The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
CAROLINA.

Lumberton Argus: Mr.. Allen Wa
tiers, the second oldest citizen or Kobe
son county being 90 years OF age, Is IN
perfect health. has housed goo n
of ID this year. splits his own rails.
plows his own crops, and Is IN fuli
partctice as a cancer doctor
Winston Sentinel: Let US use every
effort to persuade the railroad COM
panies that we need a passenger depos
commensurate with n Importance OF
winston-Salem as a trading center
and as a railroad point, as we'll as 10
provide for the comfort and accommo-
dation Of the travelling public
webeter,s CReidville) Weekly: The
crops have suffered severely from the
drought and hot weather. Corn has
withered and dried and tobacco has
sun burned and blistered. \ farmer OF
the Berry section said last Saturday
that with a good season from now on
not more han half a crop or corn
would be made. Tobacco in his sec
ton will fall badly behind on quality.
Chapel Hill News Fletcher VIII
liams a worthless negro, committed
rape upon the ~s-year-old OF
Mary Jane Neville. colored. Sunday
week. in the Faucette neighborhood.
six miles west OF town The colored
p.opl. OF that section have been SCOUT
ing the woods for him ever since. VIII
liams will fair badly il he is captured
Greenviile Reflector: Information
comes today Of the death OF Mr.. Id.
Randolph. a native OF this county.
which occurred n<Central America on
the 18th OF this month He had had
fever ana then lock jaw caused his
death.-The Washington Messenger
says that some Of the populist post
masters n Beaufort county had been.
removed To give place to republican, :
aspirants and thar early changes We're
likely 10 follow in all the other offices.
Durham Herald: The Chatham Citi-
zen has changed editors and is now a
full-pledged republican paper. run
ming the national republican ticket at
the head OF its editorial columns. This
puts the Citizen up a notch or two in
our estimation. as we admire honesty
IN any power or party.-The pros
poets for the coming session are most
encouraging. There have been a num-
Der of applications for rooms and
everything points 10 a large atten-
dance.
Graham Tribune: On Monday quite
a number of colored people from this
place took advantage Of the excursion
from Greensboro to Durham. and par
ticipated in the pleasures OF the trip.
On the return. when the train was near
University Station. a serious fight re-
suited from the excessive use OF corn
in a fermented state. n julie Holt.
of raham was stabbed in the back
four times. His rounds are very pain
full, but we hope they may not prove
fatal.
Charlotte Observer: Lenoir, August
23.-Mr w. H. Harrington, a highly
esteemed young man of this place, and
formerly of Montrose. Pa, suffered 4
serious accident here this evening at
6 o'clock by which his left leg is bad
ly o below the knee, besides pain
full bruises about his face. A horse and
buggy in the hands OF a small boy got
away and ran furiously to the foot OF
West Main street, near the depot. at
which point the horse turned into a
cross street, running into Mr.. Harring-
ton without an i~nstant's warning. as he
was coming into Main street from be-
hind a large building.
Cathage Tribune: Mr.. kennie a.
McIver, who lived near Sanford, was
Killed Saturday afternoon by a run
away wagon His wagon was loaded
with blocks for the veneering factory.
and while going Town a hill about a
quarter of a mile from Sanford. the
blocks rolled to the front of the wagon.
koncking out the gate, and throwing
Mr.. McIver on the tongue. The team
became frightened and ran. IeavinN
the road. they ran into a tree, break
ing the breast tree, the wagon ran
against the tree, MASKING him almost
TO a pulp. He lived about 30 minutes
He was about sc years old. and TN
married.
Fayetteville Observer: Major w. A.
Guthrie is confined TO his home by
sickness. He attended the superior
court inRoxboro last week and when
he returned he was suffering with a
threatened attack of fever. Since that
time he has been unable to leave his
room and has been constantly attend
ed by his physician. His condition is
not serious, however.-Mr. Jno. Il.
Myrover, former proprietor of the Fay
e~tteville Observer-GaZette. afterwards
on the staff of the Louisville Courier
Journal, and for some years largely
engaged in insurance in the western
day to visit his mother. Mrs. L. 9.
Myrover, on Haymount.
Greensboro Record: 1t a meeting OF
the executive committee of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college held
Monday last, j. {: Williams was elect
ed principal = t-4e preparatory depart
ment. Rr vas once principal o. the
colored city schools in Gre~ensboEc and
is a graduate of Lincoln collego, Pa.
The selection is deemed a wise one in
every sense.-Thomas Randleman. L
section hand, was killed by the caving
in of a culvet on the Southern just
above Winston this morning. The
excursion train from Wilkesboro TO
Wilmington came along just after il
occurred and brought his remains to
his home-a station his side OF where
the accident occurred. Work was be-
ing done on the culvert and withOu.
any notice a section Of earth tumbled
in on the man. When he was taken out
he was dead.