The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-01
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The colcrea state normal school at
Salisbury has Io pupils in attendance.
Friends OF James T. LeGrande. Of
Richmond county, want him 10 run for
congress.
A Mormon church in course OF erection
near Princeton vas burned down last
Saturday night
In a class of eighty-five graduates OF
the medical department Of the University
Of Nashville, DR.. Crown Terrence. Of
CASTOR, bears of the honors OF valedic-
torian, says The Gazette.
At Whiteville court iast week Oliver
Lennon, a negro. appointed by Mckin-
ley to be postmaster at Fair Bluff. n.
c.. was on the jury. and raised some
disturbance because he was not allowed
10 eat at the table with white men.
4 mule was drowned in the Files Pow
er Co. dam at the YaGkin river Wednes-
day a boy was driving the animal TO a
cart. hauling dirt. In backing up to the
dam the mule ran back too far and the
entire outfit plunged into the deep water.
The boy came near losing his life.
Murphy Scout: Captain A. H Isbell
spent the first of last week in Asheville.
He says that his corundum machinery.
the weight OF which Is ninety tons. will
be here in a few days. The company pro-
poses running daily twenty or thirty
teams from the mines to Murphy. The
corundum mill will be the largest. in the
south.
Kinston Free Press: Isaac Ferrebe.
colored. was injured Wednesday evening
while working at the Atlantic and North
Carolina bridge, now being built across
the euse. near kinston. He was knock
ed from the construction train down the
e~mbankment. and was carried TO James
City. near New Bern, Wednesday after
noon.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: The
news from Washington a few days ago.
said that Collin Anthony. the colored
postmaster for Scotland Neck. had been
duly appointed. The editor of The Com
monwealth soon afterwards interviewed
him, and he said it was true. He said he
had not vet sent in his bond. nor receiv-
ed his commission. but he has sold out
his liquor business.
Weldon News: Spring is with us and
it is now in orde~ for our readers to
One of our esteemed subscribers living
in the lower end of the county comes up
with the first. He says that he was en-
gagged a few days ago in building a pas
ture fence. just below his house. while
engaged in digging the post holes he un-
earthed flfty-nine snakes. Some, he says,
were very large ones.
Winston Sentinel: Elder A. w. Ensign.
one of the Mormon elders, went to Raj
eigh today. He had a postoffice money
order for s5 which he got cashed at the
ticket office of the Southern. He also had
a pass on one of the western roads.
These elders claim that they have no
money to pay board bills, but it is noticed
that when they wish to travel they have
the cash to buy tickets. The railroads
are not as accommodating as some hotels
and boarding houses.
Greenville Reflector: For some time the
Atlantic Coast Line authorities have
been troubled about freight on the main
line ofthe Wilmington and Weldon road
being robbed. A detective was put at
work on the matter and the result was
that an organized band of robbers was
discovered and several of them captur-
ed. They were given a preliminary hear
ing at WhitakerS and while the trial
was in progress one of them escaped.
Four others were bound over to court
and have been placed in jail at Tarboro.
Lumber Bridge News: Rev. J. w. john
son died last Sunday at his home near
Aberdeen. He was a native of Nova SEQ
tia. He came to Fayetteville Presbytery
from Albany Presbytery. New York, in
session at Cameron, April II, 1889, and en-
tered upon the supply of Bethel church.
In addition to this church Montpelia,
Shiloh, Keyser and Bethesda churches
were served by him with great success.
A prince has fallen. Humble, consecrat-
ed, scholarly, learned, gifted as a preach
er, friendly. he was warmly loved and
now that he is gone is deeply and sin
cerely mOurned.
Raleigh Press: Miss Mary White, aged
g, died at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Lucy Evans, corner of Edenton and Nc
DoweIl streets this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
She was a native of Raleigh and was
one of the oldest citizens of Raleigh and
perhaps the oldest member of the Pres
byterian church. She was a noble Chris
tan woman.-The Mormons who have
been in this state working for three years
are now going back to Utah. This morn
ing three elders left by the Seaboard Air
Line for Chicago. Some of their converts
were at the station to bid them fare
we'll. The elders were all young men.
They kissed each one OF their faithful
flock a tender farewell. To see men kiss
ing is a rather sight at the
station and attracted no little attention.