The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-27

Greensboro Telegram: Saturday az
ternoon Lee McCollum, c0lored, as
saulted Mr.. Rank Thomas, with a rock.
The two men were disputIng " a set
Element when the negro became enrag-
ed and seizing a large rock. threw 1t
at Mr.. Thomas. making a bad wound
on the latter's arm. The negro ran but
was caught
On Wednesday, December q the
Feast Of the Holy Innocents, in the
church calendar, the Rev. Junius Moore
Horner, associate principal of the Hor-
ner school at Oxford, will be consecrat-
ed bishop of the Missionary jurisdiction
Of Asheville, with all the formal cere-
monies OF such an ordination. The i'm
posing services will be held in Trinity
church.
Durham Sun: News has just been
received in Durham of a horrible and
fatal accident, which happened in Or
ange county, about ten miles from this
city, some three or four weeks ago.
The accident resulted in death in one of
its most horrible forms-that of burn
ing. The victim was Jane Davis, a
white woman, who lived with the FAM
lily of John Clark, between here and
Chapel Hill.
Smithfield Herald: Mrs. Bedie Wat
kins. aged LOG years, was burned to
death near Kenly, a few days ago. Her
great age rendered her helpless and
while the members of the family were
out of the she caught on fire. She
was burned almost to a cinder before
discovered. Mrs. Watkins was the old
est person in her section, and probably
the oldest in the state. He age can be
proven by authentic record.
Greenville Weekly: Several days
ago, nea Falkland, a negro named
Morgan attempted to scare another
named Pitt. 1t was dark. Pitt pulled
his gun and fired. The ball struck Nor
gan square upon the sharp edge of the
frontal bone J-st above the eye. The
ball was split open, one piece ploughed
upward a little and glanced off; the
other went down behind the eye ball.
DIR. j. Morrill, extracted that from the
eye. The negro lost the sight of that
eye.
Asheville Citizen: Many Asheville
people looked with interest upon a COW
cred wagon that passed through the
city this morning. 1t was drawn by
four Texas ponies, and is the property
of J. w. Bolick, who is on his return
from northwest Texas. Mr.. Bolick is
a North Carolinian, but for some years
has been living in the LOne Star State.
He tired of that country and determin-
ed to come back to the Tar Heel land,
leaving Texas on the 18th of August in
the wagon he is now travelling in. He
is now near the end of his journey, his
old home being in Hickory.
Raleigh News and Observer: A ne
gro fight in Freedman near Lenoir at
dark Monday night resulted in Joe
Duckworth shooting Sam Jones, in
ficting a mortal wound The physi-
clan reports this evening that Sam can
not live through the night. They are
both quarrelsome and have given the
courts trouble at almost every term.
Duckworth was arrested n is in jail.
The shooting of the colored man
near Tillery by Mr.. L. A. Mullen, was
accidental and not the result of a diff
Guilty, as at first reported. He was go
ing to the house to see Mr.. Mullen on
business and emerged from behind a
tree as the latter shot. The colored
HAL lS Sdlu W no uOluS AouuS
| Savage, a colOred man who some two
years ago became a somewhat noted
robber here, passed last night in the
town prison. He carried on a double
| game of robbery here and in Greenville.
and broke into several stores.-Sun-
day Mr.. J. A.. White, a farmer, living
a few miles in the country, lost hi
pea-shed with 10 bushels of peanuts
1t was thought the fire was caused by
some boys smoking under the she'd
Mr.. W. D. Shields lost an clubhouse Sun.
day night with about three bales OF
seed cotton. He thinks that the fr'
must have occurred from a match tina
was left in the cotton.