The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-17
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uasb;noton Gazette: Beaufort coun-
ty is again called upon to mourn the
| death of one of her most prominent
| and best known citizens, Mr. James
| Thomas Winfield, of Chocowinity IN
the 72nd year of his age.
| Fayetteville Observer: Master VIII
Jones the twe~lve-year-old son OF MI
D. D. Jones', while foolins with a pas-
| toa day before yesterday. was snot IN
| h forefinger of the right hand, and
| may probably lose that member
Rev. L. G. Broughton, whose buggy
was smashed and himself painfully
bruised by an Atlanta trolley car sew
eral weeks ago. has compromised with
the owners of the car III for $3.50. Il
was his purpose to sue for a large
sum-
Durham Herald: Two Mormon elders
arrived in Durham yesterday morning
and are now at work among the peo-
pie of this county. The are
| making desperate efforts 10 get con.
| verts in this county and the elders are
here almost every month
Greensboro Telegram: Mr.. Will Har-
r;ngton. one OF the kilograms en-
ployes. suffered a painful accident
this morning. An explosion OF gas
| from the engine in the press room
| knocked him down and injured his
eyes. causing him a great deal OF pain.
1t is not thought that either OF MS
| eyes are seriously injured.
Roxboro Courier: The past week
has been a splendid week for farm work
| and the crops are looking well. Some
of our farmers who planted tobacco
early will soon be cutting and curing
The crop viii be a short one. mich
shorter than at first supposed woat
be. Corn looked green and the cro7v
is immense. y
oxford Ledger: Oxford is getting in
to rhe manufacturing procession fast.
and is coming to the front. Each
morning now we hear the whistles ~
the fine and elegant furniture factory. /,
Taylor-Cannady Buggy Ca, Turner(
Hogshead steam factory, Oxford Flour
ing mills and Asylum sash and blind
| factory. 1t will not be a great while
| before the whistle OF the large cotton
| mills VIII be added to the list.
Charlotte News: Mr.. II. a. Hales
| died this afternoon ait > O'Clock at St.
Peters hospital after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Mr.. Hales was X 10
the hospital Friday. His condition was
| then considered critical. Deceased was
born near Fayetteville and lived there
up to and after the Civil war. He en-
tered the confederate service and
fought through the war. making a good
soldier.
Durham Sun: A sad accident &C
CURED Tuesday afternoon in the neigh
borhood of the Commonweal he mills,
by which the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs James Eubanks met her
death. About 4:SU O'Clock. Mollie. the
nine-year old daughter, attempted to
start a fire in the stove for her mother
to prepare supper. She had a a OF
oil. and attempted to start a blaze by
pouring oil ON the fire At first ii did
not catch, and she poured on more oil.
1t bEazed up suddenly, then the can
exploded. enveIoping her in a mass Of
flames. Mrs. Eubanks did all she
could for her. but she was horribly
burned in spite of this.
Webster's (Reidsvflle) Weekly: DR..
r. T.. Vann, president OF the Baptist
Female university and Rev. John E.
White, secretary OF the state board OF
missions. were in town last Friday
en- route to Pilot Mountain association
at Leaksville. The editor regrets that
he was absent when they called. They
are two of the ablest and most eloquent
men in the Baptist denomination in
this state and are doing a great ~cAh
DR.. Vann filled h pulpit of the ReifsrI
vile Baptist church last Sunday mornt
ing and of Main Street Methodist
church at night. Any synopsis of the
ermons would do the gifted speaker
injustice. They were strong, clear and
magnetic and must tell in this commu-~
nifty for good AS president of the
Baptist Female university. DR.. Vann is
the right man in the right place.
Charlotte Observer: High Point. Au-
gust 9.-The High Point Furniture
Company's factory. the largest concern
OF the kind here, narrowly escaped de-
~struction by fire tonight. At Sis
O'Clock flames were discovered issuing
from the finishing room, and the entire
room was enveloped before the fire was
e~xtinguished. The damage was slight.
Mr.. ID. H. ParnelI, slperintendent
Of h Lindsay Chair Company. had
his left hand badly lacerated this
morning by a triple boring machine
Intelligence has reached here tell
Ing of a painful accident that befeIl
VIII Cox, formerly of this place. but
who Is now worki1g in a furniture fac
tory at IH"- :. ). C.. He got his
hand cat ny a saw, which severed
several Of his fingers and otherwise
badly lacerated that member.
Winston Sentinel: Judge Thomas 7
Wilson is dead, The end came a few
minutes after ten o'clokc last night
1t was not a surprise to his family
Judge Wilson had been confined to his
bed FOR 2A years and during a greater
part Of this time he was unconsciou.
He was attended by a n rse day and
hisht- Inc deceased was W~inston's
Oldest citizen, being in his 18th wear
over two years ago he was stricken
with paralysis. He had another attack
a Few months later. About IL o'clock
tuesday night 1t was noted by the
nurse that he was worse. He continued :
70 grow weaker until the end cameI
He passed away without a srrupe
Judge Wilson was virtually the father
and founder of the First PRESBYTERIAN |
church III this city. He donated the !,
ground on which the church and manse |
now stand He and a few others buIlt
the frs. house of worship.
raleigh News and Observer: The eve
nine was consumed in trying four
TyoGtuIns Newton men, viez: Carl Yoder.
Illcen Ward, Urel Bollinge- and las
league Tor an assault with deadly
meapons. After court adjourned the
Jury pug in a verdict of guilty as
20 all the defendants. The
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