The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-29

SALISBURY truth. OIncerS have arrest
ed three boys here a day or two ago
bling a hardware store. The Greensboro
authorities were notified Of the arrest
and the youthful delilquents taken to
that place.
New Bern Journal: Three persons
have been arrested In Beaufort county
for the murder of John G. Cation last
February. They are said to be moon
sinners. Cation was 10 have gone
to Washington, D. c., the day after his
murder to give some damaging evidence
against moonshiners.
New Bern Journal: 4 pit:ful case Of
~depravitty was developed in Palmico
county last week when a young white
man of Stonewall was taken before al
Justice of the peace on the charge of
seduction. The girl in the case is but
a little more than 13 years old. The
man has escaped the proceedings OF the
law, II he is caught he will have to
stand trial on a very serious charge.
Winston Journal: Sunday night Bruce
Hilton shot William Busbee IN the left
leg, just behind the knee cap. The
trouble is said to have been caused by
Busbee accompanying BiIton's girl home
from the Four-Fold Gospel Hall. Hilton
was drinking and followed Busbee home.
III LUSDCC SHOG he StCuICu Ills
gun and went in search of Hilton, but
he could not find hint. Up to a late
hour last night the officers had not To-
Gated Hilton.
Raleigh Times: Mrs. G. r. Holleman,
of this city, who is 90 years old, was
among the large conSregat ton who
heard Rev. Frank Dixon preach at the
First Baptist Church yesterday morn
ing. Seventy-five years ago Mrs. Hol-
leman attended he FRS: Baptist church,
of Hartford, Conn, of which Mr. Dixon
is now pastor. That T.as over 40 years
before the present pastor was born.
Mr.. Dixon took charge of the work
there about four years G
The Robesonian: Dudley Hunt, a
CrOatan, from Scuffletown, was arrest
ed and placed in Jail LAST Sunday morn
ing charged with shooting Loberta
Lowrey, a woman of bat community,
last Friday evening. Hunt denies the
shooting, and says that Loberta had
been drinking and was careleSsly hand
ling his pistol, when j. was discharged,
the load entering he~ stomach. The
woman fingered between life and death
with much suffering until Saturday
night, when death put an end to her
suffering.
Clarkton Express: The largest fire
that Clarkton ever experienced visited
us Monday night. Messrs. N A Cur
RE q Bros ginhOuse grist mill and
saw mill were burned down, together
with all the machinery. two moving
machines, Il o wagon, some cotton
seed, rye, etc. The fire was caused by
Tightening striking the gilhouse. 1t
looked awhile as though the whole town
was doomed, and had il been the night
before, nothing could have been saved,
but a rain had fallen earlier In the
night, and by heroic efforts the fire
was kept under control
Hillsboro Observer: Warrants were
issued last week for j. Henry Andrews,
engineer of the Emo cotton mill. and L.
W. Roberts, a young farmer and roc
hauler, for obtaining ncney under false
pretenses from the Enc Mill Company.
Andrews skipped and has not been ar
rested. Roberts deposited 5000 in cash
for his appearance naEI Saturday. 1t
was a part of Andrews duty at the
mill to receive and give Iders for
wood, and it is claimed that by giving
false orders, Andrews and his confed-
crates have robbed the enc Mill Com
pany of hundreds of collars
Fayetteville Observer: A terrible
storm ragged for about half an hour in
this city Monday night. Thunder and
Tightening, accompanied by a torrent of
| rain. ragged fiercely from 1920 to II
o'clock. Tightening struck an out house
in the yard of Wilson McLean. on Dick
street, and set it atiTe. but it was
soon extinguished by the neighbors. 1t
also made a great rent in the sidewalk
in front of Mr.. I'll c.. Haigh's OF the
same street. Mr.. and Mrs. Heman Hall
had just left Mr.. Haigh's to return
home when the crash came. Mrs Hall
and her son were rendered unconscious
for a second or two and the latter was
L DffoIn1 fD1rr-n IN fEc C-rO11rd MI y
Hall was only slightly shocked.
Kinston Free Press: Two base ball
clubs composed of little colored boys
between 10 and II years old were busily
engage in an exciting game of base
ball near the a. c. l.. depot yesterday
when one of their numDe u a water
melon. And right there the game end
ed. In words of one of h little fell
| lows dat ended dat."-There have
been several cases of typhoid fever in
the city recently and the fact led to
an Investigation Of the The first
i thing done was to an9lyZe the water
used. This led to the discovery that
the water from the pump at the juno
ton of Queen and Caswell streets is
badly contaminated and DR.. Tull has
taken steps to prevent its further use
If this public we'll is contaminated il
is quite probable that the others are
NASO SNAAO IN ~ A~AAe
lose no time in having the water from
them analysed and action taken ac-
cordingly.
Asheville Special TO Charlotte OBJ
server: Those who have kept an cal
to the ground for the political gossip
in this neck of the woods during the
past few days have heard some inter
esting suggestions. The proposition
has been seriously advanced in some
republican quarters that IL would be
the part of wisdom to cndorse the dem
ocratic nomination of Judges Connol
and Walker, thereby making h nomi-
nation of these gentlemen unanimous
with a view to securing democratic as
sistance in the effort to encompass the
defeat of Judge Clark, an end that IS
devoutly hoped for by all republicans
Such republicans argue that neither
their party nor the state has anything
TO fear in the election Of Judges Con-
nor and Walker. and moreover, that
hundreds of democrats would regard
the endorsement Of these gentlemen as