The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-06
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issued by the Cumberland county exc
cutive committee at their recent meet
ing in this city and the selection at the
same time of H. L. Cook, Esq, as
chairman, is meeting with praise from
the press of the state.
Salisbury Index: His many Sails
bury friends will be glad to learn that
Rev. c. Brown Cox, a native Of Rowan.
has decided not TO leave North Carroll
ma. The Asheville Citizen says: Rev.
G. Brown Cox, who reviewed a a 20
Knoxville, has declined the call
Kinston Free Press: The residence
Of Mr.. r. B. Dunn, about ten miles
north of Trenton, was burned last
night. The fire vas caused by a spark
from the chimney falling on the house.
The building was a two story one, VAL
ued at from 1.5e0 TO $1,000. 1t is not
thought that there was any insurance
on it.
Greensboro Telegram: Rev. p. J.
Carraway received a telegram yester-
day morning announcing the death OF
his son, P. j. Carraway, in Reidsville.
He died yesterday morning about .
o'clock, at his home on Scales street.
of consumption. He was about ~
years old and left a wife and one child.
Oxford Ledger: We regret to learn
that the store at Townsville owned
and occupied by Mr.. ]. s. Register, for
merly one of our excellent county COM
m~issioners, was burned on the night
OF January Goth. Loss $1,000, insurance
81, 900. The fire originated in an ad-
joining building used as a postoffice.
which was also consumed, with a loss
Of $500. No insurance.
Winston Sentinel: Sheriff Kapp re-
ceived a telegram today stating tina
H. CI--
now confined in the Guilford county jail
at Greensboro to be removed to the
Forsyth county jail. This order has
been made necessary on account of a
case of smallpox having broken out
in the jail at Greensboro. One prison
er is expected up tonight.
Louisburg Times: Those fusion
lists" who are claiming that all the
white men in Franklin county who
voted the populist ticket will vote
against the amendment are talking
through their hats. Quite a number
of populist ticket from pure motives
have informed the editor of the Times
that they would vote for the amend
ment if they knew it was the last vote
they would ever cast.
Charlotte Observer: On the corner
Of Eleventh and Brevard streets yes
terday morning Robert Johnston, the
son of Mr.. j. S. Johnston, the street
commissioner was shot in the foot, &C
cidentally, by John Mckenzie, the IA
year old son of ex-Policeman McKen-
zie. The shooting was done with a
small rifle, with which young McKen-
zie was "fooling." The wound is not
serious.
Fayetteville Observer: Lawrence
Morrison, a young negro man, was
burned to death at Raeford Friday
morning. 1t was for this that DR.. Nc
Cougar, acting county coroner, went
up there Saturday. DR.. McGougan
reached Raeford, which is about "a
miles from here, at 9 o'clock Saturday
night, and at nee held an inquest, the
jury returning a verdict that the de-
ceased came to his death by accidental
burning.
Washington correspondent Atlanta
Journal, 29th: Colonel Bryan was in
conference last night with Senator But
Ter, of North Carolina. The populist
to V in Lincoln, Bryan's home
town, before the democrats meet, and
nominate Bryan first. The middle-of-
the-road or Watson populist oppose
such a combination, and so mother
populist split is in sight. "Of course,
he will accept our nomination." said
Butler, as he left.
Asheboro Courier: The cotton mills
on Deep Rive have met and declared
the annual dividend. The lumber mills
and other mills at Asheboro have had
a prosperous year, and are starting off
the new year well.-The two-year-
old son of c.. NJ. Barker, near Cape, in
this county, was burned so badly IN
Tuesday of last week hat it died the
next day. The child's clothes caught
fire while it was standing near the fire
place during the absence of its mother.
Greensboro Telegram: NJ. NJ. Muir
Gibson, one of the yard conductors of
the Southern here, had the misfortune
to get his right hand caught in between
two cars, while making UP the Wins
ton train this morning, and badly
mashed. Three or four fingers were
broken.-MeSSrS. Ireland and Gus
Rankin, in company with a French
man, ven down to Climax to look at
intends to locate a colony of his peo-
pie there if satisfactory arrangements
can be made.
Raleigh News and Observer: War
renton, N. c., January 29.-(Special.)-
This morning at 5 o'clock the steam
saw mill Inc appurtenances of Mr.. Will
ELLIS was DuTUSu W the STOunQ. Inc
house, 30x100 feet, three car loads Of
shuttle blocks, his engine and ETC.,
were burned No insurance. Mr.. Ell
lis's loss is about $1,000. The burned
building was worth about 500, and
was owned by Captain w. J. White
1t is said that the plant will at once
be re-established.
Charlotte Observer: Captain Glenn
is in receipt of the following reply from
Senator Daniel: Dear Sir: In re-
to your esteemed favor, permit
me to say that l will gladly champion
the cause of North Carolina in the SEN
ate if she is assaulted in any way. 1t.
is understood hat the Virginia sena-I
tors expects to champion the amend
ment upon h floor of the senate in a
few days.-Asheville, January a.
Jasper n. Bell died here Friday, aged
Y years. The deceased was a member
of the First North Carolina cavalry
during the civil war, and his funeral
was conducted by the Confederate Vet
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, JAM
29.-President McIver is in receipt
Of a letter from Mr.. T. B. Bailey, of
announcing hat he a de-
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