The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-01-15

Reidsyiue Review: Capt1n E. D.
Scales died at his home in Paris. Texas.
lalst Thursday night He formerly re-
sided in this county and Is survived By
three sisters here.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
ton. was chartered yesterday. The in
corporato-s TIRE Messrs. e j. Buchanan.
ID. F. Conrad and r. L. Burkhead The
capital stock Is $4,000.
| Charlotte Observer: Winston Salem
January 6.-Colonel James Billings.
lone OF Winston's oldest citizens. died
this evening at the age OF 20 years. lie
was president of the Old First National
Bank. organized IN 1872. for a number
OF years.
Durham Herald: Durham will have
the supposed pleasure Of seeing a
North Carolina actress upon the stage
next week. She comes OF an old high
Ily respected family of Charlotte. but
I'VE hope she is not starring solely on
this account
Durham Herald: a s1ooo0 tobacco
company was Incorporated IN the sec
Iretary OF states office this morning; the
lHadiey- Smith Company. Of Mt. Airy.
IThe object of the corporation Is the
manufacturing and sale of tobacco and
dealing in lumber.
Greensboro Record: It looks very
much like the new Jail was soon 20 be
christened with a hanging. Beside she
tcaSe OF criminal assault, mentioned last
iweek, one man Is in Jail charged with
imurder-the killing Of Doiph Causey
two weeks or more ago.
| Winston Sentinel: Rutherford coun-
lty has one of the youngest engineers
perhaps, in the United States. His
name is King McEntire. living IN Green
lHfll township and he is only seven
years old. He runs and fires an engine
lat saw mill. His father manages the
Saving and another brother, nine years
iold, bales the shingles as they come
from the machine.
Raleigh News and Observer: Last
year Insurance Commissioner Young
investigated twenty-five fires supposed
Ito be incendiary and in ten cases
found that they were SO. AS a result
There We're seven arrests, all save two
Iof the fires were in stores, the two be-
ling in dwellings. In nearly every case
There was over insurance. The law is
stringent and should be rigidly en-
forced.
Charlotte Observer: Matthew HarrisS
Ia young negro man. married. was ar
lrested and jailed today on a warrant
Icharging him with asSaulting Eliza
McAden, a H-year old negro girl. The
Icrime was most diabOiical one, the
victim being dragged and carried into
Ia strip of woodland, where she was
lfearfully abused. She is in a critical
IcondItion and may die aus a result of
1.-The brutal treatmentrec received at
1.-The hands Of her assailant. She is un.
liable to attend a hearing and give evil
dence. and in consequence the prelim-
inary trial has been postponed. Har-
riss has practically admitted his guilt.
Fayetteville Observer: The closing
lservice Of centennial exercises will be-
lgin tonight at 7:30 O'Clock. The speak
Ter Will be Rev. w. w. Moore, d. D.,
l.. L. L., native of North Carolina,
but now of Richmond. Va. In the
Judgment of many DR.. Moore is the
most gifted son of the Old North State
now living. He hs a man of striking
land impressive appearance, his die
Ition is chaste and beautiful. his thought
as keen and incisive as a damascus
blade, his scholarship broad, thorough
and comprehensive. and yet, withal, sc
simple and clear that none can fail tC
grasp his meaning. He first delights
then captivaues his audience, and bear.
them along rthe full tide of his high
and noble Thought.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Olin Hutchi
son, son Of Mr. w. j. Hutchison, VIII.
lives just out Of the city on the Derit;
road. comes into town ito school. He
was riding a horse yesterday, and a
he galloped up Tryon street, in the af.
lternoon, on his way home the horse
fell at Ninth street and caught hi
rider under MIN. Though the boy wa!
knocked unconscious for a few mo
ments he did not sustain other injury
A crowd soon gathered, picked him vi
and helped him back on the horse ant
away they went.-High Point, Jan
uary S.-Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Rob
ert Coley, an employe of the Piedmon
Table Company, while operating a le,
machine, was very seriously injured
The knife became unfastened and witt
great force was hurled from it's place
striking MIR. CoTley in the breast. /
was a severe wound and though no
necessarily fatal may prove SO.
Charlotte Observer: Visitors from
Sharon township reported shooting
affair in that township last Friday
evening. Messrs. Crowell and Hemby
of Union county, who were returning
nome from this city, Were accosted OF
the Providence road just this side OF
Mr.. w. w. Alexander's by severa.
drunken negroes who We're riding in =
wagon. The negroes refused to give
half the road and when the white mer
protested the negroes swore at them
Mr.. Crowell jumped out of his convey
ance. holding an iron bar in his hand
and one Of the negroes fired on him
with a pistol. He continued to fire
breaking several window glass in Mr.
lCrowel's wagon. The horse pulling the
colored party then ran away. Messrs
iCrowel and Hemby proceeded on theil
journey and IN short time overlook
the negroes. who were waiting in tn.
road. Immediately the negroes begaI
firing their revolvers again and tn,
White nen were forced to run. The,
proceeded to the house OF Mr. VILLA n
Elghman, close by. to procure weapons
for defense. y search was made 70,
the negroes. but they could not be
found. 1t is thought they will be ap-
Drehended.
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