The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
NORTH CAROLINA.

TT Engineer of the Raleigh anu
Western Railroad was here today He
a the location survey has been COM
rTstaf 10 Winston and that there Will
he some important developments soon.
New Fern Journal: The knitting mill
here closed yesterday at noon for its
annual vacation, and Will not open UP
again until MOnda August 5rd. 1t =
a custom with the mauag cement OF the /
mills to allow their operatives Il Vaca- !
ton Of two or threek every summer
Charlotte Observer: While PLAYING
with a 22-calibre rife yesterday alter
noon at 2:3O o'clock little Jack Dun
can, the ~6-year-oId son Of Mr.. n Mrs.
3. F. Duncan. who live at 40 tasl
Ninth street, was seriously shot' Ihe
bullet entering the front OF the aOuO
men. and lodging in the back
wadasboro Observation-Disclosures:
Mr.. T G. shannon. of Monroe VINO mas
a large stock pasture in White SloIe
township MS county. has IOSI eieNoLt
head of fine beef cattle WITHIN me Pc
week. DR.. Wat Ashcratt, OF NloL''e
we learn, p~rOnOunces TINS S go
which the cattle have died leAdS w
The eleven head were worth Sl.oVo'
Louisburg Times: We understand
So, IarioTs narties that some kind OF
disease IS playing havoc with g
ground here. Some parties losing as
many as - or more head Inns Is d
cry serious matter. taking into con-
sideration the present price o. iledI
and Droducts. Keep your pens Wen
I,+tarad and as clean as possible, ana
Give condition powders as a prevent
i've.
Wilson Times: Early yesterday morn
mo while CAPTAIN VIII James, OF
Rocky Mount. who runs a freight on
the Coast Line. was passing the col
ton mills here. some one fred mlo lhe
train. the shot passing through the
tin9ouC Of the cabOos between him
and his tlagman. narroWly HAls9tLS
nm, The conductor is Of the OPINION
hat the ball was fired by one OF d
group of cOlOred men who were stdhu-
ing in front of the factory.
Rocky Mount Motor: An affair has
inst come TO light in which DalidS
Brvant. colored. lost his life. ana MS
step-sOn. Gus T lies IN Ja!l chalSTu
with being responsible for ms uedtn.
Tha circumstances are ShrOuded III
more or less mystery as 1t Is q fanny
affair. and the only witnesses refuse "
talk but from the best oo-
tainabIe it seems that BrEaht nv
Gray came into GohLdct arrt If
weeks ago at the house OF an aunt VI
Gray-s ut South Rocky Mount. ana Dc
came involved in a fight, tnat brSdne
hit Gray several times with a hedNS
stick. and thought he had knocheu
ont GRAY. but the latter recovered anu
iii Rrvant over the head with a brlck'
since which time Bryant has been SICK
ana Thursday afternoon died from on
cussfon of the brain as a result OF Ihe
blow.
Durham Herald: Charged with dis
turbing religious worship MONIES
HerndOn and Walter King, TWO VIII
men were before Mayor J. r. freethtsu
1--;- and were nneO S-V
zach and cost. They appealed 10 the
superior court and being unable TO give
the $50 bond required were coHlrhlLteu
ito iail. The case IS an uhuSudI -
The two men went to the tent HleeIIh9
NOW in progress in Edgemont ana "nSl
+ba inyitation was given to go to the
S.morIrner's bench" they went forMaru
and were soon sound asleep 1HeII
conduct was that Of unk hleh' ~
much so that one citizen Went 70 ~. N
front and took his wife from lhe
n,o11rner,s bench and carried her home.
FINALLY they were taken from Cne
church and King fell across the sue
Iii where he was Kicked up by OH
GERS and carried to the lock UP.
Raleigh Post: After remaining out
two hours yesterday the jury in the
Wake superior court brought IN q YER
dict of not guilty IN the case asaE
lessee NunaIly, charged with StedltilS
S12.e5 from the safe Of the Standard
oil COMPANY. Solicitor Jones cOnclud-
cd his argument and was followed oy
Mr. s. q. Ryan for the accused, anu
Mr.. ]. H. Pou for the state. Nhell
the verdict was ~
was discharged from custody Inc
trial of this case was begun THURSDAY
afternoon and concluded Saturday at
ternoOn. No sooner had NunaiiE peen
acquitted thai he instituted SUIT
against the Standard Oil Company Io.
o-I w menII ANU
seeks S25, 600 damages for what He SUI
fared. Col. Harris and Mr.. Ryan are
his attorneys. Jake Jones. a negro, Wa
convicted of embezzling 80 cents ana
Judge PEBBLES gave hum twelve months
on the roads, three months tor taxing
the money and nine months LOT Ie1iiHS
q lie about it.
Greensboro Record: A white woman
was burned to death yesterday even
ing shortly before I o'clock in the lit
tie house just off West DAVE street
I'D the alley by the Southern railway
cotton platform. on what is known as
Depot Field. The woman was known
here as Maude Jones. or Stella Jones.
Just how the accident happened no
one knows, as the unfortunate woman
was alone in the house ~ he time. A
woman named Blanche Messenger was
the only other occupant OF he mouse.
Her account of the affair Is that yes
terday evening between s and O'Clock
Naude Jones came into her room ana
complained of being very sick and cold
and asked her to make a fire. me
Messenger woman made the fire tor her
and she took a seat close by II. linen
the Messenger woman vent out 10 get 4
bucket of water and also TO 81 10 the
store. She was only gone a few MIN
utes. but when she got back an awful
sight met her eyes. The Jones woman
was lying partly in the fire. on the
hearth. face down and already horribly
burned nearly all the clothing being
burned from her body ard the flesh
baked almost to a crisp.