The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-12
Il CAROLINA.

Judge TnOmaS T.. fusieF Is able 10
travel and out Of danger.
Winston Journal: Mr.. Nick Dowdy
was bit by a mad dog this morning AZ
he was endeavoring TO shoot the ami
NAL Mr.. Dowdy had Squire Lehman's
mad stones applied to his hand
Tarboro Southerner: The census bu-
reau has given out the population of the
villages and towns Of the state. Those
IN this county are Is follows: Battle
boro 259. Conetoe lis. Farrar 554. Prince
Vile 542. St Lewis loo. whitakers 3Ss.
Salisbury Truth: Friday. Mr.. Calvin
Spry. OF Davfe. died with neumonia
and yesterday Mr.. John Shipping sur.
rendered to the same disease. These
gentlemen were about the same age.
60. and were gallant confederate SOL
dters.
Fayetteville Observer: Fire Ii Rae
ford on Tuesday destroyed two stores,
the property OF Mr.. j. w. Guiton. One
OF the buildings was vacant, while the
other contained q stock OF merchan-
disc. Both buildings were destroyed,
though most of the stock was saved.
The loss is about 81, 200 with no insur-
ance.
Tarboro Southerner: Unless the
Southerner is much mistaken the stock
law now prevails over the entire coun-
~, with good prospects OF the adjoin-
ing counties adopting the same law.
The stock in the mo fence section of
the county is admittedly better than
in those portions of the county where
the same runs at large.
Charlotte Observer: Jack Kiser, of
Waxhaw, S. c., sat down on the rail-
road near Harrisburg this morning. 10
tie his shoe. He staid there long enough
to fall aSieep on the track and was
struck by one of the trains and very
badly hurt. He was carried to Harris
burg depot and found to be seriously in
jured and at last accounts was still
unconscious.
Salisbury Truth: Rowan county is
by no means freed from vandals and in
addition to the shooting and rocking OF
the trains from Spencer Saturday night,
and the murder at that place the same
night a negro giving his name as
Lander Teai, from South Carolina.
threw a rock yesterday morning at the
Yadkin passenger train between Sails
bury and Woodside. and shattered =
glass, some Of the glass striking a lady
passenger.
Rockingham Observer: The young
men who stood the examination put UP
Monday ny the supreme court for APP
pllcantS for license to practice law
went away yesterday very much dis
heartened. They considered the exam.
ination a most difficult one, and they
declared, with few exceptions, that
they knew they had failed. One of the
best prepared and brightest men in the
class said: Il don't believe that more
than ten men will pass, if the papers
are strictly graded by the court"
=. Asheboro Courier: Emsley KENNEDY
r o the 4-year-old child of Micajat
t Jones, near Sawyer Mine, on January
18th, and 1T died on the morning of the
18th. The shot is said to have been &C.
cidental and was through the body OF
the hild Another one of the children
was also shot through the foot. Infor-
nation received here is to the effect
that Kennedy is a young man 10 years
old and was intoxicated and has beer
much intoxicated of late.
The Nashville Graphic tells of the
death Of John Pittman from whiskey
and the death of his son from whiskey
} The father fell from a trestle and wa.
81 drowned, and the Son, a lad. got beast
" drunk, started for his home neaI
Sandy Cross. When he had reached
the railroad near j. ]. Cockrelrs, Pitt
man built a fire and laid down will hi!
. back to it. In some manner his cloth
ing caught on fire and he was terribl.
burned about the shoulders and breast
. Kinston Free Press: Fire in More
head City Wednesday morning before
al day destroyed one residence and thre
stores. 1t started in the millinery
and Mr.. Needham Willis, which wa.
destroyed. together with her residence
q The other stores destroyed were MI
U. NJ. Xxi which was burned
nj and Mr.. Needham Willis which wa
torn down to prevent fire spreading
Mrs. Bell saved her stock of goods ant
e furniture. Her loss of store and resi-
al 6Qnoa &c a haauIy -nI0uy .oc che bod N,
insurance. There was no insurance oil
m any of the property.
Greensboro Telegram: AT l o'clocl
: yesterday afternoon the case of Captain
b. j. Fisher again the Greensbor
Water Supply Company for damage
by reason of it's alleged negligence il
a failure to furnish water IN the &C
casion of the burning of the Benbov
house. then owned by the plaintiff wen
y to the jury. At 1920 O'Clock last nigh
the jury returned a verdict saying tina
q the plaintiff was entitled to damage
to the extent of $500 This, with TIL
other suits already won against tn
company. aggregate over $50. 900 an
there are suits for s12. 900 still pending
/ Charlotte Observer: Elkin, Februar
A brutal murder was committed a
j. A. Rays distillery. in Yadkin coun
.el ty, three miles from Jonesville. lat
Saturday afternoon. Henry Cheek
lel shot and instantly killed Andrew Pr
nix. - Salisbury. February -.
e shooting ARRAY of most atroctous Gil
h cumstances took place at Spencer q
IL o'clock last night. All the partie
IT were negroes. four in number. Sam NJ
lone, Willard Cox, Paul Byers and E
d Crawford. They were engaged in
game of craps" in the Dad near tn
Presbyterian church using a qanter,
and Cox's success in winning the pi
s, excited the animosity of the other
D They disputed his claim to the none
and he retorted by pulling out a pist:
and swearing he would have it. Ma
lone Immediately ierked the weapon OF
of his hands. whereupon he took to h
heels A., pursued by the other three. A
J. ter a short chase Malone, who had II
pistol, overlook him at the door-ster
of a house in which he was trying
I fin refuge. Cox was shot twice, ont
in the chest. the bullet tearing a lun,