The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20
II CAROLINA.

Winston Sentinel: 1t is learned that
Editor Farris. of the High Point Enter
prise. is arranging to begin the publica-
tion of a daily Enterprise about the first
of September.
An Australian miner who registerers his
name as &c. w. Horne, London and OK
ford" is prospecting around Durham and
in the Granville section, hunting for gold.
the inhabitants suppose.
The Laurinburg Exchange tells how the
present board Of county commissioners
are mismanaging the county affairs. hav-
ing spent 5000 In the first half of the
year, whereas when the democrats were
in power s., 700 sufficed for the county ex-
penses one year. The same news comes
from other counties.
Asheville Citizen: n. A. Gudger was
right in declining the Valparaiso consul
ship. A young man might afford to take
the place, but a man who is established
cannot afford to take a position at 5000
a year in some far-away part of the
world. where the cost of living and of
transportation would leave him little on
the good side of the ledger.
Knoxville Sentinel, Monday: Captain
today for Whittier n. c., to look after
the shipment of 1000 sheep from there to
Lexington, Ky. Mr.. Davis purchased the
sheep to be sold for stock purposes. the
by the tariff on wool.
Salisbury Sun: J. II. Bringle, a farmer
living about two and a half miles from
the city on the new Concord road, while
blowing in a new ground last Wednesday,
plowed up and old army gun, which had
probably lain there, concealed since the
ago. The wood of the gun had all de-
cayed, except a small piece about an
inch long.
The StatesvilIe Landmark says that Mr..
b.. f. Long recently brought two suits
against the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Company for damages on account of the
Thomas of s06 an em n; Telt of the ror roadl on oe
suit was brought at Monroe and the
been compromised for 5000 and Mr.. Long
received notice yesterday that q check
for that amount would be forwarded to
him.
A little daughter of Robert Stone, aged
about 9 or 10 years. was killed by her
fathers horse a few lays ago in the Rock
Creek section Of Wilkes county. 1t seems
that the child had been in the habit of
grazed and catching it. When she went
after it, the horse refused to let her put
the bride on, and whirled around and
kicked her. one foot landing on her side
and the other On her head. Her parents
witnessed the accident, but before they
reached her side she was dead.
Greensboro was visited by a
was first discovered in the second story
OF the building on South Elm street occu-
pied by L. f. Darden's shoe store at S:45
were gotten under control but not until
his stock was badly damaged by water.
The dry goods store of Armfield Ridge
and Vickery. next dood, was also badly
the Record and Patriot newspaper offices.
Winston Journal: A telegram came
here last night from Mt. Airy's chief of
police, saying they had, a man who an
swered the description of the Springs
murderer, and asked for a full description
The colored eXcursonists did not get
back from Charlotte until . O'Clock TINS
morning. They report a tramp negro kill
ed, who was beating his way from Char
lotte to Salisbury. 1t is learned that he
was riding on the trucks under the coach
and shortly after leaving Charlotte fell
off and was run over. The entire train
passed over him and his body was terribly
mangled.
Fayetteville Observer: Chief of Police
Flowers received notice this morning
from the sheriff of Robson county to
be on the look out for Bill a
weighing about 125 pounds. wanted for
shooting Dave Salmon in Lumberton
early sunday morning The sheriff said
hundred and tifty-four bicyclists sub
scribed 80 cents towards the making of
paths for bicycles along side the streets
of the city. The city authorities have
agreed to build the paths, contributing
what other money is necessary.
Raleigh News and Observer: News of a
horrible murder has just reached Shelby.
The circumstances surrounding it, so far
as can be gathered at present, are about
these: That one negro, by the name OF
hughes h9u Deen TOO intimate WIFI 81 lie
gro's wife, by name of Macobson.. ON
IaStSunday morning q week ago, Macob-
son and two associates went after Hughes
and took him to the bank of Buffalo
They began to beat them, Hughes beg
ging them not to kill him. They cut off
his ear, broke his right shoulder and
beat him almost to death, and then threw
him into the creek and left him 10 die.
About five days after he was found by the
creek where he had crawled out and
died. Just last night the sheriff learned
of the homicide, and this morning, with
a. posse of six men started out after the
murderers..
Lumberton Robesonian: Lumberton
took another step forward last Tuesday,
when the citizens Of the town, by the
bonds in the sum of $1,000 to provide a
system of water works.-The drought
has been broken and the farmers are in
much better spirits. The showers of the
past week have proven of inestimable
benefit to crops.-Mr. Stephen e. Nc
Geachy,, aged about 20 years. a son Of Mr.;
A. G. McGeachy, was caught under a
falling tree about 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon and his right leg was broken in
two places.-Rather an unusual and
amusing incident occurred at the opening
of court last week. The grand jury is
composed of eighteen men who are drawn
from a hat in which is placed the names
of the thirty-SiX men summoned to act
as jurors. When these eighteen names
had been darwin last week it was found
that nineteen men were SlttlnS IN the
jury box. Two men of precisely the same
name sat in the box and while only eigh-
teen appeared on the list nineteen were
accounted for. The citizens of Laurin-
burg, which, by the way, is a pushing
and stirring little city, are making 1T hot
for walking bar rooms that infest that
town. Since the county commissioners
decided to not issue license for the sale
of whiskey the people have held a meet
ing and are going to put forth every
effort possible to stop it.