The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02

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Watauga river while floating saw logs
down the stream. He was below the
splash dam" when the gate was rails
ed and there being water than
he thought he was caught In the hood
Of water and logs and his bruised and
lifeless remains were found one-half
mile down the river. Mr.. Triyett was
a good man.
Winston Sentinel: Senator Pritch-
ard did not attend the republican
state convention. The reason which
republican gave for his absence is
unique. He said the had
promised % many men Office and 50
many had failed TO get the places that
he feared to meet his Legion of the
disappointed" and hat the convention
contained many Of this class Of men
who failed.
Charlotte Observer: Jim Thomas.
cOlored, while al work for the Gas
Company yesterday morning. helping
to lay a main in front Of Wardsworth's
stables, was struck by a street car and
right painfully hurt.-A band of fif-
teen negroes assembled at Gold Hill,
on the western outskirts, Monday af-
ternoon for a game. The cards were
shuffled and the game begun. Among
the players was Charles Ellis. known
amongst the negro sporting element
as Charleston, he being from South
Carolina, and having the low country
dialect; Jim Jenkins and Lee Byers.
Jenkins and Charleston" are great
friends. Byers was an outsider. As
the game proceeded, Ellis and Byers
got into a dispute, and ByerS was
about to get the best Of it, when Ellis
drew his pistol and fired twice at By
ers. Byers lodged and one OF the
balls hit Jenkins, taking effect in his
neck. The party scattered instantly
Willie Smith, the little daughter
of Sheriff Smith, gave an example sew
eral days ago at Spartan grit, which
she inherits on both sides of the
house. She had recently become the
happy possession of a wheel, and was
out taking her first ride. In coming
along Church street at full speed she
was run into by a recruiting officer,
similarly mounted. The collision took
place in front of Hanan's store. The
child was thrown against a telephone
pole, one Of the iron spikes used as
steps by the lineman striking her in
the breast. Mr.. Hannah saw the
collision, and ran to the assistance
of both parties. The soldier was not
hurt. He and Mr.. Hannah picked the
child up and took her in the store.
After the shock of fright was over
she insisted that she was not hurt,
and rode off. She was afraid her par
ents would not let her ride again, SO
she did not tell of the accident, but,
kept the fact and her bruises to her
self. Mrs. Smith heard Of it Monday
for the first time.
Raleigh News and Observer: Mr..
Butler was seen later at his hotel
The point blank question was put to
him: DO you favor fusion with the
republican party in this state?" 1t
was plain and simple enough, but
the senator is not good at answering
questions. He replied: Il prefer not
to answer that now; 1 have virtually
answered it in an editorial in the eau
casian which appears tomorrow
A mule hitched to a wagon was fright
ened by a trolley car near Camp Dan
Russell yesterday afternoon and ran
away throwing out the owner, w F.
Stephens, and an old darkey named
Reuben Farrier, who was riding with
him. Farrier was seriously hurt, re-
ceiving an ugly glsh above the eye
Yesterday afternoon as Mr.. Joseph
Blake was riding on the HOlleman
road, he found Mrs. w. H. Rodgers
and Miss Hattie WLkie, of New York,
in a very bad plight. They were out
driving, and the work hOus team ran
away and ran into their vehicle from
behind. The heavy wagon and horses
ran into their carriage, demolished it,
knocked out Mrs. Rogers teeth, and
knocked Miss Wilkie senseless. 1t is
a thousand miracles that they were
not killed. MI. Blake gave them all
the assistance he could, sent his mar
back to the city for DR.. J. R. Rogers
and a carriage, and, then the two
ladies were brought TO the city. Miss
Wilkie did not regain consciousness
until she reached the; city. She is SUI
fering from w prostration. Mrs.
Rogers face is badly bruised.-A
more pitiful list than that of the total
ly disabled Confederate soldiers it
would be hard to suggest. n is kept
in the state auditors Office, and as it
is transcribed from year to year on
the books for the payment Of $40 per
month pension from the state it shows
how the veterans are passing. Glanc-
ing down the page n is struck with
the fact that nearly or quite three
fourths of those on this splendid roll
of honor are totally blind. In 1896
there were SO on the list Of totally
disabled; in 1897 there were 81; in
1898, though the year is not complete,
the veteran who has number % in al
phabetical order last year has moved
up to number IS this year. Ten dol
lars a month is 40 little to pay to the
man who is old and blind Surely as
the list shortena the pensions might
be increased.