The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-27
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Statesville Landmark: Within the
| past ten or twelve a at least three
colored people nave committed suicide
in S~tatesville.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: The
| knitting mill operated here by Messrs.
Woodland & Jenkins has closed under
some financial embarrassment.
Durham Herald: Harry Edwards, of
this city, and \ student Of the univer-
| sity by the name of MacRae, had a
narrow escape from drowning near
Chapel Hill late yesterday afternoon.
Durham Herald: The meeting which
has been in progress at the Cedar Fork
Baptist church for more than a week
closed yesterday with a big baptising.
In all forty-four were taken into the
church by baptism.
Clinton Democrat: Rev. O. j. Peter
son, a Sampson boy, has been mad"
principal Of Robson institute at Lum-
berton. For the past several years he
has successfully controlled the North
Greenville high school, Greenville, S. G.
Salisbury Sun: Hugh Sewers, one OF
The Suns carriers, had his right leg
badly broke between the knee n hip
| yesterday. He was in a position be-
tween the press and the wall when the
side rod hit him spuarely on the top
of the leg, the Done swapping like a
thread.
Henderson Geld Leaf: Two small
boys about II ears of g got into a
fight at the Henderson cotton mills
Tuesday evening, when one struck the
other on the head with an iron pipe
infiicting INJURIES which may prove
fatal. The skull was mashed in and
for an hour and q half the injured boy
had commissions.
Winston Sentinel: Two hundred
horses have died in Hyde county from
a fever which DR.. J.. w. Petty (who was
cultural department to make examina-
tion) says was inoculated into their Sys-
tenn by the bites of mosquitoes. Many
other horses are sick and the loss to the
people Of the county is estimated at
$40 00.
Williamson Enterprise: Wednesday
about O'Clock. while in bathing in the
river near the -vharf, Garfield Williams,
| aged q years, and Jimmie Eban, aged
II years, were drowned. Neither of
them could swim, and while wading
| about got into q hole. There was no one
near to give them any assistance. The
bodies were recovered about $50 o'clock
the same day.
Clinton Democrat: Register of Deeds
Ingram has footed up the returns OF
the tax listers. There is a good in
crease over last yea in the personal
property total. The figures are 1888, $40
for 1901. against s7S4,1O5 in 1900. The to-
tai for real estate is 81, 349, 1878, against
1919, GIG in i900..-Some fifteen tele-
phones lave already been installed in
Clinton by the Ciint0n-Dunn Telephone
Company. Miss Floy Terrell has
charge of the central office. The line
- D,,@- - -@- - p1ol 1-1rIi-- 4-1n~
but the company hopes to get it in
shape this week.
Sanford Express: Captain w. H.
Humber, of Jonesboro, lost between $500
and $500 on the streets in that town
last Friday. The money was in an en-
velope and was in bills of different de-
nominations. He has mad a thor ugh
sarch, but without result.-It was q
great shock to his relatives and friends
when the announcement was made,
"ex-Sheriff Worthy is dead" He died
at his home nea J~onesborO on last Sum
day. He had been in d~eclininghealth
for some time and then the principal
of his death was old age
Morganton Herald: John Garrison,
of Pineville. and his nephew, Dale Wag-
ner, were drowned while in bathing in
the pond at E. S. Shuford's cotton mill
in Hickory, Monday evening.-We
are sorry to hear that our young fr1end
DIR. Can't. of Hartland, has been ar
rested for practicing without a license.
Greenville Weekly: Several boys
were at Mr.. w. B. Wilson's playing.
| One of Mr.. Ola Forbes boys, about 10
years old, and one of MIR. j. A. Dupree's
about IA, & a little difficulty, neither
being hurt. Mr.. Forbes hearing of 1t,
rushed over to Mr.. Wilson's n at
acked Mr.. Dupree'S boy, striking and
kicking MIN, beating him badly.
Kinston Free Press: We may have
two or more circuseS this season. John
Lowlow says Robinson is coming, While
WalIace's big circus will be here In DC
tober. The tax is not as heavy as was
thought. 1t is 5000 a day on each cir
Gus for the state and not less than $500
for the county, but the county commits
sioners may make it as high as 81, 900 If
they desire.-The gospel tent meet
ing which Rev. D. H. Tuttle intended to
begin in Kinston tonight has been post
poned until Thursday night. The tent
will be placed on the lot formerly occu-
pied by the Kinston Mantel Company
as a lumber yard, next to Mr.. ]. B.
Temples. The tent will hold zoo peo-
pie. Seats will be arranged inside the
tent. Rev. v. A. Royal, Of Sampson
county, will assist Mr.. futile during
the first ten days.
n Blanke Injunction Against Strikes.
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