The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-05

North Carolina 4EA- HAaS f~ANf~
be accounted for upon h ground
that Cowles had the military expert
ence but Cock the political pull.
Raleigh News n Observer: The
Pr;tchard populists did ii by the aid
OF republican manipulators, said Mr..
b. F. Keith. OF Wilmington, -eferrirS
TO the nomination of Colonel o II.
Dockery for congress in the sixth ols-
trict by the populist convention. Mr.
Claudius Dockery manipulated the
convention. and he does not claim TO
be ANYTHING but a gold bug republi
can. He has three or four Offices, so
/ have seen it stated
Henderson Gold Leaf: Rev. Or. C
I. McCracken. principal Of the Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute. a school
for the colored race in Henderson.
died at his home in this place at o
o'clock Wednesday. He came here
about five years ago to accept the po-
sition Of principal OF the institution
which he served with success. The tu-
| neral service will be held this morn
ing from the residence and the re-
mains will be taken TO Stamford, N
Y. for interment.
Thornasville. Charity and Children;
A farmer living in Sampson county
told us the other day that his straw
berries averaged him one hundred dol
lars an acre. II ooks like the breth-
| rem ought to he getting rich at those
fgures.-There are W chair fac
tories in Thomasville, and we are told
that they are making money right
along. There is a spoke n handle
factory that has prospered from the
beginning. The veneer and furniture
factory stick is away above par. ana
there is not a pale-fcced child IN any
of them. These are the institntlchS
we need rather than cotton mills.
Greensboro Record: News reaches
here that Mr.. HOWE, a contractor en-
gagged at work on the Asheboro u
Aberdeen road, was shot yesterday
morning and instantly killed by a ne
gro working under him. The negro
made his escape. Further particulars
are Observation-Disclosures Mason. q
negro boy Is years DID. who lives at
Jacksonville. tried TO board a passing
freight at East Market street cross.
ing yesterday, but fell. The wheels or
| one car passed over his arm, crushing
the bone above the elbow,
two fingers and injuring the elbow.
His arm was terribly mangled and
had to be amputated at the shoulder.
which was done by Drs. richardson
and Stamey last night.
Pittsboro Record: Mr.. D. F. Cald-
well. of Greensboro, has sold for 800
600 that valuable tract of land near
Gulf, known as the Taylor place.
and noted for it's coal deposits. The
| purchasers will proceed at once to de-
| velop n operate this property on an
extensive scale, and for that purpose
| have obtained a charter, or letters OF
incorporation, from the secretary OF
state. The incorporators are Messrs.
| George F. Simonton. Howard Siddell,
| Joseph A. Barker, F. s. Fows and b.
/ F. Ryder, of Philadelphia, who viii
meet at Greensboro on next Wednes-
day for the purpose of organizing
| their company and electing officers.
The name of the company is THE
| TAYLOR Place Coal Land Association"
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: A
| colored man named Thomas am to
| town Tuesday from a farm on Roam
oke river badly cut and very bloody.
| Another cOlored man named Meyers
had cut him in several places on the
head and also inflicted one ugly ont
in his side. Thomas was plucky
enough to come to town and secure
a warrant for his assaiiant before he
had his wounds dressed.-Mr. S. w.
Edwards has a painful hurt from a
fall a few days ago. He was standing
on a chair or table mailing something
above his head when his footing gave
way, throwing him heavily on the
floor and breaking one of his RIBS
The hardware store conducted by Mr..
A. P. Hyman, made an assignment
this week. Mr.. w. F. Butterworth is
assignee. Inability to collect accounts
was the cause of the assignment. h
| assets are sufficient to cover all liza
bilities if anything like a fair amount
| car be realized.
Charlotte Observer: Rev. DR.. Hol-
| land, pastor of st. Marks Lutheran
church,, has taken quarters for the
summer at the Bufurd Hotel. The
| new parsonage, soon to be erectedX
on the church lot, will not be readyf or
| occupancy till November.-The plans
| for Trinity church will be here from
| Atlanta today. The contract will be
| given out at once. Work on the par
! sonage is going on nicely.-Miss Lii
| lie Jones, daughter of Mr.. Jefferson
| Jones, of Coddle Creek township, Ire
dell county, claims that while under
the influence of an anaesthetic, DR.. r.
| L. Lawrence, q dentist Of Mooresville,
| assaulted her. She says the crime was
committed on May oath, in DR.. Law.
rance's office. Wednesday a warrant
was issued for the arrest Of Lawrance.
In the afternoon of the same day
Sheriff Wycoff. of Iredell, served the
warrant on DR.. Lowrance and took
him a prisoner to Statesville. Yester-
day he had a hearing before a justice
of the peace and was bound over to
the August term Of Iredell superior
court. DIR. Lawrance introduced no
evidence in his own behalf, but enters
an absolute denial of the charge.
Lawrance has a wife and one child.
They will remain in Statesville during
his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mas
but one case Of smallpox and that is
doing well.
Wadesboro Messenger: An Sunday,
the 18th instant, Mr.. James A. Dun
lap, who lives at Cedar Hill, left his
N-year-old daughter at home to look
after the baby while he and the 9TH
er members Of the family attended
preaching in the church. near by.
| soon after Mr.. Dunlap and the others
left his daughter heard some one on
| the hack nnrch- She went ont to in