The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-14
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Lumberton Robesonidn: James McFad-
gen, a F~indlalder, in the employ of the
Buffers Lumber Company at Hub, was
drowned in the Big Swamp last week.
McFadgen left HUI in search of whiSkey
and was not seen again until his body
was found. 1t is believed that he was
intoxicated when he feM into the swamp.
The body was buried at Hub Thursday.
few more
Greensboro Telegram: AS the excursion
train from Mt. Airy to this city yesterday
was near Pilot Mountain on the return
trip last might, a fiend who ought to have
been in the penitentiary long ago and
for whom hanging would be too good,
fired a load of shot at the train which
crashed through a window scattering
fragments of broken glass an over the
car.-Sidney Alderman, the little son of
Mr.. IS. l.. Alderman, who was so pain
fully burned about the face and neck
some time ago by upsetting a lamp, is
fast getting well.
Kinston Press: The farmers buy much
fertilizer in this section. This season 2,150
tons were sold in Kinston. This cost the
farmers about $45, 900, and would require
about 1900 bales of cotton to pay for it.
THE average yield of potatoes i'm this
vicinity this season is about forty bar
rels per acre. About 1000 barrels were
Shipped over the Atlantf Coast Line this
morning.-The lightning struck the OBJ
servatory on the Atlantic Hotel, but no
damage was done. The wind blew down
Oil Tit ItIU VI III OiO Gu lIOOpo at
Fort Macon, and the troopers had a live
ly time racing with the wind after their
clothing.
Raleigh Post: II Colonel Burgwyn gets
a few more sucn telegrams as one he
received last night from Captain holland,
the regiment without sending outside the
city. Mr.. John j. holland telegrapned
late last night Offering $50 men with
which to fill UP the regiment. Colonel
BurgWyn has accepted the offer. He tele-
graphed Captain holland that he wanted
$50 men, and would send transportation
for the 1n-Our Washington CORE
Sponden gives the readers of The Post
this morning an account of the meeting
held in hington last week at which
fusion" was arranged between what is
bfnation as the TRAITORS" of the populist
party and Messrs. Pritchard, Pearson,
Linney, Collectors Duncan and Harkins.
-Ifeutenant Allen S. Rogers, a native
related here, is an officer on the monitor
MonadnOck, which has been ordered from
the Pacific coast to the Philippine island
Charlotte Observer: Architect Hook
was notified yesterday that his plans
were adopted for the big department store
to be built at the Leaksville cotton mills.
This makes No. Is. The plans for the
big Wiscanett mills store Were compiet-
night the executive committee that was
in session preparatory to the meeting of
the board of trustees today. AS yet the
board gives out nothing for publication.
Tonight the literary societies hold
their annual reunions. In the Phi. Pro-
fessor D. H. Hill, OF the Agricultural
and Mocha nical college, wifi make an
address, and in the EN-. Rev. c. L. Stew
art, of South Carolina. The social event
of the evening wall be A lunch given by
DR.. J. P. Munroe at 1880 o'clock compli-
mentary to the S. A. E. fraternity. There
are about fifteen invited couples and the
fortunate guests may confidently expect
a delightful hour.