The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-01
r CAROLINA.

President Winston, OF the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college, says there
are today 322 students present, and most
positively no more can be admitted un-
til January.
Lexington Dispatch: The farmer o.
this vicinity will fall short Of a big
crop Of corn and cotton this year but
they are cutting an unusual amount ot
crab grass hay,
Greensboro Telegram: Mrs II. W.
Cobb died this morning at half past
eight o'clock at the home Of her broth
er, MI A NJ Scales. on East Washing
ton street, OF enlargement Of the heart
and Rright's disease.
Mount Airy News: The best apples
IN the whole country are shipped from
Mount Airy. The flavor of the fruit
Is as fine as any in the world, and this
Is the reason why Mount Airy fruit IS
always in such demand.
TarSoro Southerner: Frank Kelly.
who is making shingles for Mr.. Wig
gins, a few miles from here, came into
town this morning and swore out war
rants for John Harris and another coll
ored man called Jerry John, charging
them with shooting at him.
Durham Herald: The new colored
graded school building in the western
part OF h city will soon be completed
but there are mutterings against il
that keep the contractors uneasy every
time night comes on. It is in a white
neighborhood and there is 10 doubt but
that many would be glad to see it
burned TO the ground.
Fayetteville New Era: We learn from
| Professor Cole. the superintendent of
Cumberland county school that the
interest in every neighborhood in this
county along educational inc is in
tense.-Mr. Wade Aubrey, while adj
| justing one OF the looms at Hope Mills
No. 3, on last Thursday, had the mis-
fortune to get his arm caught in some
| part of the machinery and very badly
lacerated.
! Kinston Free Press: Mr.. Fred Out
law, of Duplin COUNTY was overpower-
ed and robbed of abou $40 last night
by a negro woman on McIlvane street,
near the colored graded school build
ing, a few minutes past IL O'Clock. He
came up the street yelling murder at
the top of his voice.-Rev. c. w
| Blanchard returned yesterday from
Jacksonville, N. c., where he had been
! conducting a successful meeting in the
of professions n several additions to
the church
Greensboro Record: Major Joe More
4 4lOou 4A So4 Nh&H
morning a smooth-bore, flint and steel
buck gun, five feet eleven inches ir
| length and whole Stocked-that is the
stock runs to the muZZle. This was
the property of Caleb Crews, of Gran
Vile county, and used by him at the
battle of Guilford Court House in 1871
. There was also shown a powder horn
of that period and a buckskin shot bas
also used in the battle, all now thu
property of the Guilford Battle Ground
Museum. a presentation Of patriotic
descendants.
Charlotte Observer: Rutherfordton
September 23.-Major Lawson Pinkne,
Erwin dropped dead at his home her
this morning a few minutes after
o'clock. He raised the first compan,
in Rutherford county for service in tn
c~onfederacy and was elected first lieu
tenant of the company. This compan,
became Company G. Sixteenth Regi
ment North Carolina troops. At tn
reorganization of the regiment at York
town, Va, 1862, he was elected captain
and did faithful service, and vas a
! brave as the braveSt in the battle
around Richmond and elsewhere. Fl
was severely wounded at Fredericks
burg, which prevented his active ser
vice with his old company. In 1864 h
vas appointed major of the Junior Re
serves, which office he held at the clos
of the war. In 1872 he bought TIL
Rutherford Vindicator of Captain T
A. Shotwell, which paper he moved I
Newton, when after about two rear
he brought it back to RutherfordtoI
and continued it for a short while.