The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-15
roRrn CAROLINA.

Hickory Times-Mercury: At a chopp-
ing at ar. J.. A Abeess on Friday. jan
uary 18th. Gather Abernethy. 10 year,
old was killed by a falling tree
Concord Tribune: Jesse Cox and
party, Tuesday found a nugget OF pure
gold weighing lso pen1vweight In the
level woods hear the Old Reed gold
mine. This lucky find has already
stirred up fresh interest In hunting for
gold.
Kins1on Free Press: Business of al
kind IS ION the rush" in Kinstcn. which
shows that we have a progressive town.
People from adjoining towns n coun-
ties are coming here in larger number
than yer before to do their trading.
We have the best town in the state.
Salisbury Truth-Index: Mr.. III. s.
Trott phoned us last night that Mr.. G.
3. Letter. who runs a store at New
London. had his place OF business brok-
en- into and robbed Of considerable
goods in the shape OF shoes though
there was no loss OF money as We I'M
derstood him.
Raleigh News and Observer: Hon.
Josiah Turner, of Orange. who IS in
the city. will ask the legislature 10 pay
him interest which he claims is due
on his contract as public printer in 1870.
A few a ago the legislature pail
the claim. Now he will ask for the in
tereSt.
Oxford Ledger: Mr.. d. G. Gooch, OF
Fishing Creek township. had the mis-
fortune to have his dwelling and ada
cent house burned on Tuesday along
with % barrels of corn n 1000 pounds
of meat-The jury in the case OF state
vs.. Ned Allen. who was indicted for the
murder of Parker in Bassfield township.
failed TO agree after being out several
~f11 h
tried again next court.
Raleigh Post: Mr.. c. Bledsoe died
at his home. Barton's Creek. in the
northern portion of the county Thurs
day afternoon at 6 O'Clock, in the 18th
year of mis- age. He will be inferred
in the family burying ground at l
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. He 1eaves
a wife md two children, Mr.. z. T,
Bledsoe. of this county. and Mrs. b. G.
Beckwith, of this city. He was one OF
the oldest andmost prominent citizens
of this county.
Mount Airy News: Mr.. John Phillips.
who ives six miles above this place
near Leander O'Neirs, was dangerous
~ injured Thursday while chopping in
the woods. He was ONE distance from
the ground cutting off a log when the
tree, which had lodged against another,
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He came down with great force, strik-
ing his breast against the log. He IS
badly hurt and tells his family he viii
die.
Miss Fannie Sprinkle recently had q
narrow escape from a horrible death al
the Salisbury cotton mills, and nothing
saved her but almost s~uperhuman
strength. Miss Sprinkle was at her
usua work in the mill when her dress
caught between the pulleys and spin
ming frames. In an instant she braced
herself against a frame, and despera
ton gave her superhuman strength
By this act she saved her life and al
the same time stopped sixteen spinnins
frames and caused n Of the large
belts in the mill to drop off.
Charlotte Observer: W. l.. West
hedge, a young white man. is locked
up at the police station on a charge OF
an assault on his wife and mother-in-
law and with trying to commit suicide
He became madly intoxicated las might
about 10 O'Clock and went home. His
passion became supreme, and he slash
ed himself across the throat with the
knife. His wife caught him by the
arm and Nrested the knife from him
to the house of Mr.. Joseph w. Tyzzer
~ AOA nay AOI olo
Charlotte Observer: Yarn production
to be cut. Mill men called to NEE
here. The present price of cottoI
yarns being below the cost of produc.
ton, a conference of all southern spin.
nesr will consider the best course t
pursue until prices characterization
McAden thinks all mills will agree or
curtailment plans.-Salisbury. Feb. 8
Deputy Sheriff j. H. Krider brought
in six negroes from Cleveland in {
wagon this afternoon. They are he'll
as participants in a fracas in which
Alex. McConnehaugh. colored, met hi
death Thursday night. Six others wer,
arrested on the same grounds, but sue
ceeded in giving bond at Cleveland.
Durham Herald: Jim Hicks, a white
man who lives lear Hickstown, is SUI.
fering from the effects of a broken les
and thereby hangs a mystery. II
stated to the attending physician thai
on Saturday night he was out ridins
when ne fell from he carriage and hi
leg was caught in one of the wheel!
and it vas broken. The physician
however. a a different story. H
says that his leg was evidently broker
by a pistol ball. 1t has been learned
that Hicks and his brother, Pate
Hicks, were out riding with two wo
men and that it was near Trinity col
1ege where the first named got his les
broken. He is quite seriously hurt an,
| may result seriously for him.
Marion Democrat: Miss Buchanan
a daughter of II. L. Buchanan, who re
sides on Bear creek, about three mile!
east of Bakersville, Mitchell county
was the victim of a peculiar accident
which occurred at her home Saturday
The young woman was sitting near thu
chopping block at their wood pile, chat
ting with Harry Harley, a neighbor'!
son, who was cutting wood. She aros,
to go into the house and in steppin,
forward, either tainted or stumbled
and fell directly beneath the descend
ing ak. BARLEY tried to avoid strikin,
her, but This was impossible, owing t,
the suddenness Of her fall, and tn
blade cut into her skull just abov,
the left ear. A physician was sum
moned. but at last reports she was dy
ing.
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