The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-12-17
NORTH CAROLINA.

A Special from Aslieville to the News
anC Observer says: There Were 13s
conversions at the sanctification meet
ing held near here by the sanctification-
ISIS. The attendance has been very
large and the enthusiasm was carried
to the highest pitch II is related that
Il young girl convert. during a long
prayer she offered the other day said:
.'Oh Lord, I will bet five dollars that
there are some present who are laugh
;ng at me. but I do not care"
wadesboro Messenger: For the three
months of September, October. and No
vember this year. the receipts of cotton
at the platform here have been 3,645
bales. For corresponding months last
year the receipts were 5,605 bales. -
Last Friday afternoon the dwelling Of
Mr Harvey CrepS who lives one mile
above Ansonville, was burned. The en-
tire family was away from home at the
time, but the neighbors managed to
save most Of the furniture.
\ The people of Hendersonville found
themselves IN a bad way Saturday
Morning. Robbers entered the postof-
nie during the night and attempted to
fic4w open the safe. The effort was un-
blotessful but it all amounted to about
sucasame thing in so far as the busi-
the men were concerned. The COM
ness ton was blown off the safe, and the
binat{aster could not get TO the stamps
postntoney. A rush order was sent to
and MULE for stamps, tie message stat
AshevA business men could not get their
ing thePut Of town.
eboro Messenger: Last Friday.
Wadeh Hampton. of Charlotte. arrest
MarshalH. Odom at his home in Nc
ed w ION a capias issued by the clerk
Farland. Seral court OF this district. on
OF the feEe Of defraudlng the govern
the charar. Odom was brought to
ment. Mo Friday afternoon and taken
Wades6ors. Commissioned F. C. Broad
before q. b required him to give a JUS
away, VIII b in the sum of $500 for his
lified bonle at the next term of federal
appearanCharlotte December 9Th. The
court in egiven and Mr.. Odom returned
bond ssne.
te Observer: A phone mes
Charlotl Salisbury this morning stat
sage front 1890 o'clock Oscar Connell,
cd that slew Gus Davis. also colored,
colored. hife. The killing took place at
with a kload crossins close to the Mt.
The railrtotel. Connell. who is an Ohio
Vernon I'D has been in Salisbury only
| negro afime. asked Davis to give him
a short lite. Davis reulied that he had
| q cigareHept the one ne had in his
aonc exdEonnell demanded that the
| mouth. be given him and a refusal
cigarette 4uarrel. Conrcll drew pock-
| led to a qand cut Davis across the hand
ct knife, Aknocked him down. AS Davis
and therfh ground Connel reached over
lay on th4is Notwithstanding SO fiercely
and cut Mead was almost severed from
| that the n Davis died IN few minutes
| the body. ii but was captured and con-
Connell fe4
ournal: MI. Uriah Robert
Monroe Hives on theMcLarty place
son, who 4 miles east of Monroe, was
about twoDt last Sunday night at his
| fatally shQE. w. Roberts did the shoot
home. Mr.. \ ball entered the left side
| ing. The Tough the abdominal cavity
passed th1 in the back: The wound
| and lodgefto be serious from the first
| was seenhight Mr.. Robertson died. Mr.
| and last came up and surrendered him.
| Roberts6 morning and is now in Jail
self thp retained Messrs. Redwine anG
He hasa counsel. He claims that he
Sta Stack. Z shooting in self defense, thai
Rober and a chair. He bears an ugly
bottled in the forehead as proof of this
wouThe little two year old daughter
-fr G.. M. Brown had the misfortune
of Nave one of her fingers cut off last
TO iurday while playing in the yard with
Sa II little brother. The little boy was
heaudling an old axe when he let il
hall on her finger with the sad result
Mentioned.