The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30
NORTH CAROLINA

charged from the coiored asylum at
Goldsboro.
Durham Sun: The frequent rains OF
the past few days is said to be in
juring the tobacco crop somewhat. At
least this is what some OF the farm
ers from differeit sections say.
Salisbury Sun: Friday a daughter
of Mr.. W. H. Blalock was bitten on
the foot by a snake while driving a
cow. The foot swelied considerably.
but it is not hought there will be any
serious results.
Greensboro Patriot: Cloudbursts in
Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties
Friday night did great property DAM
age. Trains over the Southern were
compelled to go around oy MocksviIle
for several days
Charles W. Byrd, pastor of Central NJ
E. church, south, called at The Citizen
office yesterday afternoon at o'clock
he was the picture Of health While
there Dr. Byrd was suddenly seized
with an attack of congestion of the
brain his condition being such as to
greatly alarm those who were with
him. For several hours DR.. Byrd's
condition was exceedingly critical. but
, finally he began TO show signs of i'm
. provement, and today he was a great
deal better.
Fayetteville Observer: Friday morn
ing a negro tramp Went 90 the resi-
dence of Captain l. w. Clark and ask
ed for something to eat in an inpu-
dent manner. Mrs. Clark told him
that she had nothing for him. where
, upon he used the most foul language
and went off. There was no one in
| the house at the time but Mrs. Clark
and a servant girl and they were
J both dreadfully frightened He was
captured at the distillery bridge by
Mr.. Ed Monaghan, turned over by
him to Policeman Benton and at l.
o'clock was tried before Mayor pro
tenn Pemberton. The evidence being
the full extent of the law. thirty days
on the streets with ball and chain.
Morehead Pilot: The democratic
convention of the First congressional
district, to name a candidate for con-
gress, will be held at EdentOn next
Tuesduay, Both instant, and the Sec
Ond district convention will be held
at Wilson on Wednesday, 31st instant
Since the cOlOred troops have been
in camp at Fort Macon, several Of the
white hucksters have been going over
to the camp with watermelons and
other fruits to sell to the soldiers, but
since the white people of this COM
munity have complained so much of
the lawless conduct of some of the
scoundrels from the camp, Colonel
Young has drawn the line against
| them, and now no white person is al
lowed to enter the camp-for any pur-
pose-that privilege being allowed the
colored people exclusively.
Weldon News: Weldon is the only
town in North Carolina that has a
prospect of an elevated railroad and
! this brings us to the famous remark
once made by the late Judge Lynch
that there are only two places to live
in-either Weldon or New York.
There was a CRETE reunion of confed-
crate veterans at Emporia, Va on
the 18th, and our distinguished ex-
Senator NJ. w. Ransom delivered the
address The EmpOria Messenger of
the 10Th in speaking of the occasion
pays General Ransom the following
graceful compliment: General Ran
som was first introduced to the audi
ence, and was received with such a
hearty welcome as must have been
! gratifying even to an orator who has
stood before so many audiences and
General Ransom held the audience en-
tranced with one Of the most ornate
and at the same time intensely in
structive OratiOns ever heard by our
people.
Henderson Gold Leaf: While in
WarrentOn last Friday We were shown
the tallest stork of corn grown in the
country perhaps. 1t was 10 feet and
inches in height and from the ground
to the first ear was exactly Il feet 1t
was produced from the common
gOurd seed corn and was grown in
Rich Neck. Shocco township, by Messrs
Frank and Lee Egerten.-News has
been received here Of the burning of
the store Of Mr.. J. E. Hunter at Brink
leyville on Sunday night. A telephone
post at the house was struck by light
ming during an electric storm late in
the afternoon but the fire did not oc-
cur until after II O'CLOCK that night
Mr.. Hunter had insurance on the
stock for $500 but none on the build
ing.
Yesterdays Ash eville Citizen con-
tanned the following information
which will interest many of our read
ers: General Theodore F. Davidson
returned today from Saluda, where he
attended a meeting of a committee of
the board of trustees Of St. Mary's
school. Raleigh, and a committee from
the diocese of South Carolina The
conference agreed to recommend that
ST. Mary's school be adopted as the
diocesan school Of South Carolina, and
as such that the school would be en-
titled to equal representation on the
board Of trustees with the diocese of
eastern North Carolina, the diocese of
North Carolina, and the missionary
jurisdiction of Asheville If this pol
icy is carried out the institution men
toned will be the recognized school of
! the church for the dioceses named"
Raleigh News and Observer: The
| News and Observer cartoonist did not
make any mistake when he drew Jim
| Young inspecting the apartments of
| the white teachers and the white blind
children in the deaf, dumb and blind
| institution at Raleigh gh.-The stock
| holders of the Seaboard and Roanoke
| railroad will meet in Portsmouth Oc-
| tober 7th, and the indications are that
| there will. be a hot time. John Ryan
\ L. IL