The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09

Newbern, in the death Of his wife,
which occurred last Tuesday.
The State Dairymen's Association
and the Sine Breeders Association
will meet in Concord June q and %.
The first named will occupy two full
days. The latter will occur on the ev-
enig Of the 9th.
The Raleigh Post says that since
May l the Southern Railroad has or
dered twenty-three locomotives, 1000
box cars, senteen passenger cars, and
1,50O tons of steel rails and over $780,
600 worth of steel bridges.
! Scotland Neck Democrat: Captain
w. H. Kitchin and son, Hon. w. w.
kitchin, have recently purchased about
o hundred head OF cattle and placed
them on pasture ranges where they
Will keep them until in good condition
to ship.
Rutherfordton indicator: lack
Edwards is responsible for the story
that a negro on his fathers place was
riding a mule 10 water last week when
lightning struck them both, killing the
mule instantly, but paralyzing the
lightning when it struck the negro.
Greensboro Telegram: The Reds
vile Concert Band was practicing In
the pavilion at the race track when
b violent wind came up. The pavil-
ion was unroofed, the top falling
through and slightly injuring some Of
the members of the band. Mr.. Fletcher
Jones, one of the band boys, was right
badly hurt.
hrrnhu Sanrt. L1hnrr pnf1 ~
Shoal Creek township, was in our Of
flee the other day and informed US
that there was not a single blockade
distillery in all his section of country,
and so far as we can learn there is not
a drop of the vile stuff made in Cher
okee county. This is the first time in
a period of so years that we could say
Christian keep it down.
Goldsbor Argus: The election of DR..
E. E. Smith, the well-known colored
educator of this city, to the principal
ship of the colored State Normal at
Fayetteville, by the board of trustees
of that institution, of which Mr.. Jas.
D. Mcneil is chairman, is a we'll mer-
tied recognition of n of the most
courteous and competent colored men
our state has produced.
Register Of Deeds Kirkman, of Gull
ford county, who was recently sued for
5000 for issuing a marriage license to
a minor gained his case in Guilford
court Wednesday. After hearing the
evidence and argument on the law,
Judeg Timberlake would not let it go
to the jury. Mr.. E. B. Jones, of this
city, wiz represented the plaintiff, took
an appeal to the supreme court.
Shelby Star: The Star regrets to
learn that it's friend, Herself Young,
the gallant young Shelbite, who has so
distinguished himself in the far away
Philippines, met with a serious acct
dent on April Is. He was handling an
old primer, used in firing cannon, when
it exploded, %mangling his left hand and
wrist severely. The injury was a serious
and painful one, but we are gratiied
to know that he rapidly improving.
Greenville Reflector: Tuesday night
al Their colored man, Will May, was
brought here and placed in Jail charged
with being implicated in the Dongola
murder and arson case. 1t seems that
since the preliminary trial here two
weeks ago, in which Elijarh Joyner
and Cephus Langley were held for trial,
a colored detective has been in the Don
COLA section working quietly ON the
case.
Durham Sun: A man by the name
of VIM. Spikes, had an accident this
mornig that cost him his life. He fell
from a wagon and broke his neck. DR..
morning that cost him his life. He fell
from the wagon between the market
house and electric light house. Some
persons WHO were with him picked him
up and put him in the wagon. He was
carried to his home and died soon af-
terward. Deceased leaves a wife and
two children.
Correspondence Charlotte Observer:
The University of North Carolina
| educates her boys with less money than
any similar institution in the United
States. The total income of the Uni,
versity the past year was about s4S, 600
With this money, a years training
equal to that of any institution in the
south, has been given to 500 boys. Thu
Ell 'oneos idea was once abroad that thu
University was the school of the ricf
and the aristocrats, but in a practica
sort of way this is shown to be false
Half the boys in college are payin,
their own way, and paying it as the!
go, by the sweat of their own brows.
Winston Sentinel: Charles Alspaugl
is the name Of the negro convict VIII
was shot yesterday afternoon near Og
burns station. Mr.. Eugene Linville
son of County Commissioner Linville
did the shooting. He is one of tn
guards. His gun was loaded with buck
shot. The negro was running whel
the gun fired. Two shot went througl
the right lung, one lodged in the lief
lung and the fourth went through tn
right arm below the elbow.-Thoma
Turner, a young man, met with an &C
cident Sunday, While riding his bi
C. lie chain broke, throwing him Of
with considerable force. In falling
lead pencil in his vest pocket, ran int
his left side to a depth of about tw
inches.
i. Fayetteville Observer: W. Dougla
; Smith, ESQ, son Of Farquhard Smit