The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-10
n CAROLINA.

Charlotte had So deaths in March
Charlotte News.
State Evangelist ]. w. Lee has been
kicked out Of the Methodist church.
The Monroe Enquirer reports that q
number OF former populists took part
in the recent Union county democratic
convention. The Rockingham Anglo
Saxon reports that number OF popu-
lists in Richmond and Scotland coun-
ty have already allied themselves
with the democrats
Wilson. ~. c.. April q The body
OF Bert Terrell vas found in the woods
IN Nash county. near the Wilson coun-
~ line. Friday evening. There were
three or four bullets in his body and
1t was supposed he was murdered =
day or two before.
Raleigh News and Observer. It il
said that but for the fact that Judge
Thomas Sutton. OF Fayetteville. was
~repudiated by the voters OF the dis
trict at the last election. Governor
Russell would now appoint him GRIM
inai SQUIRT judge 10 succeed Judge
Battle.
Greenville Reflector: There IS now
living in this township. near House
station. a woman who is known TO DC
a hundred or more years OF age. h
is Mr.. Martha Teel. widow OF Mr.
George Teel. Miss Nancy Teel. who ia
nov So years old. and was Mrs. Teels
youngest child. says her mother was
35 years old when she was married
Henderson special to News n OBJ
server: The handsome residence OF Mr.
John Bullock. near Stosali. Granville
county. was burned to the ground last
night. The house was in flames when
the occupants awoke. and they barely
escaped with their lives. Miss Bullock.
OF Williamsburg. q visitor, had her
hair singed. and Mr.. John Watkins. IT
Henderson. had his moustache scorcn-
ed by the furious flames as he rushed
down stairs.
The funeral procession at the burial
of Judge Dossey Battle at Rocky
Mount was very large. Rev. Mr.. Stone.
OF the Episcopal church. conducted
the services. Many visitors from other
towns attended. The honorary pail
bearers were Il. II. Bum. Fred. Phil
Ups, jacob Battle. w. l.. Thorp, John /.
B%ridgers, T It. Thorne. II. A. Gillian.
w. A Allsbrook. Thomas II. Battle.
Joseph p. Pippen, Ed. Pennington. j.
H. Baker, Jr.. Don Gillian. John NJ
Sherwood, F. n. Woodland. w. O. How
ard and w. L. Cox.
Clarkton Express: A very serious If
not fatal, accident happened last Sun
day TO Neill Shipman, a youth of Is
years and son OF Mr.. ]. NJ. Shipman.
who lives in county about
five miles from his place. NELL went
yer TO a negro house q short distance
away and got with n negro boy. Both
had pistols and got to discussing sui
eide The negro, in howin how he
would kill himself. put his pistol TO
his head and snapped 1t. Then Nei0,
TO improve upon it, pointed his pistol
at his breast and snapped ii. Not sat
isfied he tried il a second time when
the pistol went off, driving the ball
into his lungs about two inches from
his heart. He supposed the pistol was
empty.
Lincolnton Journal: That was a pc
culiar piece Of business done by the
Gastonia authorities one day last
week as related in the CASTOR News
in this issue. A negro who escaped
from the Paw Creek pest house. where
there are some twelve or more cases
of smallpox, was arrested in Gastonia-
Instead of being put In a house OF de-
tention and guarded, "he was es-
corted," says the Gazette. Ito the edge.
of town and warned not to come
bock." In other words was turned
loose and allowed TO wander around
at will, probably scattering smallpox
all over the county.
Asheboro Courier: Kivett was shot
accidentally March "a. He was return
mp WI AAt' III - MI
Langley, and had a gun and ak in his
road cart and his horse got To iu-lp-
ing and the gun fell and went m.
shooting him through the heart. He
lived only a few minutes.-The case
of H. j. Wood VS.. r. E. Mendenhall
last week resulted in a verdict In favor
of the defendant. Mr.. Wood sued for
81, 200 damages for false arrest. There.
was also another another case for 49,
900 damages against the same defend
ant brought by James .. Newton. The
vrdict Of the jury was in this case alse
in favor OF the defendant.
Charlotte Observer: The dwelling
house OF Mr.. s. j. Rushing. of Marsh
vile township. was destroyed by hrs
yesterday morning. 1t was accidental
Mr.. Rushings' sister, an aged lady,
who lives with him, was severely
burned while carrying some things out
of the house. The loss is estimated al
o $500. There was no insurance
Sunday. by special appointment by
the congregation of Tryon Street
Methodist church, was the day for
lifting a debt of some 1000 which for
years has rested upon the church
Marion correspondent: When Glenn
came in there were about 1900 persons
present, the platform being filled By
ladies. People continued to flock In un-
til when Mr.. Glenn was introduced By
Mr.. Z. Y. Webb. in q beautiful speech,
, fully 1000 people rose and cheered.
!, Never have the people OF Cleveland
county listened to a better speech than
!, BobGlenn gave them today. ami never
: could he have had a more apprecia-
: tnve audience.
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