The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26
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Gastonia Gazette: We saw the other
day a specimen of the Kings Mountain
coal which has been found by Rev. p. r.
Elan. The coal has been analysed at
cent. of combustible matter. Mr.. Elam
reports hat the vein is a rich one and
that he could have got from it a car load
Of coal as easy as he got a half gallon.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: H. G. Whitaker.
Of Pilot Mountain, SurTy county. who is
a travelling man was here a few days last
week, ana tells US that Linney cannot
be re-nominated for congress, and that
f. Spencer Blackburn need not apply
either. He says he proposes TO see that
Sam Marshall, of Surry, or Solicitor Mott
of Wilkesboro. gets the nomination and
is elected He says ne knows h he is
talking about.
Raleigh Times: A peculiarly pathetic
death was that of a lady Ell route yes
terday from her far southern home to
Baltimore, where she was TO stand an
operation for a serious affllction. says the
Danvill Register. The case was that OF
Miss Mary Aimes. of Tallahassee, Fla,
who die on the train at Ruffin. N. G..
sad and almost unexpected event was
a severe shock to the sister and another
lady friend accompanying the invalid.
Raleigh News and Observers: Miss
Hamilton, the young woman who figured
in the DR.. Kirby Smith scandal at the
DCiiltClllldly, has btCh Ie4tdSGu lIOIu Tie
criminal insane department there and
went home yesterday.-Two negroes es-
capped from Jail at Wilson. Thursday
night. The prisoners got out whenever
they want to under this reform ad-
ministration. One of the escaping gen
tlemen dropped his bottle of
lininent. The sheriff ought to be re-
quired to deliver it to him. for it is not
things that he should be deprived of the
medicine furnished by the county.
Mooresville Record: We have beer
told hat the Southern Railway Company
would never build the connecting link
between this place and Mocksville, but
it does seem to us, that they would hard
ly let out the contracts and have the
ness. Such is the case now. A lot OF
horses, mules, carts and other things
necessary to begin the construction of a
railroad, are now here and work will
to see some Of the SOuthern's huge en-
; gines speeding across the country from
! Winston to Charlotte by way of Moores-
vile.
Charlotte News: Mr.. John NJ. Walker
a Charlotte boy, the son of Mr.. L. H
| Walker the treasurer of Mecklenburg
county, arrived here last night from
Chapel Hill. He is a student at the state
} university and one of the members of the
i University North Carolina foot ball team
- a ~ SoAilI Ol III a. SIOuIIt
he was playing tackle while the team was
trying some mass plays they are to ust
in the Thanksgiving day game with Vir.
ginia, and was very painfully injured
His collar bone was broken and his
shoulder dislocated. DR.. Whitehead SET
the broken bones, but on the train last
night they slipped out Of place, causing
him intense pain. It will be severa
weeks before he RECEIVERS entirely, though
the wounds is not dangerous.
Methodist Episcopal Western Nortl
Carolina conference proceedings: The
following were received by transfer from
other conferences: Rev. Frank Siler
from the Missouri conference; Rev. H.. O
Moore, from the kentucky conference,
Rev. j. NJ. Terrell, of the Tennessee CON
ference; Rev. T. F. Glenn, OF the Rolstor
commemorative. Plato 7. Durham
who was until September 1st in charge
of Dilworth church, was discontinued
Rev. DR.. Brooks, presiding elder of Char
lotte district, stated that Mr.. Durham
is now in a theological school not conduct
ed by the Southern Methodist church,
and under these circumstances he die
not see how Mr.. Durham could be re-
tanned on trial and hat at Mr.. Durham's
request he desired that he be discon-
tinued.