Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-26
Contributions to the Orphan Asy-
Iun, for August. 1873.
IN CASH.

Paid 800, Hon. VIM. A. Smith.
Paid S77 GO, Pennington Lodge
No. go.
Paid So so, citizens of Washington
n. c., (by Miss Annie Fowle and Miss
Annie Lucas).
Paid SO, each, White Stone Lodge
No. l55, and John c. Randolph, (by
Mrs. s. A. Elliott).
Paid $21 so, F. p. Hobgood.
Paid S21, Misses Jenkins & Eddins.
Paid 81 so, Raleigh merchant.
Paid S., each, Gen. A. NJ. Scales,
W. S. Ball, S. NJ. Scott, Col. J. 1.
Scales, w. S. Hester, J. L. Jones and
M. G. Jones, Cby Mrs. S. A EIIiott)
Paid s. S5, S. w. Dickerson.
Paid s. so, Albert C. Parham.
Paid 81 each, Col. J. W. Hunt and
W. 0. Allen
Paid 81 each, ]. NJ. Pool, Mrs. F.
l.. Pool, Rev. J. E. Montague, P. E.
Sandford, w s Pool and A. Carpenter.
l barrel Molasses, r F Jones e Co.
l bundle Dress Goods, P Gulley &
Bro.
pairs of Pants, Mrs. Nancy Smith.
Calico for 5 dresses, Mrs. S p Atkin-
son.
Box of assorted dry goods, citizens
of Washington.
SO pieces tin-ware, J p Flanigin.
Gross of Slate Pencils, I'D Crawford.
Cabbage, L d Gulley.
Peaches, Mrs. M A Howard.
Socks, Mrs. Adelia OVERLY.
NoTE.-August has been a month of
promises and expectations. But the
work goes on, and contributions are
gratefully received by J. II. Mills, at
Raleigh, and A. d. Cohen, at Oxford,
From the Columbus Sun.
There WAS a Stiffness in That
Court.
When at Opelika, on Saturday, we
heard an aged man, who hailed from
Tallapoosa, d county rendered famous
in old times as being the home of
''Simon Suggs," and now known as the
"Banner Democratic County of Ala
hama, relate the following, which we
will try to give in his language
cit wus, as well as I kin rickoleck,
at the fall term of court, in '64, at
Dadeville, when that clever old man,
Che is ded and gone. Bob Dougherty,
was the Jedge aud squire Joe Nc
Donald-as you're from Columbus,
mister, you mus know the squire, for
he lives there in Russell now-had
been discharged from the army and
wur solicitor of the Bloody Ninth, as
the Cirkit was called. Thar had bin a
true bill found by the Gran Jury at
the spring term of the court agin old
man Jim Rentfrow, and Jim he went
IN th. ft,nt
haps, the case would be dropped on
that account.
Well, while the court was in session
L went to square Mcdonald fur to try
and git him to nolpros the case, and he
lowed as how it went mitily agin his
grain fur to prosecute Rentfrow, and [
knowed it, for the Squire wus as big
hearted as he wur free handed and wus
powerfully beliked in Tallapoosy; but
he said the law would hev to be car
ried out.
Well, sot down by the winder, on
the fur side of the court room, and
kinder looked out, and just ther wag-
gin, with yoke ov steers hitched to
hit, drive up in the squar, sorter in
frunt Nv Cap. Young's grocery. Cap.
he was a nephew Nv old Simon Suggs,
you know, and a crowd Nv felers cum
outen the grocery and stood round the
waggin, sorter talkin' like to the driver.
Jist then the clerk-it seems to me
Sim Phillips a mighty good feller he
wus-wur our clerk; but I disremem-
Der now-or else it was the Jedge-
sung out, estate Nv Alabamy agin,
Jeems Rentfrow," AMI the Sheriff.
b1eeve Alfred Slaughter was Sheriff
then, and he made a good one-hol
Tered outen the winder, Jeems Rent
f-ow, cum inter Court" A feller
stepped outen the crowd by the wag-
gin, and sed loud enuff for every man
in Court to hear him, "Jeems Rent
frow's ded body is here, cum back
from the wars in this here CART" and
it WIS so, too. There WIS then still
ness in that court house Inever knowd
afore: and L seed Squire Mac drap his
he'd, and then wipe his eyes as he rig,
and in a husky voice sed: ''Noll prosst
by d-th," and it wnr entered ON the
dockit, I b1eeve. That wIlr a solum
scene. mister, and eff I live a thou sand
year I'll never furgit it; and thar was
many man settin thar that day what
felt watcry about his eyes, besides the
solicitor and me.