The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
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Advices from Washington state that
Richmond Pearson is to be rendered
the Austrian mission.
Greensboro Patriot: The white min
listers of Greensboro have organized
themselves into an INSTRUMENTATION
al association, with the following Of
icers: Rev. DR.. f. w. Smith, president;
Rev. DIR. S. B. Turrentine, vice presi-
dent; Rev. T. NJ. Johnson, secretary.
The association will meet once a month.
Durham Herald: A few nights ago
Ex-Governor Daniel Russell came up t.
Durham and spent the night. Almost
Immediately it was reported in one OF
the Raleigh papers that he had been
employed as counsel for the plaintiffs
in the Gattis-kilgo case, this being
done continued the paper in order that
he might carry his influence before thi
supreme court. The reporter is in a po-
sition to state that Governor Russell
is not connected with the case in any
"a
Kinston Free Press: The fire alarm
was turne o about II O'Clock last
night. The cause was a burning house
on Mr.. w. G. Fields place, about 4
mile from town. Mr.. Fields lost a pack
house containing a lot of farming i'm
plements, a lot of cotton seed, peas.
Irish potatoes. and about $3.50 worth Of
fertilizers. The fertilizers were pack
ed in the building yesterday evening.
The building was worth about $500.
The Insurance is only $500. The net
loss will exceed $500.
Marion Democrat: On Friday last
the body Of an unknown man was
found hanging to the limb of a small
tree about two miles south of Bakers
vile, and about one mile from the main
road He was a man about 55Or SO
years old and fairly well dressed in
lark suit Of clothes. A small sum Of
money was found on his person. He
had stripped off a piece OF hickory bark
from a sappling near. blood being found
On the tree from one of his fingers
which he had cut. The body was taken
to Bakersville.
Charlotte Observer: In accordance
with a resolution passed at the last
meeting of the chamber of commerce
the president has appointed the follow
ing named gentlemen as a COMMITTEES
70 90 to Raleigh md appear before the
legislative committee in protest against
the passage of the proposed revenue
bill: Messrs- ]. P. Wilson, y. Heath,
E. B. Springs. David Clark and George
3. Hiss. The selection Of the time for
h visit TO Raleigh is left with the
Qelegdtlon. AT letter received mere yes
terday from a prominent banker in Ra-
leigh states that it now seems that the
revenue bill viii: be killed by the com
mi9fee.
Raleigh News and Observer: WileS
Thomas died at the age of "a on Sat
urday and was buried on Sunday. Wi
ley was the faithful servant Of General
L. OBJ. Branch. he was his waiting boy
in childhood days, and when the civil
war broke out. was on many battle
fields with his master. helping to bear
his remains from h field Of Sharps-
burg. He vas always faithful and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Edward w
Ldneback. a widely known musician,
died in Salem today at the age of Il
years. He organized the first brass
band in Salem, and was organist a.
the Moravian church for twenty-five
years--Senator Henry A. London. d
Chatham. is h only member OF the
legislature who had any connection with
that body at the time of the imDeach-
ment Of Governor Holden He was a,
that time reading clerk OF the senate