The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
NORTH CAROLINA

So far stock certificates aggresaurg
$3.50 have been issued in the Kin..on
cotton mills.
The university summer school for
teachers will begin June 2Ist and last one
month IN the university buildings.
Charlotte News: Miss Lena Vernon
Powell, Adjutant General Cowles' stenog-
rapher. Is performing his duties while
he Is laid up with a broken leg. She
Is the only woman acting adtutant gen
eral in the country.
The Pittsboro Record says that the
wheat harvest is now in full blast and
OR farmers are busy harvesting the gol-
len grain. While there is some CON-
plant. yet on the whole the wheat crop
is considered good"
Salisbury Sun: Efforts are being made
to have John D.. L klutz pardoned from
the state prison. Petitions Will be cir
culated for signatures and will soon be
forwarded 10 Governor Russell Mr..
KlutZ. IL is remembered. was sent up for
five years Tor manslaughter.
| Charlotte Observer: Mr.. P. L. Love. OF
Loves Level, who was here yesterday.
| brought news OF the burning OF Mr.. j.
| 4. Williams dwelling, in Goose Creek
| township. Union county Sunday. Mr..
| Williams and family had one TO church
| and during their absence lightning struck
the house. setting il on fire. There was
| no one on the place al the time. The
| house and contents were destroyed.
Greensboro Telegram: Professor c. L.
Raper. who was professor OF chemistry
| and physics at Greensboro Female col
lege. has accepted a. scholarship at Co
| scholarship brings in a revenue Of $50 a
year. 1t is now the intention of Professor
| Raper TO remain two years and tab a
| special course IN history.
Greensboro Journal: While trying 10
arrest Tom Crawford this evening Po-
TN-a-sA- - t.ls- [.-1
about the mouth. He had laid down his
billy and was putting the cuffs on Craw-
ford who had been drinking when Craw-
ford struck him several times in the
mouth. splitting his lip and knocking out
one Of his front teeth. The blood was
soon freely flowing dow Frazier's shirt
front.
Raleigh News and Observer: Colonel
Eugene G.. Harrell, quartermaster for the
First North Carolina regiment, is in the
city. He comes direct from Jackson
vile and brings cheering news from our
North Carolina boys. He says General
Lee came out recently and reviewed the
..orth Carolina troops and praised them
very highly. He said they had the stuff
in them to make fine soldiers. General
Lee told Colonel Armfield that at any
time he could do anything for the North
Carolina boys to let him know it. Colo
mel Armfield told him the boys were
sleeping on the ground and hat a little
hay would not be Objectionable. Next day
the hay came.-The testimony OF. Colo
mel Carr agrees with that of others that
the North Carolina troops left home
more poorly equipped than any other
regiment. This has caused them very
many discomforts, which they ought not
to have been forced to endure. Before
they left Raleigh the state authorities
knew how poorly clothed they were, and
yet no effort was made to secure for
them the necessary equipment for their
comfort.
Beauford Herald: The friends of Thos.
S. Martin, formerly of this town, who
has been in the service of the govern
ment for several years, will greatly re-
joice to learn of his good fortune in re-
ceiving the appointment of lieutenant in
the United States navy at a salary of
81, 800 a year.
The little son of Mr.. Harper ]. Elam,
of Greensboro, found a bottle contain
ing carbolic acid, and drank a quantity
Of it. DR.. BeaIl was hastily summoned
and rendered what aid was possible but
the poison had already got in its work.
the little fellows throat being so swollen
that he could swallow no antidotes. DR..
Bell says there is scarcely a. chance for
the recovery Of the boy.
Clinton Democrat: The h~uck,eberry
crop is light this year.-Hon. Charles
B. Aycock, of Goldsboro, will address the
people of Sampson in Clinton on Tues
day of court, June 28th.-About seven
teen years ag9 the CHILDREN of Mr., r : J.
ing with a gold dollar and lost it in the
field. On the 18th of May last, Mr..
Mitchell's son Bruce plowed Up the coin.
1t was in an excellent state Of preser-
vation.-Misses Minnie Johnson and
Lula Potter. both of the faculty OF
Peace Institute, were out boating at the
pond, ccompanied by MesSrS. James K.
Morrisey and III. P. Johnson. Mr.. Morisey
was in the boat and Miss johnson wa
| just stepping in When the boat suddenly
lurched causing Miss Johnson to fall into
the water at the deepest point near the
mill. She Immediately sank. Mr.. Morisey
with great heroism and presence of mind
jumped into the water, seized her as SHE
rose to the surface and assisted her to
shore.
Call, of Matthews, was telling yesterday
of a serious accident which occurred
near there Friday night. Mr.. David
Browns children-three boys and two
~girls-drove to church to attend a service
being held. On their return home the
mules became frightened at a dog and
were thrown out. The boys were not
hurt, but the girls were. They were both
unconscious when picked up. One-1l
years old-remained unconscious all
Reid, of Matthews, worked with her all
night. Her condition is considered seri-
ous.-Mr. J. S. Blake came in last night
from Maxton with news of a serious loss
sustained by Mr.. A. NJ. McKinnon, a
prominent farmer of hat section, by fire
from lightning yesterday. During a Sc
we're storm which broke over Maxton and
vicinity in the afternoon. lightning struck
Mr.. McKinnon's barn, setting it on fire.
The building was soon in flames. Three
horses and three mules persisted in the
flames. The farming implements and
roughness in the barn were also destroy
ed. The loss is about 81, 50O-As a result
Of last nights fire in Durham, w. s.
Brown, who conducted the grocery store
over which it broke out. has been ar
rested n held upder a bond of 5000,
which was given by his mother. Brown
is a young man about 20 years of age,
and for some time has been conducting
a fancy grocery store On Main street.
The story above him was used by
Thomas & Campbell as a storage room
for furniture. The fire originated UP
stairs, to which both Brown and the flu
niture men have a key.-During a storm
at wilkesboro lightning Strick a cot