The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-29
NORTH CAROLINA

BrySOn City democrat: There Will
be a big democratic rally at Webster
on the Bird day of August. Hons. Lock
Craig. j. Frank Ray and other promi-
nent speakers will be on hand.
Whiteville News: In Bladen county
on Thursday, 18th inst, Colonel s. F.
Dickson aged so years, one month and
twenty-six days. Colonel Dickson was
born in Rowan county, y. c.. and NOV
ed to Bladen about fifty years ago.
and has lived in the count OF his
adoption ever since.
Fayetteville Observer: We have had
occasion To note before the building OF
the Raleigh and Cape Fear Railroad.
which it is intended shall eventually
reach Fayetteville via Ellington. Now
il is said that another railroad, the
Cape Fear m Northern. will be con-
structed Immediately between Raleigh
and Fayetteville.
Raleigh Post: 1t has already been
ascertained that there are 2I1 tobacco
factories in the state. OF this num-
Der 176 are plug and smoking tobac-
co factories, thirty-hve manufacture
cigars and cigarettes. The large ma
pority of the latter are in the western
part of the state, while nearly all OF
the former are located in the eastern
section of the state.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
democratic conventions everywhere
have been largely attended and ave
been characterized by a spirit of con-
Citation and c~onvervatism The men
named are known and tried Chicago
platform democrats, who will be true
to their professions. They commend
themselves to the people.-Chairman
Claudius Dockery talks about washing
his N of the ~penitentiary affairs.
First, give us a sworn report as the
law directs, Mr.. Dockery. You cannot
wash our hands of your official dere-
LECTION Of duty as chairman until you
give the report to the public. Hurry
up with it.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. c. NJ.
Carson has been laid up for several
days with a sprained ankle. She was
returning, On her wheel, from Sardis,
where she had been to see her sister.
Mrs. Reid, when she felI.-Detective
D. B. Shaw, of this city, returned from
Raleigh yesterday, where he had been
summoned to receive his commission
and appointment as state detective.
Two men will be appointed from each
county in he state, who will act as
aides, and when fully organized will
comprise a body of 1876 men who will
cooperate under one head. A month
ly eight-page paper devoted to police
official news will make its appearance
about the middle of the coming month.
Squire J. Watt Hood, of Morning
star township, who was in yesterday
was telling of a distressing and Pc
culiar accident that occurred to one of
his neighbors, Mr.. E. A. Fowler, who
lives or the E. A. Irwin place. Friday
afternoon Mr.. Fowler was standing in
the door of his house during the storm,
watching the rain. He had his little
child in his arms. About fifteen feet
in front of the door is a large walnut
tree. Lightning struck the tree. then
Mr.. Fowler. 1t passed down his right
side, burning bis eyebrows and hair
on that side; also his body. The child
was not hurt at all. Squire Hood
learned just before starting to town
yesterday morning that Mr.. Fowler
was not expected to live.
Raleigh News and Observer: BrOdie
L. Duke. presided over the republican
county at Durham. With
the regular proceedings of that motley
gathering, our readers have no con-
Germ, except as it shows that the ne
gro and the Trust employees crowded
out the Ole time republicans in Dur
ham as the negroes have asserted
themselves in other cOunties.-Again
a cOlored postmaster has been ap-
pointed for Scotland Neck. This time
it is Thomas Shields, a school teacher.
he says he can take the ONCE when
his bond shall nave been prepared and
forwarded. He is somewhat stirred
up over two anonymous letters which
he alleges to have received Friday
Coroner George A. "a late Sat
Urday afternoon held inquest over the
body Of Joe Williams, who was tied
to a tree and shot Friday night at
Scotland Neck. The jury consisted Of
three white men. The verdict of the
jury was that Joe Williams came to
his death by means of a pistol shot
from the hands of unknown persons.
There were three shots, one in the back
Of the head, and two in the back
A gentleman who passed through Hal
flax county yesterday says that the
talk there was that the negro who was
lyncned near Scotland Neck had writ
ten letters to a young white woman
containing indecent proposals. This
was about a year ago, and for his
reason he was taken out and threshed
and told to leave, which he did. He
recently returned to hat community
and again commenced writing similar
letters and also went to the home of
the young woman and made indecent
exposures Of his person to her and her
mother. 1t was because Of his infa-
nous conduct that he was Iynched.