The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-09

Oxford Ledger: DIR. ]. b. Williams
returned to Baltimore q few days ago
for treatment on account OF the scratch
received on his hand Mrs Chewing
also returned.
Tarboro Southerner: Unless Cover
nor Aycock exercises his pardcning
power. Malette and Mahesan. viii have
to go to jail for two years. The charge
against Maiette and Mahegan Is that
they made away with funds belonging
to the estate Of the late Solomon Wool
ard Of which they were convicted in
the criminal court and sentenced TO jail
for two years. They appealed first 10
the state courts, and lastly to the Unit
ed States court and the above is the
result
kinston Free Press: Oscar Melon
aid. a colored a had a rib broker
and his hip dislocated a. the Gay Lum-
Der Company's mills this morning
about Z o'clock He was caught in the
dry kiln between a car and 2 side OF
h dry kiln - Mary Miller, wife OF
sam Miller. a worthy colored man OF
Gastonia. died in the dental chair OF
DR.. E F. Glenn Tuesday evening from
chhloroform administered to extract
some teeth - Hon. w. w Kitchen.
congressman from this district. has
been notified by the war departme-
that Mr.. E. L. Gilmer. late captain OF
volunteers, has been recommended by
the president for examination for a
~heutenancy in h regular army.
Raleigh News and Observer: DR..
Sledd. OF Wake Forest college. was here
yesterday on his way to Wake Forest
from the university, where he delivered
a course OF lectures before the UNIVERSE
" summer school. The first lecture
was a general review OF poetry in the
nVTrh
third on Poe.-Today General Toon,
superintendent Of public instructions,
delivers an address at Trap Hall,
Wilkes county. Yesterday he spoke at
an educational rally and confederate re-
union at Whitehead. Allegheny county,
and last night AT Sparta.-Yesterday
Julian Hornbuckle, aged 10 years. was
badly burned about the hands feet
by the premature explosion of powder
in q toy cannon he was firing near the
corner of Person and Cabarrus streets.
lie Is a son of Mr.. r. T. Hornbuckle.
There has been an epidemic of death
by drowning in North Carolina of late.
-Four people have thus lost their lives
in Craven. I'VE in Cumberland. two IN
Buncombe. in Bladen. and one IN
New Hanover within the past few days.
No child's education ought to be regard
ed as complete unless taught how to
swim.-AsheVille. y. c. July 3.-NTr.
James G. Cooper, an employee in the
AsheVille Transfer Company, met his
death yesterday by falling from a run
ming train. He attempted to board the
Murphy train while it was running fast.
He caught the front platform OF the
last car, but his DOT missed the step,
n he fell backward, his head struck
the ground and he was dragged 10 his
death before the engineer could stop the
traIn.-kittrell, N. c., July 3.-NIiss
Margaret Peace. a most eStimable ady
and ~probobly the Oldest of the county.
died at her ancestral home -four miles
west of kittrell on July LIST. She was
porn IN 1906. The PeaCeS are. / believe,
conceded to be the oldest family in old
Granville in point of residence. They
are said to have been among the very
hrSt families that came UP country
after the Indian massacre of I13.-
Judge Walter Clark will leave in a few
days for New York to remain there till
the supreme court of North Carolina
opens the latter part OF August. He has
furnished several articles for the new
c~yclopedia of law in 80 volumes now
being published. and at the request OF
the publishers goes on to revise his ar
ticles.