The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-06
n CAROLINA.

Two more eoavicts pardoned. na
white
The Teachers Assembly viii meet at
Morehead on h 10th cf June next
Winston Journal: There seems 10 he
a gang or shar?erS In and about TIA
city that IS laid to- catch Almost
every night. recently. thieves have en-
tered some store or residence IA tue
community.
Charlotte Observer: n harness fac
tory OF the Shaw Harness Company
vas completely destroyed BY FIRE yes
tsrday morning. The loss Is I'D
at s27.eeo. The factory and contents
were insured fcr see.oOo
A special from Troy. N-on.r.nerx
county. TO the Raleigh Post avs that
Malcolm Roy. Il woodsman for saw
mills who lived fcur miles west 81 TINY
mysteriously disappeared Monday :.
last week and has net been heard from
since. 1t Is believed he has been muir
dered-
Murphy. y. c, May IA :. Eaner-
son and Col. i. II. Brady have been to
Washington and Baltimore. where they
perfected financial arrangements to
work the marble property on Marble
Creek. three and a half miles from
Murphy, IN the Southern railway. Ten
thousand dollars worth o. machinery
viii soon arrive.
Near Gormah's bridge. Buncomls-
county. a negro Inan had hiS throa cat
with a rst.sr - a negro woman. xhc
was also injured. The surgeon found
the mans windpipe and both 5uglar
veins were severed. There is no hope
for his recovery. The couple had been
fighting. The Woman slipped behind the
man and cut Li'n unawares.
Winston Sentinel: A colored man
named Hairston was found n few days
ago on the Dan River. not far from
the town Of Madison. with five bullet
holes through his body. IL is said that
he had been accused OF reporting some
Illicit distillerIes TO the federal govern
ment, and it Is thought that this may
be the reason for his untimely taking
of.
Winston Journal: A Journal letter
from High Point yesterday says: A
two year cid child OF Lee. Motsinger.
h resides near his place. was IA
tally burned a few days ago. The child
was playing around a fire in the rear
of the house Shen its clothes caught
fire, and before anyone could go 10 the
rescue the littls one was burned almost
to a crisp.
In Goshen, Wilkes county live trip
let's who are now becoming famous
4htSc piOlhciSr !.d illSG HlDpES. dAG %
years old tomorrow. They are In pei
feet health. All weighing about t..e
same and are very much alike. They
served through the Confederate army
in Lees army and though living in one
Of the strongest republican counties In
the state. never fail 10 vote the demo-
cratic ticket
Weldon News: Mr.. Lonny Coppedge.
a young man about twenty-five years
of age who YES near Halifax, was
found on the SIDE of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad track, Sunday morning.
unconscious and seriously INJURED. He
was taken to his home where attention
has been given him, but we learn that
he has not yet been able TO explain how
the accident occurred. One arm was
broken, one of his ears has been cut of
and there are serious wounds about the
head. 1t is feared that he may not re-
cover, as his condition Is critical. A
short time g n of his brothers was
killed by a railroad rain. and n one
was ever able to tell how the fatal
accident occurred.
Charlotte Observer: Monroe, April %.
Two hundred white voters in Cnion
county hav fa'ed TO pay their poi! tax
and the day o. grace Is passed. The
sheriff has already begun making out
his list to file with the clerk OF the
court. which he law requires him to q
within the next ten days. A number
of the de.lnquents ere defiant and abb
solutely refuse to pay.
Durham Herald: A reward OF IS
has been offered for the apprehension
of William Estes who shot and serious~
iy wounded Luke Catlett, lear Creed
moore, last week. Estes used a shot gun
and shot Catlett through the thick part
of the thigh. The negro who Is wanted
by the authorities Is described as be-
ing about % years OF age, s feet 6 in
ches tall n Weighs about $50 pounds.
his hand has been burned and the two
middle fingers have grown together.
He is ginger cake in color.