The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20

Charlotte Observer: Mecklenburg ccun.
y democratic convention SATURDAY said
nothing about fusion Il did not need
TO. II there Is any sentiment for fusion
here II cannot be discovered.
Franklin Press: J. NJ. Moody. Of
Waynesvllle, - here this week Caucus
ing with republicans. He Is trying 20
get the inside track on Richmond Pear
son for the nomination for congress.
Raleigh Post: The railway commission
al a meeting last night. reduced the ex-
press rate on shipments OF fish @sls per
ce7t. from Morehead City and New Bern
TO any point within the state.
Salisbury Sun: Thos. wynne. colo-ed.
charged with the murder OF has. Peel-
er. colored. at a camp on the Mocksville-
Mooresyille road one Sunday several
weeks since. has been found guilty OF
ueanslaughter
Fayetteville Observer: About midnight
last night. the barn OF Lusian Bryant on
the Wilmington road was struck by
lightning and burned 20 the ground. 4
horse and some other cattle were rescued.
out a large quantity OF forage was
burned.@Judge Alien always makes Il
ternity. besides being popular with every
one.
EendersonviIle Times: A disgusting
sight vas witnessed on the streets Sat
urday evening Two men in a buggy
Were badly intoxicated. and a little girl
witt them about L or IL years OF age
was in tho same condition. Marshal
Bryson took the men to the lookup. one
OF whom was the father OF the girl, and
she was taken care OF. They were from
South Carolina
Charlotte Observer: Nj. J. G. Harris.
who is a farmer as well as magistrate.
went over Che fields OF barley yesterday.
and reports the wheat very much injur-
ed by the fiy.-Alfred Rivers. colored. a
~well-known depot hand, was badly hurt
in the old round house at the Southern
freight depot yesterday forenoon. He was
on a pile OF cotton. twenty feet from the
ground. when he lost his balance and
fell. striking the ground on his head.
II was thought at first that he had brok-
en- his neck or skull, but his injuries, al
though painful, were not serious.
Greensboro Record: George Long. flag
man on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
road. died at the Ashley Cooper hospital
at = o'clock yesterday afternoon. his
death being the result of an accident on
the Cape Fear road between Summerfield
and Stokesdale at 5:G O'Clock yesterday
morning. He was in the act of coupling
the cars when he appears to have STUN
BLEED and fallen beneath the wheels. They
passed over his leg between the hip and
knee.
Scotland Neck Democrat: Mr.. Peter f.
Smith says hat he had heard all his
life about joint snakes. but ne never
saw one Until a few days aCo. He was
| placing a tomb stone IN the cemetery
| and saw a snake in the grass. He struck
il a blow on the mead ana in a second
| he saw another snake in the grass. \
| colored man with him struck snake mum
| Der two and then the next second he saw
| another snake. He soon found that the
snake had broker to pieces as he had
| been struck. The separate sections Of
| the snake could move along in the grass
"A severe wind storm struck the tow
| last Friday afternoon lasting for SOM
| fifteen minutes. One new prize house al
| the tobacco market was blown down
| with quite disastrous results to the con
| tractors. The house was three stories
| and the framing was about complete. Mr.
Driscoll said Saturday that the loss b!
l broken timberS, work, etc, woul,
| amount to $500. There were seven oil
| eight persons in the building at worl
| when the wind struck the house. SOM
were on the first, some on the second ant
one on the third floor. Mr.. Driscoll him.
self was on the second floor and saved
himself by jumping out against the wind
Mr.. Roland Farley had his arm broken
and Mr.. L.. A. Robertson was badl!
bruised by falling timbers. Messrs
l Bunch, Pittman and Driscoll all jumpe'
from the second story. 1t seemed almos
= miraculous that any any should hav'
escaped without being killed or seriousl!
hurt.