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

H~endersonville Times: We under
stand that Rev E. E. Edwards OF Lam
cester. Wis, has been tendere' and has
accepted a call to the p~astorate Of the
Episcopal church here.
Salisbury Sun: Thursday morning
the boiler of the ginning mill of DR.. c.
NJ POOLS al Craven, exploded. Two
men were standing nearby, but they
We're not injured. The boiler was al
o new.
Smithfeld Herald: The largest ship
rnent OF tobacco ever made from this
market was made one day last week
by Mr.. ]. T. Hart, who Is n Of our
heaviest buyers. His shipment mount
ed to 63,576 pounds.
MooresviHe Record: The Moores-
Vile cotton mill did its biggest
business last week. Among other
shipments, was one of six bales
destined for Honolulu. This is the sec
ond shipment made to that port by the
Mooresyille mill.
kinston Free Press: Rev. DR.. Ed
ward o. F1agg, Of New York city, who
had been at the home Of Mr.. n. J..
Rouse during the session Of the Epis-
copal council, left for Wilmington this
morning. While in Kinston. DR.. Flagg,
TO the great pleasure and ediication Of
those who were so fortunate as to hear
him, addressed the Ladies auxiliary of
the church.
Monroe Express: The Americas
Club, of Baltimore, had So pigeons
turned loose here last Sunday morning
to see how many Of them would go
back to that city and how long it would
take them to make the trip.-With a
cotton factory The Express predicts
that in two years Sanford will have
1000 inhabitants.-After a thorough
test, The Express is pleased to state
that the artesian well has proven a sue
cess. The pump has been in operation
for more than a week. 1t started up
Monday and 100000 gallons of water
was pumped out of the we'll before a
stop was made. 1t is thought that the
we'll will more than supply the needs
Of the town and the railroads.
Tryon Bee: The superior court for
Polk county met on Monday, the 18th
instant, Judge Coble presiding. The
only important case tried was the cas-
of Otis Durham charged with the muir
der of a man named McCurry. Special
. venire of rs jurors was ordered for
Thursday but an additional venire Of
% more had to be s%ubpoened before a
sufficient number of qualified jurors
could be obtained. The trial com
menced on Thursday and a whole army
of witnesses for both sides had been ex-
amined. The jury brought in a verdict
of guilty Of ~manslaughter on Friday
| evening. The judge sentenced him to
\ car-o tr,o n - in tho Ctafn nric0n at
Raleigh-a very light sentence indeed.
| Wilkesboro Chronicle: A homicide
! was committed in Jobs Cabin town
ship Sunday afternoon. Hosea Love
and a man named Handy after filling
themseles full of whiskey, went to the
home of Richard Wilborn and COM
menced the "rucus' by attacking Will
born at his barn with pistols and
| knucks. Wilborn sought safety in his
house but they broke the door down
! and continued the attack, Wilborn n
family went up stairs for further pro-
lection. Love and Handy followed,
beating down the stair door and shoot
ing in the crowd. Wilborn then made
his first determined stand n returned
the blows with a shot guns so hot and
fast that he soon had the enemy con-
quered. Loves skull was mashed in
and he fell dead in the lower floor.
Handy Jared a little better but has
some ugly wounds On his head to show
for his part of the affair. He was
brought to Jail Monday night. At this
writing Love is still lying On the floor
g he fell. Wilborn has not been ar
rested as he was acting entirely in self
defence.