The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
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Hon. S. B.. Alexander has announced
his candidacy as senator to succeed
Senator Pritichard.
Henry Penland. of Asheville. was
drowned Tuesday night at Marshall
He was attempting to cross the French
Broad, which was greatly swollen.
Raleigh Times: Commissioner John
Nichols had a batch of moonshiners he
woman and n gray-haired old mail.
aged IS years. The blodckaders are
from New Light township.
Clarkton Express: Mr.. William King
Cromartie. of this county. died on tbs
18th of December. He was in his sew
enntl-fourth year. For more than for
ty years he had served a ruling elder II
the South River church. and for many
years was superintendent Of the Sab
bath school of that church.
Durham Sun: No trace whatever has
been found of the body Of Conduc or
Whitaker, Jr.. who was knocked into
the river and drowned at Rensen's sta
tiun on the Cincinnati and Ohio road
Sunday night, and it is thought that
the body and also that OF Baggage
MASTER Thompson were swept down the
river.
Newton Enterprise: Tuesday morn
ing a o year old son Of Mr.. Iron Har-
will. near the Newton cotton mill was
burned so badly that he died about r
o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Harvili
went to the we'll to get a bucket Of wa
ter and when she returned the chic
was on fire from the waist VI and fear
fully burned.
Greenville Weekly: Sunday morning
at the headquarters of the Beaufort
County Lumber Company, Joe Dowty.
a negro kicked up considerable distur-
bance with the whites end for a while
a riot seemed imminent. There were
about 200 negroes and only ten or twelve
whites. During the trouble Joe got u
pistol ball in his breast.
Enfield Ledger: Mrs. Martha T. Will
cox. widow of Rev. Thomas Wilcox
died at the home of her son, Rev. A. q
Wilcox, near Brinkleyville, on Sunday
December 22nd. Mrs. Wilcox was 9.
years of age last September. She was d
daughter of Jones Aston and grand
| daughter of the Willis Aston who rep
| resented Halifax county in the two
| congress at Halifax in April and No
vember. 1776.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. j. G. Neal
who set fire to his own residence, a.
| Meadows. Stokes county, two weeks
ago.. died in Jail at Danbury last Satur'
L OdY HlSuI- 4 1ldu bSSh
epilepsy from his youth up, n afte'
| being pls ced in Jail, for safe keeping
he gradually grew worse until his deatf
His age was So years. Mr.. Neal ha'
| been violently insane for a few weeks.
Charlotte News: Dr. F. o. Hawley
| city physician, received paiEful muir
| les in a runaway accident on Eas
! Trade street this morning. He wa
| driving down East Trade street whei
i =. - z~,a fr.ohfanad at fhi
steam roller. The buggy was turne'
tard against a farm wagon and Dr
| Hawley was thrown between the wheel
| Had 1t not been for the timel- interior
| eucs of MI. G.. B. Hocu t, who caugh
| the horse, the acciden. might have oeei
very serious one. DIR. Hawley wa
| taken into Jordan & COS. drug stor'
where several Of his professional friend
| ca.ne to his assistance. DR.. McLiugn
Ir, who made an examination inform
the News man that no bones wer'
brvEen.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Quickel in
formed an Observer man that In
L%ncoInton Journal changed hands yes
terday. Mr.. Robert Costner sold tn
property. for Colonel ]. c. Upton. IN
| owner, TO Mr.. Dunn. a young lawye
who left Charlotte for Linconton SOM
months ago. Mr.. Dunn viii edit am
L DlD.lSn the paP@L- ~
Schenck. whose critical llness he's bee
mentioned, died this morning. For
week or more his death had been mo
mentarilly expected. Mr.. Schenek
malay was a peculiar n and oafiie'
the most skilled physicians. While en-
gagged in business with the Soutner
Electric Comps ~. of Charlotte: ne ma
tronhle with his eyes. Specialists !
baltimore announced that the p
nerve was seriously affected Later .
me totally blind, and this was II
lowed by deafness. A tumor on 10
| brain added to his suffering. which q
times. was most intense Mr- S-~enc
was g years old. He wss a very orign
young man and made friends wnerest
he went He was a postgraduate
4 Dayidson college. In religion Nj
| Schenck was a devout Presbyterian d
ing a member Of h First church Z
+ this city.