The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-04
CAROLINA.

John Sulson. a government storekeeper
at a distilIery, gave HIM a beating and
warned him TO leave that section
Burlington News: Colonel +. w.
Fonville, one OF our oldest citizens,
died at his home near Big Falls on last
after a long siege or illness.
A year ago there were 315 Masonic
lodges in this state. Since then nve new
lodges have been instituted The MEM
Ibership a year ago was 1850; nov 1t
lis 1900.
Raleigh Times: A our year old ne
gro child, Curry by name, was burned
to death at its home near Bryantown
last Monday morning. The child was
standing by the fire when its clothes
caught fire and were burned Off the
Ichild before they were put out.
There was d pretty bad cutting
Iscrape in a disreputable section OF
durham Thursday. The IN cut was
David Goodrich. nearly so years old.
An unknown person cut him in the
face and neck. on the left side, infiict-
ling a very dangerous wound.
Kinston Free Press: Mrs. Eleanor
Carr, relict of Ex-Governor Elias Carr.
Isent Mr.. Elias Carr Carraway, son of
Hon. w. w. Carraway. of Monticello,
the gold watch worn by Governor Carr
during his life, as a Christmas present.
Mr. Carraway is at home from the A.
& NJ. college to spend the holidays.
Charlotte Observer: A we'll digger
named Eugene Hamar has been, it is
feared, fatally injured. by falling about
40 feet into a we'll which he was dig
ging for the Winston Furniture facto-
ry at North Winston. His skill was
fractured and he is now under treat
ment at the hospital.
Durham Sun: James Lawrence, who
several years ago was an engineer on
the Durham & Northern road, was
painfully hurt yesterday by falling
into a well. He caught on a platform
about ten feet below the level Of the
ground. The population of Mt. Airy
now puts it at 1850, a gain in ten years
of 912.
Raleigh News and Observer: Messrs.
Alexander Page and son of Hoffman.
filed an application in bankruptcy yes
terday. The liabilities were placed at
SO, 900, and the assets at $1,000. The
firm was engaged in saw milling. The
firm of S. c. Campbell. of Aberdeen,
has also filed a petition in bankrupt
cy. The assets are placed at S $500
and the assets al $1,000. The tssets in
this ease include all open accounts.
New Bern Journal: Alpha, 1S-year-
old son of Mr.. John Dixon, of Baird's
Greek, while hauling logs last week,
was thrown from the log carriage, on
which two twelve inch logs We're
swung, and run over by one wheel. Il
lpassed over the central part of his
body. He got UP, walked home n
died in six hours. The bereaved and
needy parents have III sympathies.
Rockingham Anglo-Saxon: One Of
Richmond county's best citizens passed
| n w W 10 CT Mad naC6oy ,,Snrpin1 noonno-
Der Goth, in the death of Mr.. Archibald
lC. Benton. which occurred at his home
in this county near Grassy Island. He
was a m of the Methodist
lchurch, and of the Richmond camp
confederate veterans and of Wades-
boro Masonic lodge and Odd Fellows.
lHe was a brave confederate soldier.
Salisbury Truth-Index Robert. the
l12-year-old SOL. of Mr.. Thomas Waller,
wet with a very painful accident Mon
day afternoon while hunting larks, and
incidentally proved himself a lad oil
rare nerve and presence ofmind. While
shooting his gun the breech pin flew
out striking the lad just above the
fright eye. The wound made in the
skull was two inches long and a half
inch wide.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
Estate is we'll represented at the meet
ing of the Southern Educational AS
IsociatiOn in Richmond this week. Pres
Iident McIver, of the Normal college,
president Venable, of the university:
DIR. Eben Alexander, of the university,
president Winston, of the A. and M.
college; President Taylor. of Wake
Forest college: Professor w. A.
IWithers. of the A. and M, college.
were among the North Carolina
speakers in a single day. .
Greensboro Patriot: If reports which
|have reached us are correct, the most
intense excitement has been aused
among some people in the southern
part Of the county, where Rev. II. G.
lHodgin, the Quaker evangelist, has
been conducting a meeting at Provi-
Idence. We understand that the meet
ing was closed over a week ago, but it
is said that during it's progress some OF
the participants became so absorbed
and enthused that their religion took
on the form of insanity.
Tarboro S%outherner: An unknown
negro lies at the point of death nea
Speed. About 1880 o'clock last evening
he attempted to break into the dwell.
ing of Ben Whitley. in the room in
which the children were. Frank Shir.
ley, a boy, o at him twice through
the window to scare Kim off. out this
IOlu Iol SuCCSco, 81 lit tulTQ llIIiS LIE
took aim and shot the fellow in the
head. Much Of the brain is out and il
does net seem possible that he cal
live.
Salisbury Truth: Mr.. j. c. Gentry
chief clerk to superintendent Sands
returned Wednesday night from Cor.
l~donsville, Va. where ne had been tt
lattend the funeral Of his brother, whc
died last week Mr.. Gentry's brothel
had been sick for many months and hi:
death was not unexpected. All the
lfamily-all but the father-were recon.
lciled ever before the dissolution came
land so last Monday, after suffering
tsuch agony as Is only allotted to blu
flew the DID father in his seventy third
year followed his son to the grave
Having literally died of a broken heart
Taroboro Southerner: The unknown
imam shot in the head Wednesday "
ling at Ben. Whitley's was yesterday
brought here and placed in Jail IL
Ian unconscious condition in which h.
Istill remains. Mr.. Whitley had gon.
Ito see a neighbor. John Savage. a few
hundred yards away, and met h mar
Iyyno - his oto Eir;p~ q nirfnJ did M,