The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-19
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There is to be a big democratic rally
at Fort Barnwell August 18th. Capt.
Thomas w. Mason and Mr.. c. B. Ay-
cock will speak.
Cade has your Uncle Stroud by the
nape Of the neck and Auditor Aver by
the other Place. so far as the populist
congressional nomination is concern
ed, and he IS now bending all his en-
ergies to hoo-doo the governor n
keep him from unloading Loge Harris
on 10 that job.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. a. J..
Emerson. a sister Of Captain J. B. Tn
deTHood, OF this city. died at her home
in Eddy. New Mexico. Monday. She
leaves a husband and five grown chill
dren. Her remains were taken to Lib
ertE, Missouri. for burial. Mr.. Emer-
son IS president Of the big Baptist COL
Iege situated al Eddy. The deceased
lady was a native of Sampson county
and her husband was born in Chat
ham.
Ashevile Citizen: W. T. Crawford
vii De elected to from the
Ninth district Il November. and when
the ballots are counted il will be found
that he has received more votes than
were ever before cast for any man in
the district. democrat or republican.
Mark this prediction.--Mr. Shook de-
pends very little on his court services
as a source Of %revenue however. but
brings with him TO the city every
morning from 80 to so pounds Of hon
ey. He has an apiary Of Il gums from
which he expects to get this year
ABOUT 600 pounds Of honey.
Raleigh Times-Visitor: The First
Regiment Pavoa ~ RALEIGH only q <au-
weeks in advance Of the Second Regi-
ment, and it may safely be said that
during the past week the sick list OF
the latter was larger than hat Of the
former. including every day Of its stay
in Raleigh. There are certain laws Of
nature an attempt to change which
Will invariably result to the detriment
Of those whose lives are imperilled by
such action. At Camp Dan Russell
the quarters are arranged in crescent
shape and on the west about one hun
dred yards from the olOnel'S tent.
and Immediately on thu drill grounds,
the sinks are situated. This has been
the condition Of affairs ever since the
regiment has been encamped here.
Notwithstanding the fact that every
day increases the number of men on
the sick list at an alarming rate.
Winston SentineI: A few months
agO DR.. H. ]. Thomas. of this city,
made APPLICATION for an appointment
as surgeon in the navy. His offer was
accepted and the department stated
that it would notify him when his ser
vices were needed. To-day the doc
tor received a message asking him if
he was ready to report for duty at
Santiago. He was requested to an
swer Immediately. His reply read as
follows: Am ready to go to Santa
go or elseWhere.'-Rev. DIR. F. H.
Wood returned from Stokes county
last evening. He reports a serious ac-
cldent which occurred near Walnut
Cove yesterday. Some men were cut
ting trees when one of them fell upon
a man named Chambers, breaking
both of his legs, one arm and one
shoulder blade. 1t vas feared that
his injuries would prove fatal.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
friends of JOIN r.. Smith are now say
ing that if his policy of giving the
convicts ice cream and a social time
a been kept up, the escapes would
not be so numerous.-We note with
pleasure that DR.. James ]. Philips,
formerly of Tarboro, son of Judge
Fred Philips has received the APP
pOintment as attending physician to
the out patient department of Roose-
welt Hospital of New York. The posi-
ton is one of honor and distinction.-
A special from Dallas, Texas. contains
the following account of sulphurous
language which has special interest
for North CarOlinians because the
young chaplain is a son of Rev. DR..
carroll, a native of Duplin county,
this State, and a nephew of Mr.. Judd
Carroll, Of Raleigh: "A duel is prob
able between Judge @. B. Gerald, sue
cessor to the late w. c. Brann as edi-
tor Of Brann's IcOnoclast at Waco,
and the Rev. B. H. Carroll, Jr.. chap
lain with rank of captain) of the
First Texas United States volunteer
cavalry, stationed at San Antonio.
Tex.-When the call for volunteers
was made none responded more
quickly in North Carolina than the
young men Of the west, and among
them all none took up the hard life of
a soldier with greater zeal than Will
liam Albert Abel, of N~antahala, and
Barnet Roper, Of Hendersonville. And
within a single day the mmon
came to both and the picket was off
duty fOrever."-In the Person coun-
ty Republican convention on Satur-
day, a white republican, seeing pres
ent a populist, Mr.. w. D. Merritt,
who, it is said, is slated for solicitor,
called to him: Where are you at?
| we've got a bid for you. If you are
Tor sale, we have got a bid for YOU
Mr.. Merritt and his brother were very
indignant, and a fight was narrowly
averted.