The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
r CAROLINA.

1Noici6n Hdu ~ deaths IN August, 10
In each race.
Salisbury is to vote on November
9Th on a $4,000 bond issue for the wa
and system
Charlotte Observer: Professor Jer-
ome Dowd will a for Wisconsin to-
morrow morning to take up his new
Work at the university of Wisconsin.
DR.. Hume, Of the university. has for
' weeks been acting pastor of the
Waynesboro (Va.) Presbyterian church,
during the fatal illness OF the pastor
n his friend, DR.. Cooke.
Judge Walter Clark denies hat he
inspired h application for a manda-
mus to compel the corporation commits
sion TO assess this year the franchises
OF the railways. He says he knew
nothing OF the application until the an
nouncement was made.
Greenville Reflector: Mr.. III. w.
Dunn. who ives at what is known as
the old Peter River homestead, six
miles from Greenville, came to town
this morning. While here a messen-
ger came after him TO tell him that his
house had been destroyed by fire.
Raleigh News and Observer: Annap-
oils. Nd. September 9.-Out of a class
OF "a who stood the entrance examina-
t1on for h Naval academy, only fif-
teen were successful. Mr.. Jack Lon
don, OF Pittsboro, n. c., was one of the
~!ortunate ffteen, coming out with fly
ing colors.
Raleigh News and Observer: Cover
nor Aycock is expected to his office to-
day. He has been at Seven Springs
for two weeks, and is reported as much
improved in health. - W~inston-Sal-
EN-. N. c.. September 10.-Hillyard L.
Lyman, a young man. was found dead
in his room at Hotel Jones at 6 o'clock
lis evening. He was lying on the bed
undressed. with a bullet hole in the left
breast. His right hand vas placed on
the breast and near the left was a
pistol.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. DAME The
odore Pegram died at Z o'clock last
evening at his home in Steel Creek, af-
ter an illness of about three weeks.
His death resulted from a general
breakdown of old age. Mr.. Pegram,
a SON of Winchester Pegram. was born
in CASTOR county, September 81, 1921.
Mr.. Pegram has been almost a life
long member of the Presbyterian
church and at the time Of his death
was n Of the most prominent mem
bers of the famous Steel Creek church.
- W~inston-Salem. September 10. -
Deputy Sheriff r. c. Hunter, of Ker-
nersville. was shot this morning by AIDE
w d "hll Id VIII lldS lllC 1Sp-
utation of being a bad man and a dan
gerous character.
Fayetteville Observer Yesterday af-
ternoon the county physician, DR.. John
D. MacRae, accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff Monaghan, went out to Liza
Corbett's house, on North street to see
her son, Dennis Corbett, said to be
violently insane. They found h boy
in a little room, bound hand and foot.
Tic vic xr-nro ~ cfnnn6 fnoofhoTs yT-ifh
rope, as were also his ankles, while his
whole body was wrapped around with
strong bandageS to hold him more Sc
cure. 1t is said that he has been tied
thus and in hat same room for over a
year, IND that he has not set foot u
of it in all that time. He was filthy
and loathsome, though fat and ap-
parently we'll.
Clinton Democrat: Mr.. E. r. Wilson,
of Bass. was here Monday and told of
an ugly affair up in Westbrook's,
James McPhail, a colored boy aged II
years., died Friday. It was thought by
all the neighbors that his death result
ed from injuries inflicted by his uncle,
Turley NcPhail. The elder negro was
known to have beaten h boy terribly
Tuesday, August 18th, and to have
beaten him several times since
There was genuine sorrow in many
hearts in Clinton Sunday morning when
the news was noiSed around that Rev.
J. l.. Britt, of Turkey, was dead. A
sufferer with indigestion for years., he
sustained injuries from a fall years
ago that completely incapacitated him
for further active church work. He
passed away somewhat Unexpectedly
at 7:45 o'clock Sunday morning. The
deceased was born in Wayne county,
June %, 1S49. He graduated from
Wake Forest college in 1876 n was
always a most loyal friend Of that in
stitution.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. T. T.
Wright, while walking along a side
walk in lower Fayetteville late Satur-
day afternoon, was I'll into and
knocked down by a negro bicyclist.
She was quie severely bruised. The
negro's name is John D. Williams, and
he has been up before the mayor on a
previous occasion for reckless riding
of a bicycle. He was taken before the
mayor this afternoon and fined $3.50.
Late Saturday afternoon as Messrs.
John Owen and J. M. Black were on
their way to their home in list, driv-
ing a spirited pair Of mules TO a cart,
the animals became frightened and
darted off. h cart was soon hurled
against a tree, and both gentlemen
thrown violently to the ground. Mr..
Owen was badly bruised, and suffered
a painful injury to his hip. Mr.. Black
Jared much worse, his collar bone was
broken, and he received a number OF
bad bruises. Neither of them was Sc
riously injured. however.