The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14
r CAROLINA.

Fayetteville Observer: A trade w~s
contaminated today by which FAyefte~
vile will profit largely u !. sne purcnsne
ton BY Mr.. Ed. Williamson. OF GRAHAM
The purchase price Is S.0O. He wiz
stock the Phoenix building with . S.eO
spindle yarn plant
Greenvilie Reflector: Possibly some Of
the boys who were violating ootn eoo
civil and religious law by ~sxpioolne
bombs on the streets on Sunday. Thought
they were having lots OF fun. but the I've
whom Mayor Perkins made contrioute
N2G each. TO the town treasury on Mem
day. don't see 20 much FUN In IL now.
whitevilie News: Mr. Tom Bright had
the great misfortune to lose his dwelling
house. Kitchen and smoke house. ana
nearly all their contents, by IRE last
Thursday night. His loss was very heAvy
as his house was almost rcw and he had
no Insurance. He also had about SO In
money. part Of II IN silver. In his trunk
Charlotte Observer: The mos, interest
ing bit OF news to North Caro.!nianR
that has come from Washington In .
great while Is that conveyed In our
Washington special this morning. to the
enec, that Senator Pri,chard and Rep
resentarive Skinner have parted company
over the appointment OF n collector Tor
the Eastern district. Skinner pressing
Cobb while Prt,chard supports Duncan
Durham Sun: Rev. Geo. J. DowciL pas
tor OF the Second baptist CNuEtu IN th&
city. has received a call TO the pastora@
OF the Baptist church in Lumocrton. IL ts
said that he Will accept the cali MT
Dowell has been asked TO withdraw his
yesigration.-Thcyc was n suicide near
Chapel HIN a few days ago. Miss Eme-
line Hogan. an aged maiden lady. who
lived with the family OF Mr.. Clay Hogan.
about three miles from town. TOOK her
life by hanging herself 10 her bed post
with an apron string. She was - or -
years old.
Asheville Gazette: The tunnel or Blue
Ridge. eighteen miles east OF the city.
was the scene OF n bloody encounter last
Friday night. participated In by a we'll
known young man of this county by ms
name of w. Y. Hcmphili. and Dave
Pressly. Hemphill was badly beaten and
his wounds may prove fatal. II Is claim
ed that his assailant did his CHASTITY work
by the use OF brass knucks. Hemphili's
jawbone Is thought TO be broken and his
entire face Is horribly mangled. He was
brought to Asheville Sunday and placed
in the hosptal.-Saturday night about
1870 O'Clock a summons came from South
Main street for policemen. on their ART.
val the officers found a crowd gathered
and much excitement. A disgraceful out
rage had been attempted on the family
OF Mr.. j. A. Keith. Mrs. Keith had been
attacked by a drunken rowdy armed with
a pistol. Mrs. Keith succeeded In wrest-
ing the revolver from the hands OF hcs
assaiiant and called In aid. Upon the AZ
rival OF the police a search was instigat'
ed and resulted In the discovery Of Sher'
man Hensley who was mid In the house
Later John Randall was found in the
house of Walker Hill. the Indian doc
tor. who lives next door. They were bon
taken into custody.
Raleigh News and Observer: Colon
Harry Skinner tells the president tina
Claudius Bernard is "a frst-class lawyc
and Is in every way qualified" to success
District Attorney Aycock. That's abou
the greatest stretch any congressman
? has made yet in his desire TO praise a
unworthy applicant.-Locky Daniel. a.
old negro. was brought here yestcrda,
from Granville county and put In tn
[ penitentiary for seven years. having bee
} convicted OF barn burning.-The oldcs
? member Of the North Carolina conference
= recently in session I'm this city Rev. Ma
! than A. Hooker, returned TO his homo 1
: Kinston yesterday. MIR. Hooker In I
. years old, and has been n member OF tn
D conference since 1910. He has been maj
t ried 81 years. and he and his aged CON
i yesterday. talking about the conditio
I of affairs in North Carolina.
republican of some prominence sal
to this writer: Il am a repul
: lican in national politics because I b,
q lieve in the single gold standard and n
n protective tariff, but / am as disguise
e at the spectacle presented by the coui
ty and state governments In North Car
o lima as any democrat In the state. Yc
~ may not believe IL. but ! know what
{ am saying when I tell you that the
= are hundreds of white republicans WI
" will next year vote the democratic tick
as the only means OF securing decsl
= government"