The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-01
NORTH CAROLINA.

S~tatesville Landmark: While hand
ling a bunch OF bananas the other day
Mr. John A White, Who has a store on
depot hill, ran across and killed a big
tarantula- Mr.. White came e put
ting his hand on II before he a what
1T was, but fortunately the spider didn't
attempt to strike.
Iincoln Journal: lightning struck
Mr.. John Harrill who lives near Long
Shoals, during the thunder storm last
Sunday afternoon. He was struck on
the leg just above the knee. the cur
rent running down and tearing his
shoe from his foot. He was knocked
unconscious for a short time. but out
side of the burn, no other injuries were
received.
Durham Sun: The smallpox situa-
sjion n Durham is of the most encour-
aging nature, and should bring the
outside world TO its normal condition
towards our city. The health officer
of the county reports only two cases
and they are convalescing- Durham
IS to- be congratulated upon such a a '
.orable report. after such a stir and so
many false rumors concerning the dis
ease here
New Bern Journal: 1t is with pleas
ure that The Journal mentions the good
1OILullC ina Has tO4llC ~ " -
boy. DR.. Oswald Kafer, who recently
has been located in Florence, s. c.. has
been appointed assistant chemist in the
hospital at the University OF Maryland
at Baltimore. He received the appoint
ment on account of the high average he
made in his studies at that institution.
His New Bern friends congratulate
him.
New Bern Journal: Mr. George
Daniels brought to this office a peculiar
formation yesterday in the shape OF a
petrified mushroom or toad-StoOl. Ii
is perfect in shape, no part having beer
broken off and it is very large. The
diameter is over eight inches. 1t weighs
two pounds and may have been good
to eat at some period of its existence.
1t was dug from a sand bank in Samp-
o county by a relative of Mr.. Daniels
Charlotte Observer: 1t will crafty a
great many people to know that DR.
Z. L. Murphy, superintendent OF the
state hospital at Morganton, who went
90 New York several weeks ago fol
medical treatment, has been dismissed
by his physicians as~restored to health
The affection from which he suffered
was not stubborn, and after spending
"a few days in Virginia he will return
nome and take up his work again.
Nud1lSllS OpSCINCI. Inc SOulIcTT
railway freight department yesterday
held one of it's s~emi-annual "old boss
sales, at which all unclaimed and re-
fused freight collected at the Charlotte
depot, was disposed of. The sale that
attracted most attention and brought
forth some lively bidding was that OF
san immense package containing the
outfit of 'Lunette the Flying Lady
Ut was bid in by Mr.. s. a. Harris, wine
paid SIS for it. Mr.. Harris would moi
open the bundle at the warehouse. but
MIL probably investigate and learr
abe secret of Lunette's flying.
Special to Charlotte Observer: Sails
Srrsy. June 25.-News which reached
mere TINS morning that Lee Emerson
young ~f2-year-old boy adopted by Mr.
Burgess Elliott, a farmer living -four
Aniles from his place, had met a hor-
Tible death, is particularly sad. He haC
finished his work for the day and upor
dismounting from a mule, made a rack
rtt with the dipper in the bucket. This
animal began to run and dragged the
young fellow at a rapid rate. The boys
Efeat had caught in the traces and after
kls had been carried more thar an
eighth OF q mile, the frightened animal
. was stopped. 1t was seen at once that
there was no hope for the little fellow
and he died within half an hour, never
having regained consciousness.
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