The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-11
NORTH CAROLINA.

At Greensboro Friday night the 9-year-
old son of DR.. a. r. Wilson was burned
to death. He mad undressed to go to
bed and was standing in front of an open
fire, when his night shirt caught fire.
Miss Mary Stanley, a young lady OF
Marshall, committed suicide last Thurs
day by drowning herself. Two young
the young woman leap into the river,
and went to her rescue, but life was ex-
tinct when they reached her.
superintendent Beauties is having bad
luck at his camp, in the matter Of es-
capes. Two more men slipped their
shackles Monday night. They were both
white men, one being named John Row.,
the other Luther Mitchell. They were
caught at Newell by Mr.. King, of that
place.
Fayetteville Observer: A census of
Hope Mills, taken in November, shows a
population OF SIG in Hope Mills No. l. and
almost the same rumber il Hope Mills
No. 2. Since this census the population
of No. l las been increased to nearly 80.
During the past year Register #
DEEDS McCaa- Issued Lenses TO 2V6
couple, 12S of these white and Is col
ored.
Greensboro telegram: This afternoon
about 1870 o'clock Lindsay Thomas At
tempted to de an unruly hoi = at Van
story'S liv. y stable. H 81 ceeded III
saddling and mounting tire ar MI, when
=. made a plur alG r. i - throw 2G
Thorn S End = i IA Ur-a
In Il g., r
dose by "a G.
saved h; i1c -
struck partly m.
how Yer, is vi. s.
Durham SUI. Co.oncl o,l.an 5. Carr
left yesterday ,ernocn for Ashe lie,
at he Poultry oT, Nhich bes
nati-The rgs = of ciga1e..,.
ported durjn' e yea 1897 lmou 81 0
$40, OZ9, 500 tobs &c @ I'd 5
pounds. me cash lie of s,-nps { j.
ed to $746 J2O.t2; and the expor, du
added to t. 5 IN 5 a grand total
Durham office for the yea, 1897, of $l.-56,-
S51 2-3.
Concord Journal: Some time ago TIE
little child of Nj. and Nj. w" II
CT Rocky F-[e7, swa W.
several weeks .~uffered s
Some one adv I'd an , der, O.
spoke against ii. Finally, the n, as ,
Jesuit of the pr essence of the thimbie Il
The chil6's stor "ach, was allayed, but re-
Gently synotom" OF q 1etuln of suffering
have been devu-oped and it has been
deemed best to no longer delay acton.
This week Professor Henry Louis Smith,
inc ton of thc child, and by means of his
N-ray machine will locate the thimble.
Charlotte News: From the states of
North Caro- ma. South Car lima, Georgia
passed thr-"ch the Charlotte oTi-r
reaches the enolnCus IN OF $247, 237. l.
cluded in IN bu' on was silver "
amount of 81 ,?49 mixing a total
s36.-Lcet n the beard
of the y = Cha ! lie c.
flee of city roysicia and G. C t.
NJ. Wilder, alderm"- from the 20
ward, to fill the newly created position.
Pic hard Cf nrT~spyS of 81 ppt~='~
Home and tsoital a mec ting
yesterday cleo e1 DR.. f. NJ. Bre>
hospital physician for the suing ye -.
An assistant VIII be named by the board
in a few days.
The 400 immigrant settlers at Chad
| bourn are reported as prospecting.
Raleigh News and Observer: Fore
warned is forearned-Cr cho-ld be. The
some sensational deve'opmen,s i'll the
raiiroad conn S5ion situation might
week De expected at this erI CT the y lie.
Result: The rail DAD cOmmiSSiCu C--ee
is row guarded day and nig,t by armed
men, with instructic--s rot /, let ny of
the enemy pas in. And VII are ne
enemy?" 1 asked e CT the guards f-s,
commission els I'D their C--Wu.' he
piled. From whom do you get your n
structions?" Governor Purse D
rect?' No, not e~act'y-thrcugh Mr..
BUNS, keeper of the capitol."-Adju-
tant General Cows -eport On the state
guard for 1891 is now i the HAND of the
printer. 1t will now that the st1te
guard rInters 1.i94 ar inc c,c0 Of is.
Not a company RS d sbanied q" ing the
year. I e guar1 rs been CO d Cut
eight times.--Il lie nsx yea has Cp
with a his ter appearance / BIZ ;
in OXfo-6. Inc tobacco n -,e e
cially active, and althou,n - i es
have been Fery la~ge recc tly, yet The
dealers est nate tat at least one-i If
the crCo is till in the hands / the plant
ers.-ReV. r. L. OW, rs is Nv in charge
of ST. Stephens church, in that place,
having accepted the call to oxford.