The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-24

Burlington News: The Daisy Hosiery
mill has On the road Is new machines,
which, upon their arrival, VIII. be put
in operation Immediately. This makes
25 machines in all.
Greensboro Record: North Carolina
has had thus far STA, 600. From the
Peabody Normal College fund at Nash
vile We have had about s40,0 900 besides.
The children Of North Carolina should
be taught 10 honor the name Of George
Peabody. II
Waynesville Courier: 4 shooting
ARRAY which may result seriously oc-
Cured at Dellwood Saturday morning.
Sam Watson, was shot in the back near
the kidneys by Joe Owen, son Of d. J..
NJ. Owen. Both are young men about
20 years old. Owen it seems had made
some remarks about Watson's sister.
Watson lived with DR.. d. e. Owen, who
was also shot at 3 or 4 times by his
cousin Joe, while trying to keep the
boys apart. Owen escaped and is be-
ing hunted for.
Fayetteville Observer, 18th: Today
is the 34th anniversary of Sherman's
entry into Fayetteville, of the foolish
d~estructino of the arsenal and of the
wanton destruction Of the Observer Of
fire and the cotton factories. Most of
us were then at the front in Virginia,
but those who lived to return found in
the PROSTATE town but little semblance
to the prosperous home they had gone
out from a few years before. The in
tervening years have witnessed little
more than a life and death struggle to
recover lost ground. We believe
brighter times are ahead.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: The Ken
lucky feud" up in Union township, oc-
cupied a considerable portion of the
courts time. Bowlins On the one side
and Wayatts on the other seem to be
the leaders of the feud. This conflict
has been going on for many years, and
about two years ago Jordan Wyatt lost
his life inone Of the encounters. Since
then it seems that the women have
taken the lead, and have had some very
spirited and enlivening pitched bat
ties with rocks. According to testimo-
ny before the court, 1t would take a
census expert with plenty of assistants
to make an estimate Of the contestants
within the last two years. And we
suppose the good work is still going on.
1t is told here that our friend Esq,
Pinkney Jones, of the Happy Valley,
killed 125 rats one morning recently
before breakfast.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. J. c. Han
mons store on South Church street, was
broken into Wednesday night some
time between IL o'clock and daylight
and $50 worth of goods stolen.-Mr.
J. C. Harmon reported to the police
Wednesday night that a negro had
been in his store with some Of Mr.. J.
Carol Downs checks. They are work.
ing up the clue. The man asked Mr..
Harmon how to go about getting them
cashed.-Robert James, colored, was
found last night about II O'Clock near
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
track, below Mint street, in almost a
dying condition. He had been beating
his way on the train, and in some way
fell CL the train. He was found by
several railroad men. The railroad
surgeon was notified and the negro
was removed to the Good Samaritan
Hospital. His skull was crushed and
his shoulder hurt. The doctor thinks
he is fatally injured.-A little child
of Mr.. VIM. Hamilton, Of Groveton,
was badly burned yesterday morning.
Mrs. Hamilton went out of the room,
leaving the child with one Of the other
children. 1t went too near the fire and
it's clothing caught. Its screams
brought Mrs. Hamilton upon the scene
in time to save its life.-Dr. J. M.
Williams died in Greensboro Sunday.
He had lived there fifteen years and
was 81 years old.-William r. Mason,
a young nan of unsound mind who
lived at Wilson, strayed away from
no ne more than a week ago, and was
found dead in the woods Saturday
night.