The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-28
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1915
huntsville Eagle: Mr.. J.. n. Nc
Courry, OF Jacks Greek, who was In to
see US one day last week, gives us q
bit OF news in regard TO the apple crop
OF his neighborhood, or more particu-
larly OF tree In the orchard of Mr..
George Hensley from which there has
been gathered for n seasons crop 80
Bushels. The apple and peach crop in
that neighborhood Is abye an average.
Concord Tribune: A good one Il on
the Waterman at the Cannon mill. A
few nights age he vent to sleep in
a third story window and fell out. It
wpuld be hard to guess the innermost
thoughts Of the tumbler as he fell
through space to the ground below.
But 1t was fortunate indeed hat the
man was not seriously hurt
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. J.. s. Man
ming, OF Durham, who was here yes
terday in the interest of General Cars
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate, left on the afternoon train. He
stated to friends that General Carr was
delighted and encouraged yer The pro-
gress Of his candidacy. Mr.. Manning
feels confident that his man will win
In the primary. He found many Carr
supporters here yesterday.
Washington, N. c., September H.
Yesterday afternoon a colored baby was
found buried in the woodshed by Mr..
Herbert Bonner at his residence on
Second street. The child had been
buried about three inches deep, and
was wrapped in an apron covered with
a crab net and some boards. Rita
Moore, colored, one of Mr.. Bonner's ser
wants, was seen to go into the wood
shed Sunday afternoon
Raleigh correspondent of the Char
1nrfa nhGarUar w The rD,rn4 An-
is fact been like a long nightmare.
People and crops have suffered alike.
There has been, by reason of the scar
city Of drinking water and the use of
that which is impure, a great deal of
typhoid fever. A resident of a town
east of here tells me he. now of 25
Of 80 cases of this fever there, among
leading people.
Greensboro Patriot: Calvin osborn
and wife, prominent friends who were
until recently in charge of the orphan
age at High Point, left Saturday to at
tend the western yearly meeting Of
friends, near Indianapolis. one of the
largest gatherings in the west. It is
remarkable that nearly one-half of the
members of this meeting are descend
ants Of North Carolina and quite a
number of them went firm Guilford,
Randolph and Forsyth counties.
Salisbury Truth: Mr.. Suther's whole
family is down with typhoid fever
wife and three children.-Mr. James
Rufty, of Gold Hill, was seriously in
jured in a runaway near Missenheimer
Springs yesterday. Mr.. Rufty was
driving his family in a wagon lee
Missenheimer Springs, when his team
became unmanageable. He attempted
to check the can but vas thrown from
the wagon and a deep hole was gouged
in his head by the wheel running over
1t.
Winston Sentinel: A painful acct
dent befell ChaS. York, a Winston stu
dent in the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college, West Raleigh, yesterday.
He was at practice work in the ma
chine shop and while running a joint
planer for smoothing edges of lumber,
The piece he was feeding into the ma
chine jumped out of his right and let
ting the hand down on the machine.
On the inside of his hand, from where
the fingers join the palm, the skin was
tor loose so that it would turn back
in a sheet to his wrist. The college
| physician took forty or more stitches
in it.
". learn that Captain A. S. Elmer
son, resident manager of the United
Mining and Manufacturing Company,
of Baltimore, Nd, who has been test
Ing Tie marble Oh the pTOpGTly OIL the
Cherokee Iron and Marble Company,
which they have leased for SO years, is
so we'll pleased with the quality that
he will shortly leave to purchase ma
chinery to put up a marble plant. The
property is on Marble creek. -four miles
from Murphy, On the Southern rail-
a and is said to be exceedingly rich
in minerals. We understand that Cap
ain Emerson expects to work 100 hands.
Greenville Weekly: 1t is now said
the loss by the Washington fire last
week not much exceed $100, 900, and that
the insurance was only $26, 000@Wed-
nesday night about II o'clock the mill
of j. l.. Perkin & Co., at Stokes was
discovered on fire. 1t caught from the
boiler, some plank on the side Of the
brick work catching. That was put
out and it was thought there was no
further danger, but about 3 o'clock 1t
was discovered on fire again and a
gained SO much Roadway that nothing
could be saved. The entire plant, on
sisting of saw n planning mil was
burned. Also four bales seed cotton,
$50 bushels elton seed and some other
articles. Loss about $1,000; no nsur-
ance
Charlotte Observer: For the present
the senatorial fight is overshadowing
local interest in the national campaign.
N0AOho - d. -. SdTl > lllCuuS are iHdh-
ing an open and above board claim
that he will carry Mecklenburg by g.
900 majority. News comes that Gener-
al Julian S. Carr is making a great
.ampaign in his senatorial fight. Yes
terday he spoke to q large crowd al
Mt. Holly. Today he was at Occonee-
chez resting. and Saturday he will
speak ct S~tatesville. His mail yester-
day consisted of more than a hundred
ietterS from business men throughout
the state. all pledging him their undi-
viz ID support. Today some four or
five hundred letters of the same char
acter were received.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: Wal
ter Pegram, the 1~6-year-old Charlotte
On. c. boy, who attempted suicide at
the Grand Central station Friday night,
beca use he vas out Of mney and could
find no work, was reported very much
improved last night at the city hos
pital. Pegram has found a friend.
Yesterday morning a Mr.. Koy, of
Wilmington, N. c., who is visiting in
this city, rea the account Of the boy
taking laudanum in the Commercial
Tribune, and called at the hospital and
informed the authorities that while un-