The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-31
NORTH CAROLINA

IngtOn or Graham to De vaccinated
under penalty OF fine of SO or i'm
prisonment thirty days for each re-
fusal.
Raleigh Post: The secretary of
state yesterday Incorporated the Da-
wilson Cotton Seed Oil Company. with
a capital of 500, 900. Principal office,
Davidson, Mecklenburg county. Capt.
tai stock 800, 900, with privilege of in
creasing same to 800, 900.
Wadesboro Messenger: We learn
that the public school house at
Wharftown was visited last Friday
night by a number of unknown per-
sons who almost demolished it. The
ceiling was torn down and the lumber
split up and the building otherwise
damaged. The house was being repair
ed and some tools that had been left
in by Mr.. Darling High, who was do
ing the work, were destroyed.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. Silas Luz
cas-, an enterprising citizen Of Wilson.
Is authority for the statement that
there is a probability of the establish
ment OF a mammoth cigarette factory
in that city.-Dr. H. Tull has our
chased 100 young English walnut trees.
He will have the trees set out on his
farm near kinston, and will have a
nice walnut grove-the first we have
heard of in the eastern part of the
state.
TarbcrO Southerner: A most dis
tressirg accident occurred near Bat
tleboro Saturday, resulting in a brother
Killing a brother. The three sons of
Mr.. Joseph w. Powell and some 9th
ers had a gun and were hunting on
MT. PoWelPs pasture. In going through
the brush the gun, which was in the
hands of Joseph Powell, Jr., was
discharged, the ball taking effect Just
| H. fhn ioL
the lung of his brother, Henry Bum
Powell. He was taken to a house of a
neighbor, blu expired before he arriv-
ed. he Only lived about a a an
hour. Joseph is about Is years old and
his brother between II and u.
Raleigh News and Observer: We'll
don, n. c., March %. (SpeciaD-The
river is falling today very fast. 1t
Is now two feet lower than it was this
morning. But little damage was done
10 the state farms, the lands being
well diked; some cattle are reported
drowned and much damage has been
done to wheat and oats in the low
lands. The water was upon the second
floor of the Weldon mills yesterday,
and the corn, flour and oil mills were
all at a standstill, not a wheel could
be turned.-News comes from Louis
burg that Rev. James Battle Avirett.
who has been quite i'll with la grippe,
though better, is still very weak. The
doctor has enjoined upon him that he
must not preach, and he has been
silent for the first time during Lent
IN a ministry of forty years.-The
salisbury Ice n Fuel Company was
yesterday incorporated by the secre-
tary OF state, with George r. Collons.
Ira Keller and Lee S. Overman as in
corporators. Its capital stock is SIS, 900.
The North Carolina Bar Association
VII Tnpaf fh1 yyQn1. n - U.A--
July 9Th is the day and 9 p. m. the
hour.
Oxford Ledger: A scholarly ad-
dress was given March 18th, by DR..
Taylor, president Of Wake Forest Col
lege, at Horner School to a large and
appreciative audience. His subject,
''The Physiology of Habit" was treated
in an able and instructive manner.
Yadkinville Ripple: Mr.. Chalmers
Mills informs us of a fatal accident
that occurred near J~onesville, this
county, last Saturday. A 13-year old
daughter OF Mr.. Bob Martin was
standing in the door with a baby in
her arms when Walter Benge, a Is
year old negro boy, was fooling with
a gun and pointed it at the girl, snap
ping it, when to his surprise it exploded,
shooting the girls face full of shot and
putting about twenty-five shot in the
baby's body. Medical aid was imme-
diately summoned but the girl died
on Sunday.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. R. T. Greg
DRY, prescription clerk at R. H. Jor-
dan & Cos, received a telegram yes
terday announcing the death Of his
father, DR.. Francis Rogers Gregory, at
hiC homo Of Ctnuo1 Cro- villa nor,nfr
at $3.50 yesterday moning. DIR. Greg
Org was one of the most prominent and
influential citizens, as well as the lead
ing physician of his county. He was
born in Mecklenburg county, Virginia.
During the past week twenty
four recruits for service in the Phil
ippines were enlisted at Raleigh, near
ly all negroes. Six left for Columbus,
Ohio.
Statesvile Landmark: Bessie Walk
er a colored r.Oman, was found by
the track of the Western railfoad. on
morning. Her arm was cut off and her
body bruised and mingled. 1t is sup
posed that the woman was run over by
a train some time last night but we
have been unable to learn any Of the
of the accident at this hour.
One report says she is dead and aEoth-
that she is nearly so.
Washington Messenger: Yesterday
there appeared on the streets a band of
negro women mailing from Rocky
Mount, proclaiming the only true way
Of holiness and denouncing all as n.y.
pocrites who refuse to follow in their
footsteps.-A man rolling a wheel
barrow from New York to Vancouver. |
Columbia, or a wager Of $4,000 |
that he can make the trip in two years
was making his way through North
Carolina this week. He is travelling |
about 20 miles a day.
Granville Reflector: Parties arriving |
the train this morning from kins-
said that the doctors had pro-
nounced three cases Of smallpox there
yesterday. |
The state auditor has paid to the |
general of the state guard
5000, part OF the SIG, 900, given by the |
/ Zislature. There will be ar encamp-
ment this summer of at least ten days. ]