The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-13

Ton fOht.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr. Ralph
Maultsby tells the Observer OF : hor-
ribie sight he witnessed yesterday. He
says that he was standing near the
trestle at Hope Mills Tagging for Capt.
Murray, the section boss. talking 20 I
well-dressed young man apparently
about IS years of age who said he earn.
from BennettSville, when a wo = trria
approached, and he warned the boy -
get of the track. The latter paid no
attention TO him.. however. All was
struck, knocked down and run over.
He says that his head was severed from
the body, which was cut almost into
mince meat.
Greensboro Record: A most horrible
accident occurred yesterday afternoon
late when Gladys, the twelve-year-oId
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. T.. VI MS-
Goodrich. fell from the windmill tower
at Buffalo Dairy, two miles southeast
OF the city and fractured her skIiI' The
first news in To-Day was brought by aT.
Weatherly. He said the little girl was
badly hurt. but that the doctors held
out a hope. Mr.. Weatneriy sad the
child was climbing up on the water
to Tx. 1t is As feet high 10 the top and
is reached by Stats fastened on the
sides. making a ladder as straigk- rs
an arrow. When she was all ,1t ha:S
way up she missed her footing and fc!.
"a feet.
Aseheville Gazette: \ suburb that is
destined to great things is the beauti-
tul plateau west Of the French Broad
river, known as West A2hevilla.
Many people in Asheville. old resi-
dent as well as new. do not know
the advances that are being made in
this suburban locality. Several miles
of m~acadarniZed road - now i'm prog
ress OF building there in addition l.
that which was constructed two ycai
ago. This makes a magnificent driv,
through an enhancing country. AM
this evidently will cause the building
OF many fine residences in the terrific
ry II traVerses and the cultivation OF
land that is now being unused. There
Is land 10 burn in that locality TO
market gardening, and AshevilIe itseIt
furnishes the market for many thous-
and dollars of produce i'm excess of that
now grown in its surroundings.
News and Observer: DR.. George Pow
ell, superintendent of the Georgia State
Hospital at MiIledgeville, Ga. DIR. Case
and Judge Montgomery, members Of
his executive m of that hos
pital. spent yesterday at the Central
Hospital, the guests Of DR.. James Nc
kee. The party left i'm tho afternoon
for Goldsboro. where they will visit the
Eastern Hospital. Later they will visit
the hospital at Morganton.-The com
mittee appointed by the Cen raj Labor
Union to have charge OF the matter Of
Labor Temple nave organized with e
$. Cheek chairman and j. w. HaifoTd
secretary-treasurer. There was much
enthusiasm at the first meeting OF the
committee the other Gay. and IL was
decided to make a canvass OF the en-
tire membership OF each union for sub
scriptions TO the stock. which will be-
issued in amounts and on terms that
will make II possible for every member
Of organized labor In Raleigh to own
stock.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. T. Fl. Hoover
a prominent farmer OF Steele Creek
township, was III the city yesterday ana
told Of one Of the strongest whtrI..irds
he ever saw. a few days ago - AS
sitting upon a shock OF grala IN the
field. having his wheat harves;-o yntn
the Whirlwind cam down urC.. him
and carried wheat. man and al! F'T.rai
feet into the air. Mr.. Hoover - = tha
he was turned around twice Sais IN
the air. Mr.. Hoover thought thar he
Was a goner. but his sons. who we in
the field, also had a hearty laugh about
it. - Policemen Harrington and Earn
hardt last night captured a negro
named Icllas Hoskins, VINO Is wanted
at Salisbury for the murder at that
place. last December, of a negro nam ID
! Flynn Henderson. The Charlotte on
Gals caught Hoskins in the Greenviu.
suburb OF this city Hoskins admits
the killing. He could not have done
otherwise after having been Jagged 50
cleverly by two OF Charlotfe's finest"
Lexington Special TO Charlotte OBJ
sever: A terrific hurricane passed over
the town at 2:39 o'clock this Sunday
afternoon, and cause much damage.
Mr. G. a. Hunt. Jr's. beautiful resi-
dence was blown down and the slate
roof was badly broken. The tin
roof on Mr.. H. Z. Watson 6 residence
was almost entirely blown OF, and n
chimney was blown down. The water
tank at Mrs. VI. H. fnnix'E residence
was blown over on the house, causing
much damage 10 the roof. The water
tank at Mr.. G. A Hunt. Sr's was also
blown down. The Methodist Protest
ant church at West Lexington was
blown from the foundations, and Is
almost q complete wreck. Telephone
and electric light poles were broken of,
and many Of the beautiful shade trees
on Main street. which added TO so much
TO the attractiyeness OF our town. are
broken down. and a few OF them COM
pletely demolished. Some of these
trees are almost or quite a century Did
Passage on Main stree. was blocked
for several hours. Many out-buiidfngs
and fences are overturned aid dernoi-
ished.