The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-01
NORTH CAROLINA


ed q regiment OF 1.220 men and prof
fered his services TO the government.
Winston Journal: II Is understood
hat Hillary Jones. who represented
Allegheny county in the last general
assembly. claiming 10 be an independ-
ent democrat. will this year be the re-
publican candidate for state senator in
the district composed OF Ashe. Allie
ghany and Watauga counties.
Graham Cleaner: After a long and
tedious illness the venerable DR.. Nc
Cauley passed away las Sunday
morning at his home in Pleasant
Grove township. aged IS years. From
young manhood until he became too
feeble to travel he practiced his pro-
~fession, covering a period OF fifty
years or more. He practiced over a
large territory.
Winston Ledger: w. H. Sanderlin.
who has charge of a squad of men at
work on the w. and P, says the track
is laid TO Stony Creek and but for the
delay in building the tressel across the
creek everything could be ready for
traffic in thirty days. However in two
months trains will be running from
here through to Ahoskie. Three rails
will be laid from Stony Creek TO Ahos-
kie, making the road both narrow and
wide aug
Greensboro Record: A divorce was
granted E. L. Gilmer from his wife,
MAZE Gilmer. this morning in the SUI
perior court in short order, the whole
proceeding occupying only a few min
utes. The grounds charged were de-
sertiOn of the husband by the wife, it
being shown that she had not lived
with him for two years. There was
no opposition to the granting Of the de-
cree. This is the scandal of some
years ago-Colonel Keogh's daughter.
The Messenger
Fayetteville Observer: The old Cool
Spring mill has been transformed by
Mr.. H. NJ. Pemberton into a knitting
factory. The improvement is SO great,
especially on the inside, that those IA
miliar with it's former appearance
pould not recognize no resemblance at
aIl.-The Fayetteville Electro Gas
Company has been organized for the
purpose of manufacturing and furnish
ing to the city acetylene gas. Messrs.
Herbert Lutterloh and Jas. r. Will
liams are the local stockholders. and
the active members of the corporation.
The plant has been ordered and will
be in full operation in three or fOur
weeks.
Raleigh News-Observer: That was
a very sweet, holy and impressive SER
vice held at Edenton street Methodist
Sunday school room last night, held as
a farewell service in honor of Miss
Mary Pescud. who leaves Wednesday
morning as a missionary to her church
in Brazil.-Dr. Thomas Hume has re-
Gently delivered a series of lectures be-
fore the Southern Biblical Assembly
at Knoxville, Tenn, his being the
fourth year he has addressed that
body. DR.. Hume, while absent, also
addresses the University Of Tennessee
Summer School OF The Teachers Use
of His Mother Tongue"
Graham Cleaner: Last Friday MORN
ing Dan. r. Huffines, of Greensboro,
was in town looking after business and
presented a bill to Thos. M. Shatterly.
The account was denied and words fol-
lowed which provoked a fight. The
latter got the worst of it. it is said.
Huffines went on to HaW river, and la
ter Shatterly went also and waited for
HUfflnes on the roadside ear the o
Holt residence. AS Huffines was re-
turning Shatterly opened fire on him
with a pistol, firing two shots, none of
which o. effect. Naturally Huffines
hurried from the scene of the shooting
and when he arrived swore out a war
rant for Shatterly.
Charlotte Observer: On the Dowd
o two miles out of town yesterday
morning Prince McLilly, an old colored
man, was quietly picking blackberries.
The Ian belongs to Mr.. Frank Smith.
Near by Andrew Moseley, alias "Pone"
Moseley, another negro, lately of the
chain gang, was blowing. 'POne' was
not long in discovering the presence of
Prince and unceremOniOusly ordered
Prince to vacate the premises. But
this Prince did not do in as much
haste as "Pone" thought he should
have used in obedience to his COM
mand. Enraged at contempt of his
high and mighty authority. "Pone"
went into his house lear by, took down
his shotgun, came put, and, without
further ado, discharged the contents
in the direction of Prince. The load
took effect in the side of Princes head.
Moseley did not remain longer to finish
his blowing, but suddenly departed to
parts unknown.
RutherfordtOn Vindicator: Just be-
yOnd the Rutherfordton line in Polk
county is Pea Ridge postoftice, where
the postmaster W. b. Mills, lived and
carried on a small business. Last Sat
urday evening Jonas Wilson, Charles
WalIrop and his brother, known as
little babe" came to the store, as
was said to settle up an old grudge,
bearing interest at a heavy rate. The
racket soon began, and Mills ordered
them out of the store, shut his front
door, and as he did so two shots were
fired, one ball striking the door. He
then went out the back way, shutting
the rear door. and started to his dwell
ling not many steps away, when he
was followed, and in a scuf7e with
Wilson, was thrown to the floor on the
piazza, when four shots were fired at
him., one taking effect in his neck, par
alyzing his arms and one leg. From
this shot he died Tuesday evening
about 2 o'clock His assailants have
not been captured.
Charlotte Observer: Charlotte had
six deaths on Sunday last.-The pop
ulist convention for this congressional
district meets at Wadesboro Wednes-
day next, n The Messenger-Inteili-
gencer, of that town, says it is report
ed there that Representative Martin
will be a candidate before the con-
vention for denomination. h other
candidates hat it has heard of are B.
F. Keith, of Wilmington, and J. B.
Schulken, of COMMUNICATIONS Nc
Allister McSwain. of Wade, n. c., who
has been sick with fever for ten DAYS
past. died at Davidson sunday. Until