The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-23

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Oxford Orphan Asylum: BrotheI
Mills il the pioneer OF orphan asylum
work in North Carolina having estab-
iished the first two orphan asyiums In
the state His work In this line IL un-
derspread and under his care thou
sands OF poo children ave one forth
In the world useful men and women.
Raleigh News and Observer: Col
one. James Il. Boyd. assistant attorney
general OF the United States, win in q
few days get something nat viii hold
him down for awhile. Mr.. Boyd. it
will be remembered. Ii the individual
who betrayed the Ku-K1ux. OF which
organization he was a member. Now
Mr.. Boyd Is trying To perfect another
feat OF much b same character.
Charlotte Observer: Yesterday
morning q eolored brakeman on q Car
olina Central freight train. from Ruth
erfordton to Charlotte, was struck by
the overland bridge near Biddle ana
instantly killed. His name was Henry
FIogg and his home Suffolk. Va. APP
parentiy Flogg va about IS years old.
a Mr.. C~hristenbery, OF Cabarrus
county. was in Charlotte yesterday
trying to sell a lot OF fine turkeys. Mr..
C~hristenbery is a remarkably well-pre-
served a for his age-10 years. He
has nine sons, all over q years old. four
OF whom are in the regular army OF
the United States. He has four grown
daughters.
Greenville Reflector: About sunset
Thursday evening a fire occurred on
the plantation OF the late Elder David
House. where his children reside. near
House station. Two large barns that
stood nea the read were burned. In
these barns were about twenty bales
Of seed cotton. 100 barrels OF corn. $50
bushels OF peanuts, a quantity of field
peas, and most of the farm implements,
and nearly everything vas destroyed.
It is not known how the fire started.
w. A. Garris keeps a store on
the old Plank Road, about n mile
west of Greenville. Thursday after
noon he left his little 10-year-old
came t. town to attend to some busi-
ness. Several negroes who were loafing
around the barroom in the tobacco
warehouse row saw Mr.. Garris BASS,
and thinking his store was left unpro-
tected they vent out to make a raid.
Finding the little boy there one negro
called for some candy, and while
he was being waited on another Of the
crowd grabbed the cash box and a box
Of cigars and ran off, the others follow
ing him. Three We're captured. a
fourth ran and was brought down by
a rifle shot through his mouth and
head.
Charlotte Observer: Yesterday at
ternoon about 3 o'clock j. d. Brooks
and his son, ]. F. Brooks, entered the
Atherton cotton mill and accused T. K.
Gardner Of beating them out Of some
time in a settlement. Soon the lie pass
ed and adesperate fight ensued. j. d.
Brooks struck Gardner with a spool,
whereupon the latter pulled a pistol
and shot Brooks in the right side.
Brooks then rushed on Gardner n
threw him back into a box. Both the
Brooks piled on Gardner and commenc-
ed beat him like pile drivers. w. G.
SkidmOre, another operative in the
mill, ran in to separate them, but be-
fore he could do anything, he was shot
either by J. d. Brooks on purpose or
accidentally, or by Gardner, accident
ally, in the back. The ball passed just
over the kidneys. 1t was evident that
Skidmore had received a dangerous
wound. He was sent to st. Peters hos
pital and physicians summoned. They
searched for the ball, but did not n
it. Brooks wound was dressed. 1t was
very slight.-Mr. Walter Russell. Of
Madge, works at the saw mill of
Messrs. johnson & Thomas, near his
home. Friday he accidentally threw
his left hand under a small saw and
lost the thumb and the fingers from
that hand. Those hat were not CON
pletely cut off were amputated.-
Reidsville, N. c., December 17-Dr.
w. ]. Courts is critically i'll at his
home near RidgeviIle, and it is feared
that the end is near at hand. He is one
Of the county's most prominent citi-
Zens and has served in the state sen
ate.-Durham. N. c., December IL
Colonel j. s. Carr always remembers
the soldier boys. He proposes to trans
fer by cable a substantial present to
the Durham military company, now
Stationed in Cuba, for the purpose of
providing a Christmas dinner for the
boys.