The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-18
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denoesson Gold Leaf: Captain Shaw
maoe several speeches inChatham,
Moore, and Randolph counties last
week The papers speak in high praise
Of him as a clever and able speaker
nus discussion Of the amenwment being
strong and convincing.
salisbury Truth-Index: Mr.. George
W. Long tells US today that the apple
CROP n his neighborhood Is almost en-
tirely destroyed. Mr.. Long says that
something has killed nearly all the
limbs and that there are but few bios
SONS on any OF the trees.
Greenville Reflector: Sunday night
there was a destructive fire at Mt.
Olive in which severa stores were
burned. Mr.. j. o.. Highsmith, who
moved there from Pitt county and
keeps a grocery store, was n OF the
parties burned out. HIS loss was 500
with insurance for $50.
Congressman DeArmond Of Missouri,
will deliver the literary address at the
approaching commencement Of the
State Normal and Industrial college in
Greensboro. Congressman John H.
Small OF the first district will deliver
an address on the educational needs
of the state.
Rocky Mount Motor: Several slate
rooted houses are going UP which Is
the correct covering. Insurance men
a a large per cent. of fires are caus-
ed from shingle roof. Nine out OF ten
Die antebellum residence in Nash coun-
ty and Halifax have been burned by
catching in decayed shingles with the
last few years.
Fayetteville Observer: Miss Mary
McLaurin, of Flea Hill, died yesterday
aged 81. Funeral this afternoon at the
family graveyard. She was we'll known
all over the county, and was a faith
Fl
rian church, which she joined when
fourteen years of age. Rev. John L.
Yandle will oficiate.
Raleigh Post: The democratic state
executive committee met last even
ing at the a chamber. There was
a large attendance of members, all of
whom brought encouraging reports
from different parts of the state. Both
the suffrage amendment and the state
ticket were reported to be gaining in
strength. A central committee of 80
was elected, making the membership
of the state committee IS.
Kinston Free Press: The board OF
stewards of the Methodist hurch met
at the residence of Mr.. D. ". Dixon
last night, and a committee was ap-
pointed to select a site upon which to
erect a new church, and report ait the
next meeting of the board. The pres
ent church is too small to seat even
the members of the church, and it has
become necessary that a larger house
of worship be erected.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: The
fourth knitting mill is now assured
for Scotland Neck Messrs. Andrew
and ~Coughenour and y. Z. Bowers
will at once erect a knitting mill at the
point known as the Tank about a
mile north of town. The building will
be about 40x90 feet and will take ma
chinery enough to employ n num-
dred operatives. The mill will manu-
facture hosiery exclusively and will
employ only colored labor.
Clarkton Express: Mrs. Pritchard
Lennon, while on the road from her
home last Saturday with her brother
and two little children, met with a
frightful and what came very near
being a serious accident. They We're
riding in a mule cart when the mule
took fright at a tanner that was also
in the cart, ran away, dashing them
all out on the ground. One of the chill
dren was run over by the wheel of the
cart, but it so happened that it was
thrown near a small log and the full
weight of the wheel did not fall upon
it. 1t was a fortunate deliverance.
Franklin CMacon county, Press: 4
few nights g an owl killed a guinea.
roosting in a tree in Mr.. T. b. Enloe's
yard on Cartocgechaye. Mr.. Enloe
went out, and finding what had hap
pened, set a steel trap, baited with the
guinea, in the top of the tree. After
awhile the owl returned and was caught
by one foo in the trap. Mr.. Enloe
climbed the tree to bring his owlship
down. The owl seized his arm with
his free foot, driving the claws to the
bone, and held his grip. Mr.. Mo
climbed down with the combination of
trap, owl and guinea, and called his
wife to the rescue. She had to cut
the owls leg off before it would release
its grip.
Raleigh Post: Mr.. R. N. Sims
went to Pittsboro yesterday. where
he appears as ounse for the Raleigh
and Cape Fear railway in the suit in
stituted iby Mr.. Wilkie for SO, 900
damages. Mr.. Wilkie, who was sec
ton master on the Raleigh and Cape
Fear fell from a hand car, which ran
off the track sustaining internal in
juries. He seeks to recover $40, 900
from the Raleigh and Cape Fear, old
ing the railroad company negligent.
The railroad, on the other hand, asserts
that the hand car jumped the track
by reason of Mr.. Wilkes negligence,
and that he brought on himself the in
juries sustained.
Murphy Scout: From Mr.. Robert
D. OIL fCODllSslle, ISSiSISI
of deeds for Graham county,w W learn
that Mr.. Able Jenkins of that county
was instantly killed on the previous
Sunday at a small place named Home
stead, near the county line, some 10
miles from Robbinsville. 1t seems that
Jenkins left Homestead en- route home.
and had go1e but a short distance
when he was overtaken by Jack and
Elem Carver, two brothers. 1t also
seems that there vas either a misun-
derstanding or an old grudge between
TIE men. AS a result of the meeting
a fight ensued, in which Able Jenkins
was shot drought the body, near the
heart, dying instantly. Jack Carver
was shot in the back. the bali lodging
against the skin in the breast and
could be plainly seen. Later. since the
above was put in type, we learn that
Jack Carver will recover, and that he
and his brother Elem. who has been
captured, are now in jail charged with
the murder of Jenkins.
Charlotte Observer: In attempting
to lump from an elevator in the store
of E. NJ. Andrews Furniture n Music
Company last night. Mr.. Will E. Da-