The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-30
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| shown by the transit. These gentle
| men are quite sanguine that in the
| very hear future Morganton VIII De IN
connection with the Seaboard AIT Line
Elizabeth CITY Economist: The peo-
| pie Of Currituck county propose TO
| raise a memorial tablet to the memory
| Of Aaron Thomas. a worthy man or the
negro race, who recently departed this
| life on Poweils Point, at S2I years
Of age. He lived through the civil war
between the states n did his part in
caring for families OF the soldiers who
were in the military service OF h con-
federacy. In the terrible reconstruc-
ton and carpet bag period he was
faithful TO his old friends.
Graham Cleaner: Information has
been received that Rev. d. A. Long.
d. D., Ii. D., has resigned the presi-
dency OF Antioch college, Yellow
Springs, Ohio, which he has filled for
sixteen years. DR.. Long accepted this
| position when he was less than 40 years
Of age and the institution has greatly
| flourished under his administration. He
says he is coming back to Alamance
to spend his remaining years on his
farm, some two miles east of this place.
| where his father. Jacob Long, spent his
long, quiet. industrious life.
Charlotte Observer: A shooting
scrape occurred al a colored church in
lower Providence. One OF Mr.. j. A.
Blackney's negro farm hands was shat
in the arm and through the hand He
did not know who shot him. as there
was a general fusilade. He himself
fired at a negro four times, but missed
him.-The residents of North College
street, between Eighth and Ninth, wit
messed an exciting n disastrous fire
yesterday morning-a store and all OF
its contents were burned. The unfor-
tunate merchants were Masters John
Farrior and Graham Ross, sons of
| Messrs. John Farrior and j.. b. Ross.
Early yesterday morning the store.
which was Axe feet, was built in a cor
ner of MesSrs Ross yard. Frequent
trips were made TO the marts Of trade
to purchase stock, pennies being the
principal money in circulation. After
several hours of store-keeping one Of
the boys, in lighting a match, set fire
, to the whole establishment. The chew
ing gum, peppermint drops, kites, pins
; n soap-the stock in trade-was soon
reduced TO ashes. There was no insur-
I ance.
| Raleigh News and Observer: Profess
sor Charles Al. Raper, late of Green's
boro Female College, is in the city
collecting data for a history of the roy-
| al government in North Carolina. The
material for this work will be taken
from the records and laws on file in the
state library. Professor Raper expects
to have this volume out in about a
year.--One of the greatest Syndicates
! North Carolina has ever known is now
! being formed. It's object is to supply
! all the towns and cities on the Sea-
| board Air Line, from Raleigh to Nor
folk, with electric light and power. The
| head of this syndicate is Senator Don
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, who owns
i / q or rnIllinr tnfnrnrfC nt IIvA1I~. -
Roanoke Rapids.-Dunn, N. c., June
23.-(Special.)-Dr. j. r. Fleming died
! at his home here this morning in the
Sind year of his age. He had been in
| failing health for several months end
the end was not altogether unlocked
for. DR.. Fleming was a native of Wake
county, and for quite a number of
years had practiced medicine at Roles
| vile.
Asheville Citizen: Salisbury has
elected Chas. L. Coon superintedent of
public schools. He is white, and
thoroughly capable, and is in no way
a reflection upon the good people Of
Salisbury, Notwithstanding his name.
Durham Herald: A Henderson man
shot at an enemy six or seven times
der is that he did not hit some one
- - ic "Ho NdLAoI ShOOI pClICI
than this is a dangerous citizen and
should be suppressed.
Smithfield Herald: A. F. Whitley
c Wilders township tells us that in
1867 or 1868 h +, moved the fence from
around a sweet gum stack pole. He
noticed that the pole had a sprout on
it. 1t has grown and become a tree
about four feet in circumference and
go to 20 feet high.
Salisbury Sun: . Last week Myr-
tie, the daughter of Henry Graeber Of
Yost, this county, was bitten by a cop
perhead snake. Shortly after being
bitten the girl became deranged from
the effect of the bite, and it required
two people to hold her in bed. P. A.
SloOp, who is here today told us of the
incident. He says the bitten girl is
much improved and is getting we'll
now.
Goldsboro Argus: The other day
George c. Kornegay, the register of
deeds of this county, received the fol-
lowing letter, which is characteristic Of
a great many letters received at the
registers Office, and this one, like a
great many others, had no name sign
ed to it: "Beulahville, N. c., June 2,
1899. Dear Sir:-I have license to mar
ny MISS -7,a n forbid
you selling license to marry her to any
other man."
Winston Sentinel: Wesley Nc
Knight, superintendent Of E. B, Jones
fine farm a few miles west of Winston,
one day last week was playing with a
puppy, when the animal bit him on the
finger. Mr.. knight put some turpen-
tine IN the small wound and went on
to work. On Wednesday OF this week
he was taken seriously i'll while at
work in the harvest field. DIR. Dalton
and another physician attended him,
but he died.
Sanford Express: James DENLY a
boy about IL years Of age was drowned
while bathing with a crowd Of his play
mates at Hope Mills last Monday. He
could not swim and ventured put where
the water was too deep for him.
The tower for the Sanford water works
has been ordered from the Lookout
Boiler Manufacturing Company, OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, and is now being