The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-16

Mr.. A Hatchett. formerly a news
paper man. will be sent to the Raleigh
insane asylum
Sanford Express: The whistle Of the
Sanford Furniture factory ives heard
for the first time Tuesday. The boiler
was steamed up to test the machinery.
Everything moved like clock work.
AsheviIle Citizen: The election at
Weaversville yesterday to vote on Is
suing bonds for an electric railway be-
tween Weaversvflle and AshevifIe. re-
suited almost unanimously for bonds.
only one vote being cast against the
measure.
Raleigh News and Observer: Mr.. J..
B. Leigh. OF the Elizabeth City bar,
was in Raleigh last week with a peti-
ton requesting the governor to pardon
Harry Gaskins who was convicted at
the last term OF P~asuuotank Superior
court for house-breaking and sentenc-
ed TO be hung on the s4th.
Charlotte Observer: Salisbury. April
Sit developed beyond doubt today
mat MI J. NJ. Brady. one OF the part
ners in a small grocery here. has left
with no immediate intention OF return
ng. and has not left empty-handed A
shortage in his accounts as treasurer
OF the local lodge OF Odd Fellows was
discovered Saturday.
Greensboro Record: Rev. Solouon
Pool, d. D.. died this morning at his
home. corner OF Ashe and Sycamore
streets. About o wears ago he re-
ceived a stroke OF paralysis and since
then has been an invalid. DIR. Pool
was in his ssth year and leaves n wife
and eight children TO MOURN his demise
He was born in ~Pasquotank county.
Tarboro Southerner: VIII Lawrence.
the colored man. who three weeks ago,
was struck over the head bv lack Har-
Kiss, with a piece OF lightwood. died
Sunday evening. after lingering in n
semi = conscious conditions Harriss
since the day after the has
been in Jail awaiting the result OF Law
rence's injuries.
Charlotte News: Mrs. Hodges. of
Crab Orchard. fell this morning and
broke her left arm.-A negro man liv-
ing on Mr.. l.. Grier's place in the county
accidentally shot himself this morning.
The ball went through his mouth.
knocking out four OF his teeth, and
scattering the jaw bone. He was
brought TO town and the ball ex-
tracted.
Mt. Airy News: The new furniture
company, just organized. viii erect
buildings on Pine street. the plant cx-
tending from Pine to Franklin street.
Temple Stewart, n Well to do farm
er of Guilford college. aged 20 years.
went OuI 10 HIS DARN ETl0aN anu D1IlE-
ed himself TO n rafter. His wife says
he told her good bye that morning and
said he was going away.
Raleigh Special in Baltimore Sun:
In the federal court there were two SEN
sational convictions yesterday of boys.
brothers, aged II and Is. Luthe and
Bennett Holman, of Yadkin county, for
moonshining. They were caught in the
act. They will be taken this week tn a
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years sentence. Revenue and court
officials say they are the youngest
moonshinerS ever convicted in this
state. They have never been to school
and annot read or write.
Salisbury Truth: Captain James R.
Crawford was walking on the railroad
yesterday morning and hearing the
train coming stepped to one side of the
track. Just as the train was passing
him the air brake bursted, throwing a
large piece of iron out with great force.
which struck the gun he was carrying.
Captain Crawford is satisfied his days
would have been brought to an end
right there If he had been a few inches
nearer the path of the missile. This Is
his greatest scare since the war.
Raleigh News and Observer: Rev q.
l.. Struggled. the educational secreta-
ry of the Baptist state convention. re-
ports excellent progress on the effort
to raise one hundred thousand dollars
for educational work at Wake Forst.
the Baptist Female University, Chowan
Baptist Female Institute and the va
rious academic chools OF the Baf list
church in North Carolina.-Rev ION
Dixon, the noted preacher. is to be in
Raleigh very soon He Is expecteI to
reach the city about the 21st. coming
from the west. where he has been lee
turing for some time. It is understood
that a strong effort will be made to
have him lecture for the benefit OF the
Baptist Female University while he is
in Raleigh.