The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-06
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Littleton Reporter: Mr.. d. w.
Newsom, of Lttleton (now at Durham,)
has been offered a situation at Hava-
ma, Cuba, as s~tenographer at a salary
of $1,000 a year, and will probably &C
cept it.
Raleigh News and Observer: Gov
ernor Russell has not yet decided the
Shemwell extradition case hat vas
argued before him last Monday
President Edwin A. Alderman, of the
State university, lectured at the Acad-
envy in Holly Springs last night.
Castor is for Aycock.
A special from WarrentOn to The
Raleigh Post says that Charles A.
Cook, of Warren, declines the Govern
or's appointment to be judge of the
Eastern criminal circuit, giving as his
reason for doing so that his accept
Inc would seriously interfere with
other business relations.
Fayetteville Observer: News reach
es us this morning from several very
reliable sources that a young lady just
q years old died in Flea Hill township
literally of a broken heart. Several
years ago this young lady was engag
ed to a young man of the neighborhOod.
He went to Georgia to seek his fortune
On Sunday last ne returned home and
visited all his neighbors, except his
former sweetheart. He took no notice
Of. her whatever. When the young lady
appeared at breakfast Monday morn
ing her distress is said to have been
awful to behold; and she finally fled
screaming from the room. Her moth
er went to comfort her. but it was of
no avail, n with the words tell
i owe his and died Of a broken heart"
she suddenly expired. The above is
vouched for by several of the leading
citizens Of Flea Hill, but for obvious
reasons we Withhold the names of the
parties concerned. .
Kinston Free Press: The Kinston
Cotton Mills commenced this week put
ting in about 1000 more spindles.
When these are put in. place the total
number Of spindles will be 6,100.
Durham Herald: About noo yester-
day Mr.. William May, better known
by his neighborS as Uncle Billy"
died at his home in Oak Grove town.
ship. The deceased vas 9S years of
g last December and was known
throughout the county. He was loved
by all of his neighbors.
Tarboro Southerner: This morning
about 4 o'clock, a negro man, Tom
Square, while loading the o. d. steam
err. Rdgecombe, at its wharf here, fell
overheard and was drowned. He lost
his IA on a bag Of fertilizer and he
fell backward and was carried under
the boat All efforts to save him were
vain.
Shelby Star: Mr.. L. T.. Campbell,
of the Campbell Monazite
arrived last Wednesday n
is having the new machiney placed at
the works a few miles east of Shelby.
I The plant begins active and continuous
operations, Mr.. Campbell informs US,
on April 2, and he will have regular
employment for a force OF 40 hands.
Salisbury Sun: Mr.. w. w. Browns
of Saw, who was in the city today, tells
of a serious accident which happened
near Mill Bridge yesterday. Mr.. Vance
| Bradshaw fell off of a "a OF straw
and landed on the handle end of a
pitchfork the other end OF which stuck
in the ground. The pitchfork handle
| struck Mr.. Bradshaw in the stomach.
| making what may prove fatal injuries
Lenoir News: Last Friday Mr..
| Thomas Bradshaw, who live up on
| Mulberry, had a leg and arm broken
| by the bursting of a mill stone. He
| owns an ordinary little water grfst
| mill and 1t had run and done good
| work for years in a most innocent way
l until last Friday. The stone Broke
| into a number of pieces. One of them
| struck Mr.. Bradshaw.
Stanly Enterprise: A crowd OF our
| young citizens waited on the two Nor
| mon elders who struck our county
| some two weeks ago and let them un-
| derut1nA that we do not need Mormon
| ism in this county and that the best
| thing they could do would be to leave
| at ence. The Mormons perceived that
the boys meant all they said and made
a promise last Friday il they would be
| they would go never to return.
| Geldsboro Argus: Mrs. il. NJ. Lum-
ley received news today of the death of