The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02
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Charlotte accepts the Carnegie offer
Of so. 600.
Mrs. Helen d. Sparrow, daughter of
the late Dr.. John L. Kirkpatrick. pres
ident OF Davidson college, died in Dav-
idson on Saturday.
Kinston Free Press: Alex Wilson. col
ored. was Yesterday accidentally she
through The neck by another negro
whose name we could not learn
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Walter n.
Page writes from New York that he
VIII attend the southern educational
conference at Winston next month.
Henderson Gold Leaf: With a see. 600
buggy factory, \ SO, 200 ice plant. and a
public library twhat figure shall We set
down. gentlemen?) adj on foot at the
same time. Henderson is getting along.
And there is strong talk about a hos.
iery mill and some other enterprises
which may ma.erialize in the not dim
and distant future.
Salisbury Truth: Last Wednesday,
when Billy. Walker, colored. and his
family were out fighting fire in the
neighborhood. two little tots were left
at the house alone, when the clothing
of the larger one. about two years old.
by some means caught fire and being
alone, crawled into a bed which also
tOOh u Consuming II and burning the
child so badly that it died.
Morganton special in Charlotte OBJ
server: The second corps of engineers
for the Trans-Appalachian railway left
here for the mountains today. One par
ty is in charge of Mr.. w. E. Walton
and the other in charge of Mr.. Frank
p. Tate. Mr.. Walton. who is an engi-
neer of much experience in mountain
work. says the line that is being sur
veyed through Morganton is by far the
best across the Blu Ridge between the
Virginia and Georgia lines.
New Bern Journal: We are informed
this morning of a horrible sight IN
Elizabeth City a day or two ago About
1880 O'Clock a. m. Mrs. L. C.. Madram
stepped out of her house to her fathers
next door to get the correct time of day
and only stayed about five minutes. IN
her return she found her little daughter
Ruth lying in the middle of the floor
burned to a crisp all OF her clothes
burned off except a small piece of the
yoke of her dress and that was burning.
Raleigh News and Observer: Govern
or Aycock has named nine gentlemen
of the state board of education as fol-
lows: Professor j. Y. Joyner, Green's
boro; Hon. Jno. c. Scarborough, Muir
freesboro; Professor j. Foust, Goldsbo-
70; Mr.. w. l.. Carmichael, Brevard; Mr..
j. A. Butler. Statesville; Professor j.
D. Hodges. Augusta; Rev. c. c.. Var
dell, Red Springs; Professor c. G.
Wright, Straw; Professor j. L. Kesler,
Raleigh.
Special 10 Charlotte Observer: Win
ston-Salem. March "a severe rain
and hail storm visited Winston-Salem
this afternoon. Water ran in severn
stores. DOING considerable damage.
Some of the hail measured eight inches
in circumference. Many window glass
were broken. 1t was the worst storm
this section has witnessed in many
years.-Reidsville, March 25.-A Sc
we're electrical storm visited our city
this afternoon. Lightning struck the
residence of Mr.. Howard Morrison. on
Piedmont street, doing considerable
damage to the roof and severely shock
ing Mr.. Morrison's wife and mother.
Durham Herald: The farmers living
on the Chapel Hill road will this week
ask the court to give them damages
against the county for having built a
macadam road through their premises.
This is the sort of encouragement the
good roads movement meets from our
country friendS.|A telephone mes
sage fom Hillsboro yesterday brought
the news of a sudden death by light
ming. Austin Whitfield. a colored chool
teacher, was instantly killed while on
his way to school. 1t was early in the
morning. being about s o'clock, and he
had just left home for his school some
distance away. There was quite a cloud
gathering and soon lightning began to
play around. The school teacher was
struck and died instantly.
Raleigh News n Observer: Newton,
March Pa very cowardly assaul
was made on one of the students of Ca
tawba college on Sunday night. Mr..
L. d. McWhirter and Mr.. Vernon
Templeton were returning from preach
ing at the Presbyterian church. Just
as they came into the full glare of the
electric light in front of where Mr..
Frank Jarrett's house was burned last
week. some one concealed by the dark
ness amid the ruins Of the house hurled
a rock which struck Mr.. Templeton on
the head. The blow knocked the young
man down and rendered him partly I'M
conscious for some time.-Greens-
boro. March 26.-Mr. D. H. Wheeler. of
Newberry. s. c., arrived IN the city last
night and this morning identified the
three confidence men confined in jail
IS the swindlers who robbed him Of
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