The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-20

anu Was pkAiHIy SSSu AHVAA NeWt1u-
Brevard Leader: A young man by
the name OF Mossey. from Madison
county. who happened to get shot at
Gloucester h other day BY the dis
charge OF a gun In the hand OF his
friend had to have his les amputated.
Aberdeen telegram: Two drummers
were talking In iowa one night last
week about what they had been In
their travels One said that The men I'm
Hyde county. this state. all wore nee
breeches. as water WAS all over the
county and when the watermarks on
their legs got down to about the ankle
they begaa To complain of dry weather.
Durham Herald: J. l. Cole had the
misfortune to get caught I'm a folding
bed. We dent mean to Say ~ was n
misfortune to get caught in bed-a BID
OF the plain every night kind. but one
OF IhoSe peSky folding beds. II was a
bed OF this lind that fell on MIR. Cole
or doubled up on him-thers's no tell
ing how a bed OF the folding variety
is going To ac1-at any rate this par
tiCular bed went TO work OFT it's own
hood and Mr.. Cole had "A foot badly
hurt Ia the SIN aShup and is now com
PEELED 10 use Crutchcs.
Fayetteville Observer: The many
friends OF Majo~ Jesse r.. Mclean in
this community, will ne grievcd tn
learn OF his death. which occurred at
his residence in Manning. :. G.. on
the 9Th instant. aGcr Il years. He was
for several years before the war prin-
cipal Of the Donaldson academy i'm
Fayetteville. He was "A native OF Ala
nance county and n graduate ~ pa
wilson college. He had been "A teach
er all his life. \ good and true man.
Peace To his ashes
Milton Herald: News comes from
Ianceyviile that considerable excitr-
ment exists la that town over the
receipt OF n letter by u. 7. Mckinney.
postmaster at that place. signed The
White Mems Union OF Caswell Coun-
ty," demanding that Mckinney re-
sign his office and leave the town
within thirty days. The letter, we un-
d~erstand. stated that this was IA
White mans country and they did not
propose To have him hand out the
mail TO them any longer. and threat
ened that IL he failed to resign he
would meet with the same fate Of the
negro postmaster I'm South Carolina.
The letter was very bitter In It's Ian
guage. 1t is not known whether Nc
Kinney will comply with the demands
of the letter or not.
Greensboro Telegram: The little 3
year-old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. r..
A. Con, who live on North ELM street.
was seriously burned this morning. by
playing too near the fire. its dress
catching from the fireplace. The
mother quickly smothered the flames
and sent for "A physician. who dressed
the brins and did all in hshrdluhrdl
alleviate the intense suffering OF the
little one. The child was badly burned
on the face and arms.-Judge Tim
berlake,- who is holding court here. re-
ceived atelegram this morning an
nouncing the death of his brother-in-
law, Hon. D.. A. C~ovington. which oc-
CURED at his home in Monroe this
morning.-Sunday morning about /
O'Clock a fight, in which one young
man was seriously hurt. took place at
a disreputable house In East Greens
boro. About six young men were In
the fight and a Greensboro young man
Knocked a young man from Asheville,
in the head, fracturing his skull. The
wound bled profusely-perhaps N
quart Of blood flowing from it-Lit-
tie William Wetmore. about is years
old, was the victim OF n painful acct
dent yesterday. art his home on King
street. He was running up the steps
when his foot slipped and he fell,
throwing his whole weight on his left
arm which struck against the edge Of
the porch floor. The small bone OF the
arm. below the elbow, was broken. VIII
liam had the large bono of the same
arm broken n short while ago.
'lldTIOlIt obSHFNpr. yesterday AZ
ternoon about ] o'clock, a fire alarm
called the fire department TO sos East
First street. Fannie White. "A wash
woman at the Central hotel. lives
there. She and her daughter. Minnie.
both left the house yesterday morning
and went about their work. The house
was locked and a little 5-year-old girl.
Amanda White, was left inside. From
some cause or other the hous. caught
nre from the inside. Within "A few min
utes the child was burned to "A crisp.
The firemen worked in earnest to save,
her alive. but in vain.--'Squire Par
son. the colored preacher who was Set
upon and beaten by the Abernethy wa.
men Monday, is still in hard lines. He
seems to be a hoodoo doctor OF the
most dreaded kind. Yesterday morn
ing a sister Of old Ann A~bernethy. the
mother of Gus ~Abernethy, the alleged
slayer of Jackson, said on the wit
ness stand that Squire Parson WA
the same negro that vent to her house
six months ago and promised that N
she would give him fl.00 down. by the
next morning 81, 900 would CONS into
her hands. He said that he knew ths
money to be I'm the house and 40 ne
was an apostle OF God. he could com
mand IL to come forth. and for the
price asked he would do IL. color
ed sister borrowed a dollar and gave
IL to the parson. She looked for her
} reward Tor days, but frcne came.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Frank Il.
Milburn goes to Raleigh this morning
to receive the blind asylum. The state y
handsome new building Is nov COM
pleted. Mr.. Mlburn is the architect.
and ii was from his plans thai the build
ing was erected The structure cost ga
800. IL Is thoroughly modern 1t has
hre-proof Railways and iron staircases.
sunday Jim Davis and Mack With
ers. both colored. met in the public road
: near Mr.. t. o. Ross place. in Proyi-
!, dence township. and fossght. wItbers
+. assaulted Davis. who. In turn, shot
Withers in the breast near the left
shoulder blade. The ban did not pene-
? frate a vital part-When the Ikpn
n Daniel l. Russell. governor OF Nsrth
2 Carolina. reached Washington last sat
urday. The Post. which doesn't mind
: footing an xndertaker's bill occasional
r ~, SO that IL gets the news. Commits
soined the member OF It's STAG who was