The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-15
'INGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

Green County Standard: The demo-
cratic primary was held last Saturday
and a large vote was cast throughout
the county, but no nominations were
made except that of register OF deeds
and treasurer.
Orphans Friend: Seventy nine of the
Oxford orphan asylum children went
last week on summer visits for the
months OF July and August. May the
story. and coming from such a man we
others.
Wilson Times July 9.-The Interstate
shoot which will be held here next
week, Tuesday and Wednesday, prom
ises to be a big OCCASION. Some fifty
of the best shots in the state are ex-
pected, and some of the crack lady
shots Of the state may attend also.
Gastonia News The South Point rat
killing association composed OF E. W.
Hoffman, C. r. Huffman, G. E. Moore
and sons met at E. w Hoffman's one
day last week and removed roughness
and killed eight-five rats. Only one
that they got a glimpse of got away.
Charlotte Chronicle: Hurrah for
Wadesboro, 1t is the first town in the
state to hop on the hand wagon. The
people there scarcely waited for break
fast until they had a Parker club Or
ganized. Nobody can ever again say
that Wadesboro is a slow town. 1t has
trapped Hillsboro and gone up head.
Special to Charlotte Observer: Laur-
inburg, July 9.-During a severe cleo
trical storm this afternoon the residence
of w. H. Morrison, at Ida Mills, foul
miles west of this town, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
Fortunately the family was absent
from home. The furniture on the lower
floor was saved. Mr.. Morrison is coun-
ty commissioner and secretary Of the
three Morgan mills.
Greensboro Record: Mr.. j. Q. Miller,
of Spencer, N. C., the Southern railway
fireman who was injured in the wreck
Of No. 81. the Southern's fast mail, near
RufHn, N. C., Tuesday afternoon, and
who was taken to the general hospital
in Danville for treatment, was resting
comfortably last night. The mar was
seriously. but not fatally injured. He
jumped from the cab of his engine when
he saw that a collision vas unavoida-
bile, striking upon his head. The other
fireman and the engineer also jumped,
but escaped injury. The man was
taken to Danville on a special engine,
which was hurried to the scene as soon
as it was learned that a collision a
occurred.
Durham Herald: The preliminary
steps have been taken for a suit against
the Seaboard Ali Line in which Mrs.
Mamie H. Nunnally will be the plain
tiff. The papers in this case have not
been filed, as yet. This suit is on &C
couni of the death of Conductor Nun
nally, husband of Mrs. Nunnally, VINO
was in the employ of the Seaboard road.
1t is the second suit on this case. The
first suit was for $50, 900 but was nom
suited by the judge in the superior
court. An appeal vas taken to the SUI
preme court and finally the plaintiff
took a non-suit. The suit now being
brought is simply a reinstatement of
the old suit in another form.
Wilson Times July yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock h Miss
Dew, the twelve year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. Joe Dew, who resides in
Nash county, near Bessett's mill, was
cooking nne at her home Richard
Brantly, a white man, outrageously as
saulted her. The father of the girl was
in the field at work and the child
was alone. her mother being dead. The
little girl with tears in her eyes, in
formed her father Of what had been
done, and Brantly was arrested last
night, and his trial began at 10 o'clock
this morning before Squire al Joyner
in Nash county. There is much feeling
in the community against Brantly and
the result Of the trial is awaited with
interest.
Warrenton Record: Mr.. j. W. Shear
in, of Churchill, this county, told us
the other day d most wonderful snake
story, and coming from such a man We
vouch for it's truthfulness. On a Tues
day of two or three weeks ago one of
his children found a large black snake
in the grove, and upon killing the snake
there was found in the snake a large,
white door knob, that Mrs. Shearin hal
been using as a nest-egg in her he~'s
nest. The following Sunday n Of the
family found another large black snake
in the potato house, and Mrs. Shearin
remarked that, now we will find that
other door knob that 1 had as a nest
egg, n which has disappeared in the
last day or two" Sure enough when
this second snake was killed it was
found that he had swallowed the sec
ond door knob, which had on it a piece
of iron about two inches long. This is
a true bill, and establishes the swallow
ing capacity of his snakeship, but the
question is what would have become
of his ~snakeship with the door knob In
him.