The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-03
NORTH CAROLINA.

Mrs. Wade H. Harris, of Charlotte, was
injured by a hack turning over near
Blowing Rock. Others were thrown out
but sustained no injuries.
Winston Journal: 1t is learned upon
good authority that Colonel ]. E. Boyd.
who is now assistant attorney general
will formulate the internal revenue policy
to be pursued in this section and that he
may soon make some rulings that VIII
be interesting.
Clinton Democrat: Mr.. w. T. William
son killed two hogs supposed to be mad
Monday. They were bitten by Mr.. George
Hargrove's dog some time ago. There are
reported of mad animals. Mr.. c. F. Her.
rings cow: bitten by the same dog. went
week and died.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. w. F. Leak
received the sad news this morning of the
death of his sitter, Mrs. s. w. LeGrand,
at her home in Bellville, Ga, at 10 o'clock.
eldest daughter Of the late w. c. Leak,
Esq, of Rockingham, N. c. She leaves
a husband and four children.
Washington Messenger: We regret to
learn that Mr.. Frank Ravens. OF Tarboro
was stricken with paralysis Monday.
This morning We learn he is better and
is hoped he will soon recover.-We heard
a coIored gentleman remark, flour has adj
vanced $50 per barrel, meal 20 cents per
bushel. and wages are only 60 cents per
day, if this is Mr.. McKinley's wave of
prosperity that he could not under
stand it,.
Raleigh News and Observer: Another
dangerous spider bite is reported. Mrs.
Crabtree, at the water tower, was bitten
Friday and suffered intensely, Friday
night. She was better yesterday. Mr..
w. G.. Kimball is still confined to his room
by the spider bite received at the Union
depot Friday-The news comes from
Goldsboro that there is an epidemic OF
typhoid fever there. DIR. Jas. Mckee went
down there yesterday, having been called
to consult in several cases. He will also
make an examination or the existing con-
ditions and their cause.
The Concord correspondent Of The
Charlotte Observer. not to be outdone by
the yellow skinned watermelon raiser OF
Mecklenburg, gives the following pointer
as to what Cabarrus can do when 1t tries:
Merchant John Smith today purchased
a lot of watermelons from Mr.. Paul Krim-
minger, of No. II township, and one was
cut in his store on the inside of which
was an apple Of ordinary size, well de-
veloped and slightly decayed. OF course
the apple had no sleek peel ON it, but
when the melon was halved the two pieces
of fruit fell out. 1t was left at Mr..
Smiths store and the unnatural and al
most unreasonable growth has been seen
by several hundred people who will sub
stantiate what I nave said. 1t is the most
wonderful freak that has turned up In
Cabarrus in many days"
Charlotte Observer: A special from
Concord says that the 10-year-old son of
MI. W. Harvey eIucI, 1HSl d AlOl,
rible death Thursday. There was no one
at home but two young boys. The older
one does the cooking, and having been
confined to his bed from the effects Of a
severe chill. asked the unfortunate child
to kindle the fire. The child picked up
the oil can and began pouring oil on a
bed of half dead Goals. In an instant
there was a terrible explosion, sprinkling
oil over the clothes of the child, and in
less than a second he was a mass of
flames. The boy ran into the yard
screaming, when the dogs became fright
ened and bit him several mes upon the
legs. The boy ran until he fell from ex-
haustion and pain. After being carried to
the house, he died within two hours. His
burnt charred body was a CHASTITY sight.
His clothing was burned entirely off, eX-
cepting the shirt collar.
Dunn Union: We learn from a reliable
source that Mr.. Hugh BlalOck, a prosper
GUS farmer of Wake county has been put
ting by each year for several years bales
of cotton which he did not need to run
his farm and by this means he had gath
cred together $50 bales of the finest grades
of cotton which he was holding for 10
cents a pound. A few days ago he closed
out the lot at that price, a northern mill
buying it, which brought him over $13, 900.
Webster's Reidsville Weekly: A Halifax
county farmer, who raises his own sup
plies, tells the Scotland Neck Common
welth that if the farmers and others
would save as economically as they did
forty years ago they would be indepen-
dent. No doubt about it. Every prosper
Gus farmer is a walking example of the
theory.-Mr. Glenn Wooton, the old
original, was in town last Saturday. He
is the brother who, with his Spouse, lived
outdoors che winter, sleeping in a wagon
body. Colonel Jim Boyd, of Greensboro,
when he saw them encamped on the side
of the road, was moved to write for the
North Carolina state that when a Rock
ingham man got it into his head to be
Independent he could beat the world Cor
words to that effect.)