The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-27

Crazy Negro Wants to Burn the
World-Big Hospital to be Built.
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lSpecial TO Inc MeSSenger.)
Greensboro, y. c., November %
The Rev. DR.. j. Henry Smith Me
mortal building, which is a splendid
anneX to the magnificent First Pres
byterian Church edifice, will be for
mally dedicated, with impressive
ceremonies on the first Sunday in
December, being December 9Th. The
dedication sermon will be preached
by Rev. DR.. Stricken, who has the
reputation of being the foremost
thinker in the Presbyterian church
today" An interesting feature of
the occasion will be the celebration
of the tenth anniversary of the pas
torate of Rev. DR.. Egbert Smith, the
beloved pastor, to the memory of
whose father, the building is to be
dedicated and who served the same
congregation for thirty-eight years.
To the untiring and devoted labors
of DR.. Charles L. Scott, added to
GreenSbOrO'S excellent central lOca-
ton, Will soon be due the consum-,
nation of a long felt want in this
rapidly growing city. Yesterday he
received a letter from the treasurer
of the Sisters of Charity Association
at Washington city, stating that ow-
ing to the arrival of the winter sea-
son, work or the hospital at Bridge
port Conn.,, would be stopped, and
that on or about January first. the
Superintendent of Construction would
arrive in Greensboro to begin the
construction of the 500, 900 hospital
to be built by the Sisters of Charity
on the lot on Summit emu recent
ly purchased of the Cone brothers.
and that arrangements had been
made for the completion of the
building by August lst, 1904. The
hospital will have 100 beds, and VIII
be in charge of local physicians, the
nurses being consecrated Sisters OF
Charity of the Catholic church. The
lot has a frontage of 500 feet on
Summit n with a depth of 500
feet. and Mr.. Caezar Cone has gen
erously donated enough plants to
place an evergreen hedge all around
it.
A crazy negro, named Charles Dix
on, who was placed in Jail here Sat
urday night, declares that the Lord
has appointed him to burn the world
up, and that he is going to do 1t. He
became sanctified at a revival in
High Point last week, and the first
step in his mission was taken at one
o'clock Friday morning, when he
was detected by Mr.. Thomas Barker
in the act of setting fire to kerosene
oil he had poured over the front
steps and porch of his dwelling.
While being brought to jail here
Saturday, the man fought the Off
GERS desperately. severely woundins
Deputy Sheriff Parrish and Chief Of
Police Gray. He is still very bois-
ferrous in Jail. continually asserting
that he must get out and start that
fire What'll burn VI the world IN the
good Gods appointed time" He Will
be taken to GoldsbOrO asylum as
soOn as the necessary papers are
made out.
Dave Morris. a negro went into
Vests Saloon Saturday night. and be
cause Bob Pearson, a negro clerk,
would not leave other customers to
wait on him at once. raised q row.
Pearson managed TO eVict him, ana
Just as they cached the
Morris whipped out q razor u gave
Pearson q fearful sWipe across the
face. cutting the flesh to the bone.
Morris is i'm Jail. and claims that he
cut in self-defense, and that PEARSON
was beating him in the face with his
fists.
Yesterday in making the announce
men tina the collection taken up at
Thanksgiving service in the PreSby-
terrain church would be for the or
phanage at Barium Springs, Rev. DR..
Smith took occasion to pay a high
tribute to the management OF the in
StitutiOn. giving special commenda-
ton to the excellent work Of super
intendent Boyd. Some years ago.
Mr.. Joe Croker died here. leaving
five little children and soon there
after. the mother died. All five of
the orphans were sent TO Barlum
Springs. 1t is learned today that
every one of these children have
been adopted by the best Of people,
the last one leaving the Orphanage
Saturday last