The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-05
NoRTH CAROLINA

the blaze was not strong enough to do
the work.
W. c.. Swami. of Henderson, died
Sunday morning Of acute indigestion.
He was "a years of age. Deceased was
engineer on the North Carolina rail-
road back in the SOS and was on theI
Oxford and Henderson road at the time
of his death
kittleton Reporter: DR.. T. w. HarrissI
has in his possession a beautiful VERY
handled cane that was given to Hon
Nathaniel Macon by his colleague, Tnel
Hon. q Randolph, OF I'M
17s2- The cane is in good condlton ana
looks as IL IT might be good at the closel
Of another century.
Rosa Price, one OF the maids at thel
Carrolton Hotel, jumped from the third
story window on Monday
falling on the roof of the pantry, be-
low. saws The Raleigh News n OBJ
server. She was considerably shakenl
se. but not seriously injured Rosa
gave three preliminary yells, then an
nounced her intention of jumping and
made q flying lead.
Monroe Enquirer: A mad dog on the
streets yesterday morning caused al
great deal of excitement. Luther
smith, q coiored boy, was bitten by theI
dog and another colored boy was at
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sraI dogs were bitten. The rabid dog
was killed about four miles north of
toua.-The directors of the Peoples
hank met last Monday and declared a.
s~emi-annuai dividend of 4 per cent.
This 10 an increase of 1 Per cent.
LumbertOn Robesonian: Two men
we're killed in T~hOmpsOn's township,
near Iona, Christmas. Coroner Lewis
weHt out TO hold an inquest, but has
nny hon coan Mt this u-ririnO We are
unable to earn any particulars.-A
telegram received by French Mcqueen
yesterday afternoon stated that his
nephew, Robert Shaffin, Jr, a been
badly shot at Bennettsville No par
ticulars were given. The boy spent
Christmas here. returning home that
night-
Winston Sentinel: Susie Wilson, who
lives on Thirteenth street. Winston,
attempted to commit suicide yesterday
by drinking two vials of laudanum. She
rs about 48 years Did. 1t appears that
she and her son had some trouble and
that this is thought TO have been the
cause of her drinking the deadly drug.
She was reported TO be all right to-
day.-C. ~. Hedge & Co, of Salem,
have received a silver medal and diplO-
ma on their exhibit of coffee machinery
at the National Export exposition in
Philadelphia
GoIdsboro Argus: The remains of
captain Bill Swami, accompanied by
his wife,, daughter and son, were
brought to this city Monday from
Greensboro. where he died Sunday, for
internent beside the grave of his late
brother, Captain Bob Swami, in beau
tifu Willow Dale cemetery. Captain
Bill was near so years of age. There
was Il time when everybody in Colds
bOFO knew him That was only a few
years ago, when ne used to pul the
passenger train from here to Green's
borO-
Raleigh Post: Mr.. r. b. Lineberry,
the editor of the Chatham Citizen, who
Is in the city, states that three deaths
have occurred in Chatham recently
from smallpox. The disease, he reports,
has also broken out in the cOlored
school at CumnCck. No one attended
the patieats. because the entire COM
munity was afraid to approach the
house. The county physician was forced
to bury the dead, being unable to Sc
cure any Oae to assist him. Mr.. Line
berry says the house has been burned
by order OF the county superintendent
Of health.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Vance
SoEers was severely burned at States
VILE. She was lying on a bed near the
fire, when a spark popped out and
caught the bed clothing.-Dr. w. L.
Crump, OF Salisbury, received a sever
injury last night through a fall from a
horse. He had just started home from
k5s office when he heard an alarm of
Are (which proved a trifling blaZe) fur
Lher down the street along which he
was riding. He whipped up his horse,
the animal giving a start and Stumb-
ling. DR.. Crump was thrown violently
en- his side on the macadam, the force
of the fall breaking his collar bone and
dislocating his right shoulder.
Charlotte News: Walter Springs, the
murderer Of the negro Blount, who sur
rendered himself to the officers yester-
day before daybreak, was sent 10 Jail
yesterday. AS the ~corcner's verdict had
found Springs to be guilty of the muir
der, he was given no preliminary hear
ing, but sent to Jail to await the next
term of the riminal court on January
Sth-There is On exhibition in Abbott
& Stephens window a plaster of paris
east OF the famous gold nugget found
m Cabarrus county in April, 1896. The
nugget was valued at over 81. 500 and
was over six inches in its greater di-
nension. The nugget was found at the
Reed mine in Cabarrus county.
Newton Enterprise: The new officers
of the Narrow Guage railroad went up
the road Wednesday. We are told by
enc who has talked with some of the
new officers that the company has all
the money necessary to make the road
a big affair. a great through line in
fact. Their plan, according to our in
forL.iant, is to build to each end of the
road, until one terminus should be at
Charleston, S. c., and the other at the
Bluefield coal mines, in West Virginia.
Work will begin on the extension from
Lemon through the mountains early in
January, and the gauge Will be chang
ed between Hickory and Lenoir within
NINETY days from the 1st of January.
MOrganton Herald: A force of 100
hands is at work, erecting dwelling
houses. laying the foundation. etc, for
The new cotton mill which Mr.. Z. l..
Shuford and a northern company are
erecting on the shoals of Henry's Fork
Hear Hickory. The mill will be 25X75
feet and two stories high. a large
StorehOuSe and about twenty-five
dwelling houses for the employees will
be erected at nee Machinery valued
at $4,000 has been secured and will be