The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

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Foy have purchased The Winston
Journal and will continue it as a i've
daily and weekly.
Raleigh News and Observer: Lenoir.
n. c., August 2o.-(Special)-During
a severe storm yesterday afternoon
Walter Smith was instantly killed by
lightning in Little River township. He
vas visiting at his sisters, and was
in h passage between pen doors.
Graham Cleaner: In the northern
part of the county a negro man named
Phinnix met Ralph McCauley. son Of
Levi McCauley, on his way to church,
and pulled him off his mule and took
what money he had with him. The ne
gro vas arrested, bound over to court
and placed in Jail Monday.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Sarah Dick
erson, Of Trap Hill township. lear the
Surry line, was placed in jail Saturday
on the charge of killing her child. The
child's body was found in a swamp
some distance from the house where
the Dickerson woman lives. and she
was arrested and jailed.
Wadesboro Messenger: The small
grain crops, recently harvested in this
county, are the largest for the twenty
years or - will be a big
democratic rally at Albemarle Satur-
udSs ~ OdS r. LDthIdIl, dL the
request OF the executive committee OF
the county, will be one OF the speakers
of the occasion.
Raleigh Post: Henderson. n. c..
August 18.-John Peace, a young ne
gro from Kittrell, was killed by the
local freight at Littleton about II
o'clock Tuesday morning. The negro
was returning from Norfolk. beating
his way on the train, and was riding
on the rods under one of the box cars.
Greensboro Telegram: News was re-
ceived here today that three stores
were broken into at Siler City last
night and robbed of cash, clothing, etc.
in abundance. An old coat which was
recognized as the property of a cross
eyed negro vas left in one of the
stores. The negro lived in Siler City,
but could not be found this morning.
Salisbury Sun: The little 7-year-old
daughter of Mr.. Lassiter, of Spencer,
was bitten by a snake Sunday evening
She had gone under the house to pla
with some planks contrary to the or
der Of her parents, and while there
was bitten three times about the
knee. She did not tell of the biting
until the Wounds began swelling. Then
she described the snake, which was
a good sized highland moccasin.
IldlCiSu IoSl. IL Is IuIIlOTSu CldC
the trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college propose to estab-
lish the horticultural experiment farm
at Raleigh. 1t is now near Southern
Pines. There is also a rumOr that
some of the trustees actually told
some of the professors that if the lat
ter made any money during Va cation
they must turn if over to the col
lege.-The rains of Friday and Friday
.~I 90 L~~x,, %I~+ ~J
verts on the railways gave waJ AS a
result there was a washout on the Ra-
leigh n Augusta near MOnclre and
9th near OSgOOd, and one on the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern, near
Monroe.
Greensboro Record: Keep an eye on
Tommy, we repeat. The convention
comes off September 3rd, and The Rec
cord is almost ready to wager some
thing that he will be nominated. Don't
think for a minute he has no money
If half of all the reports are true he
has the great American Tobacco Trust
loaded.-behind him-the Dukes
and he is loaded.-A telephone mes
sage was received here this morning
that a big burglary a been commit
ted in Pelham, a few miles north OF
Riedsville, last night. From the ac-
count some pretty sharp rascalS were
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Mr.. Fitzgerald's residence, where they
stole the store keys and of course haG
no trouble in entering. They had good
luck, too, for they carried away al
most $500 in cash, besides SIS worth OF
postage stamps and an open-faced sill.
YER watch. There is no clew whatever
and a reward of SIS is offered.
AshehOrO Courier: Taylor Macon
who lived at Vows Mills, in RichlanC
township, returning from AshebOrO or
August Bird. accompanied by his sister
was killed by the regular sOuthbOunC
afternoon train at COx's Crossing. five
miles from AshebOrO, about 200 yards
north of Utah. The engineer saw Mr.
Macon 100 yards before the engine
| reached the crossing. He put on al
brakes and blew the whistle for hand
brakes. The conductor and brakemer
say they put on the hand brakes Mis-.
| Macon, says So we learn, that she
} tOOk hold of lines to try to get he
| brother not to go across until TIL
train passed, but he insisted on gOins
| ahead, and that they would probably
have gotten across the road had i
not been for her effort to stop till tn,
train passed. The head of Mr.. Macon
was severed from his body, killing hin
instantly. Miss Macon was ~seriousl,
injured, but is now recovering.