The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-26

Hinton Hogan Helper. author OF the
bad book. the Impending Crisis. -
dead. He was born in 1s-e-
Henderson Gold Leaf: A glorious
revival Is now IN at the Chap
81. Henderson Cotton Mills. conducted
by Rev. c. ~. Riggan. Fifty converts
are reported up to Tuesday night.
DR.. W. B. Normen<, OF Rowland, died
Monday night Early Monday while
he vas talking over 4 telephone BE was
suddenly stricken and fell He eve
recovered from the first attack, but
lived until night
Winston Sentinel: The Sentinel not
ed a few days ago that the negro
Walter Davis. who was in jail here
awaiting trial for shooting a negro
near Belo's pond. was an escaped con-
Wet from Rockingham county The
authorities there made a demand upon
Sheriff Kapp for the prisoner and he
was carried 10 Reidsville.
Mooresville correspondence Charlotte
Observer: Mr.. J.. ID. Troutman. who has
been living in Ohio for twenty years.
will move his family To this place in
a short while. He has formed a part
nership with his brother. b. A. Trout
man. and they viii run a ginnery, saw
mill and planning m~achine.~and VIII es-
tablish a furniture factory.
ISCESulIs lBSr Tld1EF~r L@SA.. NIAA1
out for Marion Butler for governor in
1900. He was in Asheville last week.
and upon his return home says: The
Ashevile Republican, Gudger. Jim
Grant. Lusk and the rest told me they
We're ready to go for Marion Butler as
the fusion nominee for governor IL that
is the thing TODD, as L commended il is.
L thought they you'd be utterly hostile
They aid If that's the thing TO do
We viii oppose him."
Winston Sentinle: The Confession
by Thomas Hudson. in the Brinkley
case, as told by The Sentinel yesterday
afternoon. a expected by those who
| heard his testimony at the preliminary
trial Hudson told Solicitor Griffith
that after the shooting he and Cobbier
went with Reed TO the N. & ". trestle.
across Forth stheet, where the latter
removed the two blank cartridges from
| his pistol. One of three was found by
Policeman Thomas and prod Ice1 at the
trial. The murdered nan was a MEM
Der of a good family and ii is said that
| reltives will employ able counsel 10 as
sist the solicitor in the prosecution. as
they are anxious TO have the guilty man
punished.
Monroe Enquirer. Mr.. T. ]. Jerome,
Of this place, will be a candidate for
the attorney general. That he has the
qualifications of a good officer is rec
ognized by all h know him.-Mr.
j.. d. Collins, Of Charlotte, has bought
| the Monroe Cotton Mills Store and will
continue the business in the Fitzgerald
building.-The cotton receipts on this
market are much AWE h they
were last year.-Professor Alexander
P. Mclean. of Laurinburg, has been
elected a teacher in the Monroe High
| School. He is a graduate of the State
University and has experience as a
ache
Red Springs Record: Murdoch Smith
was shot September 18th, atNeill
Smiths by Van Williams, a desperate
negro, formerly OF Fayetteville. He
a some words with Neill Smith last
Saturday. and went armed to enew
the row. Murdoch told him to go away,
and started off and when ten or
fifteen steps away the negro fired
three shots, the last taking effect above
left elbow. DR.. j. L. Mcmillan probed
about three inches but failed to locate
the ball. Later the negro was met by
w. T. Smith, who he also fired at with
his pistol, but Smith shot him with a
shotgun, and captured him and deliv-
cred him to Marshal Henderson, Of
Maxton.
AshevilIe Citizen: The "trusty" sys-
tenn observed by the county authori-
ties in caring for the convicts is respon-
slble for an act committed last nlght
hat came near resulting in the death
of the wife of one CT the favored pris-
oners. Bud Payne, a negro, is the
"trusty" in question, and he came TO
town last night evidently bent upon
making trouble. He declared his inten-
ton to kill her and leave. His wife
ran into. her sisters room, but Payne
forced the door and with the axe he
carried stTa1- his wife in the center
of the forehead. The blow was not de-
livered fairly and the axe was not
a sharp one, otherwise the woman must
have been killed. AS it vas the skull
was laid bare.
Salisbury Sun 18Th: The sac news
of the death of Mr.. w. A. Lipe, of the
county, was brought to town this morn
ing-and many were the expressions OF
sorrow- For Uncle Billy" as he was
Familiarity called, was known and loved
by a very large number Of people
throughout the country. His death was
such a sad ending Of a bright and hap
by life, for it was caused by al accident
which proved fatal in two hours. Yes
terday about noon Mr.. Lipe was kicked
by a horse.
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