The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

age ana 3lI coIOred, or a grand total
OF LOSS children of school age in Kins-
ton. It is estimated that about three
fourths of the children will attend.
Salisbury Sun: 1t would surprise the
uninitiated to know the mou Of BUS
mess done on the yards at Spencer
n Salisbury. No n who has not
railroaded would be apt to guess that
1900 freight cars are handled during
a month by the yardmaster and his
crews.
Greenv:lle Reflector: Our townsman
Ex-Governor T.. ]. Jarvis, delivered the
commencement address at the FCho-
wan Baptist female institute, Murfees-
boro. last Wednesday. Speaking Of IL
the Murfeesboro Index says: The ad-
dress delivered by Governor Jarvis on
The Republics Need Of An Educated
W~omanhood," was sound, practical and
uplifting"
Lumberton R~obesonian: Work on
h grading for the Carolina Northern
railroad has beer pushed rapidly the
past week. Chief Engineer McRae tells
that 120 hands are at work grading on
h line etwee the fair grounds n
the Seaboard Air Line track. while %
hands are at work across the river
from the fair grounds clearing off the
right Of way.
Godlsboro Argus: The Argus learns
"1eA A@5AS& VA LAX L III ~aAs
Jno. r. Smith, of Mt. Olive, to Attor-
ney A. S. Grady, Of hat place. The
big fire last spring a year ago destroy
ed several thousand dollars worth Of
goods for Mr.. Smith. His store and
stock Of goods was a total loss, as he
carried no insurance, the rate at that
time being % high that he could not
afford it.
Greensboro Record: Several men
olo;~o,~- ~ ha 1noF me- Ho-a hnAo
canvassing he town, especially On the
southside, but they are frauds of the
first water. One came to this office
and happened to run across Peter l..
Ray, Ga real mute) who discovered in
a minute that he was a fraud and the
man vanoosed. The police lave been
notified to look out for them They
ought to and will be put on the chain
gang.
Rutherford indicator: The farmers
and residents of Forest City, and the
section below, are just realizing the i'm
mense damage of the recent hail storm
in the part of the county. In the for
ests, the ground is covered with leaves,
in such quantities that it looks like
autumn On the farms the fruit trees
and wheat crop were badly used n
weatherboarded houses bowed n eff
fects as if a Calling gun had been
turned loose on them.
Graham Cleaner: On Monday of last
| week, near Oakdale, this county, a girl
aged about 8 years and a boy about S
children of Mr.. J.. Wesley Overman-
were caught in a rain storm. They
had an pmbrella over them which was
struck by lightning. The handle was
broken in three pieces, every rib in l.
. was broken and the covering was torn
to pieces. The little girls hair and
eyebrows were singed, Eef dress WIS
! torn into shreds and a streak was burn
ed from the back of her neck down
to near one ankle, and h was rem
dered insensible for quite a while. The
| little boy was TUNE and received
only a slight burn This was a most
! miraculous escape from instant death.
Our informant saw the children Sunday
and they were gong about and in gooI
spirits
( Rockingham Anglo-Saxon: A depu-
ty sheriff made a right laughable mis-
take i'm the court house Monday after
moon. He had taken a prisoner up in
: the court house and placed him in the
: prisoners box and sat Town by the door
to guard him. The deputy. soon doZed
soff to Sleep, and while he was enjoying
Shis ''snooze" the prisoner was taken
Earound in the bar for trial. The depu-
CITY woke UP, found his prisoner missing
and after looking around the couri
room in bewilderment he saw a darkeS
lin the back part Of the room whom h5
took to be his escaped prisoner, AND
F"he vert for him" and quietly bIt
Hfirmly installed him in the prisoners
Ebox, thereby giving another forcible IL
illustration of the popular idea that "a!
scOOnS look alike"
S Salisbury Sun: A young North Car
( Gilman who aspired to he a doctor at
! tempted to work a clever ruse on thu
medical board at Asheyille asst week
He was perfectly aware hat he Coul(
not stand the examinations, and We
he vas bound to get the requisite Ii
cense. The idea struck him to hire
substitute. With this In view he wrot
to a friend in Baltimore, who is a ply
sician, one who stood high in his Gas
and is really q. bright young fellow
The Baltimore doctor was to come t
Asheville, having assumed the Nortl
Carolina young MANS name, n pas
the examinations, get the license, turl
it over to the real person in who's
name it was made ont and receiv
therefore a goodly sum-. The plan a.
but succeeded. Thanks to the watch
full eyes of the members of h boa
the fraud was detected and the schem
upset after the Baltimore man had ia
ken part of the examination. CThei
names should be puhlished.)
Salisbury Sun: The children Of tn
late Colonel F. E. Shober have recent
ly donated to the city graded. schOC
800 or more volumes, with this stipu
ton. that whenever a public librar
starts in the city, the gift reverts to i
j. H. Tweedy, a young married whit
man, aged about %, on returning fror
Kinston t. the logging camps of tn
Gay Lumber Com, about twelve mile
from Kinston, where he was employed
was shot by an unknown assassin an
died in about three hours, before a ply
stefan could be had. He was shot wit
buckshot from a IN. Before NJ
Tweedy died hes tated hat Windz
Taylor killed him; as the moon We
shining bright hec ould see the nan
Charlotte Observer: The Souther
has begun Preparations for the rebuilt
in Of the compress and depot th;
were burned. The contract for Il
press has been given to the Wet
Company Of Louisiana. Only OF
building will occupy the site of Il
burned ones. The walls of the old d
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