The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
NORTH CAROLINA.

cotton mill at Greensboro 10 turn out
a finer grade OF fabrics are good. Il
will start with a $3.50, 900 capital. This
is the sort of incident The Post de-
lights 10 chronicle. The more of such
industries the old state can have the
better for all classes of people, and
all interests.
Durham Herald: Charged with at
tempting criminal assault upon his own
step daughter, Joseph Mckenny, a ne
gro, was sent over TO the grand jury
under a bond of 81. 600. He could not
give bond and was committed to jail.
MCkenny was arrested yesterday morn
ing by Acting Sergeant G. P. Gates on
complaint of Mckenny's wife, his third
one, who is step mother 10 the girl.
Durham Herald: Master Herman
DebEam. son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. K
Debnam, was painfully hurt while at
play yesterday afternoon. He and 9TH
er children were in Il back lot running
and playing in weeds. While running
at full speed he ran into a BARRED wire
fence, which was hid by the grass and
weeds. ! bad cash was cut on his
throat and it is said that he a 4
narraw escape from death. He was at
tended by d physician and the wound
was dressed.
Greensboro Record: Mr.. John Ray,
chief car inspector for the Southern
railway in this city, met with a pain
full accident at the depot this morning
about s o'clock. He was on top of a
passenger coach standing on the siding
Just west of the station and was en-
deaVOring to tighten the bell cord when
it broke and he lost his balance and
fell to the ground, his head striking
first. a deep and ugly cash was cut in
his forehead over the left eye and his
neck was sprained by the fall.
Statesville Landmark: Sheriff Reed,
Of Buncombe county, has kindly offer
ed Sheriff Summers that county's gal
lows TO hang Wilfred ROsebOrO on.
Sheriff Summers will use the gallows
and Sheriff Reed will help him put It
up. ROSebOrO keeps close accOun of
the number of days until he is to be
hung and spends practically all his
time reading the Bible and talking with
preachers. A great many ministers,
white and cOlored. have visited him.
There were six there Tuesday. He has
as yet made no full confession. h
BuncOmbe galIows was last used in
AsheVille u year or W g in hanging
Il white man and a negro for burglary
IRoseboro is to be hanged on Septem-
Der 10th.l
GastOnfa Gazette: An ingenious now
city in woven products is sent to us by
Mr.. J. b. Reed, our esteemed McAden-
vile correspondent. 1t is a product Of
Mr.. Reeds own skill and ingenuity. \
little sack about the size of ones n
is woven all in one piece. 1t has no
seam and is enclosed at the top n
l~+N--, H. o.I,; x1ro+L- ~ rTl~-
Mare than this. the name l.. H. Hill is
woven in blue design at the top of the
sack and in red at the bottom. Inside
lhe sack is a small iron washer. One
question is. how did the washer get in?
and another is, how can it be taken out
without mutilating the sack? Alto
Sether the little sack is an interesting
and original novelty. Mr.. Reed says
Ghat it is not Jacquard work but was
woven on Is harness.
Charlotte News: A decidedly sensa-
tionaI turn took place yesterday in con-
nection with the death of Pope Norman
whose body was found several days ago
floating down the Catawba river, near
Fort Mill. Yesterday afternoon Sheriff
Logan of YOrkVille. went to Fort Mil
and arrested Policeman r. @. Johnson.
charging him with the crime. T.
warrant for Johnson was issued by the
coroner of York county and it is said
that some sensational evidence has been
obtained. Johnson was taken to York
vile yesterday afternoon where he was
to Jail without bend. Since
the finding of the body of Norman, the
ann in which he met his death has
remained a profound mystery. Some
believe that the man in his efforts to
aSCana the hIOO6bOUn6S owned ny
Johnson. jumped into the river; that he
was unable to swim and thereby lost
his life.
Special to Charlotte Observer: Win
ston-SaIem. August 29.-Hugh c. Cas-
per, aged "A years. committed suicide
here this afternoon by taking 80 tablets
of morphine. representing Is l. grains.
It is thought that he swallowed the
poison at 1870 o'clock. He was in the
room of a friend. He was found an
afterward in an unconscious state.
a physician was summoned at once
bu- i'll efforts TO stay the hand of death
failed. He passed away at 2:40. Thl
deceased was a emb of the Forsyth
Ri1emen and went with the company TO
Cuba during the Sanish-American
war. He possessed fine business quail
ifications. but he fell a victim to the
use If strong drink. and ike thousands
of others he became respondent and de
cided to take his own life. He had been
drinking for several days. His fathe-
and mother reside at China Grove. The
remains will be sent there tomorrow
morning for interment
Charlotte News: Andy Miller. the
negro who was yesterday sentenced tC
thirty years at lard labor in the states
prison for the murder of Robert Nc
Kane. has made a confession. In it hi
details what he declares are the true
details OF the killing of NcKane on the
night of May %. 1901. duplicating Ed
Griffin. Rufus Wallace. Nathan Springs
and John Jewell. all OF whom wer,
witnesses for the state in the trial o
Miller. and whose testimony came 81