The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05

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"A NJ Poindexter. Of High Point, and
Miss Anna Charles OK Salem. were
driving IN Winston Saturday when the
horse backed or q bridge into Salem
creek They were both seriously In
jured and the horse killed
Lieutenant Richard Henderson il
temporarily az his old home In Sails
bury this week and The Sun says that
he has recently passed his examination
for the grade OF lieutenant commander
and viii receive his commission as such
IN a few days.
Fayetteville Observer: Britson &
Johnson today purchased the Jack
Davis timber on Big Rockfsh, situated
in Cumberland and Robson counties,
900 acres. for the sum Of 81, 1000. This
Is the second large tract Of land these
enterprising lumbermen have bought
in the past year, the first costing them
$4,000.
Waynesville Courier: Rev. ID. T.
Towles, of Crabtree had the misfor-
tune a few nights ago to have his resi-
dence and all its contents burned. Not
even the wearing apparel was saved.
The Waynesville Presbyterian church
did a handsome thing last Sunday. They
voluntarily contributed about $40 in
cash TO help Mr.. Towles.
Durham Herald: One OF our magis-
trates yesterday sentenced n woman
with a two-months-old baby to the
work house because of her inability TO
nav a fna a-r1spr1 nrinO ~ SrrnnfhfnO
like IS. This woman can be OF no BEN
eft to the county, and while the judg-
ment was according to law it was no.
dictated by common sense.
Louisburg Times: Last week and
the week before a number of tobacco
barns were destroyed by fire in this
county.-Simms' bridge over Tar
river, about six miles up the river from
L~ouisburg. fell in last Tueday, while
the same vas being repaired. II Is a
suspension bridge, and before all the
bolts TO some of the rods were loosen
ed the middle span gave way, and
bridge, workmen and all went down in
about ten feet of water. Fortunately
no n was seriously hurt.
Charlotte News: Several weeks ago
The News made mention of the fact
that the Seaboard's train was rocked
near Paw creek station. The authori-
ties denied the fact and stated that The
News informant was mistaken, not
outstanding he was on the train and
heard the missile strike the car. Last
night at the very same point, the same
train was again rocked, and this time
1T came near being a very serious mat
ter. The train was running at a high
rate of speed when a rock from the
outside struck a window, smashed the
glass, and struck Mrs. H. Coleman on
the shoulder.-Do]ly Abernethy and
Maggie Quicker, both colored, were sit
ting side by side in the car. When the
Quicker woman, whose name must have
been given her for a reason, started
out she vent so quick that h knocked
Dolly Abernethy entirely out Of the car.
The Quicker woman ON striking the
ground got her feet entangled IN the
loose trolly wire and falling, she broke
her ankle giving her a very severe in
jury. When Dolly Abernethy was knock
ed out she fell on the ground and dislo-
Gated her left thigh bone which like
wise is a very serious injury.
Wadesboro Messenger: We learn
that the Norwood Cotton Mill has
about decided to double it's capacity.
The mill now runs 5000 spindies. The
enlargement will probably be consul
mated at an early day.-The cotton
crop in this section was badly damaged
by the hot weather of last week. Good
judges place the damage at from % to
so per cent. Our estimation is that the
damage is no less than Is per cent.
Lightning struck three trees in
Mrs. NJ. j.. Ruscoe's yard during the
storm Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. E.. +.
Fenton, who was visiting Mrs. Ruscoe,
and who was standing by a window
about 20 feet from the trees was Sc
verely shocked and knocked senseless
| for a few minutes. Mrs. Ruscoe was
| also shocked but not so seriously as
| was Mrs. Fenton. The same bolt OF
lightning struck all three Of the trees.
| Mrs. Fenton did not entirely recover
from the effects sof the shock until
| Wednesday morning.-The barn and
crib Of Messrs j. Shute & Sons, of
| Monroe, was burned last Friday night
| The crib contained 800 bushels OF corn
| a negro convict, escaped from the state
Il ldl III hCdl hOlC kdoI Ell0ay ~
was a 15-year man was sent up for an
| attempted assault upon a white wo-
man
Raleigh News-Observer: Williams
ton, N. c., August 25.-There are about
| 700 new tobacco barns in Martin coun-
| ty and this means from three to four
thousand acres in tobacco more than
was cultivatde last year.-Austin
| Curtis, a Raleigh negro, formerly resi-
| dent in Oberlin, a western suburb OF
| this city, has been elected professor Of
| agriculture in the West Virginia A. and
| NJ. college for the colored ace. Curtis
| graduated at the A. and NJ. college at
| Greensboro this sunmer.-The sec
| rotary Of state charters the Franklin
| Warehouse Company, at Franklinton,
| n. c., with SO, 900 capital stock
1 nSI1 conformation ~ r4Ora fnharoru En-