The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-25
NORTH CAROLINA.

Wadesboro Special to Chariot"
News: It seems that the negroes OF
Arson are rying themselves this week
in deviItry, but it is among themselves.
Here is 3 of one "festibui.
One coon cuts off anOther's ear and the
other etaIiates by amputatIng MS
a~oponents face with a razor. At tn
same place and time a young coon seEd5
:. bullet through the wrist Of an aged
darkey-
Durham Herald: At d late hour last
night AIR. William a. White, who wa
fearfuIly injured by coming in contact
with the shifting engine on the Sea
hoard ro6d was not only living but was
resting wen and very hopeful. He $
90 fearfuIly mangIed that those VINO
saw him did not think that ne would
i've tw-enty-four hours. But ne stlL
hives and talked in a cheerful n
YESTERDAY afternoon, saying that he had
not e1yea up hope yet. In addition L
losing his left arm and left leg ms
,ieht leg IS also badly hur His foot
ms mashed and crushed but II " 5 not
,acessary TO take it off. He complain
cd Yesterday of having a pain IN MS
lert side and it is feared that he IS hurt
internally.
Charlotte Observer: Their IS good
deal Of pneumonia here-so much Oh Il
that a word Of caution may not De ou'
of place. The disease seems TO De dl-
m~ospheric," suggested 4 ChaFloIIe
nhysician. Half the population hd9
a bad oold; ard even the strongest per
son wiz DO well to be careful about en-
osura-
Charlotte Observer: For four years a
sewee number of ladies have met every
"Wednesday afternoon at the PTeSoy-
serian College to study the Blple WIN
Miss watkins. They pay an ahtui IL
zee OF So. Last February Wnen MISS
watkins was starEng on her Journey
10 Ribln lands she Insisted on
rar the money for that year but the
ladies' refused to receive It, anu sH0
nag inetrTcted to use it to purchase q
aa+ of maps for the college ALter d
4horoueh Investigation Of the best maps
made. she purchased a set OF flFe' dS
soHoyr- /. Map Of lands mentlohSu
sn the Bible. 5IxS2 inches, :. Pae1tliIe
,rDde- the Romans. S0x60 inches; D. lhe
dty Of Jerusalem, typograhEcAI HL1p
5Sx43 inches: 4.map of the fah4lieS 81
nations: 3. relief map of Palestine. LII.
satter ia Il particularly fine piece o.
work They all and greatly to the hl
5te DEPARTMENT, one Of the strongest II
the college.
Film Citv Elevator: The new manage
rnent of the Briggs have decided TO pu
white girls in charge of their dInlhs
room. This plan has become quite pop
mar in all the leading hotels north dll'
r,ast and is fast becoming p II
Th5s state having been SucceSsIu4
Sr4ed an High Point. Hickory, states
Vile. AsneviIle. Shelby and many othe
towns in this state. The gTrs mao
tA~iT first there last even
ang and bid Fair to d much 70 Ii
nHractivenesS Of the hotel
Charlotte Chronicle: Ten years ag
CASTOR county probably red the stat
re- the production of moonshlne WINS
.%ey. To-day CASTOR leads IN coto
- GtOries. Is striving for leacerShEP Il
roads and is nj the tail of tn
cksz in the matter of m0orsnlne
..Vhasa the matter with Castor? she
41 rTgtxt-
p.a%.yx Ree 7ew: Four of our yocn;
an started to Inolian Ierrtory d wee
sruyo ago to try their LUCK Ines OIL
vent as far as Mount k1ry. n Z. "hei
rbev wished themselves lack IN ftTuS
,dak and turned their foot>tepS oliie
uxrr6 agatn-SmaH pOX ia Oh IHe .
,.asafn in spite Of the vigilance VI tn'
lnate authorities There ~ one case II
FsidsviHe. a white girl. who has peer
,rIazantined and every precaut'oh TAM
1uevent n spread of the infection.
ewton Enterprise: G j Farmer th'
r,stmaeter at COuSe. Lincoln county
wbo was convicted in the Federal cou'
40 June of enbezzlement n sentence
"a six months Imprisonment in the LIN
r.,n taff, completed his term MondaS
- rrss et once served with a warran
sy the sheriff, for burning the nous
W. was tried by a magistrate ana com
.ysttsd TO Jail to await action oE IN
grand Jury. On account Of absence y
~wdtneeses the case was t|o "N' -
aexS court