The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-22
II CAROLINA.

Kings Mountain Reformer: Near
Crowder's Mountain mill a daughter of
Lewis Lamar, colored, was instantly kill
ed by lightning and her mother badly
shocked. The daughter was nursing a
baby on her lap and it Vas unhurt.
Winston Journal: Alex Williamson. an
old colored man died Sunday night in
Winston. and was buried this morning.
Alex was one of the few democratic me-
groes In the city, and they say he was
true as steel when 1t came to voting. His
friends provided him a decent burial.
GreenviIle Reflector: State Treasurer
Worth and Auditor Aver decide that tins
sherif's convention at Morehead City
shall be held August 1st, and hat all reg
ex-sherifs shall be invited to attend, as
well as all other persons concerned in the
listing and collection of taxes.
Raleigh News and Observer: Judge
Shepherd and Fabius II. Busbee, Esq,
went down to New Bern yesterday to APP
pear in the Buffalo City Mills case, which
involves 5000 acres of land in Dare
county. Shepherd & Busbee and w. D.
Pruden represent the Buffalo banks. while
F. H. Busbee and f. F. Aydolett represent
Andrew Brown. who claims to own the
property.-Professor Il. G.. Butler Is in
the city. He arrived yesterday, looking as
pleasing as a basket Of chips He comes,
1t Is said, to lay in a supply of the latest
text books on English and bursarology.
@Governor and Mrs. Russell have gone
to Wrightsville to spend the summer.
The governor will visit Raleigh az often
as the public business requires. He left
Sunday and is expected back next Nom
day
Asheville Journal: There is some excite
ment among the negroes Of this city oc-
casioned by a report that the body Of a
CoiCred man was recently seen floating
down the French Broad river. Last We'd
nesday night a stranger engaged a car
riage from the livery stable of j. V.
SEWER, which went out In charge of Il
driver, Samuel Pryor. The team was not
returned that night, and a search was in
stituted next day, resulting in the finding
of the carriage upset on Mountain street,
the harness lying on the ground badly
cut up, and the horses grazing in an adj
jacent yard. 1t is not known who the
stranger was and the driver has not yet
made his appearance. Near the carriage
was found a shirt and a woman hat.
The absence of the driver, Pryor. and the
report of the finding of the body in the
river, has produced in the minds of the
impressionable negroes the idea that there
has been some foul play.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Samuel Lam
der. of Shelby, "a large mica dealer, spent
yesterday here on his way north, where
he goes to see if he cannot introduce
North Carolina mica in to the Westing-
house and general electric plants.-Mr
d. W.. Beattie, who lives three miles from
town, while out driving a few days ago
was thrown from his buggy against a
stump so violently that both shoulder
blades. an arm and two ribs were broken.
-Messrs. Skinner & Willis, proprietors
of the Gem restaurant, made an assign
nent yesterday at 2 O'clock.-The prison.
er Gragg, convicted of murder at the pres
ent term of Caldwell court, was brought
to Newton last night and placed in Ca
tawba county jail for safe keeping. This
man killed two men in Caldwell county
by blowing up the shanty in which they
were sleeping at a saw mill or log camp.
The wheat crop is now about all har-
vested. and is probably the best and most
uniform that this county has ever pro-
GuCcd,