The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-12
NORTH CAROLINA.

Bill Fife is holding a meeting at Dur
ham.
AlbemarIe has prospects of a roller
-four mill to cost $500
The Washington correspondent OF
The Asheville Gazette writes that Co
IONS Melville Hayes. OF Ohio, son on
Rutherford b. Hayes. will nVe
North Carolina in opposition to the
constitutional amendment
Durham Herald: Last night Asniey
Herndon. one of the clerks at 4 d
Matthews drug store. fell while skat-
ing at the rink on Green street, n
broke his left leg.-Aiss Mamie Po-
land arrived in the city yesterday from
the Normal and Industrial college,
Greensboro. Miss Poland, who Is a
student at the college named. has re-
Gently recovered from an attack OF ty-
phoid fever. For a while she was IN a
critical condition. She says that ths
school will probably open about Febru-
airy lst. The last fever patient left the
college yesterday.
Fayetteville Observer: The horse
stolen Wednesday night from Mr.. John
Russell in Flea Hill has been recovered
but the thief made good his escape.
The theft was discovered at 4 o'clock
yesterday morning and Mr.. Russelis
sons. John and Henry. mounted i've
horses and set of in pursuit. They
up with the robber near Cor
nelia. about twelve miles on and had
a desperate fight with the man. a big
unknown negro. who finally escaped.
leaving behind his overcoat, coat. vest
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die, which probably had been stolen.
Charlotte Observer: Winston. Jan
uary 4.-EsIill Blevin was brought here
last night from Ash county for safe
keeping. On Christmas day he killed
Jackson Tucker, a good citizen OF Ashe
and there was talk of lynching him
The men were attending big reception
the shooting occurred. Blevins
claims that he was drunk.-Salisbury
4.-LiItle Elsie Webb died at the
home OF her parents on Fisher street
night at IL o'clock from the effects
OF hurns received at midday yesterday.
The child's clothes caught from a fire
OF brush in Il neighbor's yard. near
she was standing. She was
burned.-A young Char
lotte lawyer has received a rather Gu
rious letter from a S~paniard. who says
is confined in prison in Madrid on n
charge. After claiming
blood-relationship with the lawyer, he
he will give the latter a fourth OF
his fortune of 2S, 500 pounds sterling il
the latter will consent to rear and be a
to his fourteen-year old daugh-
+ VIII &c sent here in charge OF
a Catholic priest IL the Charlotte man
accepts his proposals." about which
he makes no mention. The Spaniard
that he never expects TO leave
prison alive.
Fayetteville Observer: Today Mr.
J. w. Ingold, nag Of the Cumber-
county d~iSpensary, turned owes
to the treasurer of the county twelve
hundred dollars for the benefit Uf the
fund and a like amount was also
turned over to the city treasurer. This
an increase in the net profits of
this concern to the amount of twelve
hundred dollars more than any preVi-
GUS quarter
Charlotte News: A negro named Blu
Green, was taking his first ride on the
train. When he bought his ticket he
to tine station agent: Mister. how
must you do when you want 10 git OF"
We'll, said the agent, you are going
to Mt. Mourne. Before the train gets
there, the will call out. Mt.
Alourne, and gu must get ready t.
off" Wa the conductor car
Mt. Mourne,' the negro. who had b. !.
ran to the door and before the
brakeman could stop him, jumped Of
the train. The train was running AT
Is miles an hour The cord was pull
ed, the train stopped, and a search
for the darkey. He was found
lying by the track unconscious and
with the blood running from a long cut
in his head. He was picked I'D and
taken TO Davidson. where medical at
tention was secured. The negro reviv-
but his injuries is rio This
near being his last, as well as hrs
ffrEa ride.
Charlotte Observer: Tbs Atherton
Mills has declared its usual
dividend of 4 per cent
Mr.. w. II. Purvis, a fertilizer sales
a say that the wheat growers or
North Carolina have bought more fer
tiliZers for the crop just seeded than
they ever bought for any TWO previous
crops.-Mr. Richard Williams. who
has just returned from LinvsHe Falls,
that three large bears have
been killed on Invite river below the
falls in the last few weeks. One Of
them. which was killed by John WISE.
weighed 456 pounds--Ysterday
morning Robert Thornwell, a negro
was brought before Mayor Mccall on
a charge of stealing a horse from Mr..
c. c. Hagler. OF this county. about
five weeks ago. Mr.. Hagler testified
that the horse, valued at $50. had been
taken from the rear Of WadswUrth's
livery stable. Learning that the horse
had been ridden TO Rock Hill, $. c., he
went 10 that place and found il in the
possession OF ThoTnweF. He stated
that he had been informed by the police
of Rock HiH that the negro had sold
the horse to another negro and had then
stolen II for the second time.