The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-11
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Lieutenant Governor C. A Reynolds
Is to succeed Colonel Lybrook as post
master at Winston. N. c.
Miss Sue Nash. of Hillsboro. has been
elected as teacher IN the Salisbury
Graded school. She has pee teaching
in the state normal at Greensboro
Wilson Times: Last Saturday Mr..
w. Griffin, a merchant Of this city as
signed, naming ]. r. Uzell. Esq, as as
signee.
While playing with a toy rife at
Henderson. Ben Lasister. eolored. l.
years old. shot his cousin. a ii-year-old
girl, infiicting q fatal wound
The Alamance Cleaner says the win
Of the late Charles T. Holt has been
admitted to probate. His estate Is es-
timated to be worth S1S5.ooo. He had
81, 900 of life insrance.
Monroe Enquirer: A negro boy at
Rocky Point, this state. on Christmas
eve, bet with some other boys that he
could hold a cannon 0recracker in his
hands until it exploded. The boy lost
his money and four fingers.
Oxford Ledger: Mr.. Dennis Suit. of
Granville. was found dead under a box
car at Roanoke Rapids on Sunday
morning, December q. and his remains
reached Hester Monday. where they
were inferred We learn that he froze
to death
Charlotte Observer: S~tatesvilie, jan
uary 3.-Mr. L. Schiller. who has been
conducting a furniture store here for
about Jour years made an assignment
late yesterday evening for h benefit
of his creditors, naming c. H. Armfield
Esq, as trustee.
Wadesboro Messenger: The Metho-
dists of Wadesboro are highly pleased
with their new pastor. Rev. Frank II.
Wood, D. D. His sermains Sunday
morning and night were splendid eff
forts and have been highly compli-
mented.
More bears have been killed in east
ern North Carolina so far during the
autumn and winter than at any time in
thirty years. Bears are very large and
unusually bold. An Onslow farmer
killed a 2G0-pounder with bird shot. His
dogs freed the bear.
StateSvifle Landmark: Altogether
there seems to have been about the
usual number of accidents. homicides,
to-. in the state and in the
country this holiday seaso The bless
ed season Of peace and good will brings
happiness ito thousands and misery n
sorrow to thousands of Others.
Greensboro Record: Papers incor-
porating the Piedmont Shuttle Wolss
were filed before Clerk of the Cour
Nelson yesterday afternoon at 6 O'Clock.
The incorporators are Walter II.
Bishop, c. E. F1emming and Mrs.
Caroline Bishop The capital stock is
$685. 900 and the company will manufac-
ture shuttles, bobbins M spindles.
Henry Oxendine, 80 years of ago one
of the most desperate of the Henry
Pnrryy nu,y~ ora Of nrrfl q NC IN pnho-
son county. which defied the the state
and federal authorities. is now a rich
miner in New Mexico He went to see
Judge Thomas G. Fuller. of the United
States court of claims. and so told him.
Oxendine is outlawed by this state.
Charlotte Observer: Albemarle, JAN
uary 1.-Two boys, aged about 13 years,
o of Ben Turner AND Nelson Car
penter. both negroes, living at Uor-
wood, were out rabbit hunting yeSter-
day, when, not finding any game. they
concluded to kill the dog. In some man.
ner the Carpenter boy got between
Turner'S dog and the gun when it was
fired n was killed instantly.
Asheville Gazette: The most densely
populated portion of Asheville is un-
doubtedly a house nea the junction of
Charlotte and Wodnn street. The
house has nine rooms Just at present
the numbers Of families in it is thir-
teen-which one would certainly imag-
inc a very unlucky number in this case,
or at least a very uncomfortable one.
The thirteen families average two or
more children each, so that the total
humber Of inmates is something near
fifty-two. Each family has one dog
excep one family.
Monroe ENQUIRER: Mr.. w. B. Long,
who lives in the northern portion of the
county. was in Monroe last Monday
and his friends were glad to notice tina
he. was walking much better than usu-
al. At the bloody battle of Fredericks-
burg, December Is, 1862. Mr.. Long was
shot through the foot by a mimic ball
and since that time he has walked with
difficulty. Several months ago the
wound commenced giving Mr.. Long
great pain and a number of pieces OF
bone came out Of the foot and since
then 'hher has been a gradual improve
ment in the wounded member.
Winston Sentinel: In the Memora-
bilia read by Bishop Rondthaler New
Years eve. at the Home Moravian
church, h annual statistical report OF
the Southern Province was given. II
showed that there had been AZ deaths;
baptisms, SO adults. So children; AZ CON
frmations; dismissals to othe,
churches, ETC., 40; receptions from
OtneT CnurcneS, 81. 10 QrOppeQ i re-
admitted; 4 excluded: communicates
3.137, non-communicants. 308; children
1.839Ntotal 1924. In Sunday schools
800 officers and teachers and 3.57s
scholars-total 1898.
Statesville Landmark: A peculiar
story comes from Rockingham county
It is to h effect hat a young mar
only il old accompanied a widow
aged go to the home Of a Justice Of the
| pease night recently and requested
that they be married by hat official
| They had nc license. however. and a.
the magistrate did not have a suppl,
on hand, the ceremony was not per
formed. 1t Is reported that the widow
now says she was under the hypnotic
influence of the young man and tina
She would not marry him under am
| consideration.
Wilkesbono Chronicle: Mrs. Newter
Mccain, Of Roaring Gap, Edward.
township. Wilkes county, a couple o
weeks ago in the year 1900, A. D.
gave birth to a quartette of children