The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-07

Charlotte had % deaths In February.
Of these "A We're negroes.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. John Nc
Ghee, OF Paw Creek. Is a famous hunter
and has always had fine bird dogs.
Last fall some one poisoned three OF
them. and Sunday night two more
went the same way.
Fayetteville Reporter: Mrs. Loveday
Mckethan. wife Of the late Alfred A.
Mcketnan, died at her residence in this
city last night, after many years OF
suffering. Mrs. Mcclellan was the
youngest daughter of Col. Hector Nc
Alister, deceased, and was born No.
vember Is, 1903. She was therefore 50
years Of age last birthday.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. J. B. But
Ter tells Us that the larger OF the w
bears We spoke of as roaming in Flea
Hill, chased him Sunday night. He was
standing beside his bicycle near Ged-
dies gin when he saw a large black
bear-probably three feet taIl-Inak-
ing for him. He bounded into the sad
die and made off, the bear giving him
a hot chase for a hundred yards or
more.
S~tatesville Mascot: Clarence Kestler.
OF Charlotte, y. c., son OF A. D.. Kest-
Ter, of Statesville township, was she
by the accidental discharge OF a pistol
which he had in his pocket Tuesday.
The ball struck him in the palm OF
the hand, and, ranging upward, lodged
Just below the elbow. The bullet was
located by means of an X-ray machine
at St. Peters hospital and cut out with
out difficulty.-Last Thursday Andy
Click, colored, while cutting a tree on
the farm of y. T. Summers, Esq, in
Union Grove township, had his leg
broken.
Raleigh News and Observer: Bakers
Vile, n. c., February 2S.-Eva Wilson,
who has been confined in Jail here for
some time, accused Of poisoning Mrs.
Francis Lewis, at Elk Park, was today
discharged by an order Of Judge Bow
man. The matter was heard before
the judge some days ago on a writ of
habeaS corpus, brought by Valentine &
Norwood and S. J. Black, attorneys for
Mrs. Wilson. The judge reserved his
decision, but has now made the order
absolute, discharging the prisoner, on
the ground hat the evidence taken be-
fore the committing magistrate was in
sufficient to constitute probable cause.
Greensboro Record: A very queer case
was reported to the police Saturday
evening. Edward Smith, a son of
Capt. Dick Smith, says he was at home
eating his dinner about II o'clock when
a colOred boy came to the door and
asked for him. He went out and was
told by the boy Ia a man wanted to
see him at Judge Dicks crossing at
2 o'clock. Ed used to be Surveyor
Richardson's assistant, and thinking
some one wanted to see him about a
line that had been run out in hat sec
ton, he went Out, meeting a man on
the railroad near the place designated.
He describes him as wearing a heavy
mustache, derby hat and black over
coat. Smith walked up close to him.
not knowing, he says, that he was the
party. Just as he was close to him
the man withdrew his hand from his
pocket and made a las at him with
an open knife. Smith threw up his
left hand to ward off the blow and re-
ceived the cut on his hand. After
striking at him again he says the man
hit him a terrific blow on the chest,
knocking him down and dazing him
When he regained his feet the man was
running away. He says two boys were
in the woods not far away hunting
and saw the nan as he vas running,
and hat two ladies were passing in a
buggy n saw the attack, coming to
him and tying up his hand.