The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20

Shelby is to have electric lights with
in 50 days.
Charlotte brick companies nave
formed a combine.
Charlotte Special to Atlanta Journal:
Much property has been destroyed In
the mountains of Surry and Ashe coun
ties, y. c.. within n past few days
by extensive forest fires Hundreds OF
acres Of fine timber lands have beer
burned over and miles OF fences de-
stroyed-
Salisbury Times: A home that Is
made fasherless and motherless in %
short a time as three days Is indeed
sad. Such was the cas- during the
past week when death claimed all that
was mortal Of Nj. G. A. Nash and
his beloved wife, who lived near Louis
burg. Mrs. Nash was buried on Friday
last, and on Sunday night the soul OF
the husband took it's flight They both
died Of pneumonia
Greenville Reflector: Sunday night
the barn and stables on Mr.. W. b.
Browns place, o v miles from
Greenville, were completely destroyed
by fire. There Were in stables
three mules and one horse which were
burned { death, also about twenty
FIVE barrels of corn Were lost Mr..
Brown says ne has no idea how the
| fire originated. The loss amounted 10
about $500 with no insurance.
Rocky Mount Motor: Mr.. John P.
Tfllery died at the residence OF his
son, John o. Tillery, about 3 O'Clock
Tuesday a m. Mr.. Tillery was 6s
years old and for a long time had been
in feeble health. The immediate cause
of his death was an attack of pneumo-
MIA The deceased was one OF the old
landmarks of the town and for many
years had been a justice of the peace
He was a man Of marked force and in
dividuality Of character.
Tarboro S~outherner: The dwelling
house Of James Mayo, at Coakley':
was burned yesterday afateroon. tn,
fire was discovered just after dinner
and in a short time thereafter IL had
made such Roadway, that 1t was i'm
possible to get it under control Near
ly everything in the house was destroy
ed. Not only was h dwelling de
stroyed, but several of the outhouses
including the barn and stables tina
are stationed nearby. The owner. i
is reported, lost all his corn and fodder
Washington Observation-Disclosures
A gentleman from Parmele called u
tell us that Lane Hodges, accompan
led by his wife and child, and Mis-
Mamie Perry, passed through Par
Z o0Sdo u " 49, 1~Sh@ 49,
to make 1T their future home. From
further inquiry we learn that Hodge
is a citizen of Old Ford, this county
has been a Jealous advocate of Nor
monism, and that he owned a small
farm, which he abandoned before leav
ing, and Miss Perry is the daughte
of Cornelius Perry, the brave confed
crate soldier n color bearer of Gen
eral Grimes regiment; the old soldie
is nearly heartbroken.
Durham SUN: There was one man i
Durham Thursday night who expecte'
to lead to the hymenial altar a youni
widow, but his expectations wer
doomed to disappointment, for tn
wedding failed to come off. The groom
to be, but was not, was Ct. w. Britt
of Raleigh, and the intended bride wa
Mrs. C. N. Parker, who resides o.
Angler avenue Supper had been pre-
pared at Britt'S expense, which wa
eaten by the guests. Still she cam
not. The would be groom was discon
ISOLATE. He had given the woman h
expected to marry 500 in none an,
a gold watch, also 81 to one of he
daughters to buy cakes with. Furthe
developments will be watched with in
tereSt.
Kinston Free Press: DR.. S. Wood
lard, of New Bern, was in kinSton yes
terday and told of a fight that occurre
at Jacksonville, in which about 4
people were engaged. 1t appears tina
two men became involved in a quarre
over an amount of money that on
claimed the other had owed him 70
some time, and, the friends of eac
participating, a free-for-all scrap" oc
CURED. The report is that about 4
people were put in jail, and that tn
fight broke up court for one day.
Lincolnton Journal: A he3rt-break
ing fra OadV occurred near Henry La
Thursday evening. The wife of job
Falls went out to milk, leaving he
children alone in the house. AS sh
returned from the barn she met on
of the children, a little three year-ol
girl, with all its clothing on fire. Tn
little child was burned to a crisp an
died Immediately.