The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

@oCA (O6s - ~ - Ut fl-E.
for many years a practicing physician
of this place, died ar the home Of his
son, F. B. Lewis. Of Hamlet, Sunday
afternoon.
The Raleigh papers state that ex-
Senator Butler returned $1,000 cash on
hand for taxation, more ready cash
than was returned by any other citi-
zen OF Raleigh-and also listed some
valuable securities.
Two hundred and fifty dollars has
been sent to the Mitchell county SUI
ferers, h proceeds of a game Of bah
IN Washington City, between the teams
OF the census office n he postof1ce
departments, through h efforts OF
Albert S. Brown.
The New York Sun of Monday con-
tanned the following special:
Poughkeepsie, July IA dispatch
from Paw1ing. in the eastern part of
Duchess county, says that Van Wyck
Osborne, the youngest son of Assistant
District Attorney James W. Osborne.
of New York, was killed at that place
tonight by falling from a window in
the third story of the Duchess House.
(Mr. Osborne is a native of Charlotte.
and a son of the late Judge Osborne.
Messenger.)
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Timothy B.
NA@o "a hlS IL IlCdT ulIIx
in this county, a few days ago after a
long and painful sickness. He had
been confined to his bed for nearly
three years with paralysis. He was a
gallant confederate soldier and his
comrades Of companies A and B.
Twentieth North Carolina regiment,
Will regret to hear of his death. They
will also eca the episode at Fort Cas-
we'll, when he acquired the sobriquet
Of Buck in Well" and by which he
was Familiarity known thereafter.
Salisbury Sun: Three negro men at
tempted to burglarize the residence of
Mrs. Jennie Shuman on Bank street
last evening and n of them was shot
Jas a result of the attempt, by Robert
Workman. Mrs Shuman, with her =
day-old infant, two other small chill
dren and Mrs. Durham, her nurse,
were the only occupants Of the house.
A serious runaway occurred his
morning when the horse belonging to
Mr.. Louis Brown became frightened.
The horse ran at a mad gait and the
negro who was driving him was unable
to control him. The negrO was thrown
from the buggy and seriously injured.
The buggy was demolished and the
horses leg broken.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Leighton
w. Mcpherson had a novel application
made to him yesterday afternoon, in
the office of register of deeds. About
three weeks g a white man., giving
his as SO years. living not a thou
sand miles from this city, procured a
license of marriage. Yesterday he ap-
peared in the re gister's Office, evidently
trouble in his mind. Producing the
license. he wanted to know if it's pro-
curement had the effect of making him
a married man. On being informed
that certain other formalities were nee
occop, RI fro ncf0rro him into a hem.
edict, he asked that it be Cancelled, Civ
ing as a reason only: Il don't ant to
marry that I just don't want
to marry her. The document was
cancelled.
Greensboro Record: Evangelist Hold
gin got just what he wanted last night,
but not what he should have had. He
has been holding a tent meeting out on
church street for several days. He be-
longs to the Holiness sect and has been
having quite a big time. His doctrines
consist principally in ~denouncing other
denominations and holding his own UP
as the only real article. The meeting
closed last night and after the crowd
except about q dozen OF so had LETT.
several people on the outskirts opened
I'D and threw a number of eggs at
them. 1t Is said they flew round-the
eggs did-quite lively, but instead OF
~retaliating the holiness people let loose
and commenced to shout. The egg
throwing is no doubt just what they
wanted-''persecution for righteousness
sake"
Raleigh News and Observer: At the
recent session of the State Colored
Teachers Association Of the state OF
Georgia, Professor D. c. Suggs, direc-
tor of the state college, was unani-
mously elected president. This was a
singular compliment, for Professor
Suggs, has been in Georgia less than
two years. 1t shows that his work and
course of conduct lave been such as to
win first place among his associates in
his new home. He is a native Of Will
son, and is a young colored man OF
character and usefulness.-GoVernor
Aycock who is now at Morehead with
his family, will later go to the western
part of the state to spend a week or
two in the mountains. 1t is now his
plan to go west from where
he speaks on August Sth, and cross
some of the widest parts of the noun
tain by private conveyance and on
horseback.-Judg W. A. Graham, who
was a visitor yesterday from Oxford
told of a great development Of the cop
per min of the Granville sectlon.
Som time ago he sold n High Hill
mine for ten thousand dollars to north
ern capitalists. and these have put IN
new machinery and are getting out
large quantities OF ore. The shaft a
been sunk to four hundred feet and the
output is excellent. Two other mines
have just been leased to a prominent
capitalist from New York and Pn1laoel-
phia for ten years. These are the
Blue Wing and h ellis mines.
Durham Herald: The tragic death OF
Charles c. Wilborn on the Southern
railroad sunday morning continues to
be a topic. of interest among his friends
n acquaintance. and there are ap-
parently w~ellfounded reasons for be-
heving that his death was not due to
an accident but was cold blooded u
der. the motive being robbery He Is
said to have had about forty dollars
when he left Raleigh for Durham with
several companions, who were to &C
company him TO West Durham wnere
he was 10 have beer married Sunday
afternoon. They all became more or
less Intoxicated and some OF Wfloorn's
friends believe that he was given WINS
key containing Knockout drops, which
eaused him 10 sink into a StupOr ana