The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-20
NORTH CAROLINA

also robbed the safe of ali the cooked
victuals. Two tramps were seen passing
not long afterwards.
Fayetteville Observer: Rev. I'd
ward WoOten, evangelist Of this do
cese. preached at St. Johns church last
night TO a fairly large congregation.
In his quaint but pleasing delivery he
pointed out in a forceful manner ones
duty to God and the church. Mr..
Wooten is a sincere and earnest
preacher Of the gospel, and is doing
much good in the diOcese.-Willough-
by Jackson, an old colored woman,
was burned to death near Manchester
Saturday while burning grass in a
graveyard.
Washington Messenger: The sancti-
~ficationists held forth again Sunday
near the new bridges. We are not dis
posed to criticize these religious en-
thuslasts. If they can do any good let
them do it, but when they countenance
and allow one Of their followers 10 pub
licly condemn his pious dead mother
VINO taught him what she conceived
to be right and he believed she was in
hell for thus teaching him the line has
been reached and the moral sentiment
Of the community ought to place their
condemnation upon such teaching. If
SanctlficatiOn consists in d~ishOnOring
parents the less we have of it the
better.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
question Of increase or decrease in the
"moOnshine" business has been freely
discussed for some time and at last the
problem is solved by District Attorney
AycOck, who say it is undoubtedly in
creaSlng and VIII continue on a large
| scale as long as the tax on whiskey is
placed at s1.10 per gallOn.-Professor
Wallace Riddick, of the Agricultural
| and Mechanical college yesterday went
| TO Chanel Hill He jS a tr1IStna of tha
university and a member of a special
| committee appointed to make investi-
| cations and devise plans for a proper
enlargement of the electric light plant
and water works for the university.
Mr.. T. G. Harris, Of the United
States coast survey department, is in
Raleigh On a short furlough. He is at
present engaged in fortification work
at Fort Caswell.
Fayetteville Observer: It seems that
a depth of from 200 to $50 feet below the
surface, depending probably on the ele-
walton of the locality, a vein of mineral
water may be found in this place which
partakeS of medicinal properties that
enter into some of the most celebrated
waters. The temperature of the water
is SO degrees n it is free from organic
matter.-A few days ago a certain
prominent lawyer of this county was
rising to make a speech before q mag
ISlfdle III DendIl OF a negro client Wnen
the latter stopped him and calling him
aside forced something into his pocket.
The lawyer, thinking probably that it
was a roll of bills, smiled and went on
with his speech, making such a power
full plea that his client was acquitted
easily. Then the lawyer gleefuIly felt
in his pocket for the roll or bank notes,
but when he pulled out a rabbit foot his
wrath broke forth and the only thing
that saved his client was fear of being
fined for contempt of court. The negro
was like most of his race. superstitiOus.
and had hOOdOoed his attorney.
Charlotte News: Mr.. Robert McLain,
a machinist in the employ Of the Lid
dell company, was badly burned this
morning while welding q piece of ma
chinery. A piece of the red hot metal
struck him in the right eye, glueing
the eyelids together, but fortunately it
did not strike the ball.-ThOse who
were waiting around the Southern sta
ton last night when the Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta train pulled in
were repaid for their wait, for they
had an opportunity of seeing William
Jennings Bryan, who was returning
from a trip to Florida. A News re
porter had the pleasure Of a. long chat
with Mr.. Bryan on the train from Co
lumbia. He was not able to sit up,
having suffered painful injuries from
the fall of a platform in st. Augustine
the other day. Mr.. Bryan has a bad
cut over the right eyelid, a big bruise
on the right side of the forehead. and
both of his limbs were more or less
scraped in the fall. The injury that
Mr.. Bryan seems to think the most Sc
rious was just above the heart. At
the time of the fall he had a small
silver watch case in his vest pocket.
He fell on a large stone and the case
was badly smashed, inhicting a bad
bruise. At first he thought that sew
eral ribs were broken, but on eXami-
nation it was found that it only
amounted to a severe bl lise.
Winston Sentinel: Jim Moir, color
ed, alias Deely, was arrested late Sat
urday afternoon on suspicion of being
the party who assaulted Honey. the
Syrian, last Thursday night. Moir was
carried before Honey who identified
him at once, saying he was the chap
who struck him.. The negro is now ir
jail.-A 3-year-old child of a Mr.
knight, living in Broadway township, a
few miles east of Winston, fell in a vel
thirty-two feet deep Saturday. There
was no water in it. 1t was three
hours before the little one was gotten
out by Messrs. w. H. Smith and Chas
Stuart. The child, with others, was
playing around the we'll which was COW
cred with plank. In stepping on a
plank it broke. The little one did no.
appear to be hurt when first taken out
but yesterday it was unable to walk
THE Sentinel printed a telegram
Saturday giving some of the particu-
lars regarding the trouble the engin.
eer and fireman on the ~northbound
vestibule. near Thomasville, had with
two tramps Friday night. The fire
man was Mr.. j. T. Davenport. a broth
er of our townsman, Mr.. Ernest Dav-
export. 1t was between l and 2 o'clocI
and the train was running at the rate
of 40 miles an hour when a young
white man crawled over the tender OF
the engine. He had a long. dangerous
looking knife in his hand. The fireman
called to the man to know what he
wanted. Without replying, the latter
continued to advance. and made to.
wards Engineer Bryant. Fireman
Davenport waited until the intruder
was in reach. and intercepted him. Tbs
stranger showed fight. Big Fireman
Davenport hit him and piled him We
the coal gate of the tender. The mar
gathered himself and again advanced
IN the fireman. Again he was knocked