The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-13
NORTH CAROLINA.

greensboro Telegram: Associate jus
ace douglas OF the state supreme
court has been selected as the official
representative of the supreme court at
b congress of jurists and lawyers
28-3Oth.
Asheyille Gazette-News: Ed. Wasen,
a negro man about % years Of age, was
run over and killed by car No. q. on
the Montford avenue line of the Ashe-
Vile Street Railroad Company, last
night shortly before 10 o'clock. The
accident that caused Wasen's death
was due primarily to the mans care
leSsness and condition at the time
Chatham Record: During the cleo
trio storm Monday morning Whlcn
LASTED for several hours. a three room
house in South Dunn belonging to MI
w. III. Newberry was struck by light
ming and burned down. The house was
not occupied the family having moved
out a few days ago..
Red Springs Citizen: William X
Brown, Esq, a Robson county BOY,
but now one OF the most prominent at
torneys in his adopted home, BlrmlnS-
ham. Ala, IS now at the head OF the
strong legal firm composed OF Wililam
K. Brown, Samuel d. Murphy and Dali
lum w. Crawford. OF that city. This
news will be received with pleasure by
his host OF friends here
Monroe Journal: Up near Kings
Mountain, Professor r. b. Hunter, the
former superintendent of education in
Mecklenburg, is conducting a goat
ranch. The ranch is owned by a stock
company and consists of 1000 acres or
mountainous land. and has 1000 goats
so far. The Kings Goat
Ranch Company" say the newspaper
account, hopes to supply all the goats
necessary for home consumption
When the goat ranch gets in perfect
working order, lamb chops may not be
so rare at our leading hotels"
Wilson News: A handicap wrestling
match will be pulled off in Wilson ON
FRIDAY night of next week for the ben
eft of the Wilson COrnet band. Profess
sor Reinecke, of Richmond, has ac-
cepted the challenge of Young Ross, Of
Baltimore, light weight champion. Rein
ecke is a powerful man, as all know
who saw him lock horns with Joe
Barnes here on August 26th-his
weight is 175 pounds. Young Ross has
gained quite a reputation as a light
weight-he tips the scales at 1873
pounds Reinecke is to throw him
three times in one hour or lose every
thing. The Professor will give ten dol
lars to any one he can't throw in twenty
minutes.
Greensboro Telegram: The name Of
the strange n was found near the
railroad track between East Washing
ton and East Market street yesterday
morning at , o'clock, mention of which
was made IN yesterdays paper, is learn
ed to be Robbins. He became conscious
yesterday morning and told his name
but is not able to tell how he was hurt.
He says he had S12 in his pocket, but
he had not Il cent in his pocket. One
OF the police officers said last night in
talking with a reporter that he wound
was not made by an engine. he was
sure, but by some one, who perhaps
intended robDing him. The officer said
he was seen Monday night and was
drinking though he was not too drunk
to take care OF himself. He is now in
the city hospital and was reported as
resting very we'll last night.
- monroe JournaI: AT 1870 sunday
night a bolt OF lightning struck the barn
of Mr.. f. w. Griffin and started a con-
fagration which consumed the barn
and four head of horses in a few mill
Sutes. Mr.. Griffin lives just beyond the
southern limits of town. While the ram
was falling very hard, a severe crash
OF thunder and lightning came ana
seemed to strike Mr.. Grifhn's mouse,
arousing the whole family. MI GRIMM
got I'D, and seeing a glare. felt sure
TQaI lis uOuSC was OA
some of his family were probably KILL
cd. He made a search, and by the time
that he found his barn was on hre. II
was too late to get near enough 10 let
the stock out. The building was luli
of hay and the flames seemed TO envel-
op it all at once MT. Grimm Ihlns
mat probably one of the horses was
killed by the lightning, but the others
were seen trying to get out
Durham Herald: There is TO be al
least one damage suit against the At
lantic and North Carolina railway or
account of the accident near Goldsboro
in which two soldiers. George H John-
son and J. Bun Warren lost their lives
pal other suits will follow. Inc
relationas of Warren are 10 prlhs .
damage suit in this county at an early
date. The preliminary steps are belns
taken. The amount to be asked Tor II
this case is not known and Will no
he until the ~pleadings in the case az
filed. This will be some time DetWeei
now and next term OF durham su
nerior court. Yesterday Clerk or Cour
@. B. Green signed the necessary pa
pers for the suit to be brought unde
Tho nauper act. J. B.-Christian ha
qualified as administrator of the estat
of the deceased and the suit will prop
ably be brought 1 his name as az
ministrator. 1t IS learned that on
contention in the pleading of this cas-
and one point that will be contested De
fore the court and jury, will be that tn
conductor of the train knew that tn
men were on top OF the train;that n
was asked to stop, but refused TO q
so and continued to rum. knowing tina
there was a dangerous overhead bridge
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How to Secure a Vigorous Body an
Mind.
Health of body and mind depend up
on the health of the stomach. Tn
brain, the blood. the nerves., the lungs