The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-14

Greensboro Record: Senator Pritcb.
ard il a clever gentleman, bu, n :
| speaker he il a failure. Bob Douglas
who introduced him can beat him.
Raleigh Post: DR.. z. A. Alderma,
will deliver an address before the far-
| uity and studentsof st. Mary's FRIDAY
evening at 8 o'clock His subject viii
be I'm Cairo and Jerusalem
Sanford Express: The democratic
! club at CarbontoE now has l02 MEM
4 bers. 25 per cent. OF which ormerlv
| voted the populist ticket. The leaven
| il working. The white people who
/ believe in AngIo-Saxou supremacy arr
l getting together and will redeem the
state as they did in 1876
A convention composed OF seventy
| five or one hundred negroes OF Ruth
erford county. met i'm convention Sat
| urday and nominated Martin v. Miller.
colored, for register OF deeds and VII
liam Logan. cofored. for COUNT com
missioner. The Rutherford negroes are
very much disgruntled and are fight
ing their white allies.
The North wflkesboro Hustler says
that during the high waters I'm Wilkes
last week Mr.. n Mrs. Taylor Eller.
who lived on a small stream fourteen
miles above North wiikesboro. at
tempted to escape when the water be-
gan rising on their dwelling Thurs
day night. In the darkness Mrs. Eller
was separated from her husband and
drowned.
Rockingham Rocket: The large gin
house OF Messrs. Everett a. Grassland.
near the state line was burned down
last Saturday night. In the confia-
grafton Is bales OF cotton and entire
contents OF building were consumed.
The loss was $4,000. with two-thirds in
sured. 1t is a heavy loss and at this
particular time, subjects these gentle
men to great Inconvenience.
Lumberton Rchesonian: On Satur-
day, October LIST, about six miles
southwest OF the town OF Lumberton.
the county seat of Robson county. a
young negro, aged about 16 years. as
saulted and numerically beat with a
portion of a gig handle Mrs. Dorcas
Leggett, a young widow lady. The
! boys mother lives on the plantation "
Mrs. Leggett, Who turned her calf into
/, the field in which the negroes lived.
This so enraged the young fiend that
he got a stick and told Mrs. Leggett
that he was going to whip her. She
; retreated toward the yard n sue
ceeded in getting hold OF a fish gig.
with which she struck at the black
brute. The blow missed and the gig
handle was broken on striking the
. ground. Selling one of the broken
!, pieces the negro knocked Mrs. Leggett
down n began to beat her. The
screams of the stricken lady brought
s h boys mother to the scene and he
4. was stopped. But for this interference
: she would probably have been killed.
. Mrs. Leggett is of as good family as
there is In Robson mi and com
mands the highest respect from all
who know her.
Raleigh News and Observer: Mr.. A.
L. Brooks, the democratic nominee for
solicitor in the Fifth district, was in
Raleigh yesterday, returning from
k Chatham county where he made a
:. speech at the county convention. Mr..
: Brooks reports improved prospects for
the democracy and says that men who
G know most about the political situa-
r ton think that Kitchin's majority will
exceed 1000. He is making "A splendid
canvas and winning votes daily
q Henderson, N. c., October 7.-Vance
superior court is still in session. The
judge, jury and spectators were treat.
ed to quite a little comedy yesterday
= A colored fellow. called Preacher
e Jones, came to town the other day and
bought a new suit OF clothes and 9th
er paraphenalia, requisite to the court.
. ing man. Decking himself he mounted
his mule and started home. PRETTY
n soon he encountered on the roadsid,
a bevy OF ebony bellies among then
the girl he loved), and they called
49,. i1ish W oIu ASH CAKE.
Preacher" not liking any such stig
l. mas cast on him and his new clothes
jumped down., and he and the girls ha,
a desperate fight with rocks.
A white man in Nash county, SO tn
Rocky Mount Motor says remarke,
that The would vote the populist tickle
If he knew that every officer in tn
it county would be as black as the hinge
5e of h"
Washington Messenger: In lin
with the article in Fridays Messenge
Surprises in Store" we note at a mas
- meeting of old line republicans hell
:. In the town OF Hartford, ]. l.. Whedbe
y was nominated as the republican can
e didate for congress in the first district
De Our informent states the convention
l. was largely attended and enthusiastic
90 1t denounced Skinner as well as Small
~ Washington Messenger: At the clos
rs Of the joint debate beween Mr.. inc
II. Small n Colonel Harry Skinne
ne at Farmville Saturday, Mr.. Small me
es with a most pleasant incident. and on
which he greatly appreciated. Just AT
ter the close OF his speech Mrs. Su
Albritton a life long republican lad
presented him a beautiful boquet &C
companied by the following note
al viii Mr.. Small accept this from a liz
n long republican, with the sincere hop
n prayer that he will defeat Colont
Skinner in the coming election"
m Smithfeld Herald: Certain demo
he Gratis have been approached with offer
rv OF political honors IL they would leav
~ the democratic party and affiliate wit
the fusionists. One man was promis
ed patronage in business and the non
- ination for a certain county Office
ne he would forsake his honor and prin
Sc cipie by Joining the party of the ne
e groes and n%egroists. He spurned tn
tn e as all who know him expecte
dis him to do. This is not the only in
stance. We could give more and,
IL becomes necessary, we can furnis