The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24
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Kinston Free Press: John Sherrod,
oclored, suffered a broken leg While
handling lumber this morning at ms
home near here. Two heavy blank
slipped from his hands, causing him
to fall with the plank across his left
leg. He was brought to hlnSton LOT
medical attention.
Reidsville. September 15.-Jim Leach,
a negro employe of h Southern Rall-
way Company, was killed last night
at 1880 o'clock by Jim Neal, a well
known colored man Of this place, In the
southern part of town. The latter
struck Leach in the neck with a brick
and death was instantaneous.
Greensboro Telegram: This morning
two negroes in the employ Of the South
ern railway at the depot noticed a ne
gro man in a peculiar position on 4
shanty car located near the Davie street
crossing. They investigated and found
that the man was in h act OF rohbing
the car. Upon seeing that he was de-
tected, the negro raj off, but he was
recognized as Isaiah Albright.
Kinston Free Press: Judge o. H.
Allen left this morning to hold a spe-
cial term of court at G~reenville. Judge
Allen goes in the place of Judge Bryan
who has been off duty all this summer
receiving medical treatment. Our PEG
pie will be glad to learn that his health
is much improved, and that he hopes
to go on duty again within a week or
two.-Mr. Frank Outlaw, Of near Will
mington and Miss Minnie Whitley were
married in Pitt county at the home OF
the brides parents yesterday. They
came to Knston this morning, where
they will spend a few days before leav-
ing for Wilmington.
Charlotte News: Elliott Nelly, color
ed for some time a car coupler in the
~Southern's passenger yard, was serf-
ously injured his morning about 3
o'clock. Nicely was n of a shifting
crew that was shifting cars near the
coal chute. He fell between the cars
while they were moving and before he
could get out of the way the wheels
caught me Of his legs. The wheels
of one truck passed over the left leg,
crushing it terribly. Nelly, in his ef-
fort to get out from under the wheels,
caught his fingers and several Of these
were mashed off.-Newton, N. c., Sep
tember 16.-Captain NJ. S. Deal has been
suffering for some time from an afrec-
ton of the eye. A few days since his
mind became affected and today ap-
plication was made for his admission
to the hospital at Morganton.
Fayetteville Observer: Chas. Young,
colored, his wife and their little two
year -Olu uduSHbSi WSIc llSld1lllS KILL
ed by lightning at Parkton, Robson
county, yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. Young and his wife were pick
ing cotton on the farm Of Mrs. J. A.
Lancaster n their three children were
sitting under a walnut tree near by. A
shower of rain came up and Young n
his wife joined the children under the
tree. the mother taking her baby, less
than a year old, in her lap. The nus
hand was leaning on one side Op the
tree, the wife with the baby in her
arms on the other, the t~ow-year-old
daughter between them, and one older
child some little distance in 'front.'. In
the twinkling of an eye a bolt of light
ming struck the tree and, running down
on either side to the very points where
the mother and father sat, killed them
instantly. The little girl who sat in
the middle was also killed, but, strange
to say the baby was found in its dead
mothers arms uninjured. The other
child was also unhurt.