The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-31
NOKTH CAROLINA

Charlotte Observer: Sunday mo-nin.
| about 10 O'Clock Ms. Monroe Pearson
who lives near Besserer City, went on
some distance from her house ID tie hel
| cow. when a negro man. who rad con.
cealed himself behind some bushes
| Eprang out from his h!iicg pIaN> and
screaming and the fiend drew a pts.o!
| and threatened 10 shoot her IL she did rp'
stop. but some parties near oy heard ne.
and came TO her assistance. Tie negro.
whose name Is Sid Boyd. was captured
while making his way toward Rsssem-r
City. presumably TO board the tran and
escape Mrs. Pearson Is 4 highly re-
spectacle lady and her infatuated neigh
bors and friends took the brute from the
officers after he had been bound over 10
court and they would probably have
made short work OF him but the advice
OF cooler heads prevailed and ne was
lodged in jail at Dallas.
Raleigh News and Observer: Justice
Montgomery delivered an address before
the law class at Wake Forest Monday
night. Wednesday promises 20 be il big
day in the history OF Wax Forest col
lege. The orator. President Andrews. OF
Brown university. will speak at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday. The ba~ccaiaureate sermon
viii be preached Wednesday night by
Rev. ". r; Smith. D. D.. OF Richmond.
Va. one OF the first preachers OF the
south--The governor seems 70 be hav-
ing a hard time TO induce somebody to
act as chaplain of the Second regiment.
4AC AAn' ObSANo NA1 AJAX ~ ~ I2CAAIo-
dist preachers. Il both have declined.
Charlotte News: Monday evening at 1
O'Clock TayIorsvilie vas visited by a Sc
we're electrical storm. during which the
residence o. Rev. J. A. White was struck
by lightning. Considerable damage was
done to the property. but no one was Sc
riously shocked The effect OF the light
ning's work can be seen in every one
of the ten rooms Of the house.
Winston Sentinel: Sharpe Ireland. son
of n. 3. Ireland. was brutally assaulted
by a negro. on Trade street near Fourth.
about 1880 o'clock Saturday night. Young
ireland was waxing along FOURTH street
with Bailey Walker. One of the boys was
smoking a cigarette when a negro step
ped IN and knocked the little smoker
out of his mouth. The negro ran aroun1
| OH Trade street and was ollowed by Ire
I land. Near the corner stood a crowd of
| negro fellows. and one OF this number
threw a brick bat which struck Ireland
on the jaw, knocking him down and
| senseleSs for some time. He was sent
home in a carriage and DR.. Dalton at
tended him. 1t was feared for some
I! time that the blow would prove serious,
but he was reported much better today.
Greensboro Record: Little Sidney Al
| derman received a severe burn at II
o'clock Saturday night and the gravest
fears are entertained that the little one
! will never regain its sight. The child
had been suffering with Group, and a
kerosene lamp was placed by his bed. a
| inhaling the vapor gave him instant re-
lief. In his sleep he struck the lamp
and turned 1t over. The boiling liquid
was poured over his face and neck, burn
ing them horribly. "A young white man
gave a 5-year-old boy a half pint of whis-
key in Winston yesterday afternoon. For
some time the attending physician
thought the little fellow would die, but il
was better this morning. Its cries were
pitifUl in the eXtreme.-Officers Wealth,
and nabbed Hooks Causey. coiored
who has been wanted for about a year
for larceny and other crimes. He saw
the officers and ran, but he could not
make it and was caGed.-The Junior
0. u. A. NJ. lodge of High Point, have
decided to erect a shaft to the forty
eight confederate soldiers buried in the
| High Point cemetery. They have sub
scribed and wish to raise about S200 more
This is a worthy move and should re-
| ceive hearty support.