The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-22

$50
| " al Hickory Is now assured. Fifty
thousand dollars have been SUBSIDIZED
and q larger amount IS in s4ght-
/ The Bank OF Madison has opened
| its doors with Colonel J. NJ Galloway
as president. VIM c. Rufin as vice
president and J. o. Ragsdale as cashier
Kinston Free Press: During 4 few
hours canvass last week some of our
progressive citizens secured over So
600 stock for a furniture factory. To
have secured uch an amount at al
here for n factory ten years ago o
| have been Impossible.
Louisburg Times: Ellen Egerton. a
| colored woman, about SO years old, re-
ceived a shot in the leg one day this
| week. which shattered the bone. Il was
a very painful wound and VAS the result
OF the careless handling OF n pistol IN
| the hands OF her grandson, George Egg
| erton, and Il all happened near Maple
| Vile, this county.
Charlotte News: The full enroll
,nenr OF the white graded school has
| been completed and the figures for the
las: three years are here gwen, show
| ing the comparative numbers in both
| schools for the years 1897. 1898, 1899;
| Whites-lS97. 1913; 1895. 1875; 1899,
1871. ~Colored-1s97, sol; 1898. 5S5;
1899. 10.
Winston Republican: The interest
! OF Salisbury In the Union Copper m!ne,
| owned by Newman, OF New York, Is
| great. He has put in $500, eco worth OF
machinery. II is alleged that h ore
runs from 10 20 IS per cent. N fineneSs.
| There is great secrecy As TO the mine,
| and very few people are permitted TO
see IL II is said there are l,OVo oper-
| atives there. half OF them underground.
Charlotte News: Mr.. Thomas c.
| Guthrie returned from Rockingham
last night. where he went 10 attend
| Richmond Superior court. Mr.. Guthrie
| tells a News reporter that an important
| case was heard at Rockingham yester-
| day. Polly Locker. a Croatan woman,
was charged with the murder OF a
white man by the name Of Lunsford.
The evidence adduced showed conclu-
sively that the woman committed the
deed in defence Of her daughters hon.
or. and the solicitor refused 20 prose
cute the case. The jury returned a YER
diet of NOT guilty, and the woman was
given her liberty.
Charlotte Observer: Rev. y. ). Will
ford, the Baptist preacher, Who was
arrested here Thursday on n telegram
from Winston Charging him with en-
bezzling funds belonging to n book-sell-
\ er MlOn he lOUTN-Elltl, WIS
YESTERDAY to give bond, and went TO
Jail. An officer from Winston is ex-
pected here for him this morning.
Raleigh News and Observer: Lexing-
ton. y. c.. September 16. Especially
Last night a negro boy about IA years
old got on the blind and rod on
the car for a couple Of miles, when he
jumped off near the section house and
had his head broken n an ugly
-. t- IR1-LanA
Shoaf, and he has been working at Sex
toms boarding house for several weeks
He lay by the side of the railroad track
all night, when he was found.
Charlotte News: Morganton, Septem-
Der 15.-The Dioceason convention, Dis
trict of Asheville, Of the Episcopal
church, is now in session here. About
forty delegates are in attendance, be-
sides representatives of the Women's
Auxiliary, Rev. Edwards, ID. d., preach
ed the opening sermon. have
also been preached by Bishop Horner.
Rev. r. r. Swope, d. D., n others.
A constitution has been adopted, and
DR.. Swope, of Baltimore, elected secre-
tary.
Lenoir News: We hear OF a peculiar
accident that befell a young man by
the name of Hayes, in Richlands town
ship, this county, last Tuesday. He
Was LdENCSlluB DuCh MlItdl anu SlOpptu
work to rest, sitting on the fence, plac-
ing the scythe and cradle on the ground
nearby with the edge OF the scythe
up. BY some means a rail on the fence
slipped and Hayes, to prevent failing,
jumped, lighting on the scythe, cutting
through his shoe and into his foot to
the hone.
Fayetteville Observer: EX-Judge
Sutton, who has been so IN for the past
eight or nine months, called on the
members Ct the Fayetteville bar this
morning, and it is understood hat he
announced his intention to Immediately
resume the practice of law-Our Lum-
Der Bridge correspondent writes that
Mr.. John David McGeachy suffered a
second stroke of paralysis Wednesday
night and is in a dying condition. Tele-
CRANE have been sent to his sons, Rev.
D.. L. McGeachy, of Burgaw, n. c., and
j. A McGeachy, OF Wilmington.-Mr.
Maultsby, who left here two weeks ago
for Harvey, Fla, to work in a lumber
mill, met with a bad accident at that
place a day or two ago. A long stick
OF timber fell on him, injuring his back
and crushing his hand. 1t Is thought,
however, that he will be all right IN
three or four weeks.