The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-25
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Services to the memory Of h late
Rev. c.. NJ Payne, d. D., we're held in
the Presbyterian church at Concord.
Rev. DIR. Rumple preached the ser
Charlotte News: Rev. James Martin,
of the late Rev. DR.. Roger Martin,
preached Yesterday at Sugar creek. He
preached a fae sermon
Kinston Free Press: Mrs Saliie
jackson was run over by a negro on
a bicycle this morning near the A &
c. depot, and very painfully. though
perhaps not seriously hurt
Greenville Reflector: Mr.. w. H
Mizelle, whose wife died lastweek I'M
der suspicious circumstances and n
coroners jury said they believed h
had been poisoned, a given a pre-
liminary trial before s. T. Carson. j.
p. on Friday The justice commit
ed him TO Jail to await the action OF
the grand jury at the next term OF
court
Ex-senator Jarvis opened the cam
paign in North Carolina Friday night
at Rocky DUN he spoke In the
opera house To q large crowd The
speech was a very strong one, and
aroused considerable enthusiasm The
main part of the speech Was confiDed
{ a discussion of the dangers arising
from trust and the aggregation OF
corporate wealth.
Charlotte News: The Presbyterian
church Of Concord, which has been torn
Sunde over the matter OF calling a
new pastor, was to have held a con-
gregational meeting yesterday for the
purpose OF calling a pastor, but the
meeting was not held on o OF
Rev. Mr.. Bridges, who was to have
moderated the meeting being unable
to attend, on o of illness No
date for a similar meeting was named
Norfolk Virginian-Pliot: Lewis Lun-
mark is in Norfolk He came here in
charge of his brother from his home
at Currituck inlet, N. c.. Yesterday
he was on exhibition at Virginia
Beach from which a lis Of SIS re-
suited Lewis is Is years old and n
weighs between 500 and 600 pounds.
His health is perfect and he eats as
at a meal as two ordinary men,
Raleigh News and Observer: The
marriage of DR.. Della Dixon, physician
at the Baptist female university, to
DR.. Norwood Carroll, is announced to
take place soon. The groom is q Sue
cessful n popular dentist. The bride
is a sister of Rev. A G. and Thomas
Dixon, and is a talented physician and
oNSOAAPtAoLkSo yOoh6 .. Il.
M. Simmons continues to improvee.
Though the danger point is now past
1t will be Severa weeks before she has
sufficiently recovered to be moved from
the hospital.
Greensboro Record: Judge Boyd has
adopted a different plan in the selec-
ton of jurymen- He has caused to be
appointed two men in each county in
the district, of different political faith,
"hn oo1Qof q aarf0tn nrr,hor pf 49,
from their county, those names to be
sent to the commissioners, hare and
placed in a box. A small boy then
draws them from a hat and the duty
of the commissioners is only t o certify
to these names.
Fayetteville Observer: We are in
formed that every country district in
Cumberland county was placarded with
posters yesterday announcing that a
monster farmers dinner" will be held
in Flea Hill on Friday, September 21st,
at which Senator Marion Butler and
other distinguished speakers will
make addresses. We are also informed
that, though the meeting is called a
farmers dinner 1t is really to be a
populiSt indignation meeting for the
purpose of protesting against the late
democratic victory.
North Wilkesboro Hustler: The case
VI IcOucI. Cldi St0 Will Lie rape
OF his brothers wife, Mrs. Alice Ted
der. on the End day of August, came
UP for trial Monday morning. The
substance of the evidence was as fol-
lows: The crime was committed out
on the BruShy Mountains at the wo-
mans home. Carl Tedder first went
to the polls, as it was election day
seeing his brother there, he left and
went to the home of his victim, where
she was alone, and committed the aw-
full assault of which he was found gull
ty and sentenced to a term of ten years
in the penitentiary. The evidence was
all given in by Monday afternoon
Salisbury Truth: An accident, almost
involving a tragedy, occurred early
yesterday morning at Mr.. Benton Lud-
wickS cotton gin two miles from the
city on the Lincolnton road A lad,
II years of age, named Ernest Hender
gin a short time, and although he had
beer warned of the danger of too close
proximity, in an ~ungarded moment, he
found his right arm drawn into the
rapidly revolving cylinder, carrying
the deadly gin saws. The picker side
of the arm was cut into stredS but
fortunately the wounds wee lot deep,
involving only the skin and fascia,
| with some I~aceration of the tendons.
| The escape of the main arteries and
nerves was marvellous.
Washington Messenger: Mr.. N. S.
Dixon, of Chocowinity, who vas in
town Saturday, tells US the great fire
hat has been raging for the last five
weeks, in the swamp head of Chocow-
Unity is still burning, and the destruc-
ton wrought is fearful o behold. The
ground to a depth Of two feet has been
burned, much valuable juniper and cy-
press timber destroyed, and the num-
Der of cattle and hogs that have been
surrounded by the fire and burned will
be known Bears and other wild
animals that made the swamp their
refuge, have been run out by the fire
in such numbers that the sight OF them
is a daily occurrence. Its origin is at
tributed to some negroes who were
Singing.
Charlotte Observer: The remains of
Mr.. Baxter H. Todd, who died In Com
fort, Texas, last Saturday. came in on
the fast train from the south last night
at SIS o'clock. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. Clarence w. Todd,
brother of the deceased, and Mr.. Nam
ilton Wilson.-Mr. NJ. J. Richie. Of