The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-18
NORTH CAROLINA

Professor Henry Louis Smith. OF Da-
wilson college. will deliver a scientific
address at Guilford college this year.
Ine new science building viii be dedicat-
ed then The commencement address will
be delivered by President Gilbert Hail.
or Clark university.
Greensboro Telegram: DR.. Peacock has
added some valuable papers to his mag
niftcent collection of North Carolina at
Greensboro Female college. already the
hnest collection of the kind in existence.
These additions are volumes of the VII
mington Journal for 1ss2. SO and 81
North Wilkesboro Hustler: ]. L. Tur-
ner's little daughter met with a painful
ACCIDENT the latter part Of last week
while playing. She had a pair of scis-
sors in her hand and fell. One prong en-
tered just below and the other just above
the eye. The one below the eve went in
ed and rendered the little one necessary
aid and the little one is now resting very
Wen. though 1t is feared her sight WI.
De impaired.
Greensboro Telegram: A rather curl
Gus instance of the effects Of domesti-
cation On d wild animal was the case of
a pet squirrel belonging TO William Mar
tin. one of the colored walters at the
Benbow. In the latter part OF last Oc-
tober the squirrel escaped from mis- cage
and nothing more was seen of him. The
cage was left sitting in the yard at ne
usual place and this morning. to the SUI
prise of the owner, bunny was found n
1t. After over four months absence.
spent no one knows where, he voluntarily
returned to his prison life.
Raleigh News and Observer: The safe
in the store of L. W. Blackwell. at May
odan, was blown open and robbed last
night. twenty-five dollars and a watch
were stolen. Safe blowers got their
tools from a blacksmith shop not far
from the store. They also carried off a
watch from the latter place. Four
ira INNS were around NaXyndan vaStpr7ay
. and they are thought to be the guilty
parties.-The Newbernian says that
four policemen will be dismissed to re-
duce expenses anw two for drinking.
rule, there are corrupt or incompetent
officers. Moral: Turn them AL out.
Statesville Landmark: About two
weeks ago Mrs. Amanda Murdoch, aged
abount go years, who lives near Oswalt
postoffice, below Troutman's, boarded
at Mooresville, expecting to get off at
Slifford's, a siding below Troutman's.
When Mrs. Murdoch attempted to get
off she was thrown down., either by the
train starting too soon or from some
other cause, and was injured. She was
then assisted off the train at a farm
house above ClifTord's. In consequence
of the injury to his mother Mrs. Muir
doch's son has demanded damages of
the railroad company.
III NIlhCSDOIo I1uSIIcI Il OH d
private source we get the following in
formation of a peculiar and sad death
IN 4adkln county the latter part of last
week. A few days ago Coleman Wade. a
young, prosperous merchant, had an at
tack of pneumonia and his physician
had given up all hope for his recovery
he was too weak to ever take any nour-
ishment. At the time above referred to
his sister was watching him. All at
once he sprang UP in bed in an excited
manner and asked her what it was he
saw. She told him there was nothing.
He replied that there WaS-that the devil
had come after him, and sprang on the
floor and ran under the bed. She called
the physician and tried to pull him from
under the bed, but they were unable to
do so, as he had his hands clasped
around the post. They then rolled the
bed from over him and, in attempting
to get under a chair, he got his head be-
tween the rounds, and in struggling
while in that position he broke his neck
before he could be extricated, dying al
most instantly.