The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21
II CAHoLINA.

lStruck an overhead Drldge a. the NEAIi
was going into Danville Saturday nGa'
land was instantly killerd-
Durham Herald: Mrs. Hawkins
Whitfield against whom lun2cy pro-
tceedings were instituted and who was
before Clerk OF the Court c. B. Green
monday, was discharged yesterday and
Mr.. Goss, who swore III the warrant
was required 10 pay the costs.
Kinston Free Press: The new Chris
titan church at Lousin Swamp Will Dc
dedicated next Sunday. Rev. b. I'll
lMehuon will preach the d~edicatory ssr-
mon, and DR.. II. d. Harper, Sr-, VIII
Hconducs h service.
New Bern Journal: Tuesday. neaT
Fort Barnwell, swo negroes, employed
lby the Hines Lumber Company, got
into a dispute, Clarence Sml<h. one OF
the negroes, taking an X and strik-
ing the other. Duffy Rogers, on the hip,
IcuCting him seriously, so hat at last
accounts he was not expected to live.
Greensboro Record: John Sykes. Of
jamestown, was senk down yesterday
Afternoon and put in jail to remain
luntil court. charged with assault on
his wife. He was unable 10 give bond.
Since the 18th of September. VIII
Collins has killed ITO squirrels. one wild
turkey, five wild ducks, not to mention
birds during las week.
Cleveland Star: Cleveland county
folks are either growing morally bet
ter or else the ernoval OF the barrooms
from Shelby Ia had a salutaIy effect
upon the people generally. During all
Iof last week the town was full Of peo-
Iple from every section of the county.
and during the entire week we noticed
lonly one drunk man.
David Robbins. IA years old, living
near Nashville, met with a singular
death last Tuesday. The young man
was in the woods near his home cutting
trees n in telling a good sized one
lit in some name caused another
small tree to bend and in rebounding
lit struck young Robbins a terrible
blow on the neck. breaking his neck
and killing him almost instantly.
Kinston Free Press: Court v
at Kinston Monday, Judge Bryan pre-
siding. There are already eighty-nine
Icivil and forty-eight criminal cases on
the docket Court will be in session
two weeks, one week for the regular
term and one week for the special
Iterm.-Work is being pushed on the
new Baptist church. The church will
be well lighted by about eighty incan-
descent lights.
Wadesboro Messenger: About four
teen years ago Mr.. Daniel Gatewood,
"a we'll known citizen of this county,
who lived in the suburbs of Wades-
Iboro, mysteriously disappeared frol..
his home. Nothing was heard Of MIN
for years and it has long been sup
posed by many that he was dead. But
this turns out to be a mistake. as his
arrival here, in the flesh, Tuesday
morning, abundantly proves.
Monroe Enquirer: A gentleman liv-
ing a few miles north Of Monroe lost
his bearings, so far as the reckoning
of time is concerned, last week and did
a hard days blowing seeding wheat
last Sunday He started his pillow by
daylight and quit the field a little be-
fore dark in order that he might shave
and get ready for Sunday, as he
Thought it a dissertation of the Sab
bath to shave on that day.
Winston Sentinel: While Ralph
IClinard, the 13-year-old son of w. II
IClinard, of Salem, was u riding hi:
lpony this morning, the animal fell II
turning the corner from Hahn to Yves
street, in Salem, and threw the ride
to h ground, breaking his left foot
Clyde Elkin, 1~3-year-old son of Mr.
John r. Elkin, met with a serious &C
lcident at the Winston furniture facto
lry, where he works, about $3.50 yes
leIudy dlLEIlpIOL. Wllllc pdSSlll6 q III
lShafting,. his apron was caught by i
land the boy was whirled around elgh
Ior ten times with great force. IN
lshafting makes about seventy revolu
tons per minute. The boys clothel
were torn from him in shreds.
Newton Enterprise: There was a biz
mad dog excitement at MI. w. l.. AL
iey's Monday. Mr.. Alley though
something was the matter with tn
dog md tied him to a fence. A little
negro boy united him, and the do,
Jumped on him and bit him on tn
hands and face. The dog then ran t,
the distillery, scared Henry Barringe
Into the house and Bob West to tn,
top of a tub. While this was going OIL
Mr.. Will Little came UP and the do;
bit him The dog was then killed. MI
Little went at once to Charlotte to ap
ply a maidstone and the negro was TAX
en- to Lincolnton for the same purpose
S~tatesville Landmark: Margaret
t6-year-old daughter of Mr.. n Mrs
IShuford Miller. who live about fou
miles from town on the Taylorsvill
road, was burned to death Wednesda,
Ievening.
Raleigh News and Observer: On
white convict was brought to the peni
Itentiary from Rockingham county. II
gets ear for killing hi
brother.-The report of the fourth as
lsistant postmaster general, just mad
public, contains the following of oca
Interest: number of appointments o
presidential poStmaSters during tn
lyear-North Carolina, 2. Number o
fourth class appointments-North Car
Iolina, SOB. The report shows that i
North Carolina the number of poStof
fees is 1907, the state ranking fifth i
this respect rs the gross North Car
Iolina receipts during he year wer
S7S8, 121. 67.-Greenville. n. c., No
Ivember 14.-This afternoon Mr.. w. Il
AlSton, who is the manager of the au
tomato machine in Strouse Bros. TO
lbacco stemmery, had a narrow escap
from being killed. While lying on TO
Iof the machine regulating some al
Icurrents he happened to raise one foo
when one leg of his pants was caugt
by a screw on a rapidly %revolvin
shaft. With rare presence OF mind NJ
Aston grabbed the sid of the machin
land by holding on with all his strengt
saved himself from being draw
laround the shaft. His clothing fror
the waist down was twisted off an
torn almost to threads and one OF hi
LEGS was painfully bruised.