The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20
NORTH CAROLINA

Greensboro Record: Some of the
old toughs around Greensboro are get
ting il this week in court. When an
old offender comes up before Judge
Undertake don't believe in fooiing
with him, but he pokes ii to him. while
for bad cases of larceny he does like
wise. Two or three gamblers were
sent up for 60 and 80 days Gil the
roads,, while a case of larceny got "a
year.
Salisbury Sun: Henry Lee Of Way
n~esvilie came in last nigt from OXFORD
where he has been attending the Horner
school. This school has suspended un-
til after the holidays OF account OF so
many of the boys having one home
being scored by scarlet fever in Oxford.
On Monday. while out hunting.
Frank Edwards of Trading Ford a
accidentally shot i'm both legs. One
shot passed through the left leg while
the right was struck by 16. The range
was close but most of the shot struck
below the knee and ii Is hoped by his
physician that the leg can be saved.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth:
Prices ranged from 5 cents to 40 cents
per pound. Much OF the tobacco sold
at 25, 80. 35, So, 40, n As CENTS
Mr.. Z. c. Mcdowell was killed near
his home in Edgecombe last Thursday,
by a falling tree. Hs was cutting some
firewood and a limb from a falling tree
struck him on the head and killed him
instantly. He was 60 years old and
left a wife and four children. He was
a good and valuaBla citizen, in good
health, and the sad accident cast a
gloom over this community. The re-
mains were Inferred, at Lawrence Fri
day afternoon.
Winston Sentinel An Ashvills man
is confined at one of the Greensboro
hotels with a fractured skull The
wounded man is w. M. Wilkinson, and
it was feared for some time that he
could not recover. He was conscious
today and the doctors think he is out
of danger. His assailant, CHI aries Nor
ton, is out on bond to appear before the
mayor for trial Saturday aft ernoon-
Cicero Holder, a white man met with
a shocking death near Cler nmonsville.
bout 4.30 on Dec. 6. Will in a we'll
cleaning it out, the rope bro Ike, causing
a bucket full of dirt to fall on him.. II
is learned that the well Es about 100
feet deep and that Mt. Hold err was lead
when taken out.
Murphy Bulletin: Master Frank
Dickey, son of T. c. Dickey had a most
miraculous escape from dee eth last Mon
day afternoon. lille in company with
several conqanions playing near the
edge of the high bluff overlooking
Hiawassee river, above the academy.
he lost his footing and I,oIed M least
$50 feet down the rough and dragged
BLUM, and-Eonderful to relate only sus-
tanned the injury of a number of
bruises u a broke arm. His cap
was found in top of a high tree, indi-
eating hat he Fad fell perpendicular
for a considerable distance. How he
escaped fnstat death is certainly mar
ysfous.
Raleigh News and Observer. News
nj the death OF Mr.. A. +. Hiaeman, of
Cabarrds county, vas heard here with.
much regret. Mr.. Hifemam Is welt
known here. having bsen In the public
service a great deal since 1881, when be
was elected as an Independent to the
legislature. Again in 1899 he was elect
ed az a ~porulist, and the following ses-
sion, 1897. the fusionists made him
speaker. Had his health permitted he
would have this year besn a candidate
for congress. He died Monday
Wilson, N. c., Dec. 1a--(Special)-
We learn that our giftei townsman.
Henry Blount, has closed a contract to
deliver a number OF lectures next
spring n summer in Iowa. His theme
viii be The Negro
/ Winston Sentinel: Mr.. Calloway
NARROW. OF Wilkes county. was serious
iy burned a few nights ago He laid
down before the fire and went TO sleep.
The other members of the family went
to bed in another room. Some hours
later he agoke with his clothes all on
IRE, on the upper part of his body.
His coat. vest and shirt were almost
burned Off him before TIE fire was ex-
tinguished. His entire breast and abb
domen were badly burned. leaving the
skin parched.-Miss Stella Crouch.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Crouch.
Of F~reidberg. who was seriously burn
ed about three weeks ago. died this
morning at 8 o'clock, at the age of 10
years.-The three-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. Rufus J. Ledford, of Rural
Hall, who was badly burned yesterday.
died this morning from the injuries
sustained.@Mr. Peeler Nifong, a
young man who held a position In Mr..
Dingeihoef's store a few months ago.
ha an attack OF white swelling when
ne was a child 1t affected one Of his
legs Ind he has since been cripple.
The physicians have decided that II will
be necessary to amputate the foot
The sixth session of the Western N. c.
annual conference Of the A. N. E.
church, convened at the St. James A.
NJ. Z. church today. at 10 q. m, Bishop
James A. Handy. d, D. Baltimore, Nd.
Presiding,