The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-27

There is a report that DR.. T. c. Walker
has sold a gold mine in Randolph county
for $50, 600.
Professor w l.. Poteat, of Wake Forest
college. will deliver the annual address at
the closing exercises of Salem High
school, Sampson county, May 2lst-
Lincoln Journal: DIR. l.. s.. Fox tells
US that he extracted a few days ago a
tooth containing a live nerve with an alb
scess at the root of the tooth. This Is
something unknown in dentistry
A. Crews. the wide awake field
representative Of the Wilmington Mes
senger, is here this week talking paper
to the citizens of Robson. The Messen-
ger is a most excellent paper and has a
number of patrons here.
Raleigh Press: The Dicky Birds say
That the decision of Judge Adams against
the new asylum boards does not neces-
sarily mean that the new boards will not
get in'-for the chances are the new
boards will go crazy.
Nashville Optic: William Anstead. who
received several horrible wounds from a
knife in the hands Of Alex. Bailey during
an ARRAY recently. died Monday night.
He leaves "A wife and one son to mourn
him. Bailey nas left the country and is
not likely to be caught soon.
Raleigh News and Observer: A negro
named Jerry unison was burned in q
house near Hoffman at 10 o'clock Monday.
He was supposed to have been murdered.
and the house burned over him TO cover
lIIt tlllIIF- j IItIt II lit litlICt 10 - W iIC
murdered him. He was seen an hour be
fore the fire was discovered.
Salisbury World: j. Frank Ray. Of
Macon county, one of the best campaign
ers in North Carolina, was in the city Fri
day night on his way to Washington 10
see the commissioner of internal revenue.
Mr.. Ray is prominently mentioned as the
democratic candidate in the Ninth dis
trict against Richmond Pearson.
| the saloon door. Hunt is in Jail.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: AS a re-
suit Of the criminal court in Halifax last
week, thirteen prisoners were sent to the
state penitcntidry from Halifax Monday.
Greenville Reflector: Rev. ID. b. Gull
breth closed a series of meetings at the
Methodist church Sunday night was a
week ago. Several joined the church.
Sunday afternoon John Clark, colored.
who lives on the Lewis ferry road, about
five miles from StatesviIle. had Il difficulty
with a negro named GOodin, from Ashe-
| Vile. Goodin slashed Clark with a razor,
the cash extending from the back of his
head to the front, almost removing his
| entire scalp. The wound bled profusely
and the negro nearly bled to death before
medical aid arrived.
Concord Standards: On last Sunday
while the congregation was engaged in
worship at Mt. Zion German Reformed
church, near China Grove, a fire was dis
covered, which Mr.. Enos Sechler found to
be his own home. Being some distance
from the church he and friends could not
arrive in time to save anything from
the house, and all that pertained to the
dwelling was totally consumed, including
a good lot of grain and bacon.
Fayetteville Observer: At Stewards
saw mill, near Dunn, last week Wllliarn
Allen a colored boy, was taking 81 plank
from behind the big circular saw when
the teeth caught his wrist and cut the
HAND off and threw it with great force
in the face of the sawyer twenty-five fee;
away-Sunday some persons set fire tG
the woods in front of Hollis factory and
before it was e~Xtinguished the flames had
covered at least twenty acres. Thu in
cendiaries were seen but got away before
being recognized.
Lumberton Robesonian: Mr.. r. n
Hieley last week received his new brick
machine and has it in place on his brick
yard just outside the corporate limits
near the cemetery. The machine is Z
first-class one and has a capacity Of
about 10000 brick a day. 1t is working
nicely.-Our Baptist people are making
an effort to charter a train and run al
excursion to Wilmington during the Ses-
sion of the Southern Baptist convention
which meets next month.-Mr. j
Raleigh Tribune: Approximately speak.
ing, four hundred is the number of youne
ladies that the writer saw in the chape
of the Normal and Industrial college "a
Greensboro, upon the occasion of a recen'
visit to that institution. 1t was inspiring
to see so many bright. intelligent ant
ambitious girls preparing themselves fol
usefulness in life, and it afforded a pc.
culiar sense of qualification to reflect tina
! ne state Oh NcEIn td1Ol1lld mas DioN lttt
such a splendid institution for training
her daughters either to ornament society
or TO fight the battles of life.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. A. A. Anthony
yesterday showed the Observer a fiddle
which was made by Mr.. Henry Robinson
of Ahrens' shop, and which he purchased
from him. The apron. finger-bOard anC
pegs are made of cam wood, which grew
on the banks of the Congo. and Whict
was given Mr.. Anthony by Mr.. John Hill
the contractor. The wood is susceptible
of high polish. The fiddle is well madt
and Mr.. Anthony prizes it.-Mr. S. NJ
Howell. who is always authority on wha
took place in Charlotte in the days of Ions
ago, recalls that on the 18th, 10Th and 2ls
of April, twenty-five years ago, there Wa
ice in Charlotte.
disturbance yesterday occurred late in I'll,
afternoon near Renegar's bar. on Thirt
street. Will Hunt and Mat: Scales. botl
colored. engaged in Il friendly boXin;
match. The latter was getting the bette
of the former when Hunt. who was in
toXicated, got mad and tried to cut Scale
With a knife. Failing in this he ran il
Renegar's bar and grabbed two loade'
pistols from behind the counter. BY thi
time Policeman Poindexter was on tn
scene. He caught Hunt and while hold
ing his arms one of the pistols fired, tn
bali passing between the officers legs. |
struck a rock and bounced. lodging abov'
kinston Free Press: At Hines Bro
Lumber Company's mills last Sunda.
AFTERNOON, henry NdtSOU, w Iul bIdS Al
Henry Fleming, all negroes. got into
row. Whit Gray struck at Fleming witt
a pot of peas, when Fleming made
swipe at Gray with a razor. slicing hi
coat and shirt from shoulder to elbow
Watson and Gray then made lungeS a
Fleming with a piece of gas pipe and
stick. Fleming ran from the shanty t
the boiler house and there he stopped. bu
was attacked again, and he again move
as far as the pip saw. but Watson an
Gray followed and struck him four lick
with sticks on the arm before he COul
get in an effective blow over Watson
head with a gas pipe. Watson being lai
out with a cracked skull, Gray retire
from the field Of battle.
Statesville Landmarks: Charles Bleck
burn. charged with setting fire to tn
office of the Charlotte Observer on tn
End of January, was tried in Mecklenbur
criminal court last week and acquitted
He had made three separate confession
of the crime. one of which was in evi
dence-Mr. Henry Plowman, the mine
of this place who has been diligentl
searching for gold for some time, ha
succeeded in finding the valuable meta
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