The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-04
NORTH CAROLINA.

Kinston Free Press: Mr.. 3. z. Wig
gins. of his county, who some time
ago stuck a splinter in his foo from
which he suffered great pain and was
thrown into a fever, died Monday af-
ternoon at his home, about eight miles
from this place. Mr.. Virgins was IS
wears old and leaves several children
and two sisters.
CIarkton Express: Miss Kate John
stou had quite an exciting experience
Nth an old hen yesterday. The old
rem was wandering around the ydro
and flew up on the we'll. h lost hei
balance and went down into the deep
water. Miss Kate ran to the hen, as
distance and lowered the bucket. The
hen got aboard the bucket ana Was
brought safely 20 land again.
Chatham Record: The best yield of
wheat that we have heard Of this year
in Chatham was % bushels raised CD
one acre and th~ree-quarters by Mr.. 4.
J. Bynum of this place. This was in
decided contrast to n farmer, who
We hear sOwed four bushels and made
only five bushels. Another crop of -
bushels is said to have cost $50 10 raise
Salisbury Truth: a severe hail storm
visited the southern section If The
county on last Wednesday AFTERNOON.
The hail was by d strong
wind which threatened serious am
age to life and property. No loss OF
life. however or great damage To build
ings has been reported. The growing
crops suffered greatly n in Some To-
~calitieS. the damage was very severe.
Hill stones as large as a guinea egg
are reported.
New Bern Journal: Many white FAM
lilies from the extreme western GUN
ties of North Carolina are going 20 the
Pacific coast state of Washington and
Oregon. One man who left shis home
is no less than 81 years of age. This
emigration from the state is greatly
regretted, but cannot be stopped.
Most of It is promoted by either labor
agents or by the railways in the far
west, who send their people to person.
ally conduct the emigrants.
~StatesviIle Landmark: Since prohlbi-
ton went into effect in Statesville July
1st there has been a run on all sorts
of new tangled drinks-Derine, peach
cider, black berry cider, grape c!dtr,
etc, etc. The cide~Which is handled
by a number of dealers, seems to nave
beer immensely popular and great
quantities of it were sold. Some per
sons who got more or less drunk
claimed they had drunk nothing bur
cider. Whether this claim is correct
is of course not positively known hut
the municipal authorities have X
the DrecautiOn to look into the matter.
The police secured a sample Of the
cider and it will be analysed to deter
mine whether there is alcohol in it.
Rocky Mount Motor: Peter Harris,
cOIOred, of Sharpsburg, lost his house.
and everything in it, save two bicycles,
by fire Oh Sunday night. Logan Pc
.fersOn, cOlOred was spending the night
--.xI 4Lo j nrciC family nd aarIV next
morning rewarded their kindness If
taking hin in by stealing one OF the
wheels. He came to Rocky Mount Oh
1t, but was followed by two of the
Harris boys, who thought Peterson was
the thief. They reported the matter
to the police and in a short while the
thief was standing before the mayor,
He stated that he didn't steal the
wheel but only borrowed it to come TO
Rocky Mount to buy a pair OF shoes.
But as he didn't nave but ten cents on
bis person this idea exploded. Later 1t
was learned that he tried TO sell the
wheel for So. Judge Thorp sent him
on TO Jail to await court.
AsheviIle Citizen: John McCarry.
aged -, u negro employed by the
Southern railway. shot and instantly
killed JOhn MCCeverS, aged so, A ne
gro in a mail car in the yards of the
southern railway dl O-OO OtlOCh ILLS
morning. thirty minutes before The
Citizen went to press. The man who
did the shooting walked calmly into
the Gresham dining room after he had
fired two bullets into his adversary 5
body. and announced to the clerk that
he had killed another negro and want
ed to surrender to the proper aUthorl-
ties. The clerk immediately tele-
phoned for a patrOlman and as this
paper goes to press McCarry Is wait
ing for the patrOlman to arrive at the
station. From the best accounts ar
tainable the killing occurred IN the fol-
lowing manner: MCCarry was clean
ing a mail car in the Southern yards,
when McCevers entered n COM
menced abusing him. There had been
trouble between the parties before
McCeverS. it is stated, on good au-
thOrity. had threatened NCCarry, as
the quarrel progressed, McCevers
struck McCarry in the face with his
fist. McCarry Immediately pulled a
gun and snOt twice Both bullets
took effect in the breast and McCevera
died almost Instantly.