The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-20

The gin house OF John T. Goodwin. az
Amnity. Iredell County. was struck by
lightning Thursday night and forty bales
of cotton destroyed
statesviile Landmark: Two TRUSTEES"
Of Buncombe county convict force skip
| ped n few nights ego and added insult to
injury by taking one of the county's
mules with them.
4 correspondents Of the Charlotte CD
server says chinch bugs literally co.er
the face Of the earth in No. 8 township.
| Cabarrus county. and farmers in tha- se
tion have about decided to plant 10 corn.
as the bugs would destroy the crc2.
Mcdowell Democrat: The Marion
furniture factory SUSPENDED orarai:oa 4
few days last and this week Stock was
taken by Jeck Holland OF AsheTil.e. an
expert In that business. and his report
was highly gratifying 10 the stockholders.
showing that the factory was Doing a
splendid business
| Lumberton R~obesonian: While Lum-
| berton has greatly suffered by the two
recent fires and presents 4 dllapidated ap-
~pearance, ii is far from dead. n Will
of the disaster through which it has
passed. Our plucky and energetic bust
ness men are not dishcartened because OF
their loss. but have gone earnestly to
work TO s~traighten UP their affairs and
begin anew
Hamlet Enterprise: We regret to learn
of the early demise of our ~neighbor. the
Daily Echo. Rochingham.-The Bowman
II dCl VI rA.-e- 'o-IlEiillAAS -rsIe ~ anu ~
Gated Near town. has been purchased by
j. E. Gibbs and w. a. Byerly, of Bridge
water. Va. The price paid for the land
that one OF our cnterprising, goahead citi-
zens will begin at an early date the cree,
ton Of several cottages. This is some
thing badly needed.
Winston Sentinel: John H. Crutchfeld
son of Mayor Crutchfield, has been pro
NOTED to superintendent of the Georgia
; Mills and Elevator Company, at Macon
o. rl,I- + ~ M . ~ % Io,r- v.ilI an
one of the largest in the state with {
paid in capital of $500, OO0.-In 1S49, th'
Moravian brethren of Salem, sold fifty
one acres of woodland just outside of thu
corporate limits for s. per acre. Thos'
fifty-one acres today make up the busies
part of Winston.
A Lexington telegram Saturday to tn
Salisbury World says: The early vesti
bule train going north this morning wa
held up between High Point and Thomas
Vile by train robbers. The train wa
tagged down and three men boarded tn
engine. They cut Engineer Bryan and
struggle ensued. The men were knocke'
from the cab and the train pulled out
Three men have been arrested in Dan
vile on suspicion of being the guilt,
parties.
Monroe Enquirer: Adam Helms an
Rachel Cook are neighbors and live abou
one mile north of Monroe. Until last Sat
urday they had been living in peace, Dor
rowing from each other and exchangin
the gossip of the neighborhood, as neigh
bors will, but on that eventful afternoo
Adam and Rachel "came to a disagree
ment." They failed to agree about a hal
bushel Of potatoes. Rachels wrath wake
hot and she seized a cane and made TO
Adam and gave him q Trailing.
Dunn Union: We learn that the recen
cold snap did not kill all the fruit. ]
damaged truck and gardens to some ex
tent.-The amount Of guano which wi
be sold here this spring will exceed tha
of last season by a good many tons. Th
farmers still continue to haul it ava
in large quantities-Deputy Marshal D..
H. Balance captured a mule and WACO
and two barrels and two kegs WithOu
stamps on them this morning about
o'clock a short distance from town.
Mr.. Register was driving and he arreste
him.
Lenoir Topic: At one time last week
was understood that Judge Hoke ha
asked Judge Norwood to hold court fC
him here this week, and that he had cor
scented. This was true. but it transpiTe
that the wrong party was consuite(
When Mrs. Norwood. who was appointe
the official guardian of the bibufOuS judg
by the late legislature, heard of the al
rangement. she put her pretty little foo
down emphatically and reversed his dc
passed upon by a full bench of the ST
prerne court-all concurring. NO" sal
she, you are not obliged to go there an
you are not going And that's why h
isn't here.
Charlotte News: At each camp of til
convicts are allowed some liberty, an
assist generally in the work around tn
camp. These are known as TRUSTEES.
= This morning when the new mallagenneI
looked the landscape over. four of thes
TRUSTEES were found missing. They COZ
| Guided that with the change of manage
ment they did not care to remain. The
p, were not discharged, but simply Resigned
l Their names We're: Walter Connel
: Walter Baskin, Andy Steele, Amos Gale
I well.-Mr. NJ. e. Fripp, of the fresI
: man class, of Davidson college, died
tuberculosis at his home in Richburg.
l c., early yesterday morniS. Mr.. trir
: was compelled to give up his Studio
t about three weeks ago, on account OF h
= sickness, when he was taken to his hom
t Charlotte Observers: As to accidents G
! the rails it never rains but 1t pour
That has been the history of this sectio
for a month past. Each road takes i
, turn. The Carolina Central came nea
l killing a man outright Monday, and II
= possibilities are that he will die. H
= name was Robert Giles and he lived nes
' L~incolnton. He was drunk, and on II
track. The train struck him, knockin
him off some feet. He was picked u
= and carried to Lincolnton. Yesterda
= his condition was conidered serious. +
? is injured internally.-Mr. Thomas Pott
> of Dewese township dropped dead MOI
: day. He had been in perfect health up
, the moment he was stricken. DeceaSe
l was about 60 years old. He was one
the best men in the county, and was e;
4 teemed as such.-A little boy in Raleigl
a victim of the cigarette habit, was turn
a ing yellow. as if with jaundice. Mild co
! rection did not the least good, so his pa
entS tried confinement in a room for
week on a bread and water diet. 1t
z said the cure is effectual-Mr. W. ]
Porch, of Northampton county, employee
5 caught in the saws of a Inter yesterda,
and the hand and arm were literally CT
, into shreds. The man suffered terribl
: DR.. /. (. Green and DR.. A. j. Ellis an
| putated the limb last night.
National Bicycle Circuit Meets.