The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-30
NORTH CAROLINA

Inc eWber Journal says that some
magistrates who were indicted for not
making their reports were found guilty
and made to pay costs.
Rutherfordton Vidette: Mr.. Spain
Painter, a respectable farmer of this
county, dropped dead near Henrietta
last Thursday. He lived about one mile
from Henrietta
James H. Harmon (col.). of Halifax.
Is a candidate for recorder Of the land
office in Washington. The salary Is
$4,000. and the place is now held by
the late Judge Lamar's son.
Raleigh News and Observer: Mr..
Stewart Smith, a student from the
Scotland Neck high school, at the Pea
body normal school in Nashville. Tenn,
has been chosen orator OF his class for
the next commencement.
Concord Standard: The late legis-
lature may not nave made any fraud
ulently enrolled bills but it is quite un-
happy in the errors it put through. The
Cabarrus road law is a vexation and is
imperative for purposes intended.
Mcdowell Democrat: John Moody,
a little son of j. NJ. Moody, was bitten
by a rabid dog Monday evening, and
serious consequence is feared. His
father carried him to Rutherford coun-
ty to AVE a mad stone applied to the
wound.
Raleigh Tribune: Spencer Black
burn says that the crowd of North
Carolinians increases in Washington
rather than diminishes.-The governor
is having a hard row to hoe. Between
the republicans turned down, snubbed
and "cussed out" and the pie-eating
populists. his life is a burden.-A true
bill was found by the grand jury yes
terday against John Graves for the
murder of Henry Wall at Forestville.
Charlotte Observer: A negro woman
by the name of Sara Ross attempted
suicide yesterday morning by taking
laudanum. DR.. Strong was sent for,
! and by heroic treatment saved her
| life. Jealousy prompted her to the
desperate deed.-Rev. DR.. Guerrant,
of Kentucky, who has been conduct
ing a week of worship in the Second Pres
byterian chruch, preached his last
sermon Sunday night. The Second
| church presented him with a purse of
800.
Fayetteville Observer: There was a
little shooting scrape at the Emmett
place near Hope Mills Saturday. ]. A.
Cashwell, an officer. was in the act
of serving a warrant on a named
William Baxter, wanted for assault,
when he pulled out a pistol and COM
civ CT W. >tpAA ~ " AA'N
firing the fellow retreated and escaped.
ALL the machinery has been re-
ceived for the big HOlt-Morgan factory
on Massey's Hill and it is now being
placed in position.
Greensboro Record: Those who en-
JOY excellent M are missing it If
they have not heard Rev. A. A. Little,
who is preaching twice a day at the
First Presbyterian church-Frank
IJoc1/1rc n yrhito man a10J1t 90
years Of age, was killed at High Point
Saturday night by a freight train. He
was on the track, asleep or unconscious
The engineer of the train says he saw
something on the track ahead of him,
but could not tell what it was, but even
if he had known that it was a man he
could not have stopped his engine.
Charlotte News: The little daughter
of Mr.. J. F. Sanders, who lives at 30S
South johnson street, was the victim
Of a painful accident this morning.
While spinning in the Victor mill her
finger caught in the gearing and was
crushed-Rev. A. G. Barron returned
his morning to Goldsboro where he
has been assisting in a meeting for
some time. DR.. Barron reports that
the meeting in progress there is getting
on nicely and much interest is being
Misunderstanding 1~3-year-old son of
Mr.. Remington was badly stunned in
a fight with another boy yesterday;
he was struck on the head by a rock.
Raleigh News and Observer: Yes
terday morning about 6 o'clock a ter
rifle explosion in the elements was
heard at Elkin. It shook the eartn and
ratified the houses. Some thought it
was an earthquake, but parties who
were up saw a flash across the sky,
so it was supposed to be a meteor. The
noise was heard at Dobson, eighteen
miles distant. The course of the flash
was from North to South.-W. H. RAJ
per, a young man, 26 years OF age, was
run over and killed by a train near
Lucama, in Wilson county, or Saturday
night. 1t seems from the position in
which he was found that his foot got
caught in the frog Of the switch, and
he could not get off the track.
Washington Post: The North Caro-
lima Society had a literary meeting last
night at Confederate Veterans Hall.
Eleventh and E streets nOrthwest A
short but thoroughly enjoyable pro-
gramme was rendered. after which re-
freshments were served. President
General w. r. Cox introduced DR..
Thomas Calver, Miss j. Anderson, and
Mr.. N. E. Vowels. DR.. Calver recited
an original poem, Miss Anderson gave
a Texas sketch, and Mr.. Novels Great
ed no end of laughter by a clever imi-
i ~ u Oil oAN
Calling, %nventor Of the Calling gun,
was unanimously elected to honorary
membership. He made a short speech
The addition of the name gave the So
ciety 120 members, a number which II
expects to double soon.
Greenville Reflector: The last legis-
lature chartered a company to build
a railroad from Greenville or Washing
ton to some point on the Seaboard ALI
Line neal Raleigh, or to connect with
the Norfolk and Western road at Dur
ham. the projected line to run via
Snow Hill and Wilson. The purpos
Of the is to open up this ter
ritory to the Norfolk and Western
road. giving a competing line to thu
west independent Of the Atlantic Coas1
Line. If the enterprise succeeds 1t is
probable they will connect at Snow
Hill with another line running tt
Goldsboro. The road in contemplation
will open up a large territory that i: