The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-18
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''m~oonshiner' one day last week near
Laurel Hill. He was placed in the
Rockingham Jail { o await his trial at
the United States court
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. danger
field. relict of j. E. p. Daingerfieid,
died on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
1t is reported on what is apparent
~ good authority that Mr.. John B.
Hare. probably the largest planter in
Cumberland county, died at his home
in Cedar Greek township this morn
ing of paralysis.
Wilson News: We don't believe that
any township in the state can make
a better showing than Toisnot In
1896 this township gave a fusion ma
jority OF 249. On Tuesday, the Sth,
the same township gave a democratic
majority of 35-a gain of 2S4. We
respectfully nominate this as a banner
township OF the state.
Charlotte News: At 1870 o'clock
Saturday night the barn of DR.. Sander,
Of Biddle was discovered 10 be on fire.
The students who attend the college
quickly responded but the flames had
made such Roadway that the check
their progress was out of the question.
The building. $50 bushels of corn. a
large number of chickens and pigeons
were burned.
The Charlotte News tells of one re-
suit that is notable: The oldest Of
fice-holder in the state was defeated
in Richmond this year. This is Mr..
Zach F. Long. who has held office in
the county continuously for thirty
years, since 1868. He was for fourteen
years sheriff and has been for sixteen
years clerk of the court. He was de-
feated this year by a thousand ma
jority.
Raleigh Post: We wish to call the
attention of New England leisure bu-
reaus that Messrs. French, Abe Mid
dleton. Marion Butler, Manly and a few
other statesmen of this state are now,
or soon will be, out of jobs, and re
doubtless open for engagements.
French and Manly are already on the
| ground.-The rumOr that m from
Washington that Mr.. Pearson will con-
test Mr.. Crawford's right to a seat in
the seth congress We are inclined to
believe to be untrue. Mr.. Pearson is
SIleNlOuSls disappointed We HdNC ~
| doubt, but that he was fairly beaten,
in a race in which his friends con-
trolled the machinery, he cannot deny.
The Lumberton fair last Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday was we'll attend
| ed.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. d. E. Can
non, of Mt. Holly, who died last We'd
! nesday, was go years old. He was born
and reared in CASTOR county and was
| always one of the most successful far
| mers of the county. He was a mem
Der and officer in the Lutheran church,
| and was known by all as a whole
| hearted ChriStian.-Caldwell Pharr,
a young white boy, who lives on Col
| lege street. was accidentally shot yes
| terday morning by George Hamilton,
| also white, and his play fellow. Ham
| ilton was very much frightened. The
gun was not loaded when he laid it
| aside, and he did not see Joe put the
| IOad in. 10. on the other hand did
not thing Hamilton would point the gun
| at any one and just loaded it for fun.
| He was as badly frightened as the
| Hamilton boy. The victim of the boy
! ish FRANKS in the meantime was taken
home and a physician summoned.
| Part of the ball was gotten out, but
| the rest Of it could not be located. The
! wound is painful, but not serious.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
| Baptist Female University here is al
| most complete. All the outside work
| has been finished and another month
or two of inside work will put the in
stitution in condition to be occupied.
No attempt, however, will be made to
open the school until next September.
AS the official returns come in it
becomes clearer that Fountain would
| have been elected in the Second dis
trict if Lloyd had not remained in the
field as a stalking horse for White, the
negro congressman. When the returns
I, are all in we shall give the vote cast for
| Lloyd, to see how many white men
| thus contributed to secur Whites
| election. In Greene county Lloyd got
| 1874 votes; Fountain, 1927; and White
| ], 092.-The twentieth annual color
! ed fair of North Carolina will be for
merly opened today at noon, at the
| grounds by an address.-"The future
is not pleasant to ontemplate," says
the Progressive Farmer in closing its
review of the election returns. The
editor knows his salary as secretary
of the board of agriculture will cease
| with the flowers that bloom IN the
spring" And they nave somethfn ING Ito
| DO with the case."-Mr. r. d. Silmer.
of Haywood, is in the city on business.
Mr.. Gilmer says that the unerrified
| democrats of Haywood had the biggest
| ratification meeting in the history of
| tina banner county on SATURDAY. night
Haywood gave a democratic majority