The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-09
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Raleigh Post: A sweeping reduction
rs 70 De found in h force Of the inter-
NAL revenue department In North Car
lolina--Governor Aycock has the ap-
lpolntment OF three Superior court
Judges and fou solicitors under the
provision Of the act recently pas
General Assembly. increasing the
I'M or judicial districts in the
Estate.
lous q factory of p. II. Hanes &
Co, VIII soon to be a scene of
wonted business activity. Since the
purchase of the plant by the r. ].
Reynolds Tobacco Company. il is IN
der consideration of the r. J. r. man
Iagement to close out manufacturing at
this point and transfer the force to
the two immense plants of the r. J.. X.
company. Citizens In sections OF
wayne n Sampson counties are much
interested in a proposed railroad Iine
to be built from Genoa. on the VIII
mington and Weldon railroad. near
IGoldsboro. to Roseboro. or the A. and
Y. railroad. near FayntteSilla. in Samp-
son county.
huntsville Eagle: Tuesday night,
about IL o'clock. John Comfy. a colored
boy who has for the past few months
carried the mail on the eastern division
Of the mail route leading to Marion,
entered the drug store of II. p. Nc
Inturn by breaking one OF the large
glass in front of the building. Be
tween four n five dollars in money, a
number Of cans of canned fruits.
candy and other articles were taken.
AS usual he started on his daily trip
Wednesday morning. but was followed
and brought back bv Mr.. McInturff.
He is now in the care of Jailer Peter
son.
Kinston Free Press: About eight
miles from Boston Saturday night
some man or men set fire to the store
OF MI. John Norton. The fire vas dis
in time to be extinguished be-
fore much damage was done. Mr..
Morton yesterday sent for Mr.. Brinson's
blood hound. The dog was taken to the
scene Of the fire and soon struck a trail
and followed it to the home Of Julius
a negro. and made a lunge at the
man, then struck another trail to Abe
BIRTHS house. another negro. and went
for Britt. The dog was put on the trail
and made the same run. No ar
rests have vet been made.
Washington Journal: AT 4 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon Mr.. Brickhouse will
be buried in rear of the Tise block OPP
'posite the municipal building. 1t is ex-
'pected a very large crowd will be pres
.ent at the burying. Mr.. Brickhouse
was first hypnotised bv Hart, the
Laugh King, and by suggestion all ex-
.cept but his heart and lungs were made
dormant. He will continue in this
state until Thursday night at $50
when he will be awakened be-
fore the audience in the Armory. Mr..
Brickhouse is buried under seven feet
of earth. Two tubes. about ten inches
square each, furnish him air. One ex-
tends to his feet and the other to his
Columbus News: Last Monday night
about II O'Clock Tom Jones was killed
by Ed. and oscar Wilkinson, about four
miles below here, near where John
Hutchinson's old shop used to be. Ed.
Wilkinson. who is in Jail, says he did
the killing himself and that his broth
er. who escaped. had nothing to do with
it, and that he killed him in self-de-
tense. He say Jones would push the
gun barrel in his face and with the end
of it would push UP his upper lip. and
pull his hair and do other things to
provoke him, then he (Jones) unbreech-
ed the gun and handed him the barrel
and said the stock was all he wanted
to fight with. They then engaged in a
desperate struggle in which Jones re-
ceived one lick on the side of the head
and three or Jour on the back of the
head. The blow on the side of the head
is thought to be the one that knocked
him down. and hen after being knock
ed down the other blows were dealt,
crushing in the skull.
Raleigh News n Observer: Oxford.
N. c.. March 27.-Yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock Henry Robards. a col
ored driver for Mr.. D.. H. Hunt, met
with an accident which almost cost him
life. He had gone for his days
work and was driving a horse to a wag-
on and when onlv a few hundred yards
from Mrs. Hunts gate he was seized
with an attack of vertigo n fell back
in the wagon in which there was
a pitchfork. The horse became fright
enrd and began to run, turning a cor
ner at break-neck speed. the wagon
body was thrown in a ditch with the
driver underneath. If some small boys
had not seen the accident he would
probably have bled to death before as
s%istance reached him, as only n foot |
vas visible from under the wagon body |
Ind attention was attracted to the
When the wagon body was lift |
ID off of him he was found to be in a |
horrible condition. The pitchfork had |
his leg. his head and face were |
INJURED and blood was gushing from his |
mouth.
Charlotte Observer: Washington.
April 1.-Senator Pritchard made this
statement today in response to an in.
lulI i " - ~ ~ ASRA ]
should interfere with the prosecution |
If any one who may be indicted in the
United States courts. That in a matter
hat belongs exclusively to the officers
# the court."-Salisbury, April l.
4 cutting ARRAY occurred at the bot
.om of one of the Whitney Reduction
shafts, south of Gold Hill, |
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Thomas Moyfe
In overseer, got into an alteration with
negro. the two being alone and struck
him, w~hereupon the negro knocked the
light from Mr.. Moyle's hand and at
.acked him in the darkness with a
Knife, cutting him repeatedly about the
ACE and body without inflicting n
injury. The assailant made his
escape before the state of affairs was
Known above ground.-The Sentinel
oday from Germantown. avs that Will
and Joe Ligons. two brothers. got into
! fight Saturday night with a negre
Jasper Irwin. the result being
hat Joe Ligons was cut in the back
dangerously wounded. All Of the
parties were drinking. The negro made
his escape. The brothers had Irwin
beating him when he drew his