The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
NORTH CAROLINA.

Pittsboro Record: Mr.. Docx Pollard
OF CAPE Fear township died week be-
fore last at the advanced g CT s;
years. and yet his mother Is still Iiv-
ing. i; IS said b is 10s ole.
Henderson Herald: Mr.. A C. All
good the popular superintendent OF
the Henderson cotton mill. We are
sorry TO learn. nret with quite a ssrf-
ous accident in Richmond. Va. yester-
day. In attempting to get of a street
car he slipped and fell on the pave
ment. resulting in the breaking OF his
arm in two places
Charlotte News: DR.. Henry L Smith.
president elect OF Davidson College.
was here this morning on his return
from Morehead where, last Friday ne
delivered an address before the Teach
ers' Assembly. His subject was: The
Wonders OF the Coming Century" DR..
the University Of louisiana on the
9th.
Greenville Reflector: A shooting af-
fair occurred near Piney Grove church
about sever niles from GrcarvIlia.
Saturday evening. between Hir. BIZ
Elks and a negro named Clayton Bar
row. From what We can learn both
parties had beer to Greaaviile and
were returning home when Mr.. Elks
pdSStl EdiluH dAu dltplA-'F INaiO.
who made some insulting remarks
abou him. Mr.. Elk got out II his
buggy n went back to sea what tn
negro meant by the insulting Ian
uag The negro jumped OUT Of the
wagon and fired his pistol twice at Mt.
Elks who in turn drew his pistol and
fired five times at Barrow. Neither
party received a wound.
Goldsboro Argus: From every part
= -
comes of a decrease in the tobacco
crop. Tobacco is o only a trouble
some crop TO raise but the farmers OBJ
ject to the tobacco trust which fixes
the prices. The farmers do the work
and the trusts get - Glenn
spoke nearly two hours, and an elo-
quent and powerful speech it was
the heart to carry to the people OF
North Carolina and he delivers that
message with such telling effect that
great good is accomplished wherever
he speaks. Just such speeches as the
n Of last night delivered in every
part of the state would absolutely put
to fight the enemies OF good govern
ment and white supremacy in North
Carolina.
Polk County News: Uncle Dick
Wilson, the colored OF
Polk county, died a few days ago. 1t is
said that he was about I25 years old
This statement is perhaps a little over
drawn, but reliable evidence has been
obtained that places his age at about
105--A horrible and fatal accident
happened at the Holloway copper mine
in Granville countp Monday. A negro
named Standfield fell down a shaft $50
feet and LANDED on a tub of 3-inch
drills several feet in length that were
sitting at the bottom of the well.
Three of these drills went through
Stanffeld's body. In removing them all
OF his inteStines were pulled out. but
Notwithstanding his fearful injuries he
lived over two hours and was CON
scious until within fOur minutes of his
death. He laughed and talked and
did not seem to be in any pain what
ever
Charlotte Observer: High Point,
June ia lev moments after the
south-bound local passenger train
stopped here last evening a fight took
place in the second class coach, in
which the conductor, engineer and a
negro passenger were interested. The
negro-a great, big strapping fellow
refused to pay his way from James
here and was giving the conduc-
tor considerable trouble when the en-
gineer appeared on the scene. The
negro struck at the engineer with his
Knife when the latter grabbed the ne
gro by the throat, holding him tight
while a dozen or more b~ystanders beat
the negro over the hea and face for
several He was pretty badly
used up when turned owe to the po-
lice The engineer was Jack Allen.
we'll known among railroad people.
The negro was Bud Hoskins, a bad
CHARACTERISTIC another factory is
being talked of for High Point.
CnaciaI 70 tho Po1aioh NoTS-nhSar-
yer: Morganton, n. c., June 1S.-The
mother of the mulatto child, who was
taken VI in his arms by Senator But
Ter On Saturday is named Moffitt. The
father of the child is a mulatto by the
name of Rufus Avery, with whom the
child lives. He is called Sam Avery.
Butler was speaking to a gang of rev.
enue officers before the republican
county convention. To illustrate
what he called the mournful fact that
the ten year old boys would be dis
~franchised, he caught a child in his
arms and Stood him on a table. After
he had 1amented owe his r.t for ten
minutes, a white democrat called out
You have caught a mulatto." And so
the object lesson intended to impress
the hearers with the danger of the
amendment, reSulted in impressing
them with the fact that fusion rator
are color-blind. 1t is the mulattos
and negroes, who put Butler in office,
for whom he is speaking, and he ex-
posed himself by exhibiting Rufe Av-
ery's mulatto son..
Raleigh News and bserver: DIR.
George T. Winston, president of the
A. and NJ. College, left yesterday for
Washington where he will investigate
the chances for getting an army officer
at the college here for mill
tary instruction. From there he will
go to Philadelphia. where he will at
tend h republican national conven-
ton, and secure. an instructor for the
Textile department Of the A and NJ.
-Wadesboro, n. c., June 19.-The
sad intelligence of the death of DIR. A.
j. Battle, which occurred at Green's
boro last night. vas received in Wades-
boro today. DR.. Battle located in
Wadesboro six years ago, and until
incapacitated by i'll health enjoyed a
practice h a was large and
tive. A few months ago Bright's dis
ease manifested its approach.-Lum-
berton, n. c., June 190General Thos.
F. Don wife and two sons are all
three i'll with malarial fever, and their
sickness detains General Toon at home.