The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-11
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in his life. He is one OF our best farm
Iers n comes to town every week. He
was summoned on the jury was the
cause Of him going last court.
Two aged maiden ladies were
found dead in the same bed at
IFlynt Hill, Yadkin county. They were
Kiss Susie Speir, aged go: and Miss
Martha Logan, aged So. They had been
in feeble health for come time, but
were not known to be dangerously sick.
and it is not known when they died.
Kinston Free Press: john Brown,
colored. while rolling logs at his home
in Jones county, yesterday, had both
legs broken by a big Jog falling on him.
Medical attention was from
Kinston. A reporter was informed that
Brown very likely received some inter
mel injury. There is much doubt as to
his
Raleigh News and Observer: News
was received here yesterday of the
death Of MIR. James Ransom at Ashe-
willie. He was 4 son of the late Cen
leral Robert Ransom and a nephew of
Ex-senator Ransom. He was about
thirty-eight years of age. He had a
bright mind and his death is to be de-
plored. His wife, who with their chill
lGren survive him, was Miss Julia
ICreech, daughter of the late Mr.. A
ICreech. of Raleigh.
Raleigh Post: Wilson. y. c.. April
3.-(SpeciaD.-The Briggs hotel. after
having been Closed for two months.
during which time it was thoroughly
renovated and :emodeled and improved
re-opened on yesterday for the ent-r-
tainment of the travelling public. ard
we feel no hesitation in saying tea. IL
is in every respect an u~p-to-dat- and
frst-class hotel. and we doubt if there
is a better one in the state. AS sail
above il has teen so completely re-
modelled that It looks like a new hotel.
Charlotte Observer: Winston-SaIem.
April 3.-Afr. John Bennett sustained
painful Injuries yesterday afternoon
for which his T.Cmy is responsible. Mr..
Bennett rode t. his rock quarry five
miles southwest Of Salem. and hitChed
his pony to n limb. The animal man
aged to slip the bride off his head and
when the oWne~ went to catch him the
pony came at HIM in n vigorous and
rough Misunderstanding and paving.
Mir. Bennett was hit on the head n
shoulder. a cash on the head is seq
IeTal inches in lCngth.
Charlotte Observer: a very large
electric light viii be placed on the top
of the water tower at High Point, a
IGlSJdlCe OF IU IeeI, WHICH Will Sleu
lli"ht for a great distance around. 1t
will work on a cable. The scheme is a
novel one and the light Will act as a
beacon to all. The Vance monument
association met in the hall OF the I. NJ.
lC. a. yesterday morning. 1t was de-
iciGed that Senator Money shall be in
Ivited to deliver an address in the Y.
n. C. A. hall p he subject of
l"VanCe's Work and Influence in the
iPaol Demonstration nj the South m
that a charge of so cents for admission
lbe made for the benefit OF the monu-
ment fund.
Asheville Citizen: 1t is learned that
the sheep industry will perhaps be
taken up in his section on an extern
Isive scale.-It is said there has never
been a time in the history of North
iCarolira when so many people were
Iemigrating as now. The emigration in
this section is confined largely to he
mountain districts and is mostly to
oklahoma and Washington. Nor is all
lof this emigration confined to this sec
Ition, for large numbers are also going
from other parts of, the state, also from
South Carolina and Virginia. Within
the past few years L number of emil
igrant parties have passed through
BASKERVILLE going west. 1t is not Il float
ing class Of people that have been
tSlTuCh ny lHe SIlllSIolloIt lCNSl puI
some of the very best citizens of the
country
Kinston Free Press: The information
lcomes to Kinston that Mr.. Ed Andrews.
o former Kinstonian, has been convict
ed of larceny at the present term OF
court being held at Trenton, Jones
lcounty. This is a great surprise to
those who know Mr.. Andrews. as he
bears a good reputation. The circum-
stances upon which he was convicted
was that he found a cow astray in the
woods. and carried it to market ana
sold it.-Chief of Police Rouse was
tried before the mayor this morning on
"a charge of assault and battery upoT
the person of Lucy Hyman, colored. An
account of this affair was published
yesterday. stating that Mr.. Rouse went
to the woman's house because of re-
ports that he heard h had circulate
labout him: that the woman tried to
shoot him and that he beat her unmer-
lcifully. The woman was in a delicate
condition and reports have been circu-
lated that her life was ~despaired OF.
The doctors now pronounce her out OF
Observation-Disclosures, n. c., March
I31.-King Crandall, a colored laborer
lat the Russell mill had his leg broker
this morning. A band broke and struck
him. crushing the leg badly. DR.. 5. 7,
Nicholson amputated the leg just be
low the knee. Mr.. Thomas Carrowan
and a colored man named John Wilson
were badly injured this afternoon oy
being crushed by q pile of falling tim
her in the lumber yard Of the E. NJ
Short Lumber Company. Frank Forbes
a negro from Greenvi,le, was up before
the mayor this morning charged witt
tstabbing the negro Cogdell Saturday
might. He was bound over to the May
term of court under q 5000 justified
bond. A negro named Joe Respass. a.
iYatesville. had been involved in a fight
with another negro who had a peace
warrant sworn out for him An officer
went to serve it found the neSr7
ARMED. In some manner the negro
Ishot himself. His condition is such tha'
r. oonpo+ ho ronoya5 IN iail.