The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29

Websters Weekly reports a 81 pound
sweet potato.

Websters Weekly reports a 81 pound
sweet potato.
Western North Carolina Baptist: We
rejoice in the election Of Brother ".
T. Crawford for congress in this dis
trict. He is a member Of our church
at Waynesville and Is a good man in
every sense of the word. We are proud
Of him.
Windsor Ledger: Solicitor W. E
Daniel is again elected. II gives US
great pleasure to make the announce
ment. He has been an able, conscien-
tious and careful officer. He is highly
popular with all our people and they
voted for him with great pleasure. We
dof our hat to the gallant gentleman.
Greensboro Record: Master Frank
Norris aged -four years. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Norris. broke his arm last
night between the wrist and the elbow.
The negro Smotherman has secur-
ed counsel in the person Of Major Sted-
man, E. D.. Steele and G.. Sam Brad
shaw and proposes to make a fight for
his life.
Elkin correspondence Charlotte OBJ
server: John Jack Mays was publicly
hanged at Dobson last Friday. 1t was
estimated that from six to seven thous-
and people witnessed the execution.
He made a short talk and Joined heart
lily in singing a hymn just before the
trap fell. His crime was n Of the
most atrocious EVER committed in this
country. Mrs. Hagans, a very old
1olr I;-;.r =, n l;+tla cabin olnnn had
accumulated quite a sum Of money n
to obtain this Mays first robbed her,
then murdered her. and to cover up the
crime, burned her and left her house.
thus making a triple crime-robbery,
murder and arson.
S~tatesville Landmark: The case of
Bob Owens, colored, charged with
der, was taken up in the superior court
Saturday. Owens, it will be recalled,
was charged with killing Jesse Shaw,
colored. near the depot some weeks
ago. Owens was indicted for murder,
but there was some doubt as to wheth-
er he could be convicted on this charge.
His counsel agreed to a verdict OF man
slaughter and, this being accepted by
the prosecution, Judge Allen instruct
ed the jury to return a verdict OF gull
ty Of m~anslaughter. h defendant
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
two years.
New Bern Journal: An unfortunate
affair occurred in the Vanceboro sec
ton. near pitch Kettle" last Tuesday,
the facts of which have just been
learned. All parties concerned were
x,l;+o ro1o+oI Tborloc FRO N ES had
a dispute with Bishop Dudley over
some personal matter and Franks
drew a knife. E. A. Anderson, who
is a magistrate, interferred to try to
preserve the peace. The knife IN the
hand of Franks struck Anderson In the
leg as he endeavOred to separate the
men, making a fearful wound. Inc
blow not only cut the flesh but seems
to have broken the bone of the leg.
! FAYETTEVILLE Observer: This morn
I ing in the superior court the case OF
Brown & Co. VS.. R. M. Nimocks and
others involving Mr.. NimOck's assign
ment was tried. The judge held as a
matter of law that the schedule of pre-
ferred creditors required by law to
be filed within five days after the exc
cution and delivery of the deed OF trust
was not sufficient and the failure to file
a sufficient schedule rendered the as
| signment nvalid.-Drs. J. H. Marsh
| and ]. F. Highsmith, two Of the most
| progressive physicians of the state,
| who have taken post graduate courses
| ever since they began the practice of
medicine and have, therefore, kept up
| with all the latest improvements in
medicine and surgery, are going to
| erect a splendid sanitarium or private
| hospital in the city at once.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. t. G. Falls,
of Pleasant Ridge, CASTOR county,
| who was stabbed in the abdomen by
a negro, died Sunday at noon. Satur-
| day he connected himself with the
| PRESBYTERIAN church, and was received
| into the full communion of that church
| He called his family around him and
| told them that he realized that he was
| going to die. His trust, he said was
| in the Saviour, and he felt that all was
we'll with him. CASTOR county has sell
| dom manifested greater grief at the
| death of anyOne.-A very distressing
| affair occurred in Steel Creek yester-
| day. The two year old child of Mr..
Robert Caps was drowned by falling
head foremost in a tub of water. The
child was playing in the yard. 1t had
a turnip in his hand. The tub, in
which was six inches of water. had
been placed in the yard for the horses
to drink out of. The child dropped
the turnip in the tub, and in leaning
over trying to get it out fell in, head
foremost. 1t was not longer thar ten
minutes when the child was missed.
When a search was made for it, it was
found dead in the tub."Salisbury,
November 21.-Tne possibility Of Gov
ernor Russell's impeachment seems tc
diminish each day. 1t is argued that
the impeachment of his nibs would
only make a bad condition worse by
putting Lieutenant Governor Reynolds
in the gubernatorial berth. 1t is con-
sidered most e~xpedient to leave Rus
sell shorn of his power when the leg,
islature adjourns. Nc less than SIX
representatives-elect have expressed