The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-19

tWulLc SUPREMACY G0OS nave low
been organized in 80 out OF the 81
counties In b state.
Hayesville Courier: The two ladies
who have been boarding at Mr.. J. w.
Alexander's hotel for several weeks.
left Wednesday morning. No one here
knows where they live.
Statesyille Landmark: Wednesday
a 60-year-oid citizen OF north Iredel
sent to town to get a tombstone Tor
his wife's grave. BY the same mes
senger he SEN alSo for license 10 get
himself q new wife.
James 4 Lockhart. Jr., Of Arson.
who a just graduated al the Uni
versity. is only is years old. He Is the
youngest graduate of that institution
since the war. He Is a son OF ex-Rep-
resentative Lockhart.
The North Carolina Medical associa-
ton OF colored physicians. surgeons
and pharmacists viii meet at High
Point June Is and II. The programme
includes papers and discussions OF in
terest TO the profession represented in
the association
Goldsboro Argus: The many friends
and followers OF Hon. Claude Kitchin
will regret to learn that he is det<0n-
ed at his home, in Scotland Neck. by
an attack Of fever and has. therefore,
been forced to cancel his engagements
for speaking for the present.
Hendersonville Times: j. y. Rog-
ers, one of the veterans in attendance
at the reunion in Louisville, got hurt
while crossing a street by a team
which ran against him, breaking sew
eral of his ribs. 1t was reported
through town that he was killed, but
he came on in the company OF Others
and was taken to his home. 1t IS hop
ed his injuries are not serious.
Lumberton R-obeSonian: After the
address by Mr.. Turner, an invitation
was extended to every man there 20
show his color which resulted in sixty
five names in a few moments and tn
organization into a White Supremacy
club before they left the house. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, D. w. Galloway; vice president
j. P. Brown; secretary, o. |. Floyd.
Waynesville Courier: A few lays
ago Allen Whippoorwin, a Cherokee
Indian, was passing the home or ouI
next door ~neighbor, Bob" R~hinehart,
when Bob, in a spirit Of fun and in
bird language, whistled the call OF the
whipperwill. The indian stopped and
looked around, located the whistler
and quick as a flash replied in kind
by whistling Bob White" the call OF
the partridge.
Lincoln Journal: Mr.. A. NJ. Price
on Monday sold out his stock in the
Daniel Mil to Mr.. D. E. Rhyme Mr.
Price recently sold out his holdings IN
the mills at Marion, s. c., and pro
poses to put w a mill of his own, bu'
as to his plans in this regard ne was
not prepared to give out anything yet
Mr.. Price is one of the finest mill mer
in the South and should he decide tc
build a miIl-and We have reason &c
say he Willie will find no difficulty
in placing h stock.
Charlotte Observer: Jim Freeman
who is charged with a criminal assault
on fish Norcott, in Crab Orchar
township on the 2Sth of last July, Will
be tried before Mayor Mccall at :
o'clock this morning. Both p~laintiff
and defendant are white. When a
warrant was sworn ont against Free
han he fled and remained in conceal
ment until a few days ago when he
was arrested in this city.
Salisbury Truth: Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Donaho, of Unity township, this
county, were struck by lightning yes
terday afternoon and Mr.. Donaho was
quite seriously injured. They took
shelter under a tree when the storm
of yesterday came up and it was while
they were under the treet hat the
lightning struck them. Mrs. Donaho
a only stunned but Mr.. Donahe did
not fare quite so we'll. He was I'M
COISClOuS lOT SOulc llhft dLo IL dS
thought at first that he would die.
G%oldsboro Argus: DR.. L. P. Aaron,
of Mt. Olive, passed through the city
today on his way to Baltimore, where
he goes with Mr.. S. A. Dowden, who
was bitten yesterday by a mad dog, to
take the Pasteur treatment
Through the mereSt accident the part
Of the notice Of the closing exercises
of the Fremont school, which gave an
account of the aYpoI1ent and pnthuSi-
astic speech made by Mr.. B. F. Ay-
cock was omitted. Mr.. Aycock,
whose heart is aglow for Ere
mont and her people, made a stirring
appeal for a more general diffusion OF
education and a higher citizenship.
Wadesboro Messenger: Mr.. Frank
Singleton and Mrs. Mary Singleton
were quietly married at the residence
of Mr.. Robert Singleton, brother OF
the groom, a Saturday evening, Rev
Parker Holmes officiating. The mar
riage was very much out of the ordi-
nary. in that it was h second time
the principals to it a gone through
the ceremony of plighting troth tC
Zach other. Mr.. and Mrs. Singleton
first married some % years ago, and
after having 10 children o TO them
Mrs. Singleton procured a divorce from
her husband This was some five
years ago, both of them living in New
Jersey at the time.
Greenville Reflector: A brutal muir
der occurred near Vanceboro, Thurs
day night when job Manning was
shot and killed by his nephew Nile
Manning, Jr., the son of the murdered
man. Mr.. John Manning was visiting
lee V~anceboro, and John Manning
Jr., and Nile Manning; who had pre-
viously had some family troubles left
Hanrahan's Thursday morning and
after walking four miles below Vance
boro, where they met Mr.. John Man
ming in the road and got in a fight
Nile Manning shot Mr.. John Manning
three times and then both walked bach
to their home leaving Mr.. John Nan
ming, as they supposed dead in the
road.
Charlotte Observer: Professor J. r
Blake, formerly chairman of the facul-
ty of Davidson college died at Green
wood, S. c., las Friday, after q
long illness. John Rennie Blake. a
NJ, was born in Greenwood, s. c., in
1925. In 1861 Professor Blake was call
ed to Davidson college. Up TO 1869 ne
held the hair of physics, chemistry