The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-27
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News, Va. He was brought back here
Saturday night by Mr.. G. w. Rogers.
who went for him, and is again at work
on the roads.
Greenville Reflector: While out hunt
ing Saturday Mr.. A. F. Kennedy sus-
tanned a painful accident. In some way
his gun became checked and when he
went to fire 1t the barrel burst just
where his left hand was supporting it.
The load passed through his hand and
very badly lacerated it.
Washington Post: Mr.. Kluttz, of
North Carolina, the most entertaining
r%aconteur of all the minority, is much
addicted to con%stitutionals A morning
walk before breakfast to Chevy and
back again is easy for him.. He likes to
take the air. He ascends Capital Hill
invigorated in body and mind.
Kinston Free Press: DR.. J. L. Jones.
nr Caesar, Miss, offers $50 reward for
the arrest and conviction of the person
or persons who shot his father, Mr.. w.
A. Jones. and brother. Arthur Jones. in
Pink Hill township. This makes in all
$500 reward offered for this apprehen-
sion of the perpetrators of this outrage.
Hillsboro Observer: The father Of
two beautiful twin-girls. s years old,
Annie and Maud. was in town last Sat
urday with them. The twins are so
nearly alike that they attracted the at
tention of a good many who met them.
and when the father was asked their
names, he would call upon the twins to
answer. He says it is difficult for him
to tell which is Maud and which il An
ME.
Tarboro Southerner: A light engine.
|. e. an engine and tender, going to Nor
folk Friday night from Rocky Mount,
about a mile above the Runnymede
Hosiery Mills ran by the mangled body
Of a man lying near the track. The
engineer pushed back to the scene.
There he found the body of a negro
man. nearly stiff in death and terribly
mangled.
Lenoir Topic: The condition of affairs
prevalent in his country does not bear
out the idea of great material prosper
ity. Never before have crops been shor-
ter and never before has there been
such expensive living. Money is close,
and the price Of farm products has ma
terially advanced, yet the producer has
in no wise received the benefit OF the
same.
Lumberton Robesonian: Mr.. J. K.
McGirt was badly hurt last Saturday at
his home neal Wakulla. He was out
driving and his horse became frighten-
ed. ran and threw him from the buggy.
He became entagled in the lines and
was dragged for fifty yards or more.
When found he was unconscious from
the wounds he received. No bones were
broken but his head was badly bruised
and his sufferings are severe.
Winston Sentinel: A negro named
Jim Meyer was brought home on the
afternoon train today from Greensboro.
He was on a cot. Jim reported that a
negro named Will Jackson threw a
rock at him Sunday and broke his
RIGHT lao Tim has hPpn working Tor
the new Greensboro railway company
and says he has no idea why the ne
gro struck him. Jackson was tried yes
terday afternoon and bound over to the
superior court and in default OF a 500
| bond was committed to jail.
Charlotte Observer: An unknown
man, supposed to be a negro, entered
the home of Mrs. Jane NJ. Flow, in Clear
| Creek township, this county. near Ar
| lington p~ostoffice, Sunday night, anc
1 attacked Mrs. Flow. choking her severe
l ly. The mans object was robbery. but
he secured only % cents. Mrs. Flow
has considerable property. much OF
which is said to be in bank stock, ant
the intruder doubtless supposed tha'
she had money in the house. Mrs. Flow
4 is IS years of age and lives alone. Their
!, is no clue to the identity Of the guilt,
party.
Charlotte Observer: There was a yer.
distressing accident yesterday evening
i at he residence of DR.. Isaac M Taylo
II in Morganton. His little daughter. Su
d san was standing in front Of the CRATE
Il when her dress took fire, and her limb
d were f~rightbflly burned before be
II mother could extinguish the flames
NJ DIR. Taylor's residence is near the stat
II hospital, and the accident occurred
while he vas away on duty. Mrs
Taylor's hands were badly burned il
I'll tho hn-nn
Today the little girl is suffering from
the burns and from shock.
Kinston Free Press: A negro name
/ Daniel Williams was shot and b
| fatally ounde at Grifton yeSterda,
by a white man named George Lilly
ii The shooting occurred in an oyster sa
loon kept by Chris. Moore, colored. Lill
had been drinking heavily and wen
into Moore's place for some oysters
and while in there he and Moore be
ri came engaged in an alteration, durin
which Lilly pulled his pistol and She
Il at Moore, but missed him., and struc
i Williams, who was standing near, bu
hi who had nothing whatever to do wit
the quarrel. The ball entered William:
81 stomach and probably passed into tn
MI muscles of his back. DR.. Dawson, VIII
performed the r4ecessary operation, wa
unable to locale the ball. A half hou
after the shooting Lilly was found in
r >ensibly intoxicated in the street. Lill
was from near V~anceboro.
81 Wilson Times: Last WedneSda
r morning a shocking accident occurre
at the Jail in this city. The convict
were all ined up ready to go out I
work when one OF them. who a bee
sick, asked for some medicine. NJ
Warren. one Of the guards. was stand
ing in his usual place-on the littl
stand at the head OF the stairwa!
which runs up to superintendent Mas
sey's room. This places him so as I
see all the prisoners at nee and !
case any should run, gives him n clea
field for a shot. When asked for tn
medicine, Mr.. Massey went up til
stairs to get it and he passed Mr.. Wal
rem, who had the stock OF his double
el barrelled breech loader resting on til
floor, as he passed Warren, the latte
lifted his out Of the way and as h
did il slipped and fell among h pri.
oners. 1t fell in such a way as to b.
come discharged and the whole loa
oil $40 -h4r A~ra-0l thA h1Iy nF CO..