The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08
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The seventeenth annual session OF
the Teachers Assembly OF this state
will take place at Morehead City June
12-15, inclusive.
Charlotte News: Nj George Watts.
OF Durham. yesterday donated the
princely sum OF $4,000 TO Union The
illogical Seminary Richmond. Va
Lincolnton Journal: The fruit sit
uation in this section this year Is an
anomalous one. There is heavy
peach crop. while the apple crop Is d
failure. a reversal OF the usual condi-
ton.
Monroe Enquirer: AS the fruit crop
promises to be good this year many
families are preparing TO can a lot OF
fruit of all kinds. The canning indus
try is new one in this section. but
for the past three or four years a lot
OF fruit has been canned.
Charlotte Observer: Rev. ]. 7.
Chalmers, d. D., of this city, is TO de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon TO the
students OF the Presbyterian College
for women, at Columbia. < C.. sun
day 10th inst. in the order OF the COM
mencement exercises
Greenville Reflector: Tuesday nigh;
the preacher was sounding the alarm
and warning his hearers against that
fire which will burn through all eter-
nifty, and the people sat still like so
many stocks and stones. Yet when
the fire alarm down town changed
out on the night air the people almost
hustled over each other TO see which
could get out of the church first.
Atlonta Journal: The a. X. & n,
ran an excursion TO Marietta yester-
day on account OF Memorial Day. Re
turning on the train last night, X. l..
Smith. OF Morganton, Ga, and John
Hayes. of Murphy, y. c.. became in
volved in a fight. Hayes knocked
Smith down with a pistol and while
Smith was down Hayes shot him in
the top of The head, from which he
died this morning at o'clock. Smith
was of a prominent family.
Greensboro Record: Mrs. Elizabeth
'Staley, the victim Of that most serious
injury at her home in Staley yester-
day, died within few hours after the
accident. 1t was a most horrible az
fair, but how it could have been avoid
ed under the circumstances is hard TO
see. 1t was simply one Of those un-
forseen accidents that have been oc-
curing for years. She was most es-
timable Christian lady and the rail-
way station was named from the fam
lily.
General Julian s. Carr delivered the
annual address a the commencement
exercises of Buie's Creek Academy.
There were about2, 500 people present
at the closing exercises of the school.
Goldsboro Argus: Invitations have
been received by his parents, Colonel
number of his friends here TO attend
the marriage of Lieutenant Thomas
Washington, L. S. N, to Miss Gene
We've Clement, of Morrow, Ohio, at the
home Of the prospective brides par
ents. on the 18th of June.
The following appointments have
been announced from the Adjutant
Generals office: Commander of Naval
Brigade-W. 7. Old, Of Elizabeth City,
with rank of captain, to succeed Cap
tain George L. Morton, resigned. As
sistant Inspector of Small Arms Prac-
tice-J. NJ. Saunders. of Swansboro.
The Greenville Cotton mills have
been incorporated at Secretary of State
Thompson's office. There are fifty
six incorporators, the place of business
is Greenville, n. c., and the capital
stock is s25O, 900. 1t is incorporated
for sixty years.
Washington Messenger: News has
just been received here of the burning
of Hotel Pender at Ocracoke on last
Friday Mr.. Creole, the proprietor.
unable to ascertain the origin at this
writing. The sympathy of our COM
munity goes out TO Mr.. Creole in his
heavy loss.-We regret to hear Of
the continued critical illness of Mr..
J. T. Winfield and wife, of Chocowin-
ity. Both have been in a critical con-
dition for some months, and a friend
from Chocowinity tells us that they
are no better, and are gradually grow
ing weaker and weaker
Henderson Herald: The Seaboard
knitting mills began operations yes
terday.-4Mr. George A. Harris, who
received a stroke of paralysis in his
right side yesterday morning, rested
very we'll last night, but his general
condition is no better. He is helpless
and speechless.-G. I. Hendrick, 81
years old who was member of Co
G., Forty-third regiment, North Car
olina troops, was in the city today.
He says he saw at the battle of Gettys-
burg a man, with both hands and feet
shot off, sitting up singing Dixie"
and upon being asked what he meant
he said that sit was all he could do"
Raleigh News and Observer: Mr..
Claud Kitchin left for his home yes
terday. Mr.. kitchin will make one
speech in each county in his congress
sional district before he commences
his regular campaign. He is looking
we'll and is confident of democratic
success in August.-Miss Fannie
Green, of Franklinton, has furnished
to the state library a handsome por-
trait of her father. 1t is a speaking
likeness of Colonel w. F. Green, (of
Franklin county) long chairman of
the board of agriculture and a member
of the legislature. He was one of the
first men Of the state in ability and
character.
Durham Herald: Yesterday morn
ing just before o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
H. r. Dority, who live in Hickstown.
were disturbed from their slumber by
the groans of some person. Mr.. Dor
ity went out in the yard and found
that 1t was a man in his well, and he
got a light and found Floyd Burton.
a young white man Of Hickston, was
the party. He said he did not know
what time or when he fell in the well.
but he thinks some persons threw him
in it. Mr.. Dority secured help and
rescued Burton from the well. 1t is
supposed that there were about 20
feet Of water in the well, and Burton
said he sank to the bottom He was