The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-08

The Sprager Tobacco Company. CAPT.
tai $4,000. has been Incorporated al Nj
Any. n. c.. by W. s. FORBES. and J. d.
Patron. OF Richmond. Va. end others.
Raleigh IA the cold on Tuesday a. -
degrees.
Professor r. II. Griffin. OF Yadkin
county. has been elected TO the chair OF
English al Furman university. OF South
Carolina He has been teaching in fad-
KIN and Is an accomplished scholar.
Lctleton Reporter: An Old citizen Of
Raleigh. writing OF that city fifty years
g says then the farmers brought their
pork TO Raleigh and carried home the
cash. now they bring their mortgages
and carry home western meat Is this
not true OF other section than Wake? Too
true Is Warren like Wake In this re-
spect
Fayetteville Observer: Deputy Revenue
Collector w. c. Troy received a te.e-
gram from Collector Duncan. at Raleigh.
this afternoon. informing him of his re-
appointment IS deputy collector. Mr..
Troy has not sought disappointment and
the telegram was a great surprise TO him.
THE residence of Mr.. w. A. Fry. on
Raeford's alley. caught on fire about 10
O'Clock his morning. The building was
| most comfortable seven room single story
one and cost $l,200. 1t was insured for
$500.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Sedimore, OF
Bessemer City. brought his young child
here Monday night to have DR.. O'Dono-
shue apply the maidstone TO wounds on
the child's face. arm. leg and hands,
made by a dog. Tie stone adhered The
child was badly torn by the rabid animal.
A most horrible death occurred at
Holy Grove academy, five miles east OF
here, last night. George Bryant was very
much under the influence of liquor when
last seen at Swings mill, last night; and
this morning a iotfe girl ON her way to
| -nhC.op Iic-0ynraI hsc lSaix living i'm rho
road a few undre yards beyond the
academy from the mill. He had fallen
face downward in the mud, with both
hands under him and died, 1T is pre-
summed from tine effects of fire. which
had consumed all his clothing except his
overails. which were slipped down about
his feet. Investigation showed that the
flesh was burned and charred all over his
body. and the skin criSped and Soughed
Lumberton R~obesonian: We are sorry
to learn that R. B. Branch. of the Red
| Springs Citizen, was painfully injured
last week. He recently received a new
outfit for his office and was putting up
| his presses and other material, prepara-
tory to getting a copy of the paper out.
and while at work on a press his hand
was caught in the machinery and badly
fatal accident occurred AT
Hub ON Monday morning of last week.
When the planning mill of the Buffers
Lumber Company was started the pres
sure OF steam blew out the elbow of the
/ pipe, sea &c FuMeT waters, the en-
| gineer, and Furney George and Charles
S~chulemyer, employees. who were in the
engine room. Young George, who at
tempted to escape from THE room by
crawling Through the fly wheel, was
| overcome by the steam and was SO badly
burned that he died in a few hours. The
injuries of the other men were severe,
but are not considered dangerous. George
was from Jacksonville.
Winston Sentinel: Sol. Jarrett, colored,
was tried before Justices Beckerkfte and
F. E. Shamel today or the charge of
making a criminal assault, in Old Town
township, last Saturday, on Emma
DorDthit. colored. aged about 20 years.
The evidence was damaging and Jarrett
was committed to Jail to await the lei
term Of court.-A letter received here
today gives particulars of a serious
shooting chrape which occurred in that
county ON Sunday, January 23rd. The
leffter states that William Church and
Charles Handy, two "oung men, aged
, about 10 years each, were with severa
other young people at Patton Ridge
school house when the two got into q
row. After exchanging some warm words
Handy threw a rock at Church. Handy
also drew his pistol and fired at Church
the ball taking effect in the breast. The
wounded man was alive when the letter
was written on the 2Sth, but little hop
was entertained for his recovery.