The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-05-17
NORTH CAROLINA.

hlnston Free Press: The Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad has put on
the truck train for today and tomorrow
and after Saturday it will be run regu-
tarly for handling of truck for the sea-
son.
Durham Sun: The smallpox discus
sion, with its attending vaccination or
dinance enforcement, has about sub
sided. and it is now hardly mentioned
and smallpox is dying out. Durham
is now ready for another sensation.
Pender Chronicle: We understand it
has been definitely decided to have a
big educational rally here on the 18th
OF May, at which time, either Superin-
tendent Joyner or some other good
speaker will be present. The United
Confederate veterans meet on that day,
and there will be a basket picnic.
Everybody is requested to come and
bring a basket, and let US have big
time.
New Bern Journal: A farmer Of
Jones county came to town Monday
afternoon purposing to attend the me-
mortal services. He said that he
brought along a small coop OF chickens,
the sale OF which he thought would p ~
his expenses while here, AS soon as he
entered town people began to clamor
IOT HIS cHlCheIlSs anu Ie SOlu lllC iOl ciI
an average of three for dollar and
they were only of the frying size. The
farmer Immediately set out for home
after more fowls.
Goldsboro Headlight: Mr.. Charles
Williams, who was shot by his landlord.
Mr.. C. Wright Smith, in Indian Springs
township on April 9th. died at the
Wilson sanitarium Wednesday morn
ing, his advanced age proving against
the amputation of his left leg. The
preliminary examination before JUS
tice Broadhurst has been changed from
June 1st to May 18th, when Mr.. Smith
will claim and prove self-defense.
Luther Williams is still in Jail here, his
brother having been unable to secure
a bondsman.
Reidsville Review: John Souther,
white farmer 50 years old living near
Madison. was instantly killed Friday
afternoon by a northbound train on that
division of the Southern. He was walk
ing on the track toward the approach
ing train. AS he was both deaf and
nearsfghted he did not notice the ap-
preaching train which was fast bearing
down on him. He was struck by the
pilot OF the engine and hurled quite a
distance. the body being horribly nan
gled.
Goldsboro Argus: Mr.. John New
some, while fishing with a skim net in
Neuse river, near Golfers Landing,
last night, caught twenty rock fish at
one dip. The fish ranged in size from
about to 10 pounds. Mr.. Newsome
was assisted by his son, who was fish
ing near by, and who placed his net
under that of his fathers. thus pre-
venting the fish from cutting out. This
il the largest single catch, as to num-
bers, we remember to have heard of
in the Neuse near these parts, and en-
titles Mr.. Newsome TO the champion
ship. Many years ago, Mr.. Richard
Brown. assisted by Mr.. Isaac Burnham,
0both now dead) caught d single rock
fish in a skim net, while fishing near
the railroad bridge, in the Neuse, which
weighed IL pounds. The gentlemen
ran a pole through his mouth and put
the pole across their shoulders and
brought the fish to this city: and carry
ing it in this manner the tail of the
fish dragged the ground.
Monroe Journal: Frank Miller, or
Ezzell, a colored boy who lives in the
house in the rear of the old Wolfe lot,
near Grifhn's stables, created big
sensation among the colored pOpula ton
late Sunday afternoon by stabbing his
wife with q pocket knife and slashing
his own throat with a razor. Jealousy
of another darkey who lived in the OPP
posite end of the horse is thought by
the police to be the cause of the deed.
Frank made several vicious jabs with
pocket knife about his wife's head and
shoulders and successed in hurting her
pretty bad. Then, as her screams
brought a crowd. he ran and got
razor, slashed at each side of his neck,
and also at his arms and legs. but made
only skin-deep wounds. He then threw
himself upon the floor of the porch,
stretched out and folder his hands as
in a dying posture. This was far from
gaining the sympathy OF the crowd, as
one of the darkies afterward remarked,
when he was a putendin' to die, 1T
would a served dat nigger right if he
had went.