The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-16
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The Post correspondents at Scotland
Neck, Goldsboro n Durham each re-
ports h opening of the tobacco mar
ket of his town, and in each instance
the esult vas satisfactory to the farm
ers as we'll as local interests.
Charlotte, n. c., August 12.-John
Garrison and his nephew, aged IA years,
were drowned while bathing in a mill
pond near Hickory today. The boy got
into deep water and Garrison attempt
ed to rescue him, both losing their lives.
Garrison's body has been recovered, but
the body of the boy has not been found.
The tax books for 1901 show an in
crease of 500. 600 in the valuation of
listed taXables in Lumberton township.
There will be a ten days meeting
held in the Baptist church, beginning
August 18th. Rev. Mr.. Smith will be
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Herring, of Will
Observation-Disclosures R~obesonian.
Greenville Reflector: Mr.. R. A. Ty-
son has a melon patch a little above
town. Not a great way from that patch
is a saw mill. Mr.. Tyson had been
missing some of his choicest melons,
n Thursday night a shot CUR went
out TO see if the cause could be ascer-
tanned. There was not long to wait
before a dark form was seen creeping
along, his fingers going thump, thump,
on the sleeping melons. The shot gun
lifted up it's voice n spoke, there was
q yell and a swift flying figure diSap-
peared in the darkness. The night
Waterman of the saw mill was not
found at his post this morning, and
rumor says he is home having shot
picked out of him.
Winston Journal: The MoekSville eX-
cursion and picnic yesterday for the
benefit of the Oxford orphan asylum
was an entire success. About $50 was
cleared on the excursion and with the
money taken in for the picnic dinner,
refreshments, gate receipts and collec-
ton between four and five hundred dol
lars was cleared for the asylum. A
very interesting programme was rem
dered by the orphans at the picnic
grounds and addresses were made by
Chief Justice Furches, Colonel Paul q.
Means. of Concord, Mr.. Ramsey, OF
Salisbury, ex-state superintendent OF
public instruction, Mebane and Rev. w
G. Wilson, of Mocksville formerly OF
Winston. 1t is estimated hat there
were about 1000 visitors in Mocksville
yesterday. The food for dinner was
all donated and each fifty cents taken
in was profit. Between five and six
hundred took dinner.
John Haley, a negro boy about q
years old, was put in Jail here yester-
day for ravishing a negro girl in Bu-
ford township last Saturday. HALEY
will be tried at the mex term of supe-
rior court. which will V August
19th.-Mr. Henry R~edfearn, of White
Store township, Arson county, was
here yesterday and told of a thrilling
experience he had recently. About tive
weeks ago. as Mr.. Redfearn was con
ing from the field where he had beer
blowing the mule he was riding threw
him and as he fell from the mule on
of his feet was caught by a loop mad.
by a trace hair and he was dragged
about twenty-five yards, when tn,
mule stopped. Mr.. Redfearn was un,
able to get his foot loose and the null,
started to run the second time wheI
Mr.. R~edfearn seized the animal by tn,
hind legs and hung on for dear lif,
while n mule ran as best it could TO
a considerable distance. The mule die
not cease its efforts to run until it wa!
almost exhausted. Mr.. Redfearn wa.
sorely bruised and was unable to worl
for several days.-Monroe Enquirer