The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19


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An arteslan well is being bored at ths
Oxford orphan asylum.
Oxford Ledger: Granville came To tho
front this year on listing under tho
new revenue law. The increase Owe,
last year on personal property amounts
to $32S,0o0
winston Sentinel: Mr.. a. NJ. MCGEE
a merchant at North W~ilkesboro. wa
bitten by a spider last Saturday. Until
yesterday his condition was considered
serious Two physicians attended him
Raleigh News and Observer: The bad
crop prospects throughout the territory
OF Fayetteville Presbytery has made
IL necessary for h Presbyterians to
suspend their canvass for the Twentieth
Century Educational Fund.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: Las,
Thursday evening as Mrs. ]. X. Bolton
was walking on the railroad track near
the Scotland Neck cotton mills. she
slipped between the crossties, fell and
broke her ankle. The accident was
very painful. u she is getting on very
well.
Raleigh News and Observer: Durham.
n. c.. July S.-The body of a man was
found in Emo river some seven miles
from Durham, late yesterday afternoon
by some young men who had gone into
the river bathing. The coroner went
out there last night and again today
into the matter.
klnston Free Press: MeSsrs. Frank
Barnes and Carl Benton arrived yes
terday from the Philippine islands.
Both are considerably tanned by the
sun. They enlisted for a term of two
years. Their term of enlistment has
just expired. They talk like they have
had enough of army life for the pres
ent.
Charlotte Observer: A letter from
Taylorsvllle LAST night states that
Frank Holland, of Gwaltney's, near the
corner OF Alexander, Iredell and Wilkes
counties, was accidently shot and killed
yesterday by the discharge Of a small
z target rifle in the hands of w. P.
Carson. Holland was % years of age.
The jury decided that the
killing was accidental.
Kinston Free Press: The Kinston Cot
ton Mills and the Orion Knitting Mills
will shut down Saturday for two weeks
to give their employees a summer vaca-
zion. according to annual custom
Tom gave a performance in the opera
house last night to a good-sized AUDI
ence, who highly enjoyed the exhibition
of the wonderful power in a musical
line possessed by this blind negro.(
Mount Airy News: In a very short
time the Mount Airy Furniture Com
pany will begin operations in tbe new
factory. The ponderous Corlissi engine
has beer placed in position, tested and
found to work like a charm. ( We see
nothing to prevent the company from
going right on and building Np one Of
the most important and profitable
industries in western North Carolina.
Greensboro Record: w. NJ Stevenson,
night Waterman at h Southern Bob.
bin Company met with a painful acct
dent at the factory aboutf7 o'clock last
evening, and had a narrow escape from
death. He was trying TO put on the
belt n in doing SO leaned
the engine when mis- foot slipped
and he fell on 20 the engine which was
running at full speed The cross head
struck his right leg and cut and bruised
it considerably.
Salisbury Sun: Engineer Tom Fisher
had a narrow escape yesterday from a
freight to Ashevine when he heard an
unusual sort of noise near the driving
wheel. He walked out on the side
and the tire on the driving wheel
Mr.. Fisher was badly shock
ed and the engine was disabled so that
it had to be- brought back to Spencer.
The engineers escape from death isl
but little short of a miracle.
Henderson Gold Leaf: The board of
on Monday elected Mr.. J. c.
Kittrelp county superintendent of
schools to succeed Rev. G.. N. Bray, de-
Mr.. Kittrell, is a native OF this
and is a Young gentleman of
learning, force of character, ambitionl
and ethusiasm. He has been success
teaching for years.-William,
the oldest o of the editor, fell and
his left arm at the wrist Tuesday
afternoon. Playing in the porch he ran
near the steps and suddenly stopped
and whirled aroud. Losing his balance
he fell backward across the steps with
his arm behind him with the result
above mentioned.
Rocky Mount Motor: The two ice
factories are working at full capacity
to fill pressing orders. - There was
a battle royal between some negroes
in the grove near Hammond hotel Sat
urday evening. William Hilliard and
wife had come to town and it seems
billiards. wife had spent five cents
without consulting him.. A dispute en-
sued when Hilliard struck his wife a
fearful blow on the head with a loaded
cane badly cutting her head. But now
retribution was at hand. Sam billiard
a brother of billiards wife was on the
ground. Sam is a strong, lusty fellow
and knows how and when to deal with
a brutal brother-in-law. He promptly
seized a large stick and gave Hilliard
two or three such blows as never fell
on a mans head and left him alive
before.