The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-17
NORTH

The drought is extensive in North Caro-
lima and the farmers wear long faces.
In Surry and Wilkes counties there are
about twenty Primitive Baptists or hard
shell" churches which will join the Mis-
sionary Baptists next week. For genera
tons they have been strongly anti-mis-
sionary.
A negro named BIZ Day; killed his
ston Saturday night. He struck her on
the neck, dislocating it from the head.
Day passed through Madison today going
toward Roanoke, Va. 1t is believed he
will be caught.
Charlotte Observer: Miss Lizzie MORT
son took a street car for the Tryon Street
Methodist church last Sunday night, and
in getting off the car in front Of the
painful injuries. The car started before
she had stepped off, and she was thrown
to the street with great force.
Greenville Reflector: Just before II
o'clock IN Sunday night, a bright light
was seen across the river north of town.
A number of people hurried over to as
certain the cause and found the barn and
stable Of Mr.. =. ]. Wilson on fire. Every
thing was so dry that the fire could not
be checked and the buildings and contents
were soon destroyed. Loss $500.
Concord Standard: Sunday night short
ly after dusk as No. II, the northbound
passenger traind lie here at 1922 was rum
ming along it's line near Cooks, four miles
above town. some miscreant chuncked a
rock through a window Of sleeper
"RamesuS." Fortunately no one was hurt
by the force of the stone, but a passenger
narrowly escaped being hit in the face.
Goldsboro Argus: Some of the farmers
in this section say there will be about
two-thirds of a crop of cotton.-Mr.
Thomas I. Sutton, the clever hardware
man, is better today, his many friends
see him at his place of business.-Rev.
Harper, the colored pastor of Mt. Pleas
ant church, in Saulston township, is re-
ported to have baptized twenty-seven COL
ored convicts in exactly seven minutes
yesterday.
The telephone line from Elkin to Sparta
has been completed, and the people of
the two to1ns are talking to each other.
Cherokee Bulletin: A gentleman in
whom we rave the utmost confidence in
forms us that at Telico Junction recently
n severe thunder and hail storm visited
that section doing much damage and that
hailstones as large as hen eggs fell. Bill
Ferguson. a farmer, while hurryins
home, was knocked down by the nail
stones and severely injured.
Fayetteville Observer: Yesterday morn
ing the body of a colored boy, named
Joe Harrington. 10 years of age, was
found near the Atlantic Coast Line track.
a few miles below Hope Mills. At first
it was thought that. the boy had been
Killed by "a train, but on closer examina-
ton it looked like foul play. There was
not a bruise on the body, but a little hole
III the ltll JtIfllJIc DidIIlly llltllCCiitu Ilt
death had entered, either by Il pistol ball
or some sharp instrument. 1t was
thought certainly to have been caused
by a bullet until the doctor cut the skull
open and failed to find the leaden missile.
Still the wound had every appearance of
having been made by a pistol shot. and
this cause all the more mystery.
Winston Sentinel: AS Miss Maggie Gan
non. teacher in one of the Greensboro
schools, and sister of Mr.. j. w. Cannon,
of Winston. was out walking with a Miss
White in Greensboro about $50 O'Clock
last evening, the ladies' were met near the
residence OF Mrs. Judge Gilmer by two
negroes. and Miss Gannon's purse, con-
tanning a few dollars. was wrenched from
her hand. the negro's finger nails cutting
her hand right badly. The negroes made
their eScape.-A stranger asked a negro
last night to show him the way to the
house of a friend in the suburbs of Greens
boro. He did so. When near the house
he pointed it out and then asked for 10
cents as pay. When the man took out
his wallet to get the money, the negro
grabbed it and ran. He has not been
heard of since. Only a few dollars We're
in the poke book.
Raleigh News and Observer: Within
the past few days a new theory has been
advanced by several parties. 1t is said
that when the railroad property was as
sessed for taxation Il motion was lodged
to take the matter up again and that this
motion will be taken up when the quarter
ly reports of railroads come in. some
time this month, and the commission may
then consider taxing them on their gross
earnings according to their reports. The
common report is that the governors de-
cision will be influenced by the stand the
commissioners take at that time. or rather
they will be influenced by the governor
holding back his decision. But this is a
mere street rumor.-A gentleman from
Weldon reports a remarkable instance
which happened there Sunday. There
was a good rain for two hours, accom-
panied byHa thunder storm. When the
storm first came up the lightning struck
a frame house and melted a gold chain
around the neck Of a little child playing
in front of the house. The child was
of course, injured some, but when last
heard from it was still living and will
probably recover.