The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01
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Kinston Free Press: Engine No. IS
On the Atlantic and North Carolina,
has been fitted with coal burning ap-
paratus. and the others will be con-
verted as soon as possible. The work
Of erecting a coal shute at Goldsboro
will be begun at once, and as soon as
this is completed the GOA burners will
be put in operation.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Stuart
Pemberton, who was injured on the
grounds of the st. Louis Exposition,
by being run over by an automobile,
n who since then has been in a hos
pital in st. Louis, arrived home yester-
day afternoon. He is fast recovering
from the severe injuries he sustained,
though he has to use crutches to Set
about with yet.
! The meeting of populists. called for
this place Saturday. did not material
ize. Mr.. E. W. Flake. h Republican
postmaster at Polkton, was the only
person here that day who would admit
| having come to town to attend the
meeting. Mr.. Flake probably had the
Watson electoral tickets in his posses
SlOils dlIo IlS plOpdOiAlty Il IlioI lC
will have to keep them unless he does
the distributing act himself.
Observer: Two negro boys were at
play at Dudley. when one threw a
rock, crushing the lower part of his
companions skull in such a way
that a finger could be passed between
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was cracked so that the depression
was below the lobe of the brain and
had it not been for this the blow
would have caused instantaneous
death. The wound was sewed W bv
DIR. w. c.. Steele, of this place, and
at last accounts the darby was going
about as gaily as if nothing had hap
pened to him.
Asheville Gazette-News: The Bap-
lists of the State have been offering
special prayer for the children OF
the ThomaSville Orphanage, sore
i stricken with typhoid fever; and by
their works they have shown that
a lively faith is behind their prayers
Within the past three week they have
SEN $4,000 to the hospital as an emer-
SelCy 1unOs 10 De uSeQ 10 meet tne
heavy expense caused by the outbreak
There are $50 little one in the institu-
ton, and there have been 65 cases OF
fever. communicated, it is said in a
report to the state board of health, by
flies. Only two deaths have occurred
F., The prayers of Christian people every
where will ascend with those of the
Baptists of the state that this scourgs
may be removed from the fatherless
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W~adesboro Observation-Disclosures
Tuesday Colonel R.. T. Bennett. Mr.
John R. Richardson and Major Will
liam A. Smith were in Charlotte town
where Mr.. Richardson was photo
graphed. in five different attitudes. by
that accomplished artist, Mr.. Van
Ness, himself q veteran of high degree
In u army. Mr.. Richardson wore
the undress, or fatigue. uniform of a
private soldier in the Infantry ligh,
gray biouze. double breasted with two
rows Of buttons. seven in each row;
on either side; sky blue trousers; light
blue facings. These were prescribed
by General Order No. 9, dated June
6. 1861. from the adjutant and in
spector generals Office, signed by
Samuel Cooper. Adjutant and Inspec-
tor General. 1t Is proposed to sur
mount the Confederate monumen,
here. when erected. with a bronze
figure to be executed from these pho.
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