The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-04
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some grape growers assert that the |
damage to the crop by last weeks frost /
mounts to so per cent. /
Kingston Free Press: The frost her last |
week damaged the fruit crop a great deal, |
and a good many have got to plant their
corn and cotton over. |
Mrs. Traywick, of Charlotte, on her way |
to a ~neighbors at night was assaulted by |
a scoundrel, thrown down, cursed, beaten |
fathers close by. She thinks it was a |
negro. Great excitement among her
~neighbors.
Charlotte News: Mr.. Dave Yates while |
riding his bicycle yesterday out on the |
coaside asGeiyed His 7 fa face wa and hands hapd n are
badly skinned up where they came in
contact with the macadam, and his knees
were slightly sprained.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: Mr..
young rabbits a few days ago and took
them to the house as a feast for the cat.
But the cat took the little rabbits into
her nest of kittens and is caring for lit
tie rabbits and kittens alike.
The dead body Of a horse, a bride. sad
die, saddle-blanket and spur were found
in a secluded place on Black mountain,
near Democrat postoffice, Buncombe
the horse has been found and who left
him there or why he was left there is a
mystery.
The railroad eating house at Balsam, on
the Murphy branch Of the Western North
Carolina railroad, was burned Wednesday
afternoon. 1t caught from a lighted
match dropped by a servant in a pile of
waste. Only a small portion of its con;
to Colonel A. b. Andrews and Mr.. s. II.
Wiley, of Salisbury.
Winston Sentinel: With the issue of
this week, The Weekly Sentinel starts
upon the forty-sixth year of it's existence.
From parties who came in on this
afternoons train it is learned that the
northbound vestibule, OIL the Southern
road, jumped the track about 7 o'clock
Blacksburg, S. c. The engine turned
over, throwing the engineer and fireman
under it. They were badly scalded by
the escaping steam, but it is not believed
their injuries will prove fatal. The train
was running with such force that when
the engine jumped the track four of the
cars ran by it. They were also derailed
but none of the passengers were hurt.
The railroad people think the accident
was caused by the rails spreading.
Lumberton Robesonian: Lumberton did
splendidly Monday in voting bonds for
sewers and drainage. Now let us have
water works as a protection against
fire.-Mr. II. G.. Jones', of Mt. Olive, has
secured the contract to erect four new
arrangements have been made by the
Baptists Of Lumberton for an excursion
to Wilmington during the session of the
Southern Baptist convention. A train has
been chartered and the day selected is
Friday, May 7th.-About noon Sunday
fire was discovered in the woods of Mr..
Lumberton. The fire burned rapidly and
spread to the lands of Mr.. ]. A. McAlliter,
of this place. The loss is considerable,
being principally in standing timber and
turpentine boxes. Mr.. Pope was probably
the heaviest loser.
Raleigh Tribune: Rev. David Shepherd
| lies at his home on East Davie street
with an ugly cut under the jaw. He is
nor4or ~f - ool@r1l l,,r1 ON
Davie street. Among his congregation
was the wife of Billy Sledge. Some time
since Sledge's wife told him that Shep-
herd had made an insulting proposition
10 her. Sledge replied that he would
make Shepherd answer for it before his
wife the first opportunity he had; Yes
Sledge's house, and Sledge called hin to
account for the insult. Shepherd said
that he was a sorry man to bring this
charge against him after so long a time,
w~hereupon they mixed. Shepherd struck
at Sledge with an andiron, and Sledge
then cut him with q barlow-Miss Matte
Reid, the new lady missionary for Taber-
nacle Baptist church, left the Moody
Training school at Chicago yesterday, and
is expected to arrive here today, and will
enter at once upon the duties Of her new
charge.
S~tatesville Landmark: Mr.. James Her
man. formerly q resident of Catawba
county, who has spent several years in
regions, returned to his former residence
about two months ago. He was in Tay-
louisville Friday and gives a gloomy ac-
count of the mining regions and of the
outlook in that country. He says that 400
silver mines have been closed because
there is no market for that product, and
that times are growing harder and the
wages of laboring men getting lower. He
was not speaking from a political stand
point. but Of the facts as he saw them.
Brady's X Roads in Shiloh township,
was burned Sunday afternoon about 4
O'CLOCK. The stock were gotten ont, but a
lot of feed, gearing, SC, and a threshing
machine were burned along with the
building. Mr.. Bradford was overcome by
the heat and Mr.. G. FidsOn was slightly
injured in the breast while rying to save
the threshing machine.-About all OF
the tobacco factories have begun work
or are about starting up for the season.
Greensboro Record: Will Thomas stands
charged with two assaults on a woman
committed at or near Jacksonville, a SUI
burb west of the city. homas it is
charged, gave her a good lambasting
when she came to town and got a war.
rant for him. That afternoon he learned
of it and going back that night he re.
peated the dose. Then the woman secured
a second warrant, when Thomas was ar
rested.-Some time aGo a big, bony col
ored woman came here from Statesville
her exploits soon following ..er. It is sait
that she could, and many a time had
whipped the biggest men and in one case
the man finding that he was being
worsted, drew a knife and slashed hel
in and about the throat, fifteen stitche:
being required to get her in shape, though
she succeeded in whipping her man be
fore she stopped to have her throat seweC
up. Her name is Loop-Susan Loop
She has been fairly quiet since she ha:
been here, but a few nights ago she go
into a fight with one Jim Graves at th'
house of Jane Black near the market
Jim must nave known her reputation 70
e fighting. for he took no chances. bu
r whipping out his knife he made for Susal
$ and the way he slashed her was u sight
V although she is able to be out.
= Savannah, Ga, April 26. 1896.
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