The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14
NORTH CAROLINA.

Persons from Roaring Gap report Ice on
the mountain an inch thick.
Winston Journal: A Mount Airy man
informs a reporter that he saw a slab
taken from the quarry last summer that
was near 200 feet long
Salisbury Sun: A young son of H. n.
Brown, the fish dealer, was attacked and
bitten by a mad dog last Thursday after
noon. It is probable that the young VIC
tim will soon go to Baltimore for treat
ment.
We have the richest copper ore ever dis
covered east Of the Rockies. The prop
erty is located in North Carolina. The
analysis of the ore is: A. 30 ounces Of sill
yer per 1900 pounds; two ounces OF gold
per 1000 pounds: 31.30 per cent. copper.
per 100 pounds, says the Murphy Bulletin.
Warrenton Gazette: DR.. George Lands,
vi sn eieetric haa last sior night dsRef'e The
lightning struck a tree near his dwelling,
shivered the window glass and knocked
two of his little boys from the bed to the
floor. The little fellows were not hurt,
but badly frightened. OF course it was
the shock, concussion. that struck the
children, for If the electricity had struck
them. death would have been a almost
certain.
Kinston Free Press: There were big
sales Of tobacco in Kinston yesterday,
about 10000 or $4,000 pounds. Prices ruled
high, and the averages were large. The
farmers are pleased with the kinston
DldOl, Ol ITecie OuHty
received a letter from the mother of Dock
Black. who was hanged last week. in
structing him to dispose of the body to
the medical profession and send her the
was only Is years of age, and when he
was condemned to be hung was the first
time she had heard from him.
Fayetteville Observer: A pullman car
conductor told an Observer reporter last
night Of the daring escape of a negro
from tho sheriff nf Wilson on the Aflantic
Coast Line northbOund train due here at
1920 last night. The negro's wrists were
bound by a rope, the end Of which was
wrapped around the sheriff's wrist. When
ten miles this side of Florence, and while
the train vas running only twelve miles
an hour, the prisoner suddenly leaped
from the seat and bounded out of the win
dow, almost dragging the sheriff with
him. The officers wrist and hands were
badly lacerated. The negro made good
his escape.
Greensboro telegram: o. D. Boycott.
who returned from Mt. Airy last night,
at Flat Rock, just beyond Mt. Airy. Two
employees Of the Mt. Airy Granite Com
pany, by the name of CeasOr and French,
both colored, have had a quarrel on hand
met Saturday night they proceeded to
settle their differences with blows. Cea-
sor cut French, inflicting a serious wound,
and it was thought that he would die,
u ne was VII lit AhI. DOyCOl l.
Mt. Airy. Ceasor was arrested and con-
fined in Jail at Dobson, the county seat
Of Surry.
Statesville Landmark: Miss Lizzie
Young, daughter of Mr.. J. P. Young, and
Misses Nora and BERTHE Beard, drove Mr..
Young's horse to the cemetery Sunday
afternoon. When they drove On a newly
grayled walk at the cemetery the crunch
ing Of the gravel frightened the horse so
that it ran away. The buggy was over
turned and the young ladies thrown out.
Fortunately they were not seriously hurt,
receiving only a few slight bruises
Floyd Combs, of Concord township, was
visiting at a Mr.. Lambert's, on Rocky
creek, last week, and When he got out
Of bed Friday morning a copperhead
snake bit him on the foot. His foot and
leg were considerably swollen from the
poison, but Combs has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to return home and serious results
are not anticipated.
Raleigh News and Observer: Or Sun
day morning Hickory was the scene of a
brutal and outrageous crime. A little
negro girl, named Annie Bost. aged about
II years, was raped by an unknown negro
man. She was playing in the woods near
East Hickory when the wretch crept up
behind her. He seized her and twisted
her bonnet strings around her throat so
tightly that she choked and could not
scream. He dragged her further into the
woods about a hundred yards and there
accomplished his fendish purpose. AS
soon as she was free, she ran at once to
the nearest house and inquired for her
mother. Subsequently her mother, Easter
BOst, a respectable colored woman of the
place., came to the spot and the child
stated the foregoing facts. Several col
ored men pursued the criminal for ten
miles, but near COnOver the trail was lost.
Raleigh Times: Jim Eaton, a prisoner
who escaped from the Wadesboro Farms
last July a year ago, was captured at
Spartanburg, S. c., one day last week
for committing another crime, but before
he would stand trial, gave himself away,
and was brought her and placed in the
penitentiary yesterday afternoon.-
W~hitaker's gin, on Crabtree creek, was
burned last night between 10 and II
o'clock. The origin of the fire is I'M
of an ~incendiary. The damage is esti-
mated at between 500 and $500. This is
the second gin that has burned in that
vicinity in the last two weeks.-Hay-
wood Rogers, colOred. who shot Rufus
Thompson, white, in Oak Grove township
on April 18th last. was arrested Saturday
in Durham by Chief of Police Woodall,
and yesterday Deputy Sheriff King went
up and brought Rogers here and lodged
him in Jail to await trial on Saturday
next.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Walter Aber-
nathy lives in Morning Star township.
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock his barn
was destroyed by fire. There was no one
about the place at the time. every one
bling in the fields. The building was en-
tirely destroyed. There was no stock in
it, and but very little roughness.-The
North Carolina Veterinary Association
held it's second session last night at the
Central hotel. The meeting was called
to order by the president. DR.. c. r. Ellis,
of Charlotte. The following members
were found present.: Drs. Ellis. H. G..
Bessent. of Durham; B. L.. Griffin, of
Concord: Chas. H. Lockwood, H. F.
Bauer, J. w. Petty, Greensboro; E. E.
Terry, w. c. McMakin. Raleigh: j. w.
Rollins, Asheville; H. B. Murray. Hick-
Dry; j. NJ. Quinlivin, T. B. Carroll. Will
mington: j.. r. Petty, Pittsboro; Charles
II. and Robert Hatfield, and B. Z. Harper,
Washington. The officers of the associa-
ton are: President, DR.. Ellis; vice presi-
dent, DR.. Thos. B. Carroll; secretary and
treasurer, DR.. ]. W. Petty.
A HOUSEHOLD REMEDY.