The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-19
r CAROLINA.

The Jail in Northampton is without
an occupant.
Congressman Kitchin. OF the Fifth
district. will address the Salem lodxa
of Odd Fellows on the 9Th anniversary
May 9Th.
Marion News: One Of the saddese
accidents hat has occurred In Marion
in many days was the drowning OF HIT
tie Johnnie. i-year-oid TOT OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Mcconnell saturday.
Kinston Free Press: We learned
Tuesday OF the most horrible death by
hre or Mr.. Charles Wilson. at his home
at institute. in this county. Mr.. VIII
son went home Wednesday night In
toxicated.
II had piles so bad I could get no rest
nor md a cure until I tried Dewftt's
Witch Hazel Salve. After using IL once.
L forgot / had anything like piles" e
c. Boice. Somers Point. ". Y. Lookout
for limitations. BE sure you ask for
DeWitt's. r. r. Bethany.
Raleigh News-observer: Mr.. w. II.
Harris has given up his position with
the Draper Company. OF Hopedale.
Mass. and has taken the editorship OF
The Textile Excelsior. published in this
city Mr.. Harris was graduated from
the Agricultural and Mechanical college
at Raleigh in 1895.
oxford Ledger: The colored Pre-
byterian new church will hold its first
service in our new church his Thurs
day evening at 7:Se o'clock. Cape
Fear P~resbytery meets with US 1t
that time. This P~resbytery takes in
Eastern North Carolina. In Cape
Fear Presbytery there are IL churches,
"a ministers and IL candidates.
Rev ID. II. futile. In Raleigh News
and Observer: East of Raleigh you
Will n no town moving faster to the
mile or the minute than Kinston, and
kinston moves apace with
all other interests. AS TO increase In
membership we had ZIG last year, and
to date this yea We have had IS acces-
sions. II improvement in quality kept
pace with quantity, We would be indeed
a power for good.
Raleigh News and Observer: Addi-
tiona particulars in regard to the
death Of Thad. Chamblee, near Wake
field on Wednesday. were received here
yesterday. 1t seems that OF last Sun
day afternoon. Joe Taylor. q cripple,
at whose u near Spring Hope a
number of men were drinking, threw a
stone which struck Thad Chamblee. one
of the crowd with whom he had an al
tercation, just above the temple.
Weldon News: Master Owen Pope
met with a painful accident Monday
morning and one which came near
costing him one of his eyes. He was in
h lot looking after his fathers Jersey
cow. and without warning the cow
hooked him in the eye. The sharp end
Of the horn penetrated Just above the
optic and came near destroying the Eye.
MFR. Ambrose Hawkins. a we'll
known farmer. a good citizen. and a
veteran of the Lost Cause. died at his
home in Halifax county last Friday
night aged about sixty years.
Raleigh News and Observer: Mrs.
Caroline George William Frederick
Boswell Blacknall died at her residence.
Beech Spring. hear Kittrell. Easter
Monday, April Sth. 1901. She was the
mother of Col. G. G. Blacknail, 23rd n.
c. volunteers, who was killed at Win
chester in 1864. of the late DIR. G. w.
Blacknall. of Raleigh. and Of Major T..
II. B~lacknall, of Atlanta. Ga. Mrs.
Blacknail was in her seth year, hav-
ing been born December End. 1912. her
life nearly spanning the nineteenth
century. For sixty eight years and
more she has Eeen a widow. For sew
enty-ones years she a a devout
member of the Methodist Episcopal
| church.
Charlotte O~bserver:,An eight a
old son of a Mr.. Cooper. living near
Albemarle, died a few days ago frim
the effects of a dose of medicine whic
it is thought was given him by mis-
take--Mrs. Fannie Phillips. who liv-
| ed near Shore, in Yadkin county, caught
fire while burning brush at her home
yesterday, and was fearfully burned,
from the effects of which she died this
morning. Mrs. Phillips was about 66
years OF age.-Winston-Salem. April
12.-Mr. S. P. Porter. travelling man
from New York, sustained serious in
juries here this afternoon The horse
he was driving ran away, throwing him
out of the buggy. inficting bad bruises
On his head-Graham, April 1.-THE
Presbytery Of Orange is now in session
here. Retiring Moderator Rev. J. w.
Goodman preached the opening ser
mon yesterday at IL a. m. Elder A. NJ.
Scales, Of Greensboro, was elected mod
orator and makes an excellent presid-
ing officer.
Greensboro Telegram: What might
have proved a fatal occurred
this morning on East Market street
Miss Mary Foust. who lives in thu
eastern part Of the county, accom-
panied by another lady. was driving
into the city in a top buggy. When
almost Immediately in front OF Mr.
Silas Dodsons residence q horse and
dray driven by a negro boy dashed Ut
behind their buggy and the dray horse
ran into it in such a manne as to over
turn the buggy. Both ladies were
caught in the top OF their buggy. and
their horse taking fright began to III
Fortunately he was stopped after run
ming only a hort distance. but the
ladies were badly shaken up and
bruised.-A white man was found lay
ing on the railroad track near Summit
avenue this afternoon I'm an utterly
drunken condition. His head was rest
ing on one o fthe rails. A passer-by
pulled him off the track and reported
him to Chief Scott. who put him up %
answer for a drunk and down A
freight train came along pretty soon
afterwards and it was apparent that
the fellow had narrowly escaped being