The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-21
NORTH CAROLINA.

the track of which was ABOUT 1OO yards
wide. passed through the w edge
of Steel Creek and York county Monday
afternoon. Houses were blown down.
trees uprooted and general destruction
followed in its wake.
Charlotte Observer: At a coIored
boarding house at 213 south David
street last night at 8 o'clock. Berry
Lips, colOred, a we'll known negro
Of this city, tried to break a door down
so that he could get close enough to
Bert Alexander to cut Alexander with
d razor. Alexander left the house, but
returned in a few minutes and shot
I ps twice with a dOuble-barrel shot
gun. Epps is full of fear and bird
short, but will recover.
Reidsville special to Winston Journal:
> John Broadnax, Is years old murder
OF Sydney Blair, an ged farmer, was
arraigned before a special term OF court
today. Hon. A. J. Burton, A. D. Ivie,
Ira Humphreys, P. w. Glowell were
appointed to defend the negro and R.
D.. Reid will assist Solicitor Graves.
i special venire of 100 men was sum-
moned and the trial was set for We'd
nesday. Judge Long, of Statesville,
- u ALCAS -
danger of m punishment.
,Sew Bern Journal: Christ church
was thronged last night with the rela-
tives. friends and well wishers of Laura
Weston, the handsome daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph H. Green, and Mr..
Charles ROckforde Daniels of Columbia,
9. C. to witness the solemnization of
t!eir marriage vows.-A white farm
or from Onslow county was strolling
on the market yesterday under a condi-
ION that indicated hat he must have
it quick. In order to satisfy his thirst
for gore he picked up a cat and cut
off it's tail. He was arrested on the
charge of disorderly conduct.
Monroe Journal: Some of the people
in the neighborhood of Union church
in Lanes Greek had a dog hunt one day
last week. a strange dog came in and
Dit several dogs, and eight of them kill
ed liz one sally.-Captain L. a. W..
Turner, a we'll known citizen of Monroe,
was found dead in bed last Thursday
morning. The discovery of his death
was made at about half past 5 o'clock,
and the body was yet warm. At 4
O'Clock he had been awake, and on
receiving Il drink of water from a
member of the family, remarked that
he felt as if he could go to sleep. He
had been suffering some time with
rheumatism
Raleigh Times: Miss Elma King, a
young lady % years of age, IN company
another young lady and a small boy,
had driven a mule hitched to a buggy to
Edwards Mill, where they spent the
day. In the afternoon when on their
return home the mule became fright
ened and ran away. Miss King jump
ed from the buggy and got tangled in
some way in the wheels and was badly
injured, rendering her unconscious,
and at 1 O'Clock today she had not
regained her senses, and her condition
is serious, if not fatal. The others in
the buggy did not attempt to jump and
were not injured. the mule being stop
ped in some way
Clarkton Express: The Banner ware
house, a very large tobacco warehouse,
was destroyed by fire last Friday night.
The fire originated on the inside and
was supposed to have been caused by
striking a match either to smoke or by
some tramp looking for a place to sleep.
The house was built four years ago at
a cost of 81, 900 and is a total loss, as
there was not a cent of insurance. 1t
was owned by O. L. Clark and n. A.
Currie & Bro. In addition to the loss
of the building. there were five bales
of cotton belonging to d. NJ. High
burned. The warehouse will be built at
once, in time for the coming crop.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. T. c.
Wooten went to Dover this morning
as attorney for the GOldsbOrO Lumber
Company, who today will begin the sur
vey and gaining of right-Of-way for an
extension of the D. and S. 3. Railway,
having as its terminus Richlands al
the one end and KinstOn the other. Full
particulars could not be learned his
morning concerning the proposed plans
of the but enough was found
out to prove this project of the utmost
Importance to Kinston people, as the
territory tapped by this road, is one OF
the richest in his section OF eastern
Carolina and not having one of these
ARTERIES CT commerce" at present, ii
will prove OF untold value to the city
of KinstOn as the leading market OF
Eastern Carolina.
Special 10 Charlotte Observer: Ashe-
willie, April 1.-THE newly elected chair
man OF the republican state executive
committee, spent a part of yesterday
in the city, returning to Marshall dur
ing the afternoon Some patronage
matters are just now weighing neavi
On the mind of the executive head OF
the G.. O. p organization. and wher
the president returns from his varmint
exterminating tour of the wild west
Mr.. Rollins will assume the republican
mans burden in real earnest. ASIDE
from the multitudinOus vacancies in the
fourth-class pOstOffices there are pen
ding three vacancies in offices of tn,
presidential class these being the office:
at Wadesboro, Mt. Airy and GastonIa
When the president returns Mr.. Rollln.
Will promptly send in his recommends
tions with respect to all these office
in q hatch