The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-21
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Five thousand people attended the
street carnival in Rutherfordton which
is ~reported a great success
The steel light ship to be put at
Diamond Shoals. near Cape Hatteras.
was launched at East Baintree, Mass.
on Monday.
Mr.. Gavin Dortch. of Goidsboro. Is
confined to the hospital at his college.
Lehsgh at Bethlehem, Pa, with chron-
ic appendicitis
The Carthage Tribune say that the
Carthage furniture factory will add
TO their business the manufacture OF
sash, doors n blinds, etc.
: Charlotte News: A SO, 600 suit filed
against the Southern railway by the
relatives OF Mrs. Anna ]. Owens, who
was killed ear Union. 5. c.. about
a year ago. The suit was flied through
Mr.. c. P. Sims, of S~partanburg. attor-
ney for Mrs. Owens, relatives
Tarboro Southerner: Early his
morning at Pinetops, a young negro
man of Tarboro, named Will Smith,
~switchman for the Z. c. railway con-
struction train. through his careless
ness and recklessness, a his right
leg fractured jut above the ankle.
In Davidson county superior court
at Lexington last week was tried a
case "neEEIu JIG Ia SANo lAu
town of Thomasville for 81, 900 damages
for physical suffering and injury sus-
tanned from being imprisoned in the
town calaboose or a cold night. The
jury estimated the damages at So.
Mr.. Thos. Ruffin, son of the late
Judge Ruffin, died at his home in
Hillsboro last week Mr.. Ruffin was
hurt while blasting in Alabama about
a week ago and his death was the re-
SrIt sf tho wound he received He
was about 80 years of age.
Frances. the 1~4-year-old daughter Of
w. H. Johnson, of Davidson. who
eloped with Tilden Harrington, a hired
man on her fathers farm. last Tues
day, was found bv her father Friday
night at CoXe's mill, in Cabarrus coun-
tv where Harrington had taken her
and then deserted her. The girl was
carried home by her father.
The Salisbury Daily Truth-Index says
that w. NJ. Morgan, of Elizabeth City,
is in Jail at that place. He was en-
ployed by the L. B. Price Company, OF
Norfolk, Va, and was short in his ac-
counts. He was a fine salesman and
was highly esteemed until he began to
dissipate.
An old negro named Boone is to
tried al KinSton on a odd charge, that
of obtaining money from jail prisoners
as a c%onjuror, by promising to release
them for a certain sum. Many of them
paid him money and he gave them
roots and herbs and lizards flesh tied
in scarlet flannel. How did he obtain
them?
Wednesday of last wee, Paul White.
a lad about IA years of age, with an
other named Holiday, went into his
fathers pasture near Everetts. for a
horse. After taking the animal both
For some cause the horse
ran and threw it's riders. Young White
was thrown against a tree, crushing
his skull and breaking his neck.
Mr.. Hal Suggs, a young man and
son of a prominent lawyer of Green
vile, Pitt county, took poison with
suicidal intent in Charlotte Sunday
morning and at las account was ex-
pected to die. The young man had
been living in Charlotte for some time
and vas employed in cotton mills. He
had lost his position and was depress-
ed.
The Fayetteville Observer says that
the eight-year-old son of Mr.. Tucker
Welsh, was bitten on the fore finger
of the right hand by a snake while
the boy was gathering grapes. His
hand, shoulder and face are dreadful
ly swollen, and he is seriously, though
not fatally i'll. The snake was green.
Mrs. a. w. Davis, of Webster. is in
a p~hysicians's hands as a result of a
singular occurrence. She was aroused
by some noise in her house and went
to see what caused it. Her husband
awak ned and saw her moving about
the house but did not recognize her.
H. seized the first thing at hand. an
iron poker, and threw it at her. II
stuck her head.
T-v;,-+o- Tz,~-ol- w y~or. 49,. 49,
black negro who made an assault on
a Mrs. Patterson near Price Thursday,
was seen yesterday between Stokes
dale and Bellows creek by Mr.. r. s.
Williams, of S~tokesdale, and -four other
men. They accosted the negro n told
him to get in their buggy, but he ran.
They fired at him at close range but
no shot took effect.
Greensboro, n. c., September 13.-
Last night while returning from a trip
out on Summit avenue, John Snipes,
a negro, was crossing the railroad
track when the LA vestibuled rain,
running at a high speed, struck the
carriage and horse, killing the negro
and horse instantly and demolishing
the vehicle. The horse was dragged
some distance down the rack.
The Kinston Free Press says that
Conductor c. K. Hancock was con-
SiuerdDly shaken up Dy Deing thrown
over a seat and several passengers
were injured by the accident to the
freight train on the A. G. n. c. r. r.
on Wednesday. One car collapsed.
and four cars were t~elescoped, and
the track was torn up for about one
hundred feet, and all the cars were
derailed except n Nobody was seri-
ously hurt.
Wadesboro Messenger: The Messen-
ger Intelligencer has made diligent in
quiry of a number Of the best and
most conservative farmers, represent
ing all sections Of the county, as to
the condition of the cotton crop, and
we are satisfied from what they tell
us, n from our own observation, that
the crop is from 40 to 45 per cent. less
than that Of last year. which was it
self a short crop. There are some good
judges who say that not more than so
per cent. of an average crop Will be
made.
Raleigh News and Observer: Jack
sonville, n. c., September 13--The
democrats held a big ratification meet
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