The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-16


ough Baptist for a half century.
The following patents have been is
sued to North Carolinians: James l..
Erwin Burlington, folding pedestal;
w. J. Thompson, Haw River, steam
cooker.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: The D
list convention in Alexander declared
against fusion" by a vote of II to %,
although Brer Linney's agents thought
they had everything solid for repub-
1ican fusion.
The primary vote for Senator in
Mecklenburg stood Frank /. Osborne,
1858; w. G. Dowd, 1918; Grier, 221.
Under the rules, no candidate having
received a majority of the votes, the
convention to be held on Saturday will
make the nomination.
Oxford Ledger: Captain Willie
Lassiter, after a stay of two weeks in
Oxford, left for New York Tuesday.
We are pleased to know that he has
recovered from his sickness as well
as the rapid healing of his wound re-
ceived in the side at the hot fight at
Santiago. We all feel proud Of the
gallant captain.
fdLtcIdS, IN. ~, August IU.-lue
schooner S. G.. Hart, Captain Sawyer,
from Baltimore to F~ernandina, with
a cargo of coal, stranded at Little Kin
neket, twenty miles north of Hatteras,
at 2 o'clock this morning during a
heavy squall. She had a crew of eight
men,. All were saved by Captain
Hooper, of Little Kinnekeet life-sav-
ing station. Both vessel and cargo
are a total loss.
Goldsboro Argus: While in bath
ing in Neuse river, Mr.. AID. Herring,
the ~19-year-old son of Mr.. Lamb Her
ring, who resides in New Hope town.
ship, this county stepped in a deep
hole and was drowned. There were
other boys in the rivr with young
Herring and in attempting to rescue
HIM one of these came near perishing
himself. The remains of the unfor-
tunate young man were not recovered
until II o'clock the next day.
Charlotte News: Governor Russell
has appointed a black marsh chicken,
who, it is said, cannot write his name,
as a notary public in Halifax county.
in the democratic primaries held
in Mecklenburg this week the heav-
lest vote ever cast in the prim-
les was polled. The senatorial vote
aggregated 3, 1886, more than the en-
tire democratic vote in the county
amounted to in 1894, when the dem
ocrats carried the county by a large
majority. The News is informed that
a number of our brethren, who have
for some time acted with the populists,
took part in the primaries in several
Of the townships.
S~tatesville Landmark: Mel Calrk,
who was in own a few days ago, was
telling a story of some people out his
way which is a pretty fair illustration
of the religion of not a few people.
The family Mr.. Cooke spoke of con-
sisted of a mother, daughter and
grandson. One day this summer the
boy was picking the banjo and his
mother was dancing to the music. A
threatening cloud approached and the
lightning flashed. This caused the
grandmother to remark: "Now John,
put up that banjo or pick some relig-
ious tune" Mr.. Clark thinks there
are more people than this simple old
lady who only concern themselves
about religion when danger ap-
proaches; and he is doubtless right.
Charlotte Observer: Flagman will
McCabe, of the Charlotte, Columbia
C Augusta, lost a leg and arm at Ches-
ter, S.. c., Wednesday night. He runs
on Y and 70, through frieghts. While
on top of a box car giving signals, a
jar of the train threw him to the
ground. He fell between the box car
and a coal car, with the dreadful in
juries mentioned above.-With his
left thumb pointing over his shoulder
in the direction of Mangum, Richmond
county, Dr.. r. M. Norment, of Robe
son, said to the Observer Raleigh cor
respondent, Wednesday, in speaking
of the congressional race in the Sixth
district: Most of the republican vot-
ers are negroes and they do not vote
for traitors who have deceived them"
Raleigh News and Observer: The
following men made up the republic
can convention which met here yes
terday: P. II. Massey. Joe Braam, H.
B. Pearce, Robert Stancil, w. G.. San
ders, (colored,) Edwin c.. Nichols, o.
R. Green (colored), j. P. H. Adams,
of Wake; Henry Edward Hagans,
(colored), Henry Williams (colored,)
J. B. Howell (colored,) J. B. Elliott
(colored,) of Wayne. Harnet sent nc
delegation. The chair fitted o. J.
Spears into the vacuum. Oliver H.
Dockery, Jr., of Richmond county,
was nominated twice for solicitor,
once by acclamaton and once in just
plan, ordinary fashion. There were
no other nominat; ns.-KinstOn, N.
c., August II, -pecial.)-An enthus-
iastic meeting Of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee of the county, was
held today. Arrangements were made
to form a white government union
in each voting place in the county on
Saturday, August Goth.