The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-26
NORTH CAROLINA.

Kingston Free Press: Inquiry was
made over the phone from Core Creek
TO n city authorities today for
bloodhounds to trace parties supposed
10 have set fire to a GUS in that
place last night. A building was burn
er n circumstances connected with
the burning indicated incendiarism.
Inc particulars were not learned.
Special TO News and Observer: Win
ston-Salem, y. c.. August 2z.-Frank
Snow, colored. who shot and killed his
wife at Rural Hall Saturday night,
was captured and committed to jail to-
day. While Snow was shooting at his
wife his mother-in-law got her pistol
n fired at him, one ball took effect
in his right shoulder and another
grazed his read.
Kingston Free Press August 22nd:
The heat was oppressive in the city
yesterday, due more to the excessive
humidity probably than the heat itself,
as the thermometer showed only 80 IN
the shade The mercury has been
climbing, however, today, and at 2 p.
m. registered 100 and we are having a
warm time of ii. According TO re-
port OF the weather bureau for the
month of July, Kingston enjoys the
distinction of having the highest
mean average temperature of n IN
the state, the average here for the
month being S0.4. while the average for
the state vas IS.
Special TO News n Observe: Car
image, n. c., August PA notable
case was concluded here Saturday,
resulting in the acquittal of Captain
D.. n. Black, charged with the murder
of Pat Pierse, near Cameron, IN
1902. Solicitor Robinson for the state,
John ID. Shaw, Jr., of Laurinburg; d.
E.. McIver, of Sanford, and w. J.. Ad-
ans, of Carthage, made strong n ell
oquent speeches, unsurpassed by any
heretofore heard at this bar of strong
lawyers. Judge PEBBLES has made a
good impression on the bar and peo-
pie.
Charlotte News: Rev. F. NJ. Hawley.
son of DR.. f. o. Hawley, Of this city,
was installed as pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Florence, Ala Yes
birthday, and the day was doubly sig
nifcant to him. The Florence church
is a very important one, and it is
quite a compliment to Mr.. Hawley
that he be asked to take charge.
His friends predict for him a most
successful career in this his first
pastOrate. The late DIR. Preston was
pdSlOT OI the flOISHCS CIuISA Vic lc
came to Charlotte to become pastor OF
the Presbyterian church in this city.
Charlotte Chronicle: A Charlotte
contractor who is filing a gap on
College street with a big three-story
pressed brick building, in digging the
basement. encountered a two-ton ne
gro head rock. 1t was rolled out OF
the foundation line and remained on
the basement ground floor. While the
contractor was devising ways and
means to get rid of he rock, the walls
of the building rose above the first
story and the rock was in the base
ment and foored under. At about this
stage of the proceedings the cOntrac-
tor was in u great state of MINI
How was he going to get rid of that
blasted rock? That suggested blasting
but in removing the rock in that man
ner, he would also remove a consider
able part of the new building. He be-
gan to lose sleep. but of a sudden rs
was saved. The simple solution came
TO him in a flash. Bury it, and bur
led the rock will be- "A big hole will
be dug In the basement, the rock
rolled into it, the dirt tamped down,
the cement DOR laid and the rock
left, perhaps to bother some other fu-
ture contractor of the S~ky-Scraping age
IN Charlotte.