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

NORTH CAROLINA
Senator Butler, Of North Carolina, is
to enter the law school Of the North
Carolina University this month. He
was graduated from the university In
1884.
Carlotte Observer: Rev. william
Black synodicai evangelist III singer.
Rev. Mr.. Pool, closed an interesting
meeting at Stanley Greek Sunday night.
There We're a number Of additions, not
only to the Presbyterian church, but
10 churches OF other denominations.
Raleigh Post: Mr.. Robert Middleton,
who was found dead on the Seaboard
track yesterday between Rockingham
and Hamlet was a former resident Of
Raleigh Mr.. Middleton is supposed to
have been abroad No. 402, the north
bound ~vestibule, and fen from the cars.
His body was observed on the side OF
the track by n OF the troops trains.
His head was badly crushed as a re-
suit OF the fail. u he was living.
Rutherford indicator: The Levi
this week for additional machinery,
and two more boilers, 10 De put into
the mill at once. which viii iii the
present building TO its full capacity,
n 5000 spindles. All this will be
in place and at work by the LIST Of July.
and then plans and specifications will
be considered for additional room.
Two-Jhirds more hands win be EN-
ployed.
menced on the foundation OF the addi-
ton 10 the Spray n Leaksville cot
ton mills, North Carolina.-On Thurs
day night, April 10th, on the farm OF
Willie Bethel, of Spray. \. c., in the
meadows, a colored woman left her s.
year-oid child in the house with the
door locked n went out to milk, when
the house caught on fire and burned
the house n child. This is the second
case Of the kind which has taken place
in that section within thirty days.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Duncan
Johnson died at his residence on Grove
street yesterday afternoon, aged so
years. He was a confederate veteran
and bore a good Charlottesville bac-
Seminary will be preached May 21st by
Rev. {. NJ: Payne, D.. D.. a gifted
preacher of Washington, N. C. The
literary address will be delivered on
Tuesday, May 23rd, by Colonel Neill
Archibald Mclean, of Lumberton, a
talented lawyer n also great speaker.
Raleigh Post (Oxford Letter.: 1t has
been a long time since the docket of
Granville court was so crowded with
suits as it is at this term. No less
than seven railroad damage suits are
set for trial at this term. They are
as follows: Floyd j. Wingate VS.. The
Southern Railway, for $40, 0O0; Carey
Hicks VS.. the Wilmington and Weldon;
John Hayes VS.. the Wilmington and
Weldon; Samuel Owens VS.. the Will
mington and Weldon; C. H. Parham VS..
the Raleigh and CASTOR; David o.
Cory VS.. the Southern. and Ann Nc
Knight VS.. the Southern.
Goldsboro Argus: A negro boy nam
ed Wick, about Is years of age, who
lives with his mother near PikevilIe,
was before the %coroner's jury this
morning charged with taking the life
of Elijah Lane, a white man about 40
| years Of age. The jury after hearing
the. evidence rendered a verdict of iusti-
fable homicide and Wick was set free.
The evidence before the jury, which
was given by Wick and his mother.
JAY hat last night about ii O'clock
several men came up in the yard where
| Wick lives and demanded admittance,
which was refused. Threats were
made by the men TO break the door
down, and they were trying to force
an entrance when Wick drew his pis-
tol and fired through the crack of the
door. Elijah Lane Immediately fell to
IA4C odlI o1O liz uCdIl
with his pistol in his hand, while the
rest of the crowd fed.
Greensboro Record Mr.. G.. M.
Tucker was comforting with our bust
ness men, Monday, relative to estab-
fishing a fertilizer factory here. He
tells us that he met with much encour-
agement and was pledged quite a num-
Der of shares of stock. The shares will
he DIaced at 800 each.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. H. B. Bar
ley, of Crab Orchard, came in yesterday
with a grievance, and a crippled arm.
He stated before Squire Maxwell, that
while in the ginhouse, TWO negroes,
Bud and 10 Observation-Disclosures set
upon him and beaten him. All parties
will be before the Squire today.
Winston Sentinel: MI. A. G.. Green
received a letter today from l.. Dulin,
who lives on MI. Green's plantation at
Fork church, Davie county, stating that
his house was destroyed by fire Satur-
day morning. The loss is about $500.
No insurance. Mr.. Dulin saved about
all of his personal property.
obeiasof0hdd neutrality-suspicious.
Greensboro Record: J. S. Cobb &
w.. ilo0C q SA1P1lAChI VI SASoASSSO
bacco Friday to Kobe, Japan, some
thing rarely ever heard of from this
country until quite recently. 1t is said
that the tobaccos grown in North Car
DINA are the best for this purpose OF
any to be found.
Oxford Ledger: On Monday night
while walking up College street Mr.,
Thornton Lanier met with a painful
accident. AT the residence Of Mr.. T. B.
Pendleton a stick of wood had been
put over the double gate to keep them
shut, the end of which came over the
street some distance and had a very
sharp end, and Mr.. Lanier walked up
against it, striking him on the lip cut
ting it through to the gum. He al
once sought a doctor who found it nee
essary to sew it up, and the wound is
doing we1l.-Mr. Lucius Lanier
third son of our esteemed townsman