The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
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Graingers station. It belonged to Mr..
VIII Rasbury and contained tobacco
belonging to Richard Dixon, colored.
The furnace not being properly put in
Is said TO have caused the fire.
Raleigh Post: s. N. Holton, OF Dur
ham, was a visitor in the city yester-
lay. To the newspaper men DR.. Hol-
ton said he visited the revenue depart
ment, but had to cut his visit short
When asked his reason, DR.. Holton
said: Why, Jim Young and Shepherd
colored the department a little too
much for me-"
Greensboro Telegram: We are re-
quested to nou that an excur-
sion will be run from Asheboro to
Wilmington some time next month.
coming through here and going by way
or Greensboro and Goldsboro.-Hon.
John c. Scarborough, who served two
terms as state superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, has been elected super
intendent of education in Hartford
county.
Asheville Citizen: Colonel A. H.
cambridge, U. S. A, retired. who COM
manded the Fourth regiment at Ell
Caney. is at Battery Park with his
wife and daughter. and will make
Asheville their permanent home
Dispatches from Washington Saturday
night brought the information that
Senator Pritchard had secured the ap-
pointment of Captain John A. Wagner,
Jr., of Asheville, to a captaincy in the
volunteer army.
Durham Sun: Professor E. L. Mid
dleton, Of Cary. vas here Saturday
with his little daughter Lucy, for ex-
animation under the X-ray of Drs.
Carr n Manning. Several days ago
she fell from a lounge and broke and
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set by local physicians and in their
diagnosis of the case desired to be GER
tain about certain bones being out of
place. The X-ray revealed the fact that
they were right; some bones were
very much disappointed.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Dan G.
Fowle, a son Of the late Governor
Fowle, is going to put the military
training he received at the Fayette-
Vile Military Academy to use by fight
ing the Philippinos.-Yesterday af-
We're returning home from Campble-
ton Sunday school in their big two
horse carriage when the front wheel
struck a big rock, throwing little Jen-
nings Ear Bolton under the hind
wheel, which passed owe his body. 1t
was thought that he was severely in
jured and two doctors We're summoned.
No bones were found broken, however,
and the little fellow is alright today
and seems none the worse by the pas
sage of 400 pounds and more over his
stomach.
Charlotte Observer: Marion, July "a.
Last Saturday night about II o'clock
the vestibule train was rocked at Nebo
station by reckless ScOundrels. A young
lady on her way to Knoxville, Tenn,
came near being killed by a rock which
Sfr11nok her on the head a fQ1aUrano
was sent from here to Old Fort to have
a physician there to attend the injured
lady on the arrival Of the train. Sus-
picion points to two young men. De-
tectives are on the lookout for the
ones that did the sneaking act. Judge
Coble, who was sitting in the car, mar
rowly escaped being hit. The passen-
gers were very much frightened over
the Occurrence.-Miss Flora Grady
works at Belk's. Saturday night she
was returning from work, between
1920 and IL o'clock, accompanied by
her younger sister. They turned into
Tenth street, from Tryon. When near
Mr.. j. l.. Chambers, on the corner of
Church and Tenth, a negro man, who
was lettering along the street, ap-
preached the ladies, snatched Miss
Flora Grady's pocketbook out of her
and and ran
Winston Sentinel: The ~s-year-old son
Of Mr.. J. S. D. Pulliam, of Kings,
Stokes county, was bitten by a Shep-
herd dog, supposed to be mad, at 6
o'clock this morning. The father
brought the boy to Winston and ap-
piled Squire Lehman's mad stone to
the wound.-Mr. Harry Hough met
with a painful accident Saturday night.
He was riding his wheel down Main
street, Salem, when he ran into a bug
gy near the home of the Mems League.
He was thrown off with great force
and was unconscious for a short time.
He has bad scars on his head, breast
and one * Kernersville cor
respondent writes: Our village was
again the scene Of excitement last Sat
urday evening. 1t seems that Jim STAFF
ford wen into Tom Christians store
and that Stafford was drinking. They
got into a dispute over some trivial
matter when Stafford hurled a scale
weight at Christian, but missed him
and made a considerable lent in the
wall. Then Christian seeing it was a
serious question, shot at Stafford, the
ball striking him in he jaw, knocking
put -four teeth, and tearing out a por-
ton of the jaw bone.
Wilson News: Wilsonians will re-
member Mr.. w. P Wooten who taught
in the graded schools here at one time.
From here he went to West Point, re-
ceiving his appointment there from
Hon. F. A. Woodland who then repre-
sented this district in congress. He
graduated number three, showing his
ability in a large class. Some time ago
he was assigned a position in the corps
Of civil engineers doing service in the
Philippines, one Of his professors at
West Point being in charge. 1t hap
pened that General Otis wanted to
transport his army corps across one of
the rivers during the campaign and
the professor after an examination said
it would take a day for the necessary
work. Wooten made examination and
reported that he could fix matters in
two hours. He did SO and as a result
of his good work has become the chief
of the corps Of engineers.
Charlotte Observer: Mooresville,
July pa very sad accident occurred
here today, which cost the life Of a
good citizen. Mr.. Wash Brawley lived
a few miles from town. For several
days he had been engaged in hauling
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