The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-24

A Chattanooga, Tenn. special to the
Atlanta Constitution under date OF the
18th avs:
Raleigh Post: Prof. and Mrs. WAL
ter Montgomery left yesterday for
Montgomery has a position in the
High School as instructor In modern
languages.
Fayetteville Observer: Colonel Al
derman's census Cor Cross Creek, just
taken, shows 1896 children OF school
age-that is, from s to 81 years OF age.
or these s6l are white and 1.029 are col
ored. =
C~herryville Observer: Last Sunday
a week & John Baker. OF upon Buff
falo. had a right serious accident.
While returning from visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Barbara Beam. his mule ran
away and in his effort to jump out
was thrown from his buggy and his
leg broken below the knee.
Clinton Democrat: Rev. Peter Nc
Intyre having been called to Mt. Olive
Presbyterian church and having re-
signed the pastorate OF the Clinton
church, the church officials here have
unanimously decided to call Rev. r.
M Mann. OF Hot Springs, Va
Rocky Mount Correspondence of the
News and Observer: Rev. W. N.
Johnson, the faithful and eloquent
pastor OF the Baptist church here, to
the great egret of the people OF the
town, has resigned his passionate and
returned TO his former home in Samp-
son county.
Greensboro Telegram: Last night
the darkies OF the town, or a proper
ton OF them, held a 'festibul" or some
thing of a similar nature in what is
known as Bogarts Hall on West Mar
ket street. After the festivities, when
the coons were going home one of
them, Henry Harris by name. was shot
In the leg. The shooting took place at
the foot of the steps leading upstairs,
and the darkies say that Harris shot
himself.
Hillsboro Observer: Little Ralph,
the S-year-old son OF Mr.. James Tur-
ner, met with an accident last We'd
nesday that resulted in his death. He
was coming to town and was riding
on a two-horse load of wood with an
older brother, when he fell off the
wood to the ground, the left hind wheel
Of the heavily loaded wagon passing
over and crushing his left leg and
breaking both bones just above the
ankle.
Monroe Journal: From the amount
Of hay to be seen on the market these
days one would think that stock and
| Sdlllc IdiSlIS anu IOI ColIOn SEoWl1S
was one of the principal industries of
this section. Load after load Of it
comes in and is placed on the market
every day-and wagon loads OF it may
be seen standing on the streets at any
time in the day. It is bringing only
25 cents a hundred.
Southern Field: During the last year
there were erected in Sanford, North
| Carolina, on the Southern railway, 76
| BUILDINGS ra1l1aI of eAn 900 on1 adj
tons are being made in the town on
tinually. Its population numbers near
ly 1000. 1t is quite a manufacturing
center. a little over a year ago there
were completed a cotton mill, furni-
ture factory and veneering factory.
The combined plants employ $50 hands.
There are also several other plants at
Sanford. Their products consist Of
sash, doors. blinds, foundry n ma
chine work. brooms, clothing, etc.
Dying at Granger hospital lies Jas.
Reilly Thompson, a young mechanis
of Raleigh, n. G. He drank two ounces
of laudanum with suicidal intent.
Back of the story is a story dramati-
cally dramatic. Thompson came to this
city several days ago in search OF
work. Shortly after his arrival here
he received a letter from his mother,
stating that his sister, a beautiful
young woman had been enticed from
home by a man and that she had come
toward Chattanooga. The matter did
not impress Thompson much, but he
quickly went from grave to gay. To-
day he was in a notorious resort on
Helen street, talking to one of the in
mates, when he heard the rustling OF
skirts, and looking into the hallway
met the gaze of his sister in the hab-
ilments of the resort. She tainted and
Thompson craZed with grief and morti-
/ 4. ,-l@ 49, hn~ rr0ctr n form
into the street and thence into a negro
drug store. where he purchased a bot
tie of laudanum. He drained the bot
tie as he wended his way back to the
resort to die in the presence of his sis
ter.