The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-09


The Charlotte Peoples Paper. n pop
/ ultst paper. ha an editorial declaring
for Simmons for senator.
Morganton Herald: Mrs. Pearson lefx
Friday for Pilot Mountain Col Pear
sons numerous friends here were PAIN
ed to hear OF his misfortune. Col
Pearson returned home last night.
| While his injuries are painful. yet they
are not as serious as IL was a. first
thought
between the schoo population OF North
Carolina in ISIS and 1SsS; In ISIS it
was. white, 3sS. $50: colored. eie.SS7. In
lSss IL was, white. 4i5.e6e. colored. 3l3.-
us The increase OF whites in the ten
years was 51.2so. and the decrease OF
colored 3.eia.
Greensboro Telegram: The Agricul-
tural n Mechanical college for the
colored race was awarded three prem
iuus-two for wood work and one for
iron work-at the state fair. IN Ra-
leigh. last week. This week the ex-
hioits are among the attractions at the
colored fair. OF curse the college will
receive several premiums there.
Raleigh News and Observer: Two
White men, John Mitchell and VIII
Adams. quarreled and then came TO
- W Ia 1laDue
Hills bar. on Wilmington street. Both
were drinking. and both came out of
the row the worse for wear. Mftchell,s
face looks like a typographical man.
while Acams had TO be sent TO the hos
pital for repairs TO a broke nose.
Graham Tribune: Two Mormon ELL
ers, with the dust OF several counties
clinging TO their shoes. were seen m
Graham this week. We are on TO thai.-
John fact We have lived In their mitst
and would infer from our dealings
with the conservative people OF North
Carolina that these apostles of JOS ph
Smith have gotten into the wrong pow
Durham SUM-: Anything new o. a
little out OF the ordinary. provided no
admission fee is charged, nearly al
ways draws a crow in Durham This
is particularly noticeable at the Dur
ham opera house, where DR.. W. :. Gil
bet. the divine healer" and Rev. ..
III. Sutton are holding forth. Last
night the crowd was simply immense
G~reenville Record: Alderman. w. r.
Parker was up the street this morning
for the first time since Monday. That
day while looking after matters about
his lumber yard he fell out of the build
ing and came down across the window
sill. Fortunately no bones We're broken,
but he was so badly bruised and shock
ed by the fall that he had to take his
4 Otd II ~ dlAbn 1S1aIS u IliAi
Durham Herald: Tobacco is bring
ing a better price on the market here
than it has for seven years This Is
a statement that was made to the re-
porter yesterday by a warehouseman.
who has been in the business many
years OF his life. Inquiry was made
among many of the farmers and the
statement made by the warehouseman
was confirmed by nearly all who were
approached about the matter.
Charlotte News: b. +. Long. Esq, of
Statesville, has entered suit against the
North Carolina railroad for $4,000 dam
ages. for the killing of his son, Il. +.
Long. Jr. Young Long was killed. as
will be remembered. on the 10th day OF
last November, on the University rail
road at University station. He was
standing on the track watching a train
on the North Carolina road. when he
was struck by a train on the Univer-
sity road.
Greensboro Telegram: Il love julie
Carr better than | love any other man.
remarked a we'll known citizen OF
Greensboro this morning. Once when
/ was in trouble he wrote me a letter
that 1 shall never forget. That letter
asked me to call on him for anything
that l ever wanted done. and from that
day he has done whatever he could for
me-. This is the only time I'll ever
have an opportunity To do much for
him, and I'm determined to do what
eve cantor his election
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. w. ]. l. T.
wards, Of Sanford, who has banks al
that place. Red Springs and Maxton.
is TO establish a national bank in Fay
e~tteville, making this bank the central
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Smith, who drives
a timber wagon for Rankin Bros. was
run over by his wagon on the east sice
g l. &c., Il
not fatally, injured. There was a for3y
foot log on the vehicle at the time. and
one of the great wheels passed over the
unfortunate mans body its whole
length, just escaping his head.
Raleigh News n Observer: Deputy
Sheriff Suttle, OF Iredell county, was
in the city yesterday to bring a negro
: convict. The negro's name is Jim Fee
vale. and he was convicted of murder
at the recent term Of the Iredell coun-
ty court at ~StateSville. He was con.
victed Of killing a negro named Sam
Moore, near Statesville about a yeal
age Both negroes were drunk at thu
= time the killing occurred, and the plea
Of self defense was used. but EVIDENT,
had but little weight with the jury
as the negro Killed was shot in tn.
back Of the head.
Oxford Ledger: Tuesday mornin,
1 oDodL II oCIoGh LEWIS t1dTT1S, VIII
: several other colored companions, wa.
out hunting and met Thomas Maccad
den, another colored man. who was rid
mig a horse in the road near the OLE
, Gooch place not far from Berea- Tn
[ party stopped and commenced to tall
; about going TO Franklin county. Dur
1 ing the conversation Maccadden sad.
TO Harris let me see your gun. Mac
I cadden at the same time taking hoI.
I OF the barrek Harris held on to tn
stock Of gun when Maccadden gave tn.
gun a jerk Harris hand must have gon-
over the hammer, as It went off Iodg
mig the load into the heart Of Maccad
$ den, who died instantly.
. Charlotte Observer: Congressman J
r ID. Bellamy spoke at Matthews las
night n no only a large number O
men. blu many ladefs gave him a gen
: erous welcome He spoke for an hou
and a half on n ISSUES OF the cam
| paign made an excellent impress
sion--Gastonia, November Mrs
Catherine j. Shaw. widow Of the lat,
Dr.. Shaw, Of Carthage, died at Oh,