The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-04
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The pittsboro Record reports severe
damage done by the ~freSnets III
county. 1t will cost several tnousa
dollars to repair the ridges -
away. The freshet in ROCKY "
was the largest ever known
Hon. Theodore F. Kluttz. OF the
Seventh district. has Two appoint
ments TO make this June: N for me
cadetship at the United States NaNoi
Academy. the other the cadetship at
the United States Military Academy.
Raleigh News and Observer: Mr..
G.. F. Ivey, OF this place Is a. pressne
ngage in establishing ola cotton
mill az Hickory. A number Of prom
inert men in the western part OF the
state are to be connected with the en-
trprise.
Raleigh News-Observer: On being
questioned as TO his future movements
mr. Rlasingame said that he viii short
" enter the life insurance work he
has not vet promised any 10
work for them though he has seVerai
good offers. He will continue 10 re-
side in Raleigh.
Fayetteville Observer: Rev. wat
son Farley. son OF Rev. D. FalrieS'
OF Manchester, and a memoer
graduating class at Onion TheotogicaI
Seminary. has received a call to the
Pryor Memorial church, NottowaS
county, Va. He is a candidate Tor the
| ministry under the care OF FayettevfIle
Presbytery.
LAGRANGE Sentinel: On Monday even
ing. the 18th. quite a serious ACCIDENT
befell Mr.. Muse, an employee at the
/ saw mill of Mr.. j j. Ivey. OF Seven
Springs. While attempting to olsen
gage the main belt from the driving
wheel. his arm was caught oetweeen
the wheel and belt, breaking IL at tne
wrist, and tearing the flesh from the
bone.
Raleigh Post: The republican pri-
maries in the township OF Henderson,
Vance county. which includes the town
of Henderson and surrounding terrlto-
~, elected delegates to the republican
county convention Saturday. The re-
publicans of that township kept up the
record of the republican party In the
state and elected a complete negro del
egation to the convention The acton
was taken despite the efforts or the
leaders to keep the negro in the back
ground.
Henderson Herald: Jim Warwick.
colored, train hand on the :. a. l., got
the toes of his left foot cut off today
while cupling cars.-E. e. Penny, or
Wake county. who left his wife some
months ago and went away with the
of a prominent farmer of this
county. and remained some time and
then returned, has gone again. He
settled up all matters with his wife and
left with nine dollars in money and a
mortgage for two hundred. His wife
has brought suit for divorce. The
young lady also came home, and 1t Is
rumored that she has gone again.
A bad fight took place in Leicester
township, Buncombe county, Sunday,
about $50 yards from Mountain View
church., and interrupted the services
which were not resumed: Those who
ged in the fight were George, Mack
and Hillary Hawkins, and Miflard,
Maths and Harl Sneilson. Pistols,
knives, stones and "knucks' were the
weapons. George Hawkins was shot in
the head by Willard Sneilson. Hillary
and Mack Hawkins were knocked down
with stones by Maths. Hillary Haw-
kins' teeth were knocked out and dis
tributed around.
oxford Ledger DR.. Benz. K. Hays
left on Wednesday for to
deliver the annual essay before the
Alumni of the University College of
Medicine. We regret to learn that he
will have to remain in Richmond for
three or four weeks, and undergo a Sc
riOuS surgical operation at st. Luke'S
Hospital.-If the worst come to the
worst the white people of Fishing
Greek and Granville county must be
ready for any mergency since one of
the negroes in Fishing Creek township
has made a bold threat against the
white people. He said a few days ago
NAAaN pNLcAt Tx tft1kADl was y Al't
would be more ashes in Granville than
there was in hell" 1t should be made
SO warm for him that he could not
stay in the county
Charlotte News: Mr.. Fred Johnson.
son of Mr.. CT. s. Johnson, came very
near being killed day before yesterday
He has been tagging for several
months on the Seaboard, between here
and Rutherfordton. Monday he was
on top of a freight when the train was
speeding along toward Lincolnton. A
telephone line had been run across the
track, but not sufficiently high. as
Mr.. Johnson learned. The train was
going at the speed of % miles an hour.
Mr.. ohnson did not see the wire and
1t caught him just under the nose,
throwing him violently on the top OF
the car. He would have fallen to the
ground had he not caught hold OF the
running board and held on until the
train could be stopped. His nose was
split open and his lip badly torn.
Mitchell Mirror: 1t is reported here
that recently (the time not being ex-
!, actly known one of the contractors
at the railroad works shot and seri-
ously wounded three men who had
broken into the commissary. IL was
reported that the men Were killed, but
this is a mistake. Two OF the men
were white and the other was a negro.
AT the railroad works last Thursday
two negroes got into a dispute while
frying meat and one of them picked
UP a rock and threw it at the other.
| The rock landed on the negroes neck
and he fell over dead, his neck being
j., broken The negro that threw the
> c made his escape. Their names
could not be learned. but they were
. from South Carolina.
2 Charlotte Observer: Frank Mackey,
e 6 negro from Pineville, who is about
40 years old, was brought, by Consta-
I BILE Porter, before Squire Hunter yes
: terday morning on a charge Of crimi-
: naliy ~assaulting the young daughter Of
:, Annie Pr1tchard, a negro woman, who
= also lives at Pineville. The mother
appeared in person to prosecute the
case. After hearing her evidence
Squire Hunter committed Mackey to
Jail pending the gathering of further
: evidence in the matter. The prisoner
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