The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-08

"a III
Gratis convention will he held on July
Goth. The candidates most talked OF at
uresent are T. r. klutZ, of Rowan, -
L. Williams, Of Davidson; ". Il. Tur-
ne-.of Iredell z W. A. OF
Lincoln. The populists have called
their convention for July l4th. The
Newton Enterprise says the Butter
faction, who favored cutting loose
from the republicans. and seeking an
alliance with the democrats. are run
ming Shuford for a denomination
while the Pritchard faction OF the
populists are supporting Morrison
Caldwell, Of Cabarrus.
The Rutherfordton Vindicator says
w. r. Mills. postmaster and merchant
at Pea Ridge. Polk county. Was killed
on the 18th in a difficulty with Jonas
Wilson. Chas. Waldrop and the latters
brother. The men had a grudge at
Mills, went to his store and started a
row. He ordered them from h build
ing and closed the door. q nred
into the door and Mills went out at
the rear and started to his house near
by. He was followed and shot on the
piazza Of his own home. from the et-
fects Of which he. died last Tuesday.
His assailants have not been cap
tured.
Concord Standard: Four negroes on
the train Thursday which contained
colored soldiers from Charlotte. Con-
cord and Durham took flight 10 the
woods when the train got to New
Hill. This is rather a bad time 10
take the negro 10 serve his country
when the briers are yielding their
fruit and while the watermelon is
smiling on the vine.
Mooresvi;le Record: There Is cut
little news amout the smallpox. There
are no new cases at present, and Miss
jamie Pharr is fast improving. as she
has passed the critical point. Most OF
our people have been vaccinated sew
eral new cases have beer reported at
Doodle. Cleveland and other points,
but as a strict quarantine has been
kept there is but little danger OF il
spreading.
Sanford Express: a prominent re-
publican of this place tells The EN-
press thai there will be no fusion be-
tween republican and %populists of the
Third district this all. Congressman
Fowler. who was renominated by his
party at Clinton last Thursdty, Is,
he says. too rank a pop for the re-
publicans to swallow again. He thinks
the republicans Will place their stand
ard in the hands of Buchanan, of
JonesbOro. or Slocumb, of Fayette-
ville.-Mr. j. a Lindley. Of
Greensboro. who had been down to
his orchards between Southern Pines
and P%inehurst, passed through San
ford last Thursdty on his way home.
Mr.. Lindley told The Express that his
fruit crop was excellent n that he
expected the returns from his trees
this season to more than reimburse
him for the cost of his orchards up TO
the present time. He shipped the
three first days Of last week 200
crates of fruit which he sold from 81
to 81 per crate gross.-Work on the
new court house at Ellington. Har-
nett county. is progressing rapidly.
The walls are completed to the second
floor.
Charlotte Observer: Lena, the young
daughter of Mr.. j. ID. Collins, is laid
up at Creswell Springs with a broken
arm. She fell, while playing several
DAYS ago. and broke her arm.-The
jury in the Hinson case came in yes
terday at 1890 with a verdict of muir
der in the first degree. Hinson did not
change c~Ountenance when the verdict
was rendered. He gave no sign of
perturbation, or nervousness. AS he
left the court room in charge of Dep
uty Risaner, he said to Mr.. Biggens,
who was standing in the door, We'll
they got me.'-Mr. j. O. A. Craig,
county treasurer of Arson county,
was shot ten years ago by a negro
prisoner. The ball entered his mouth,
passed through his neck and lodged in
his back. For weeks Mr.. Craig's life
hung in the balance, but being Of ro-
bust constitution, athletic in size and
strength, he pulled through. The ball
was never extracted, because il could
not be located. Mr.. Craig became par
alyZed on one side, which showed that
the ball had affected the spinal col
umn For ten years he has lived in
this condition with the ball still in his
back. h discovery of the X-rays
was to him like a ray Of light to a
prisoner in a dungeon. The idea oc-
Cured to him to try the X-ray and see
if the ball could be located He came
here yesterday, wired DR.. Henry
Louis Smith, of Davidson college,
who came down last night and used
the X-rays On him at the private hos
pital. The ball was located slightly
to the left and on the front side Of
the backbone, at it's juncture with the
fifth rib. The position is such that
the doctors hin it can be removed
successfully.-Captain George Welsh,
of the Carolina Central. was telling
yesterday of a monstrosity which he
saw at Ellenboro. 1t was a calf with
two heads. 1t had two mouths, two
noses and our eyes.
Salisbury Sun: DR.. r. NJ. Eamas
returned Monday morning from the
Isenhour gold mine, several miles be-
low Gold Hill, where he went Satur-
day on a professional trip. DIR. Games
tells US the mine is being operated
successfully. A large lot of machinery
has been put in, also a large resi-
dence for the managers, and other
structures have been built, and that
the proprietors are doing a splendid
business. The Isenhour mine is one
among the best, if not the best, in the
state.
The -~8-year-old son of Mr.. Joe Clay
ton, who lives in the neighborhood OF
Patterson's mill, Cabarrus county.
stuck a splinter of only ordinary size
in his foot. and after about a week
took lockjaw from it. Since tina time
his death was expected at any time.
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