The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-17

Stasesville Landmark A drove 0
200 sheep passed through town yestsr
day. They had been bought In some O
h iewesr counties n were beins
taken to the mountains
Shelby Star. The little son Of Rev
II. L Limerick. Charley by name. VIII
was shct in the hack during the holi
days by Master John Randall with 4
little hot gun, is up and going about
Beaufort Herald. Mr.. Henry Smith
happened to q very painful accident OF
last Saturday, while attempting to fir
a large cannon cracker. The cracker
exploded in his hand l~acerating Ii very
badly.
Charlotte Observer: MI. j. A. Mich.
ael. of this city, who went to High
Point some weeks ago to work In q
furniture factory, home with a
badly lacerated land. He got Ii caugh
in the machinery. One finger was Gu,
of and two split nearly in two.
Ashville Citizen: There Is consider
able talk as to the status of Judge w.
L. Norw cd. We have no hesitation In
saying that IL he does not resign his
status should be fixed by the legisla-
ture promptly impeaching him.
"aynesville Courier: Mrs. NJ. J.. Hill,
mother Of Congressman-elect w. T.
Crawford, died at her home on Crab
tree last Saturday and was buried Sun
day, the services being conducted by
Revs. E. Allison and r. A. Sentell. Mrs.
Hill was 6S years old IND was a con-
sistent member of Rock Spring Bap-
fist church.
Poloinh Dact. u1nlor~~- ~ ~ -
9.-Jim Chatham, a colored man IS
years old, being in a demented state Of
mind, arose some time during the night
unobserved by his family, and wander
ed to a small branch, near the house Of
Mr.. Robt. Barnes, in which his body
was found frozen, by Mr.. Barnes Sat
urday morning at an early hour.
Presbyterian Standard: A most in
teresting series of meeting closed at
Ashpole last Sabbath night. The SER
vices were onducted by Rev. William
Black, assisted by Rev. A. *. Pool, who
had charge of the department Of song.
The Word has had free course and been
glorified, the church has been revived,
and its membership increased by the
addition of thirty-eight new names.
Washington Messenger: 1t is with
1CSICL We hdfC W dlIIlOuIce the IMAM
cial embarrassment of Mr.. NJ L. Flynn.
and that he was compelled to make an
assignment Tuesday. Mr.. Flynn has
been doing business in this city some
three years, and has enjoyed a large
trade We understand tire cause of his
embarrassment was his failure to COL
lect outstanding claims, and that his
assets are more than his liabilities.
Maxton Scottish Chief: While Dep
uty Marshal j. c. Parish was carrying
a negro from Bowmore to Lumberton
jail last Wednesday, being charged with
robbing the %postOfice at that place, he
jumped from the car window just be-
fore arriving here, and before the train
could be stopped, the prisoner escaped.
Mr.. Parish made his way to Maxton,
where he secured a posse and 500 cap
tured his man in Lumber River swamp
Greensboro Record: There are evil
IDENTIFY some expert safe crackers
around Greensboro, OF were Friday
night, for a very neat job was put I'D
at Watson's mill-the Greensboro roll
er mills on Walker avenue. The job
was done after IL o'clock, for some one
was there about his time. This morn
ing when Mr.. Watson went down he
found his safe in a much dilapidated
condition. A hole had been drilled in
the top, dynamite no doubt being used.
when h door was blown from its
hinges, and was lying some distance
away.
Greensboro Record: Mr.. Thomas
Jefferson Wood of Randolph, who was
elected assistant dOorkeeper of the
house, was one of the bravest men in
the confederate army. He volunteered
under the first call, and served under
Jackson until he was killed, and then
under Pettigrew in Scales brigade. His
son, Lewis, volunteered in the First
North Carolina regiment at Jackson
vile. The recognition of the brave
confederate, whose home was recently
been darkened by thS Heath of his no.
BILE son, was a graceful act.
Greensboro Telegram: Jesse Ander-
son Cunninggim was born in Greene
county, N. c., Jan. %, 1882, and died
in Greensboro, N. c., Jan. z, 1899, in the
9th year Of his age. His. father was
Rev. w. H. Cunninggim, ST.. a worthy
local elder in the M. E. Church, south.
His mother, whose maiden name was
Edith Gibbons, was the daughter of
Rev. John Gibbons, a minister in the
same church. He was one of ten chill
dren, all of whom arrived at mature
years. He was truly brought up in the
nurture and admonition of the Lord"
Raleigh News and Observer: Win
ston, N. c., Jan. Au.-(Special. Par
| ~ticulars were received here today of the
drowning last Friday of Gambia Carter,
One Of Yadkin county's wealthiest citi-
He was drinking and attempted
to cross a swollen stream with two
mules. The mules were lost also. The
body Of Carter has not been found,
though a hLnd ed men have been drag
ging the creek for 1.-THE sheriff of
M~ecklenburg county yesterday settled
his XXI in full with the state treas
urer. The amount was $2S, 1866.
M~ecklenburg, Wake and Buncombe
counties are the largest tax payers in
the state. Last year M~ecklenburg led
wake by 800. This was due to the