The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12
NORTH CAROLINA

Durham correspondence Of the-Ra-
leigh News and Observer: Walter
r. Byrd was at the chautauqua yester-
day and read with deep regret his own
obituary published in Thursdays
News and Observer. His only COM
ment was that he was delighted to
be able to contradict it.
Winston Journal: District Attor-
ney Holton sent off his report this
morning of the Ashevlle term Of fed
eral court that IL prisoners were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for from
one to two years, fifty four to Jail for
from thirty days to even months and
eighteen whom judgment was suspend
ed because Of their having served a
considerable time in Jail.
Weldon News: Owing to favorable
weather for the past two weeks, all
crops have improved wonderfully.
Farmers have about gotten put of the
grass and cotton, corn, and other
growing crops under the favorable
conditions, are giving promise OF
abundant returns. The state farm
crops were never looking better and
if no freshets come to interfere, we
may expect a full harvest.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth:
News has come that Mr.. J. A. Purvis
who lives near Hamilton, was serious
ly hurt in a difficulty with a colored
man last week. 1t seems that Mr..
Purvis' son reprimanded a colored
boy for ill treatment of a mule in the
field. Some unpleasantness ensued,
and later the colored boys father and
Mr.. Purvis came together, when the
colored man cut Mr.. Purvis in several
places. At first there were fears that
the wound might prove fatal, but the
latest news is that Mr.. Purvis is some
better.
A special from Ringwood to the
News and Observer tells of the hor-
rible death of Mrs. Flora Boseman,
wife Of Mr.. A. F. Boseman, last Fri
day. She was pouring kerosene oil in
a lighted lamp, when the oil can ex-
ploded. Her clothes took fire and
were burned Off her body before any
help could arrive. She died in a few
hours after the terrible accident. She
was a most excellent woman and
leaves a husband and several children,
the younger being an infant a few
months old.
Lincolnton Journal: Saturday dur
ing a storm of lightning J.. F. Thorn
burg was knocked over and senseless;
his baby fell over in it's mothers lap
apparently dead, while the mother was
severely shocked. In a short while
the baby recovered, but it vas some
times before Mr.. Thornburg recover
ening he was still suffering from the
effects of the shock. The house was
badly damaged.
Raleigh News and Observer: Hick-
DRY, N. c., August 6.-(Special.) The
democrats have begun what promises
to be the most aggressive campaign
carrier on in this country for many
years. The success of the meeting in
Newton on Wednesday was greatly
encouraged and inspired them. On
the Saturday night previous to that
time preliminary meetings were held
n most of the townships. The at
tendance on these meetings was large
and the spirit manifested excellent.
MOrehad City Pilot: On Thursday
last at Smyrna, while standing by
ONE men engaged in erecting poles
for the tent to be used by Rev. Mr..
Kendall for religious evangelistic SER
vices, Mr.. Glenn Davis, sol Of Captain
o. B. Davis, of the Cape Lookout
lighthouse, was felled to the ground
by a falling piece of timber, sustain
ing a compound fracture of n Of his
thighs. A stiff wind was prevailing
at the time, and before the tent was
made secured it was collapsed by the
wind, and Mr.. Davis was caught be-
meath it.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. De-
marius Woodell died at her home in
this city yesterday afternoon at the
advanced age of 1O1 years. Born in
the latter part of the last century in
Duplin county, this state, Mrs. Wood
ell retained with great v%ividness
memories of her childhood and loved
to recount little incidents connected
with the war of 1912, at which time
she was in her young womanhood.
She retained to the last every faculty
unimpaired. Mrs. Woodell whose
maiden name was Bowden, was the de-
scendent of a long-lived family, her
mother dying in 1866 at the age of los,
preceded by her father but a short
time, age 40. Mrs. Woodell was the
mother of II children, 8 of whom sur
vive her.