The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-13
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Salisbury Truth-lndeX:
township is now the permanent home,
it seems, of two Mormon elders. These
elders have been in the upper end of
Franklin for two months or more, but
are becoming holder in their operations
each day.
Bakersville Mirror: We understand
hat a white nan by the name Of Mel
ton was shot through the leg one night
last week by Contractor Turnbull. 1t
is said that Turnbull suspected Mel
ton of trying to break into his CTurn-
bullS) tent. Melton is seriously, IL
not fatally. wounded.
Quite a number of inquiries regard
ing lands and investments in North
Carolina are coming from Germany,
where the pamphlet regarding this
state, which the agricultural depart
ment last spring had printed in Ger
man, is being we'll circulated by the
various American cOnsuls.
Winston Sentinel: The storm Satur-
! day afternoon did much damage west,
north and east of Winston. Mr.. Z. Il.
Jones says his loss will be $3.50 or 5000.
One tobacco barn on his farm was
| blown down and the end of another
building crushed. Many trees in the
| path of the storm were either uprooted
or broken.
Rockingham Ap~glo-Saxon: Alex
| Jacobs, who was sent up from u last
| court to Arson chain gang for II
months, passed through town Tuesday
night. He cut an eight-inch post TO
which he was chained, in two Monday
| night with a pocket knife and i.iade his
escape. He seems to be a pocket knife
| expert. He carved his way out of the
| guard house at Gibson when first ar
| rested with a knife.
Greenville Reflector: We have been
| informed that the old Marshall house
on thei old plank road, bou silk miles
from Greenville and known as "Balti-
more" was burned n day this week
john H. Sermons, negro, was put
in Jail this morning in default Of a two
hundred dollar bond for stealing an
"Aycock' hat from Mr.. w, M. Lang,
of Farmville. Unfortunately the ne
gro is not tw~enty-one years Of age.
sing affair reached town this morning.
Burnley, the two rear old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Ewing, of Long
Greek, drank nearly an ounce of laud-
anum Saturday evening about Z c o'clock,
and died from the effects at 1 O'Clock
hat night. Mrs. Ewing was in the
yard attending to some work. h left
the children, including Burley, the
youngest, in the house. The bottle of
laudanum was on the bureau. The
child climbed up on a chair that was
nea the bureau, got the bottle, and
drank all hat it contained.
Henderson Gid Leaf: How much
larger is Henderson in 1900 thar it was
ten years ago when the census gave us
4,291? Mr.. Eugene Thorne is
something Of a genius in the line of in
vention. He has several which may
bring him fortune if not fame. Among
pthar thinoc Mr. Thnrna has invented a
computing Scale-or to be more accu-
rate several of them-which are among
the best things of the kind we have
ever s=en. They weigh as other scales
and at the same time designate the
ar ount for any given quantity at any
st: Ted price.
Tarboro Southerner: The populists
Of Martin county met in Williamson
in convention on the 4th. No republi-
cans or negroes affiliated in the nomi-
nations. but several laceS on the
ticket were left open. These will be
filed by the republicans--While the
smokestack to the dying works was be-
ing taken down yesterday, a ladder on
which some workmen were standing to
hold il in position, broke. Seeing the
stack must fall, all got out Of the way
except a colored man, Bill John Moore
1t fell on him across his legs and back,
crushing him to the earth. Several
fastened TO his aid and lifted it so he
could be dragged out. He was then
taken home in much pain and bleeding
at the ears.
Monroe Enquirer: Last Friday af-
ernoon a peculiar n sad death oc-
Cured at the home OF Mr.. Hampton
Fowler, o u miles north of Monroe.
a little two year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fiwler fell across a o swing
in the piazza, its necy striking the rope,
which hung about fifteen inches from
the floor, killing the child, it is upos-
ed, instantly.-Last Friday night
between Ii and II o'clock MI. John
Estridge's dwelling on the state line,
five miles south of Waxhaw, was struck
by lightning n Miss Maggie Estridge
aged sixteen years., was instantly kill
ed. The lightning struck achimney
and tore on a great deal of the ceiling
in an upper room in which Miss Mag
gle n two of her sisters were sleep
ing. Miss Maggie was sleeping alone
n two OF her sisters were sleeping
in a bed nea her. One of the sisters
was shocked severely and was uncon-
scious for several hours. The othe.
| sister ocronad NTH O SliCht chnrE