The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-25
NORTH CAROLINA.

sion and conviction OF the person or
persons that are alleged to have set
fire to the 7. f. Roberts stemmery in
this city some time ago.
Winston Sentinel: a t~ObaccOnist who
has visited this and adjoining coun-
ties reports that the tobacco crop in
this part of the piedmont section is
not @Jlear as good as reported a few
weeks ago. One man asserts that in
some sections 1t is the worst he has
seen in many years
Greensboro Record: Ex-Congressman
Blackburn is going to build two resi-
denceS in WiIkesbOro. it is said, and
settle beyond all cavil that question
as to whether his place Of residence
Is in Wilkes county or not. His friends
who come here from that district all
seem confident that he Will get the
nomination again for congress.
New Bern Journal: Everybody who
has len interested in the affairs con-
neeted with the PamlicO, Oriental and
Western railroad will be very pleased
to know that work on its construction
is TO at once. All prelimi-
nary matters have been settled and
the constructors are on the field. The
hiring Of the labor Is all that is left
undOne.
Charlotte Observer: VIM. Walker, col
ored. yesterday instituted proceedings
in a suit against the Carolina Central
Railway Company. for $1,000 damages.
Last February Walker was seriously
burned in an accident at the sand
dryer of the company in this city. He
will allege that the accident happened
because of defective machinery and
therefore by the negligence of the
COMPANY since he had asked to have
the machinery repaired.
New Bern Journal: Judging from the
crowds LEAVING here for the north on
the outgoing steamers it would seem
that the coIored population was grow
ing smaller, but they can't be missed
until 1t IS necessary to try to hire one,
then they become exceedingly scarce.
The time IS coming when the negro
as a servant or IabOrer in the south,
will be a TENOR Then they Will be
crowded out by hustling. enterprislng
immigrants. and that will probably
solve the race question.
Red Springs Citizen: Red Springs is
enjoying d building boom that will add
materially to the towns welfare. MIR.
j. A. Higgins is erecting three brick
stores and an office building OF the lot
next to his hotel On Main street, and
We learn that the LurnbertOn gentle
men who bought the Phillips site on
the same side of street and adjoining
the Higgins property VIII also put up
two brick buildings for store and Of
flee purposes. Mr.. B. W. Townsend
will take up the balance Of ~unoccupied
territory on same side Of street by
putting up two stores.
Special to Charlotte Observer: Sails
bury. Sept 19.-The hearing this morn
ing before Judge Brown on a writ of
habeas corpus in behalf of Thomas J.
and Chalmers l.. White. who killed
Russell Sheriff.. the seducer of their
niece, at Mt. Ulla Thursday morning,
was adjourned, at the request of the
state, to mex Saturday, when it VIII
D+ held in the court house here at 10
o'clock. DR.. George Brown. of Mt.
UNa, stated to the court that Mrs.
Josephine Sheriff., the mother of the
deceased and the principle states wit
ness. Is now so weak from nervous
prOstratiOn following her terrible eX-
~yterience in seeing her son killed, that
IT would be impossible for her to ap-
pear and testify within a shorter time
than five or six days. DR.. Brown stated
tina the unfortunate lady was In such
A weak condition that she had to be
held up while she signed the eXami-
ration taken by the coroner.
Durham Herald: 4 night or two ago
Il fresh" young man by the name of
Lee Warren. who lives somewhere In
the eastern part of the city. was struck
with a piece of plank by one of the
female athletes of the carnival now
showing at the base ball park. He
was not seriously hurt and he has not
thought it wise to carry the matter
into court for settlement since then.
1t is said that when the lady left
the Red Dome show and started to
come down to her boarding house, the
fresh guy stepped up to her and asked:
EETNhpra 1ra Won going To Sfnn ~ Her
reply was to stOop down. pick up u
plank and strike him with it. H
lodged most of the intended blow and
Onlv made Il noise something like a
surprised swine and made off into the
crowd. - Work has been resumed OF
the Six-story office building and it Is
going up rapidly. 1t is learned that
work has been resumed on most of the
buildings in the city where work was
suspended after the strike of the brick
layers. The contractors say that they
have a sufficient number of hands tc
push the work rapidly
Rocky Mount Motor: Yesterday
morning about II o'clock some Of the
citizens in South Rocky Mount Were
startled to e the report Of a shot
gun and Il ONE later to see a mar
reel and fall like a LOG. Several RAJ
to the scene and found Henry Hollo,
man. COlOred. had been shOt by Juliu:
Nayfeld. A few OF the witnesses stood
Oaralyzed while Mayfield disappeared
in the woods near by. The Motor man
went to the scene and witnessed al
awful spectacle. The right side o
HOllOman's cheek was almost tori
away. his nose gone and his right ey'
shot away. The Jagged WOun Wa
large enough for a man to place 4 lis
fn. The poor fellow bled very rreel,
before he was taken to the hospital
DR. Miller. who dressed the frightfU
wounds. informed us that the mar Ia
little chances for recovery He sal
he found hat part Of the upper jay
bone had been shot away and pos
SibIv some of the shot had entered III
brain through the eve socket. \ Wit
ness of the shooting told us that May
field. who is considered q ~desperat
negro. and HolIOman had been "sCraT
ping" about an hour before the shoot
ing. and finally saw Mayfeld goin
rapidly up the railroad followed b
HOIlOman. Mayfeld went into Lizzi
Kicks houSa and took her gun an