The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
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Salisbury Sun: A big fire swept over
a portion of the country just south of
Salisbury yesterday evening Some
thing hike a acres OF ground
was burned over.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: Mr..
Ed Shields has completed his knitting
mill building and is now placing the
machinery. With no delay in the work
he expects to be able 10 commence
work by the first Of May.
The cigarette factory has begun OPP
erations at Wilson. Its output - sold
for h first three months. The COM
par will be represented on the road
by T. NJ Washington and w NJ Car
ter, both prominent t-obacconfsts.
Laurinburg Exchange: Some friends
have suggested to US that We enlarge
our paper. IL they will kindly raise
our subscription list a few hundred
and then make everybody pay for
he paper that gets ii we Will gladly
perform his service.
Bevard News: Home talent among
the republicans Of Pennsylvania county
don't appear to be in much demand,
for at their convention last Saturday,
they endorsed one man for office from
Pennsylvania and went away down in
Georgia after another. So h woods
isn't quite so full of material as you
heard it a
Tarboro Southerner: w. E. Sugg
died early this morning, at his home
near parta. As was his usual GUS
tom, he arose early and went out to
his stables to look after his stock. His
long absence from the house aroused
the suspicious of his people. When
found he was lying near the stables
on the ground, in a dying condition.
Greenville Reflector: This morning
during the hunde storm, the house
of Dr. w. H. Bagwell was struck by
lightning, almost demolished the front
part of the house. The phone which
was in the hall was torn in pieces, and
the plaStering in the hall torn down,
some Of the planks to the front porch
being thrown as far as the sidewalk.
The house caught on fire, but was put
out by some of h members of the
family.
WHITE HOUSE APPOINTMENTS.
Washington, April 1.-THE promotion
yesterday of Assistant Secretary Cor
telyOu 10 be secretary to the president
was followed today by the announce
ment from the XecGti mansion of
two other appointments, namely: Ben
janin F. Barnes, of Pennsylvania, to
be assistant secretary to the president.
and Rudolph Foster, of Virginia. to be
NiNih ~ 1N
Washington Post: IT always had a.
high personal regard for Senator
Pritichard, although we differ in poli-
tics" remarked Representative T. F.
Kluttz, who is one of the foremost
wits and raconteurs on the democratic
side, and. who promises to come to the
front as one of the ablest southern
men in the house.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. A. L..
Franks, of Montgomery, passed
through Charlotte last night on her
way to Chester, S.. c., where she will
appear as plaintiff in a suit for dam
ages against the Souther;
At 7:45 o'clock asst evening Rev. Will
liam Perry Williams died at his home
ait Davidson after a few weeks Illness.
The direct Of his death was an
attack of pneumonia. At the time Of
his death Mr.. Williams was grand
lecture of the Masonic order of the
state.
Henderson Gold Leaf: DIR. Huffman
fell n hurt himself quite seriously
in Raleigh Friday. He was on his
way to GoIdsboro and in running to
get the train he slipped and fell is
tanning an injury from which he Suf-
fered for awtile.-Wfth so many loa
ers about town burglarieS and petit
stealing is not surprising. The Won
der is that there is not more. People
must live and if they do not live by
their own honest efforts they will al
the expense of others.
Oxford Ledger: Adjutant General
Register says it is not yet positively
settled where the state guard will en-
camp, or whether there will be an en-
campment. The amount of funds
available is not yet known.-There
is just now a large exodus of negroes
from Oxford and Granville county to
the cities in New Jersey, New York
and Massachusetts. The majority of
them are women.-The new rock
crusher a arrived and Captain Whee-
Ter is happy. The commissioners will
their work on the Streets
By the rep-pops and negroes coming
together in Granville they may have
a party, but we can tell them they are
not likely to have a picnic.
Durham Sun: A man and woman
who claim to be brother and sister and
who gave their names as John and
Mary Powell, arrived in the city Mon
day night over the 'shoemaker's rail-
road" They were in a pitable condi-
ton. The man says that he and his
sister, five years ago, sold their little
farm near Statesville for $500 and took
the money and went to Arkansas, in
tending to buy a farm out there and
get rich, but bad luck overlook them.
The sister was taken down sick and
for over two years was not able to do
anything. They say they LAY walked
every step of the way from Little
Rock, Ark, n say that North Caro-
lima is the garden spot Of the world.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. W. D.
Deal, of Taylorsville, arrived in Char
lotte last night, accompanied by her
son, Roy, a boy 10 a old, who was
bitten by a mad-dog on last Monday
afternoon.-Marion, April 12.-Last
night about midnight Lee Turnbill and
WillMcAlester met at the home of
Sue Terris, a house Of bad repute.
Tunrbill and McAlester had a quarrel
and McAlester made several efforts to
cut Turnbill. Finally TurnbiIl drew
his pistol and fired three shots. One
took effect about McAleSter's heart
and he died instantly. McAlester was
a notorious character.-News come
here this afternoon from Nebo that Mr..
Ben Hunter met his death this morn
ing at a saw mill A piece of lumber
which was hurled with great force
from the saw, struck him about the