The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

SALISBURY Gun - AGENFASAt &ANS11EN
TO The Sun from Spencer announced
the sudden death OF Captain thomas
Sumner which occurred Tuesday. Cap
tain Sumner dropped dead at Mr..
Blair's store.
Asheville Citizen: Miss NJ. Inez
Gudger, OF weynesville, daughter OF
the late Judge J. c. L. Gudger, who
holds a government position at Wash
ington, died Saturday at Baltimore.
Death was sudden.
Monroe Enquirer: A gentleman tells
us that he has a hen which persists in
laying in the house, and n day last
week, finding doors and windows clos
ed against her, the hen few down the
chimney and laid an egg in her favor
lite nest in the house.
Oxford Ledger: On Thursday after
noon last while the two companies OF
the Horner Military school were going
through field exercises, Cadet Riddick,
of Hartford county, accidentally shot
his right hand with a blank cartridge.
The thermometer stood Tuesday
and Wednesday in Oxford at SO and
80. They were June heaters.
Murphy Scout: These country edi-
tors are getting high toned. Editor y.
B. Graham, of The Ducktown Gazette,
will edit an iron ore mine at Ranger,
Editor w. B. Pass, of The Young Har-
ris News, is editing a country store,
and ex-Editor A. A. Campbell, of the
defunct Bulletin, is editing a copper
mine in the edge of Georgia, near
Duckton, and has struck gold.
Burlington News: The house of Mr..
Earl Fonville, who lives near McCrays,
was burned on last Saturday night. He
and his family had gone visiting, and
| there was no one in the house at the
time it was burned and the furniture
and it's contents were entirely destroy
ed. 1t was a large two story house,
and was well furnished. We under
stand he had a small amour Of in
surance.
Durham Herald: Quite a sad acct
| lent happened here yesterday morn
ing. Walter, the little son of Mrs. NJ.
d. Smith, found a bottle OF mixture
which was used for killing bed bugs,
and drank the contents. He drank the
poison about IL o'clock and died about
a half hour later. DR.. w. ID. Young
was summoned and did everything
possible to save the child's life, but
to no avail. He was about Is months
old.
Winston Sentinel: George Dodson
drank a vial of laudanum in one Of
the camp rooms at the Farmers
warehouse this morning. This Is the
third time George has purchased a
through ticket, but was not allowed TO
make the trip. Chief of Police Crutch-
field, Officer Pratt and an other friend
worked with him some time before they
got George to wake up. 1t is through
their efforts that his life was spared.
The trustees of the Johns Hopkins
Roxboro, n. c., A NJ, Wake Forest
noon, upon the recommendation of the
academic %coucnil, appointed the fol-
lowing fellowships for 1899-1900: Geo.
e. Barnett, of Mocksville, n. c., A. b.,
Randolph-Macon college, 1891, econo-
mics; William NJ. Blanchard, HEREFORD,
N. c., A. b., Randolph-Macon college.
1894, chemistry; William l.. Foushee,
Roxboro, N. c., A. NJ, Wake Fohest
college, 1894, Greek; Charles G..
Weaver. Greensboro. N. c., A. B..
Trinity college, N, C., 1895, history.
Raleigh News and Observer: DR..
Rogers went out to pay his morning
visit TO the sick in the penitentiary.
When he reached the gate the guard
a man named Price, told him he could
not come in. But / must come in
said DR.. Rogers. I'm physician to the
penitentiary, elected by the board, and
/ have a right to go. in" Cant help
It," laconically replied the man with
the gun. why can't you help it?'
Well" he condescended to explain
"Mr. Alexander, the hospital steward
told me awhile g that Mr.. Russell
the warden, had told him that Mr.
Falc Arendale, the manager, had told
him TO have somebody tell me that
must not let you come In this morn.
ing" And DIR. Rogers drove back tc
town wondering who in the thunder
Told Falc Arendale.
Shelby Star: Cleveland is one OF the
greatest counties In the state. She has
been making marvellous progress In
the past few years and this is only tn.
day dawn Of her splendid achieve.
ments In the industrial, agricultural
and educational world. She has NOR.
industries that pay good dividends OF
the capital invested than ever be
fore; more people are given employ
mnt and paid better wages; our farm
ers are in better condition and free
from mortgages and debts than the
have been for many years, and the,
are improving their land and max
ing it produce more than formerly
their farming is more diversified AM
hence more remunerative and decided!
more satisfactory. We have more ant
better schools than ever before in tn.
history OF u county, and all Of them
with few exceptions, u longer terms
There are from FIVE to tn excellenr
high schools or institutions in tn,
county where boys and girls are pre-.
pared TO enter the sophomore class o
our state university denomination
al colleges, besides our fine system o
graded schools In Gholhy