The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-05

The Jail of CASTOR county was de-
stroyed by fire Friday night The fire
was caused BY pouring oil from a can
into the stove.
Howell C. Fray. Of Greensboro. stood
highest In the contest for naval cadet
ship at Annapolis. and j. Matt Lind
say. OF Madison. was second.
Durham Herald: The Greensboro
Telegram has put In a Linotype ma
chine. This will not. ~ofcourse. make
the ape better. but II Is in the line
OF progress.
Check forgers for small mou
have recently been operating in OAR
ham. The forgerS were well dressed
and represented themselves to be
drummers.
Greene County Standard: Grading on
the Great Eastern Railway Company
still continues. and they will soon have
the grading completed TO Snow Hill.
and the trestles are also being built on
the line between n Hn and FIRE.
nor
Shelby Aurora: A little girl, IL years
old, had a very painful accident last
week She was standing near the fire
where her clothes became ignited. She
was very painfully burned before any
thing could be done. She was the
daughter Of VIM. Morris. She is net
expected TO live.
Lumberton special TO News and OBJ
server: Nat Campbell. colored. who
waylaid and killed Tom Mclaughlin.
also colored. at McKay's mill. near
Floral college. this county. several
weeks ago and for whom a reward Of
$25 was Offered. was arrested yesterday
by Messrs. Hector Morrison and Dan
Wilkerson.
Greenville Reflector: Sunday after
noon on the D. Fl. Carney place. about
four mixes from town. a tenan house
occupied by colored people. was de-
stroyed by fire. Two children, aged
about 6 and 8 years. were burned 10
death in the building. The mother Of
the children was gone TO a neighbor's
to find some one to help her get some
wood when the fire occurred.
Hickory Mercury: Charles Ramseur.
colored, cut Lee Gather, colored. with
a knife Saturday evening. Lee was
walking along a street in Bobtown
when Ramseur's dog rushed out and at
tempted to bite him. Lee kicked the
dog and Ramseur ran at him and cut
a cash in the side of his face. Ramseur
took to his heels with Lee after him,
but managed to get away.
Charlotte Observer: A travelling
salesman, who was in town last night
said that he had been travelling CON
stantly through the Piedmont section of
North Carolina for five years and that
he had Eever seen business so dun as
at present.-Winston-Sal Salem, Febru-
airy 26.-At a negro dance, given here
last night, a colored man named Will
Raney was badly carved up by George
Thomas. A butcher knife or razor was
used by Thomas. The wounded mans
condition is serious. Thomas was ar
rested.
Mt. Airy News: The most shocking
and h~eartrending affair that has oc-
CURED in this vicinity for many years,
took place at the Mt. Airy granite
quarries Wednesday morning, al the
residence of Mr.. Cleve Ham. The little
six-year-old daughter was left alone in
the house by it's mother who a gone
to see n OF her neighbors, and on hei
return found her child enveloped in
flames n screaming for help. After
lingering for twenty-four hours the
child died from the burns.
Raleigh News and Observer: Lieuten-
ant Clarence o. Sheriff., of the gradual
ing class at West Point, is in the city
on a visit to his father, Mr.. Miles 0.
Sheriff., state librarian. He graduated
on February 18th, and stood second IN
a class OF seventy-two. h class en-
tered four years ago with 126 students
in all, and there huve been additions
from time to time, making in all IA.
SO rigid is the test that only seventy
two held out to graduation. OF this
number North Carolina had four.
Charlotte Observer: Winston-Salem,
February pa negro named John
Ke1lum was drowned at 4 o'clock Sun
day morning in the Mayo mill pond.
near Mayondan. The pond was dragg-
ed yesterday and the body found. a
1 bottle Of urhiCEor nnI N 1no6aI nic+n1
were found on him.. Killum leaves a
wife n several children.-It is 10
certain that in their decision that cur
tailment of production is necessary.
the members Of the Southern Spinners'
Association who met in this city On the
18th instant. voiced the sentiment of
the great majority of the yarn manu-
facturerers in the south.
Raleigh News and Observer: Died
Rev. James billiard (colored), died at
his home Monday morning. February
18th. He was well known to the citi-
zens Of Raleigh, M was pastor Of the
Raleigh Mission A. M. E. church.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in
the office Of the federal court yeste--
day b yMr. H. A. Hart, Of this place.
The assets are $1,000 and liabilities 3d.
00.-The North Carolina battalion
at the Inauguration in Washington will
CONSIST or n wilmington, Cnarsotte,
Concord and Kings Mountain compa
nies.@Sheriff d. r. Julian, of Sails
bury. brought FIVE convicts here yester-
day from Rowan county. They will
serve terms ranging from five to twenty
years.--First Lieutenant r. w. Bry-
an, formerly OF Company c. First regi-
ment North Carolina state guard, hav.
ing served more than ten years. Is. a
his own request. placed on the retired
list OF officers OF the North Carolina
state guard, by order Of the governor
and adjutant general
Marshall special to News and Obser.
yer: A serious difficulty occurred be.
tween Will Wilkinson, Of Asheville
and Levi Shelton, of Unico county
Tenn. in which Shelton was seriously
and probably fatally wounded by a pis.
tol hot fired by Wilkinson and wiki.
inson was seriously injured by a pis
toll shot fired by Shelton. The difficult,
occurred in a room in the e a OF Shell