The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

S~tatesville Landmark: Bessie Walker
wife of Ben Walker, a colored woman,
was found by the track of the Western
railroad, on the fill just east of the de-
pot, this morning. Her arm was cut
off and her body bruised and mangled
1t is supposed that the woman was run
over by a train some time last night.
Taylorsville correspondent Charlotte
Observer: Tuesday at a sale of Dave
Olridge, about five miles east of here
a brawl was engaged in by several in
which Bob Hines struck Keener Lack
ey with a club. The injury is though;
to be fatal. Hines was arrested
brought here and lodged in Jail. Al
last accounts the man was still alive,
but not expected TO live. They are
both young men.
Pittsboro Record: The largest hog
that we have heard Of having beer
killed in Chatham last winter, was one
killed by Mr.. ]. H. Wilmington, of VIII
liams township, which vas eighteen
months old and weighed els pounds.
Winston Sentinel: William Denny, a
white man, about % years old, fell
through an elevator hole in the old fac
tory of the r. ]. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, abou Z o'clock this morning,
He sustained painful and serious in
juries. His left leg is broken below
the knee, besides being badly bruised
about the body. He fell from the second
to the first floor.
Republicans make the curious and
paradoxical argument that the new
election law ties the hands of the op-
ponents of democracy and yet, accord
ding to their logic, it will defeat the
democrats at the next election. This
is like arguing that a moving body
can cut space in both directions at one
and the same time, or that nothing un-
usual would occur If an irresistible
body n an immovable body should
come in contact. In their first state
ment the republicans read the hand
writing On the wall. In their second
statement they whistle to keep I'D their
courage while they pass through the
graveyard OF buried political hopes
In a nutshell, the law means white SUI
prenacv and good government In
North Carolina, and the great body on
the people say, Amen and Amen!-
Winston Sentinel.
painful surprise, the community on yes-
terday received the news Of the
death Of Mrs. Scribner. wife Of
Professor c. W. Scribner. of the Ayr.
cultural ana Mechanical college. Mrs
Scrfbner died at 1880 O'Clock wednes-
day morning, after an illness Of only
a few days, in which la grippe deyel-
oped pneumonia, terminating in death
-Wadesboro, n. c., March pa
large concourse of people assembled
in the Baptist church his emil II
witness the funeral obsequies of the
late DR.. A. B. Huntley, whose death
was mentioned in yesterdays paper
His remains were inferred in the Gene
terry at this place.-Rocky Mount. "
G. March 22.-Miss Annie, the beauti.
ful and accomplished daughter of Mr.
w c. Gupton, died this morning AT n
O'Clock at her fathers residence after
an illness of only twenty-four hours
Enquirer" is informed that the las;
legislature appropriated $1,000 for new
buildings at the soldiers home and in
creased the annual a~ppropria ton for
the home from $500 to SIC, 900.
A Washington telegram saws: Con-
gresham Linney has raised a s-crm
about his head which Is gathering with
great force; and wien it breaks. as il
threatens to do at almost any time,
there viii be such a noise that its
echoes Will not die out for some time.
1t all CORES from his Recommendation
TO consolidate the Winston-Salem post
once under n head.