The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-02
NORTH

North Carolina Presbyterian: Rev. A.
D.. Mcclure closed a very delightful and
helpful series OF services at Lumber
Bridge church Sunday night. The pas
tor reports = great revival and spiritual
uplift as q result Of the weeks work
There were seven professions OF faith
Kinston Press That mean Ons!ow
COUNT man who wanted 10 put his poor
old father on the county as 4 county
charge, Is named ]. w. Shepard, and
does 2 mercantile business at Pollocks-
vile. He is said TO be worth $500 10 So
90. The cid mar was offered a home by
a Scn-iE-l2w.
Maxton Scottish Chief: 1t is said that
Afr. Caskil's loss in the burning of the
wood wro,Is and foundry last week viii
amount first and last to nearer $1,000
than $S,cg0, as we stated in our former
paragraph. The night before he had 4
small barn on Gle of his country places
burned. There were two or three oales
Of cotton lost in this fire.
Raleigh News and Observer: An at
tempt to rob the safe IN the railroad
agents Office in the freigh depot, at Bur-
lington. was made Sunday nisht, The
burglars broke in the door and endeaN-
ored to blow open the safe. The eX-
plOsion did not act as expected, DioWihs
off part of the back of the safe. but
not large enough, however, to secure
the money inside.
Greensboro Record: A negro woman.
very decently dressed, called at the mouse
OF a cOlCrGd woman on A1eDdIe STREET,
Saturday afternoon, with a baby old
enough to sit alone, and asked the in
| mate of the house, q woman named MIL
Ter, also colored, to please keep her BABY
for a few minutes. She did so, but the
minutes grew into hours, the hours into
days. and still the woman returned not.
| The child seems very well contented. but
is not able to tell its name or that Of its
mother.
Asheyille Citizen: The superiority Of
tire apples OF Western North Carolina
has again been demonstrated 10 the
world, this time in "A contest in Madison
Square Garden, New York city. The
Citizen recently noted the fact that
George E. Eoggs, a well known grower
living near WaynesvilIe. was in Asheville
On his way TO New York to place varie-
ties Of his apples in a contest. Mr.;
Boggs returned several days ago, and
yesterday wrote w. z. Snider, of Ashe-
vile, to the effect that he had just re-
ceived d letter from the superintendent
OF the fruit department in the American
Institute Fair. In this letter Mr.. BOgSs
was Informed that he had won two first
prizes Oh apples. Cne for ten VarietieJ
ard the other for twenty-five varieties
Charlotte Observer: Milton Young.
colored, met win a most horrible dean
yesterday about 2:45 O'clock, at the
Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Works. lie
WAS caught in the belt and carried
around on the pulley several times. tho
lower part Cf MS body being horribly
torn and Inangled. The accident occur.
red in the fertilizer room. The man LIVED
for a half hour. He never spoke after
the accident occurrCd.-lt is funny tC
read of Judge EWart, Of the Western
criminal circuit, QuarrellnS from tnt
bench, in his charge 20 the grand jurJ
Of Buncombe court. with & squire wht
had issued warrants against the South
ern Railway Company for giving free
passes and citing his honor as one of the
Witnesses-charging that this squire j!
a discharged employee Of the Southern
and under Indictment for a felony. w
have fallen upon strange times here II
the old state.-Sid Peterson killed Je
rome McCurry on last Friday in Vance.
county. Thursday night before the kill
Ing some unknown parties Snot Peter
sons house full Of holes. The McCur
rvs accused Sid Peterson Of repCTtin:
them to the last term of Yancey cour
for selling liquor, and since that tim
Peterson has been afraid to have a laml
burning in his house for fear of bein;
assassinated. Friday night after the Kill!
ing some unknown parties burned Peter
sens house, barn and a crib full Of corn
and George McCurry was seen to shoe
Petcrson's mule, and Dan Toung's NAL
was also killed by some one. Young i
a brother-in-law Of Peterson. Peterson
is in hiding. 1 ear from the McCurry
and their friends, but will surrender him