The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-10

said a gentleman Monday, mornhu8
~that the newspapers did not set hold
OF. Anyway 1t was not publisned
Revenue officers seized the large lac
tory Of Kerner Bros, for some irregu-
larity. the particulars Of WI On l 90
not know, but the government has II In
charge"
Raleigh News and Observer: Well
don, y. c., February 2.-The Weldon
cotton mill yesterday awarded the con-
tract TO Emry & Driscal for the con-
struction OF their new mill. b build
ing TO be completed In sixty days. a
order for the water wheel has already
been placed. The Weldon -four usll
has started In good shape and Is tn A.
ing out the best grade OF -four.
Charlotte News: This morning at
$50 o'clock. the soul OF Mrs. Bette
Yates Pharr took its fight from earth
10 heaven. Death was for her a
blessed released from pain. for she had
for five months suffered intensely from
an incurable disease. Mrs. Pharr was
a daughter OF the late Colonel w. j..
Yates. who was n of the states fore
most editors and public men. n who
for many years made the Charlotte
Democrat a power in the land.
Winston Sentinel: Private letters
received here yesterday from Macon.
Ga, state that Matt Scales and Frank
Carter. two Winston negroes, were
II ID and convicted a few days ago on
the charge OF participating In a riot
among the negro soldiers. which result
ted In the death OF n a The let
tiers state that Scales got a sentence or
fivr years and Carter two years. but
fails TO say where they were sent
Both were members OF the company
whic'. left Winston.
Salisbury Sun: The Pastors Asso-
citation Of Salisbury, met in regular
| session Monday morning. Among the
business transacted was the following:
I'VE, the pastors OF Salisbury, n. c.,
! representing the following churches
| Presbyterian, Methodist, E~piscopaliau,.
Lutheran, Baptist and Reformed de-
nominations-and voicing the uuani-
o sentiments Of our people, do res
pectfully and prayerfully request you,
| our representatives in congress-, TO use
your voice and vote against admitting
Mr.. Bringham H. Roberts. a self-con-
fessed and convicted ~polygamist, to q
4 Stdl III TIC ubAOI dDlt COukItcS u Luo
United States"
Oxford Ledger: While the now was
falling Saturday morning about 10
o'clock the alarm of fire vas sounded
by the ringing of the court house bell.
Everybody rushed out Of their resi-
dence and places Of business. and seiz-
ed the hook and ladder truck and fire
engine and started for Horner flights
as the old Historic Horner school build
ing was in flames. 1t was occupied by
Mr.. J. B.. Parham and family, and the
fire had gained such a Roadway that
it was impossible TO save Ii. The
crowd succeeded in saving nearly all
the furniture of Mr.. Parham. The
fire is supposed to have originated
from a defective fue. The family
went to the home Of Mr.. G.. A. Critcher
where they will remain until Mr.. Par
ham can secure another house. The
burning OF the old school building re-
moves m OF the old landmarks OF Ok
ford.
Fayetteville Observer: The Carolina
Record tells of a narrow escape our
friend, Mr.. Jno. A. Hodgin, had recent
ly. He was with a party searching
for som goods stolen from his store
when the thief opened fire, m ball
cutting through Mr.. Hodgin's overcoat
collar. The thief, a negro, was subse-
quently captured and jailed.-One
day last week in list, about IL miles
from town, two negroes, James Ray
and John Aston, became involved in
a quarrel over a game of c-rds, which
resulted in the cutting to pieces and
death Of Aston by Ray. The latter
made his escape and had not been heard
of until Monday about dusk when a
party of four men, all colored, were
seen descending Haymount hill. Three
men walked abreast in front, the mid
d. man being bound from head TO foot
with ropes, and the two of men held
other ropes which were securely at
tached to the much roped a The
fourth negro brought up the rear with
a shotgun, held ready for instant use.
Charlotte Observer: Hickory, Feb
ruauy miss E. F. Henry, Of the
Happy Valley, was a passenger on the
Carolina and Northwestern Railroad
yesterday, en- route to visit Mrs. Bessie
} Childs, of Columbia, S. G. Several
ladies met Miss Henry at the station
anu all ndu uesceuuSQ iTOm the car
save Miss Estelle Clinard, who was
caught in the rush Of incoming pas
sengers at the last minute. The track
Of the Carolina and Northwestern rum
very near Miss Clinard's home, and she
had been accustomed to see the train
stop at the switch and did not feel dis
turbed, and she thought there would
be ample time to stop of. The switch
however, Is NO longer used and the
train was in rapid motion when the
spot was passed and the porter told her
in answer to her query, that the mex
stop would be at Conover. On the i'm
pulse OF the moment she sprang out
and landed safely. The porter yelled
"Oh, my Lord" and the conductor
stopped the train, but the fi~eet-footed
young lady was speeding toward home
-uninjured, bearing a sprained hand