The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-04
NORTH CAROLINA
negro shot and killed another negro
a har room AT WadeSboro.

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The Improvements and additions to
the Lumberton tobacco warehouse are
being pushed rapidly.
There were 137 students enrolled at
the colored Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college at Greensboro last yeor. OF
that number 80 were from Greensboro.
Every vote cast in Monroe on the $780,
900 issue Of water n light bonds was
f~arovable. That's good. !.
Wilson News: w. II. Graffiin, of Bal
timore, sold a few days ago the pine
timber on his 1,04S acres Of Ian in the
lower part of Halifax county to the
Greenleaf Johnston Company for s23,-
500. This sale includes all pine trees
measuring twelve inches at the stump
and is considered one of the greatest
sales of timber yet made in this county.
Durham Herald: The Durham cot
ton mills, of this place, has given an
order to the Champion machine shop
for 240 Champion looms, which will be
added to their already large plant.
These looms will be put in the base
ment Of the mill, also twenty-four spin
ming frames will be added at an early
date. They will also put in $50 horse
power boiler.
Salisbury Sun: One day recently a
Mrs. Koonce, an elderly lady, was work
ing in a field when a large snake came
upon her n was winding itself about
her before she succeeded in killing il
with & hoe. The snake was measured
and was found to be eleven feet six
the body. A number Of people saw it
and all pronounced it the largest snake
they had ever seen.
Goldsboro Argus: Jessie Faison was
killed outright and four other men were
seriously injured by a stroke Of light
ming near Mt. Olive during the storm
late yesterday afternoon. All were
colOred."His host of friends in this
city will tender their sympathy to DR..
L. f. Aaron, of Mt. Olive, in the death
of his young wife last night. The hap
Ply couple has spent but a few short
months together and the grief of the
devoted husband Wrings numerically
his sad and aching heart. She was a
daughter of Captain Fits, a postal
clerk on the Atlantic Coast Line.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Jacob
Freeze was hurt right badly last Sat
urday evening at Shelby by a cow. She
was leading h animal and by some
means she was knocked down. She was
found shortly afterward in an uncon-
scious condition and carried home
John Spencer, of Gaffney, and Jim Bar
Tett' + this county. got into a dispute
last Friday and adjourned to the Cool
Spring near the city limits, to fight
1t out. This spot, by the way, enjoys
somewhat of a local reputation as the
scene of numerous fistic encounters.
Some friends of the parties went along
as seconds" and relieved the combat
ants of their deadly weapons, except
a knife which Barrett had concealed in
his sleeve. After being knocked down
twice by Spencer, Barrett succeeded in
getting in some work with his knife.
Inc first stroke cut a severe cash across
the top of the head. The next was u
rake across the neck extending almost
to the ear. This wound was a terrible
one, half an inch or more In oeprn, re.
curing some twenty stitches in sewing
up. Barrett fled Immediately after cut
ting Spencer.
Washington Messenger: Reports
coming from the country says the crops
were never in better condition or the
prospect for a good crop greater.
Nelson Williams, an Industrious col
ored man, near Raleigh, had $500 stolen
from him. His nephew did it and is
in jail. The police played the detective
and succeeded.
Smithield Herald: Johnston county
suffers an irreparable loss in the death
of Mr.. Needham G. Gulley, who passed
away at his home in Clayton on June
18th, aged 70 years. For many years
Mr.. Gulley has been one of the most
prominent men in this section.-Last
year Smithfield sold one million pounds
of leaf tobacco.
Raleigh News-Observer: It was Mrs.
Louisa Paxton, wife of John Paxton
who lives on Mckee street. For some
time past, according to the neighbors,
the home life of the Faxtons has not
been pleasant. Another woman has
come between man and wife and one
day last week the unhappy wife drank
a bottle of laudanum with the purpose
Of ending her suffering in death. Mrs.
Paxton is a young woman, neat and
g~ood-looking. She has two small chill
dren. (She attempted suicide twice
and came very near going.)-There
is talk of complaint to the corporation
commission touching the manner in
which the Southern railway is putting
the Jim Crow car law into execution.
Not satisfied with dividing all it's coach
making them stuffy and hot, this road
often fails to u enough cars and the
white people have to BE put in the COL
the case on several occasions. 1t was
so yesterday.
Charlotte Observer: Henry Smith,
a colored workman on the Springs
building, on West Trade street, was
seriously injured yesterday. He was
carrying brick, and when near the top
floor lost his footing when crossing the
gangway, and fell to the ground, strik-
ing his breast on a large piece Of tim
Der. He was unconscious for a time.
The doctor said there were no bones
broken, but the man vas badly hurt.
Parsons, a young white man
Of Lenoir, was run over by No. SO, the
south-bound mail on the Southern,
Sunday night at Bethel, a small sta
ton several miles from China Grove.
The accident occurred at 9:0S, and the
man lived an hour and 40 minutes.
The accident was one of the most hor-
rible that has ever occurred on the
road. The wheels of four cars passed
over the mans body at or below the
waist line, completely severing the
limbs and lower part Of the trunk from
the rest of the body. That the man
lived for over an hour with his body