The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-07
xoRrH CAROLINA.

Raleigh Times. Henderson. Kinston.
Refdsviiie and Lexington are soon 10
vote on the issue OF bonds for GRADED
choois- Gofdsboro has already yoted
bonds for he Improvement of &c
school system. and the other towns ar.
likely to follow.
Charlotte Observer: Mr. Rohn~
Kerr. q native OF this city and wbo -
been connected with the New Or,s.n~
cotton exchange for years past. died
In that city last Tuesday, Hf,,s
eiri OF Mr.. Morgan Cockerhams at FL
KIN was bitten by a rahid dog two o.
three weeks ago. 1t was tho,Sb, !.
the time that the dog was oniy sIrs--
ing from a dose OF poison. as 4, did
shortly after biting the child. Int IN
Monday the little girl was taken vsi,n
commissions which followed each Other
In rapid succession until TUESDAY
when death relieved her.
Raleigh Post: The jury refused In
award damages in the case of SaIiIe
Mitchell. administrative of James
Mitcneii. who sued the Raleigh Electric
for $4,000 damages.-One OF
the most interesting cases that has
ceme up in Wake superior court I'm
years Is that OF Robert Collins nv his
next friend. J. L. Collins. against DIR.
Thomas NJ. Jordan and DIR. A. o. Jones.
two well known physicians In this city.
They are charged with Malpractice
the first case OF the kind that has
been brought In Wake court in a gen
Grafton.
Greensboro Record: The injuries Fire.
man a Kirkman received Yesterday
afternoon proved fatal and he died last
night at 3 O'Clock at his home on Fields
avenue.-Deputies Bailey and Nc
tNrarv ~
leave tonight for Nashville. Tenn. with
spencer Roach and Gurley. the three
young white men who for counterfeit
ing were sentenced to one year m ono
DAY each in the federal prison at Nash
vile by Judge Boyd at the recent term
OF federal court.
Durham Herald: Out OF thirteen
millionaires credited to North Carolina.
Durham is credited with six. but soms
towns that have none at all are away
ahead OF us as business centers--
The revenue receipts for the month OF
April. which closed yesterday after
noon at : O'Clock. show the largest In
the history OF the revenue office in this
city. During tire mont the total cash
receipts amounted to nearly three
hundred thousand dollars. To be exact
the receipts were $2S2. 645.27, consider
ably over a quarter of a million dollars.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. W. 7.
postmaster at Institute. Le-
noir county. was arrested this morning
by a p~ostoffice inspector for tampering
with mail matter belonging to another
firm in Institute.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth: Twice
during the past few days frost has
nipped vegetation in this community.
Weldon News: John Pope, a colored
man. who lives in the country, while
returning home from Weldon Saturday
night. was shot in the eye by unknown
parties. near the fair grounds. The
wound is quite a painful and danger
GUS one.-We must not be satisfied
with present attachments. A few years
& and there was not an industrial
wheel in Weldon. The only kind OF
wheels we had were wheels attached to
vehicles. Now We have several facto-
ries making merry music all the day
long n there is room for more. Wei
don has both railroad and water trans
portation facilities.-We learn that
Weldon is o o to have an overall fac
tory.
Pittsboro Record Mr.. Thomas Car
roll. of Hickory Mountain township
suddenly became insane last week and
tried to shoot his wife. He was car
ried to the asylum at Raleigh yester-
day. He was very violent and had @
be tied. He was a quiet and good cit
! iZen.