The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-04
NORTH CAROLINA

Mr. p. r. Elan. IN The Gastonia Ga
Zette, says that atura gas is letting
up through a red sandstone two miles
from Kings town, which Ia
positive evidence that II is a coal re-
gion. This flow OF gas has been known
by some people for man years.
Wilson News: Dennis Rowe. the ne
gro detective from Richmond, was
given a preliminary hearing this morn
ing on the charge OF soliciting wit
nesses to appear against A V. G. Hunt,
charged with burning the Farrior
Messrs. F. A. n S. A. Woodland,
while Mr.. Jno. E. Woodland appeared
for Rowe. Justices OF the Peace White
head and Townsend, after hearing the
evidence which was strong against
Rowe, bound him over to court un-
der a 5000 justified bond n
Lexington Dispatch: Parties froA
various points along the Yadkin rivyN
report that the latter was higher than
the oldest inhabitant can remember to(
have seen Ii, on last Monday EVENING"
At the railroad bridge between Lexing-
ton n Salisbury the river rose over
pump house and cut of the supply OF
water for Spencer.
Durham Herald: A young man -.
the name OF S. T, Bennett. a p-,ntSr
fell from a scaffold in from. OF Rrorc,
q Strickland's undertaking estataish-
ment late yesterday evening" He was
slanolng on a narrow plank painting
wnen ne made a miss step and fell t0
the ground, a distance Of ffteen or
twenty feet. Fortunately he landed on
ms 1eet and was, except for being
stunned, not hurt.
Pittsboro Citizen; Last Thursday ar
a troHc at Adolphus Tay1or's
about three mites west of here. a COL
oreo BOY named Simon Brooks, was
Killed by A falling tree. Four men, in
cludlng Simon Brooks. were cutting a
small pane tree; not far away four tn
er men were cutting a large tree. II
seems that both trees were ready to
all at about the same time and Simon
ran from the large tree and was caught
under his own tree.
Raleigh News and Observer: DIR T.
Hayward Hays. of Bangkok. Siam.
surgeon major OF his Siamese mafesty's
navy, is in Atlanta Or. HAYS was
once stationed at Wilmington, n. c., in
the marine hospital service. While
there, in 1856, the Presbyterian mission
board sought the services of physIcians
Tor foreign work. DIR. Hays volunteers
cd 10 the board Offering to go to such
post as was the most difficult TO fiji.
he was assigned TO Africa, but Just be-
Tore sailing his detail was haneed 70
oIam; On September /, 1856. DR.. HaSN
kok- =
Durham Sun: There came near \
a serious shooting in East
sunday morning about 10 O'clock t.
was purely an accident. and the par-s
- VINO a~ccidently shot the other didn.,
NM" the weapon was loaded. w. q
Pan vas the n hat was shot. ara
MISS Salie Ivey the one who did tho
shooting. Ii seems that Miss Ivav -
fooling with Balls pistol. which .he
thought was unloaded. Pulling fha
trigger OF the Weapon there foIIo,vaS
report, the ball striking Mr.. Bali ON tba
cneek bone just below the rirbt 80
PIE; The ball imbedded Itself and =
said to be stin there.
kinston Free Press: There have.
oeen no more cases OF SMALLPOX dave,~
oped since those announced Last SATIN
a y SO far there have been eleven
Eases In kinston and one at George
own. Three of the. cases In Kinston
sui sick: the others are about re-
coVered:-Deputy Sheriff G.. Wooten
eIurned saturday from Wilmineton
w. w Robins. who is CHARGED
VIII oDtaIning money under false pre-
use II hinston a week or ten davs
~. his preliminary trial Is set for
-, inuIsday. HI Is In Jail pending
Ia Deputy Sheriff wooten. while
oIns 70 Wilmington the other day.
Onariey Haynes In Duplin county
ues was wanted In Kinston for EN-
allns money from the Order of Co
linus deputy Wooten : arrested
iasnes at Rocky Point, Duplin county
- Drought him to Kinston this morn,
Haynes was tr. 3before r
aoore, j. p, this mon *, for enbO
cement. He pleaded guilty and "a.
'ound over TO court In the sum Of sa0oeo
ustined bond. in default OF which
now in Jail.