The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12
NORTH CAROLINA

Salisbury Sun: It is only a ques-
ton Of a very short time when Sails
bury will be connected by telephone
with Lexington, Greensboro, Winston
and StateSVille.
L~aurinburg Exchange: The De-
Vaughn Lumber Company, owners of
a mill located on the other side of
R. E. Lees place, are now at work fill
ing an order for 1000, 900 feet of Iun-
Der for the Baltimore Car Company.
Patron and Cleaner: AS Will be
seen by our Jackson correspondence,
Judge Norwood, who is presiding over
Northampton superior court this week,
has made quite a favorable impression
i'll our county. We are glad 10 rccord
his.
T~uckaseige Democrat: Hon. C. J.
Harris, of the United States Indus
trial Commission, has been down here
this week, we learn, industriously en-
gagged in trying to patch the holes he
broke in PearSon's fence before that
gentleman showed him the 81, 500 pie.
\ pie in the mouth is worth two not
baked.
The Landmark says tina Boyd Pow
lass, white, about 10 ear old, attempt
ed to mount a freight train on the
Western North Carolina railroad, near
the Statesville depot, late Saturday
afternoon, and was thrown under the
car wheels. Both his legs were SO bad
ly crushed that amputation was neces-
sary. The operation was performed I'M
mediately after the accident, but the
young man died at 4 o'clock Sunday
morning.
Raleigh News and Observer: There
is a warm contest over the democratic
nomination for the state senate. Ex-
Attorney General Frank I. Osborne is
a candidate, n his friends are doing
all in their power to secure for him
the nomination. He is very popular
and a formidable candidate. His
strongest opponent is Mr.. w. Cary
DOwd, who was one of the immortal
democratic Seven in the session of '95.
The Concord Times this week roasts
Solicitor J. Q. Holton for his farce"
investigation of the recent l%ynching in
that county. The county fathers al
lowed him 500 for his investigation,
which did not two hours time.
The Times claims hat the solicitor
did not make his investigation soon
enough and according to law, therefore
he should not have been paid one cent
for it.
Morehead City Pilot: On Thursday
last at Smyrna, while standing by
IA AAi~LA SASoSCu IH e1eCl1US jules
for the tent to be used by Rev. Mr..
Kendall for religious evangelistic SER
vices, Mr.. Glenn Davis, son of Captain
0. B. Davis, of the Cape Lookout light
house, was felled to the ground by a
falling piece of timber. sustaining a
compound fracture of one of his thighs.
A stiff wind was prevailing at the time
and before the tent was made secure
it was collapsed by the wind, and MI.
Davis was caught beneath it.
Murphy Scout: The immense amount
of machinery passing through Murphy
to the corundum works at Shooting
Greek looks like business.-John
Deaver was carried to Asheville last
Thursday by United States Deputy
Marshals J. C. jenkins and R. L. Pat
terson. He was arraigned before Judge
Purnell of the federal court for violat-
ing the revenue laws. His plea was
that the deputy marshals and collec-
tors had encouraged him to continue
h business. He ave the names of
various deputies, who, in years past,
had cut " or three small holes in
his still and then shook hands with
him on an agreement that they would
not return for six months.