The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-27
NORTH

The children at Baptist orphanage
at brownsville cost but 1915 per e
per month
Charlotte observer: Work on n
batting mill being erected by the Barn
hardt Manufacturing Company Is pro-
crossing very rapidly.
Raleigh News and Observer: Lum-
berton. N. c., July 1S.-A horse ran
away with DR.. R NJ yeSter-
day. and ne was seriously injured
Two Of his lbs were broken. and he
received other internal hurts.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs Alexan-
der Williams and Miss Fenny McBryde
left last night for New York. where
they viii be Joined today by Lieueen-
ant Alexander Williams who was or
dered from his station in Cuba to the
United States on detached service
Greensboro Telegram: A few days
& Mr.. J.. H. Fulton, of Mt ATTY.
filed a voluntary petition in bankrupt
cy. He now files a second petition as
the surviving partner IN he firm OF
w. Fulton & Son. The liabilities are
scheduled at 1888 .257.S5, with no assets
Fayetteville Observer: The road.
which is to connect the Bennettsville
branch OF the A. c. l.. with the main
line from McNatts TO Parkton, has
almost beer completed and in a few
weeks, Ine bcHIlclISN II AEdiIS Wa
run over the main line from Hope Mills
TO Parkton. instead OF over a separate
but parallel track as at present.
Kinston Free Press: John Kershaw.
colored, was arrested INK lodged in
Jail here yesterday on the charge of
poisoning Lima Parker, colored. He
gave the woman some whiskey to drink
Sunday afternoon, which, ii IS said.
contained a poisonous ingredient. The
woman was made seriously i'll and is
not expected to live.
Monroe Enquirer: An accident oc-
CURED to some threshermen lear the
TyndaIl place, four miles west Of Mon
roe, last week which came very near
proving fatal to a M and a team Of
mules. The engine was being carried
from one farm to another and ran
against a stump, breaking a pipe
Scalding water was thrown on the dri-
yer and the team hitched to the en-
CINE. The driver and mules were pain
fully scalded.
Raleigh News and Observer: Hert-
ford, N. c., July 20.-Three dwelling
houses were burned here yesterday
morning. The fire originated from the
back yard of n of the houses where
a woman was washing clothes. The
property destroyed, amounting TO
about So, 900. was partly covered by in
surance.-At IL o'clock last night the
Holman mill on the Fayetteville ROAD
south of the city, was burned. Loss
about 81 600, with only $500 or $500 in
Surance.
Salisbury Truth: The Mormon elders
are still active in this county-in fact
they are putting forth more
and persistent efforts than ever before.
| We learn that there are now about
eight of these elders in Rowan
Capt. Tom Mason is doing a splendid
work in the west" so we are told by a
friend. Capt. Mason always does
splendid work at whatever he under
takes. Able, earnest. honest, eloquent.
no one can hear him without being
convinced first of his honesty and then
of his faith in the righteousness of the
cause he represents.
KinSton Free Press: Wednesday
night another shooting affair occurred
in the section of the town known as
"HelTs Half Acre" Bryant Jones was
shot in the left leg, above the knee, by
Matthew Evans. Both parties are col
ored.-We hear very good news from
Duplin county. The democrats are
working hard there, and Will carry the
county by 1000 majority.-Dr. Lewis
tells us the government thermometer
here registered 104 degrees yesterday.
Thermometers at Hoods corner and at
~ iAt
crops in this section are suffering ter
ribly for lack of rain. Corn is cut off
nearly half. The dry weather is dam
aging 10 cotton and very damaging 10
tobacco.
Asheville Graphic: a white man
named George w. Griffin and his wife
of near Sandy Cross were brought here
late Tuesday night and placed in jail
after having been tried by Squire Il.
C. Dixon, J.. E. r. Winstead, w. R.
Proctor and G.. NJ. D. Langley for the
criminal neglect of their children. From
what we can learn of the affair il
seems that Griffin and his last wife
had very little love or feeling for three
children by his second wife and that
recently the little ones, aged s, 10 and
IL years were taken sick and placed in
an clubhouse, away from the heartless
father and stepmother, and there left
TO the mercy of neighbors and their
W feeble strength. Their condition
gradually grew worse Uni death re-
lieved them of their suffering. a war
rant was issued against the inhumar
parents Inc as a result they are now in
Jail awaiting court.