The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-18
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There are a fewer than 5000 summer
visitors at Asheville.
DIR. Mayfield, one OF the oldest and
best known citizens of Murphy, was
thrown from his horse a few days age
and died Friday as a result of his in
juries.
The Clarence Barker Memorial Free
Hospital at Biltmore, N c.. has been
formally opened. II is the gift of Mr..
Barker. who has also provided $50. 200
for its endowment.
Fayetteville Observer: Saturday af-
ternoon Mr.. John Grady. assistant yard
master Of the Atlantic Coast Line al
this place. had two Of the toes OF the
right foot cut of by the shifting en-
CINE.
farmer and cotton ginner in Anson
coun (Mr. A A. Martin) who is
being boycoUted by the negroes and
populists because he was a registrar In
the asst election
Miss Sallie Stockard. sister OF Prof.
Henry Jerome Stockard, well known
as a writer of poetry. has recently
completed a well-prepared history OF
Alamance county. Her services have
been secured 10 write a history OF
Guilford county.
SLI1E lONlc news IUs f1drkty OLc OF
the storebreakers shot at Hunterville,
was brought to Charlotte last night in
charge OF a constable and placed in
jail here. Harkey Is right badly
wounded, having a bullet hole entire
ly through his left side not far from
h heart. Harkey Is also quite young,
being only about years old.
His accomplice in the robbery es-
capped and has not been heard from
yet.
Weluon News: Mr.. Martin Rock, a
well known and substantial farmer
living about ten miles from Garys-
burg, committed suicide last Thursday
by swallowing % ounce of auda-
num- He took the laudanum abo2t 10
o'clock in the morning and died that
night. He refused to take any nsedi-
cine and said he wanted to die He
made his viii a short while before he
expired.
Durham Sun: This morning, about
o'clock. as the local freight on the d.
& n. road came out from Henderson
and stopped at the coal chute, they
found a young man, apparently about
Il years of age, beside the track, with
his right leg, just below the knee,
crushed n mangled in a bad manner
He was carried back &c Henderson and
given medical treatment. He gave his
name as Percy Richardson, and said
he had a sister living somewhere in
Pennsylvania -
Winston Sentinel: Wash Edwards,
Of Surry county, shot and killed him
self instantly a few days ago.. 1t
seems a Edwards was in the act of
getting into his wagon when he struck
his gun against something, causing it
to fire. The load struck him in the
chin and ranged upward, probably
lodging in the brain. He sank down
and was dead before anybody could
or three children. Edwards, it is said,
was starting after a load Of liquor
when he met his death.
Raleigh News and ObSesyr: The
Fourth congressional district now has
three regularly nominated candidates
in the field for congressional honors.
They are E. w. Pou. democrat, of
Johnston j.. A. Giles. republican, of
Chatham; j. j. Jenkins, populiSt, of
near the Falls of Neuse Sunday was
named John Jones, and he is a first
cousin of Tom Jones, who was hanged
here last week. The physician thinks
John may recover in spite of his
wounds through the neck, in the stom-
ach and back June Thompson. who
did the shooting, is still at liberty.
Raleigh News and Observer: For
the first time in the history of North
Carolina since the wal this state will
send a solid delegation of young men
to the national house of representa-
tiveS. Not one of the democratic
nominees for the house was old enough
to see service in the confederate army,
and w. w. Kitchin, claude Kitchen,
Charles r. Thomas and Edward w.
Pou were born since the close of the
war. The others-Small, Bellamy.
Buxton, Crawford and Kluttz-were
small boys during the war.
Fayetteville Observer: 1t is exasper-
ating to notice the injury and disfigure-
ment wrought on the Donaldson acad-
envy on Haymount, the old historic
building in the middle of the campus
Only a short time g extensive re-
pairs put it in excellent condition, but
the bad boy with his "Juvember'' and
the brick-bat has left hardly a whole
pane of glass or a w~indowSaSh free
of damage.-The resolution passed
by the democratic state executive
committee at its meeting on Wednes-
day night, was offered by IL. E. ]
| Hale.-Cumberland county farmers
inform the Observer reporter that the
diminution by drought Of the pear, tur.
nip and potato crops is already ac-
complished beyond redemption.
New Bern special, 9Th, to Raleigh
Post: Henry Parsons, a boy II years
old, died at his mothers home here
yesterday of malarfal fever. He hai
been sick two weeks and has had NJ
medical treatment whatever, being un
der the care Of the Christian Scientists
with Miss Hatchie Harrison i'm charge
Upon affidavfts Of facts Coroner Rhen
today called a jury, composed Of prom.
inent citizens Of the city. The jury
called numerous witnesses and Lar the
Christian Scientists called to testify
Upon h evidence the jury found a:
follows: The child was suffering from
malarial fever and did not receive med.
ical treatment because he was undel
the care OF Miss Hatchie Harrison, Z
Christian Scientist. We find from thu
evidence hat his death was the result