The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
NORTH CAROLINA.

Durham Herald: John Hodge, a
white man who is said to be a first
class carpenter, is in the county Jail
charged with attempting to kill his
wife, or rather for saying that he was
going to kill her. He is also charged
with assauIting his wife and there
will probably be another charge
against him for a~ssaulting n strik-
ing his SiSter-in-law. - George Stew
art, cOlOred, an inmate Of the county
home where he is confined OH account
OF being insane. came very near Kill
ink himself yesterday morning he
attempted to end his life with d knife
and the Only reason that he was not
successful was that tn" knife was not
sharp enough
Monroe Journal: Mr.. Josiah Boyle,
of Tennessee, VINO moved from InlS
county many years z has lately
been visiting here. He came PACK LOT
The first time four Years ago, AFTER
having been absent - years Mt
Boyle was married IN CabarruS couA.
ty in 1889. and his wife was an aunt
Of Governor AyCOck- While mere hr.
Bowie Joined in a reunion with ms
brothers. and the gathering made a
set of pretty long lived boys here
they are: Josiah BOvte OF Memphis,
aged So: !. H. Boyle. or Monroe. aged
90. NJ. F. B0ytc. Of Monroe. aged o.
c. NJ. Eovte. OF Charlotte, aged %. All
Of these old gentlemen are enjoying
good health ana old age is not d bur
den to them.
Charlotte Observer: At the meeting
of the board Of aldermen at the city
hall last night. several matters Of IN
1rest to the public were up-
Among them was the proposition FOR
4 union depot in Charlotte and for 4
new bridge over North TryOn street
1T the SeabOard Air Line passenger
depot. In the former case. Il petition
was adopted to be forwarded to the
corporation commission of the state.
and in the latter. the SeabOard AR
Railway Company VAS notified that II
il did not comply with the require
ments of the citv within so days the
prOpOsed grade crossing through the
passenger yard of that company
would be put in, according to the
original plan about which there has
been so much talk. The renewal of
this ght between the city and the
SeabOard means i better bridge or 4
grade crossing
New Bern Journal: The county com
missioners by Il vote OF 70 ,. in their
meeting yesterday. refused to instruct
Sheriff Rifdle to receive the county
license in the matter of the Field s
distillery. Chairman Baxter cast the
deciding vote. claiming that the citi-
zens' petition was the reason for his
50 voting. Mr.. Fields. who has spent
considerable money upon his plant
here, will now institute mandamus
proceedings against Sheriff Biddle to
compel him to issue the license. as the
law REQUIRES. Mr.. Fields claims that
ne has sought to avoid every distur-
nance of any Kind in this matter of
mis-, which 20 regards only as a bust
ness proposition. and has wished to
keep out of all legal proceedings. but
believing under the law he has rights,
Ee will proceed at once to institute
mandamus proceedings, n compel
= license to be issued to him.
Greensboro Telegram: Little Lee
SUrlingame, the s~ix-year-old son OF
Mr. c. H. Burlingam, of the Green's
moro Electric Company. while stand
ing behind a fence Yesterday after
noon at which several boys were
shooting with Il rifle. received Il pain
full though not dangerous wound in
The shoulder. Fred Winningham. the
small son of Mr.. ]. L. W~inninghan
and several other bow were the ones
doing the shooting. They were using
the board fence for a target and the
rifle which they were using was %
Ealibre Winchester. The Burlingame
boy, it is said. was peeping through
a crack in the fence. directly in front
Of where the boys were shooting. The
ball that struck him passed entirely
through the plank and entered the
right shoulder passing across the back
and cutting 4 cash across the left
shoulder. DR.. J.. z. Turner was hast,
lily summoned and dressed the wound
The little boy was resting easily last
night and DR.. Turner said he did no.
think there would be any eriou re.
suits from the wound.