The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-28
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Raleigh Post: DR.. Person. OF tire Hall.
fax farm. appeared before the board and
denied the charges against his character
preferred by Rev. DR.. Thos. Babo. He
asked for a full Investigation. SupeTtn-
tendenS Mewboorne was authorized 20
make an investigation on MS next vissf
to the farm
Plight, the 1~2-year-old son OF Mr.. e 5
Marsh. who lives on Mr.. G. w. Hunt
lsy's farm. south Of Wadesboro, while
out rabbit hunEng Thursday afternoon
accidentally himself. He was car
ryfng his gun with the barrel hanging
over his shoulder, nluzzle down, and by
some means the gun was discharged.
ernptying its whole contents into the
bog right thigh IL was a pretty ugly
wound il caused, and ampuratlon may
result.
Winston Sentinel: Il is stated thar OF
the four women now in the North Caro-
Ina university. only one VIII be gradua-
ted with the Class of 1&s-MlSS SaIlfe
Stockdrd She is an alumna Of GuIlford
college. having been graduated at that
institution last June. Miss Stockard Will
be the first woman who has ever enjoyed
the distinction Of receiving j diploma
from the University Of North Carolina.
stand in her classes. Miss Stockard is a
cousin Of the poet, Henry Jerome Stock
ard.
y Greensboro groom is in trouble.
Last Monday George w. Parker stole a
wife-MiSs Hattie Andrew. To get d Ii
cense ne had 10 swear she was Is. On
the same night the brides parents took
forcible possession Of her and carried
her off. Yesterday her father. ". r. An
drew. indicted Parker for perjury. He
was tried before Squire Eckle yesterday
afternoon and sent on to court, her par
ents showing she is only about Is. Then
the Old folks COX the young bride away
IN a carriage, while Parker went TO look
for n h1ra--1an : l. 80 -
was released. Colonel Staples. his law
Yer, says he Will sue out a writ of ma
beas corpus for the bride.
Raleigh Press: DIR. Nathaniel Butter,
president of Colby university, at Water
willie, Maine, has been selected to deliv-
er the address at Shaw university COM
mencement. This is before the graduates
of the law and medical departments.-
Judge McIVer has written the governor a
strong personal letter in which he says
that Evans guilt is d0ubtful.-Mr.
Henry Pas of Aberdeen, came to this
city this morning and brought the news
of a disastrous c~Onfiagration which oc-
CURED there yesterday. About 4:30 p. m.
the Aberdeen planning mills caught fire
and the entire plant was soon destroyed.
Mr.. Page says the loss is about So, 900.
with no insurance whatever. The fire
originated in the boiler room and as
every condition was favorable, it spread
rapidly.
NAl1ISAOI SeIIlIIItI. lSltS dIu was re-
ceived here last night announcing the
death of Mrs. Robert Christian (nee Miss
Bette Moir), which occurred yesterday
morning at her home in Bannack, Mon
rtana.-A few years ago two Mormon
missionaries did considerable mission
word around C0.fax, below Kernersville.
They persuaded one family to sell all
they had farm and hCme) and go to
Utah. 1t was not long, however, before
the family became dissatisfied with their
new home and as soon as they could get
the necessary funds they returned to
Guilford, sadder, but wiser people. A
farmer from that section was in Winston
yesterday and he told several people
about how the Mormons led the peo-
pie astray. He said they ruined some of
his neighbors and he did not believe
would ever possess the same kind of dis
position that they did prior to the visit
of the MOrmonS.
Statesville Landmark The Raleigh
correspondent of The Charlotte Observer
says Mr.. James Mott, of Statesville, who
has been guarding the railroad commits
sion office for some time, has been re-
lieved from duty. Mr.. A. G. Sharpe, of
Iredell, assistant clerk to the commits
sion, sleeps in the office with one eye
open, prepared to resist an invasion by
the Wilsons.-The Mormon elders are
young men of good anner and are very
we'll dressed. They travel, they say, lit
orally in the apostolic way, carrying
neither purse nor scrip nor two coats,
and are entirely dependent upon the
people among whom they ~sojourn for
s~ustenance and lodging. The two who
are here have apparently met with very
cold comfort. We have heard of no in
dignity being offered them but. so far as
we are advised, u people appear to be
refusing to have anything to do with
them. Tuesday night they applied at sew
eral places for lodging and were refused.
About IL O'Clock that might they pre-
vailed upon Mr.. 10. b. Breene, OF the
St. Charles Hotel, to take them.