The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07

levied for any purpose sn n county, III
the year TS5. was 10 cents on each poll
and 10 cents on every loo acres of land
The people were not burdened with
taxes I'm those days like now.
Fair Bluff Times: VIII Hux. OF near
CerTo Gordo. was arrested as this place
last Wednesday eveEing on ehe charge
OF having stolen SO from the money
drawe OF Il. l. T@wnsend.-warren
Britt was terribly mashed between
log one day last week In the swamps
ab~sut "a mile or two from here. Ii Is
hoped he will soon recover.
Durham Herald: ]. Frank Maddry.
coroner OF Durham county. a~ccorapan-
ted by Deputy Sheriff John Harvard.
went out near Staggviile yesterday to
View the dead body oe a colercd nam
by the name OF Dave Justice, and hold
an inquest II necessary He found
that an inquest was unnecessary. there
being conclusive evidence tina he had
been thrown from his saigon while
drunk.
Fayetteville ObSerxvr-Misa Fannie
Sedherry, the bright little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. &. ID. Scaberry. met with
a very painful and peculiar accident
yesterday morning. She fell from a
tree. a distance OF ten feet, and sgf-
rered what is known as a green stick
fracture Ia both arms Just above the
wrists. The bones, though net broken
externally were bent outward In the
shape OF a bow.
Whiteville News; We learn of a fatal
accident which occurred i'm welches
Creek township tod&y. While nShtuE I'm
WelChes creek with some young friends
the young son OF William cherry. col
ored. started 10 walk across "a log. trail
ing a gun behind him. 1t H. supposed
that the hammer % the gun caught on
. projecting limb or Knot. FOR it az
st4ansuffn- AEn-EaHwAa s.4H-NEn-
wound on young Cherry from which he
died In A short while.
Carthage Tribune: Matthew John
SON.. one OF Mills planter operators.
dressed in l. minutes last Thursday
500 feet OF lumber on one machine.
This performance breaks the record
of rapid planer work.-RcV 4. N.
Clegg. ColportGer for Fayetteville PRES
bytery. was at home Saturday. He SAYS
since ne has been in the work he has
sold over Goo volumes ana that he has
found 81 homes without Bibles. About
three-fourths OF his 81 were white peo-
pie. He has travelled over portions Of
Moore. Harnett and Chatham ooun-
ties.
Norfolk Landmark: For several days
n fire. the extent OF which Ia nknow
at this time. has been raging i'm the
Dismal swamp. The area covered by
the flames seems to be near fuckers,
on the Norfolk and Western railway.
Dense clouds OF smoke. hanging pail
like over hat section of the great mo-
rdss, indicate the existence eff an eN-
tensivc conflagration. \ further indi-
cation OF fire I'm the swamp is furnish
ed by the presence OF unusually large
numbers OF bear, deer and other game
which infest the place I'm the c~learings
or its edges.
Raleigh Post: Meekin Lane. n well
known colored man OF this city. who
for forty years has been the sexton
of the Presbyterian church, died yes
terday morning at his home on West
Lenoir street. He was a faithful. hon
est man and held the respect OF those
who knew him, both white and colored.
Wake Forest college has selected
the debaters who will represent the
institution at the intercollegiate de-
bat here Thanksgiving day between
Trinity and Wake Forest. The cha
erS chosen by Wake Forest are MI. A.
X. Cunning. of BERTHE; Mr.. a. w. Cook.
Of Murfreesboro. and Mr.. Oscar Pow
ers. Of Wake Forest.
Wadesboro News: The dwelling OF
Frank Sanders, who lives west of
P~eachland, in Union county, was burn
ed last Thursday night. No one was In
the house at the time. All the furniture
III the house and SO in money was lost.
THE dwelling. together with fs con
tents, OF Mrs. John Bowers. OF Bruins
vile township, was destroyed by fire a
few nights ago. We learn that there
was $3.50 insurance on the property in
a South Carolina company.-Mr. J. X
Waddcll, who probably was, with one
exception, the oldest citizen I'm the coun-
~, died at his home in Ansonvillc town
snip Friday. He was 90 years Did.
which, we believe, Is the age of Uncle
Joe Allen. of Fla Rock.
Carthage Tribune.-John T.. Ross, a
young negro, was arrested in Mineral
Springs township one day last week on
a charge Of insulting ladies. and In de-
fault Of bail the officers started with
him to Jail. On the way they met his
father, John w. Ross, who inquired
where they were taking the boy.
/ When they told him that they were go
ing to take him to Jail. he replied, No.
| reckon not" and took the boy away
moned a posse and went TO arrest both
the Johns. When they found old John
and attempted to arrest him he fought
like a hyena, and IT took about half n
dozen men to subdue him, m In the
melee old Johns right arm was broken
But the pair Of them were safely land
ed in Jail.
Charlotte News.-Mr. J. H. Wearn
who, as noted in the News yesterday.
has purchased the Star mills property
on East avenue, will In the ear future
convert the mill building into "A planning
mill. He will fit IL out with new ma
chinery.-Mr. II. w. Metts. who liz
connected with the Bell Telephone COM
pany, met with a painful accident this
morning. He was riding his wheel down
East Trade street from the square
when he met a wagon. The two col
lided, and the force OF the collision
knocked Mr.. Nets from his wheel, un-
derneath the horses. The wagon which
was heavily loaded, passed over Mr.,
Nets breast and ankles, but neither
are serious. He was taken To his room
and a physician attended him.-Quite
a sensation was created at the cotton
platform this morning by the appear.
ance of a ten-year-oid boy who
weighed 165 pounds in his boots. The
youth comes from Berryhill township
and is a son OF Mr.. G. II. Mccoy. The
young boy is only ten years old and Il
four feet six inches.
sick Headaches.
The curse Of overworked womankint
are quickly and surely cured b. Kari