fell into
his brain to set it ablaze with pur.
pose. Beyond the litter of activities
the decapod was standing, empty of
its crew. Bounding up into the cab,
he released the brake and sent the
great engine flying down the track of
the new line.
In the measuring of the fret mile
the despair-born thought took shape
and form. If he could outpace the
runaway on the parallel line, stop the
decapod and dash across to the G. &
G. r. track ahead of the Rosemary,
there was one chance in a million that
he might fling himself upon the car
in mid flight and alight with life
enough left to help Calvert with the
hand-brakCs.
Now, in the most unhopeful struggle
it is often the thing least hoped for
that comes to pass. At Argentine
Winton's speed was a mile a minute
over a track roCgher than a corduroy
wagon-roan; yet the decapod held the
rail and was neck and neck with the
| runaway.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-24

stantly he did not stop to inquire. 1t
was enough that the Heaven. born idea
had been given.
Down out of that, Morty!" he
cried. "Its one chance In a thousand.
Pass the word to the men; I'll be
with you in a second" And when
Adams was rousing the track force
with the bawling shout of Every
body" Winton looked up into the
brown eyes.
MY debt to you was already very
great; | owe you more now," he said.
But she gave him his quittance in a
whiplike retort.
And you will stand here talking
about it when every moment is pre-
cious? Got" she commanded; and he
went.
So now we are to conceive the mad
dest activity leaping into being in full
view of the watchers at the windows
of the private car. Winton's chilled
and sodden army. welcoming any bat
tle-cry of action, flew to the work with
will. In a twinkling the corded
piles of cross-ties had melted to reap
pear in dollhouse balks bridging an
angle from the Utah embankment to
that of the spur track in rear of the
blockading Rosemary. In briefest
time the hammermen were spiking the
rails on the rough-and-ready trestle,
and the Italians were bring up the
crossing frogs.
But the Rajah, astute colonel of in
dustry, had not left himself defense
less. On the contrary, he had provid-
ed for this precise contingency by
leaving McGrath's fireman in mechan-
ical command on the Rosemary. If
Winton should attempt to build
around the private car the fireman
was to wait till the critical moment; /;
then he was to lessen the pressure on
the automatic air-brakes and let the
car drop back down the grade Just
far enough to block the new crossing.
So it came about that this mechan-
ical lieutenant waited, laughing in his
sleeve, until he saw the Italians COM
ing with the crossing-frogs Then,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-24
HEADS SHAPED TO ORDER.
German Doctor Explains Causes Of
Various Formations.

At a recent convention of German
naturalists and doctors DR.. Watcher,
of Stuttgart, in an instructive paper
put forth a sensational theory to ex-
plain the formation of the shape OF
the head of infants. He maintained
that the head of child could be
nodded artificially. He found by ex-
head is placed in soft cushion the
child turns on its back, or rests on the
back of it's head, in order to free
mouth, nose and face. In this manner
the head rests smoothly, and short
head is developed. But if the medium
shaped head of a child is placed on
hard under-rest, like a hair mattress
or rolled carpet, the childs head
turns aside, as it cannot stand any
more on it's head than an egg, for the
muscle of the back is weakened.
Therefore, with continued resting on
the side a long head is developed. TO
prove his assertions the lecturer pre-
scented child whose mother and sis
ter are short-headed. The child at its
birth had a short head, now after IS
months it is long skulled. If the child
had been placed on its back, according
to other experiences its head would
have been short-shaped. Or. Watcher
did not deny that the shape Of the
head was inherited, but asserted that
it could be greatly influenced by the
Way the child rested ~--.-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-24

Three miles more of the surging,
racking, nerve-killing race and Win
ton had his hand 's-breadth of lead and
had picked his place for the million
Glanced wrestle with death. 1t was at
the c. & G. r. station of TERRA
Blanca, just below a series of sharp
curves which he hoped might check a
little the arrowlike flight of the runa-
way.
Twenty seconds later the telegraph
operator at the lonely little way sta
tion of TERRA Blanca saw heroic
bit of man-pldy. The upward bound
Carbonate train was whistling in the
gorge below when out of the snow
wreaths shrouded the new line a big
engine shot down to stop with fire
grinding from the wheels, and a man
dropped from the high cab to dash
across to the station platform.
At the same instant runaway pas.
senger car Numbered out of the can
yon above. The man crouched, flung
himself at it in passing missed the
forward hand-rail, caught the rear,
was snatched from his feet and trailed
through the air like the thong of a
whiplash, yet made good his hold and
clambered on.
This was all the operator saw, but
when he had snapped his key and run
out, he heard the shrill squeal of the
brakes on the car and knew that John
Winton had not risked his life for
nothing.
And on board the Rosemary? Win
ton, spent to the last breath, was lying
prone on the rallied platform, where
he had fallen when the last twist had
been given to the shrieking brakes,
his head in Miss Carterets lap.
Run, Calvert! Run ahead and
p-the-up-train!" he gasped; then
the light went out of the gray eyes
and Virginia wept unaffectedly and
fell to dabbling his forehead with
handfuls of snow.
Help me get him in to the divan.
Cousin Billy" said Virginia, when all
was over and the Rosemary was safe
ly coupled in ahead of the upcoming
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-24
Hints for the Pipe Lover.

The Canadian Cigar and Tobacco
Journal gives some hints to those
who smoke pipes. Everybody thinks
he knows how to smoke a pipe, but to
do 1t perfectly is not easy. Time is a
keynote of successful pipe smoking"
says the Journal, "and another is gen.
tleness. Take it easy. Don't crowd
the pipe to the top of the bowl Never
get pipe hot. Keep cool, and keep
your pipe cool. You can relight a pipe.
and if you are an old smoker you will
be all the better for it. When you
have finished do not refill heated
pipe"