The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-20
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Winston Sentinel: 1 could have won 800
yesterday on the ffemen's races re-
When asked why he did not make the
money, Sambo replied: Il was afraid OF
Judge Starbuck. He's a bad man on
gamblers" His Honor fined the same
man SIS and cost a few days ago Tor
playing cards.
Greenville Reflector: Today receipts at
the tobacco warehouses went still higher,
there being about 10000 pounds on the
market. Prices were higher also. several
lots bringing as high as $$.-For some
days corn and meal have been coming
to merchants here from other states.
This looks like the home crop Of corn is
crop is ready for harvest.-Mr. r. B.
Bynum, near Farmville, says he has twen-
ty acres in cotton from which he expects
to gather twenty-five bales of cotton,
to injure the crop between now and
harvest. Mr.. Jack Baker, of the same
neighborhood, says he has 100 acres in
cotton from which under the same condi-
tons he expects to get 100 bales.
Raleigh Nsw and Observer: The Chris
tian Sun ow this week announces the death
of Rev. DR.. James Maple at his home In
Bennington, Ohio. He was the first pastor
of the Christian church in Raleigh, and
was a singularly gifted preacher. He was
also a devoted odd Fellow.-Ont the night
of July 23rd, near Culberson. Cherokee
county, a most diabolical murder was
tOIflIIIllLtu. lid ICbliS, " htSic "oiAdh
about u years old, was in a delicate con-
dition, the father of the child expectant
being Asbury Nichols. Asbury Nichols
and his uncle. James Nichols, went to the
girls house. drew pistols on the people
who lived with her, pulled Ida Young out
of bed. kicked, beat and abused her and
then shot her. She died July 18th from
her injuries. Her dying declaration was
taken: in this she swore that it was AS
bury Nichols who shot and abused her.
The corOner's jury in its findings impli-
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Paley Culberson. The latter is in jail, but
the NichOles have fled the state.
Statesville Landmark: The fates seem
to pursue Mr.. Clingman Mills. One night
recently thieves stole all his corn, he said,
and Wednesday morning he reported that
his house was entered the night before
and all his flour stOlen.-In this section
of the state, so far as the returns, one
township (Pineville) in M~ecklenburg, one
in Davidson (Yadkin College,, and two in
Surry. embracing the town of Mt. Airy,
were all that voted the tax.-There are
some strange Inconsistencies in this world.
The churches in Raleigh, for instance,
have been conducting an active campaign.
and very properly, against the selling of
goods on Sunday. In respons to this cru
SADIE the Raleigh drug stores last Sunday
shut down on the sales Of soda water,
cigars and tobacco. And yet one of the
early callers at a drug store on Sunday
morning was a preacher who wanted to-
bacco. Such is 1ife.-While on their way
home from court Wednesday evening, w.
=. Morton and Lafayette Austin, both
of Bethany township, engaged in a fight.
Austin was the aggressor. He came up
with Morton, aSSailed him with violent
language and then assaulted him with a
rock, inflicting a wound on his head
which bled profusely. Morton choked
Austin and then the men were separated.
The negro holiness" preacher, Jones,
who was beaten by whitecaps in Oberlin
village, near Raleigh, fled to Durham.
Four or five years ago a negro who
Dra1nln th;c- 1Nn rinn 1nff IInrItr ~
Wilmington. carrying with him seven or
eight women. three of whom deserted
their husbands for him.
Charlotte Observer: The greatest guam
tity of large melons seen on the market
this season were offered to the trade yes
terday. On no day have so many large
melons been on the market. There We're
scores of them weighing from forty-five to
Scvcnty-fiVe pounds.-Mr. j. a. Dunn, of
Wadsworth's stables. was painfully hurt
yesterday. He was handling a gun, which
he thought was unlOaded when it went
off, shooting him in the hand-Mr. w. c.
MallOnee, who as noted in The Observer
some days ago, is going to klOndike in
September, says the trip is not so very
expensive: He has looked up rates and
information generally in regard to getting
there. and finds that the trip to Seattle
will cost $67, and from there to Juneau,
only So. Seventy-five dollars will buy an
outfit including provisions for sixty days
the length of the trip. The costume pur-
chased consists of a fur jacket and moe
casinse-which are in reality long pants,
Of fur. of course, and Mallonee has lived
in North Dakota, and knows by his eX-
perience there with the cold how to pre-
pare for the Alaskan climate. He says he
would like to take several from here along
with him.-Lee Davidson, whom the col
Ored eXcursiOnistS left in Norfolk, put in
an appearance yesterday morning, but
minus the $40 the proceeds of sales on the
refreshment car. His partner, Green
Franklin, had him arrested and taken be-
fore Squire MAXWELL. Davidson said first
that he had been robbed, but afterward
stated that he lost the money gambling.
AS he was n partner, not clerk nor en-
plOye in the business, under section 20,
of The Code, he was not indictable. so his,
partner is out 70, which he had to make
good to those from whom he had bought
the goods with which he stocked the car.
Greensboro Telegram: Orion Alexander,
colOred. q brakeman on the WilkesbOrO
road, had his arm broken while coupling
cars on a freight train yesterday after
noon.
Savannah, Ga, April 26, 1896.
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