The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-21
NEWS ITEMS.
of Miss Abbie Deans-Superior
Court - Suit Against the Western
Unfon-wedding Cards-Wflson Sanf-
tarfum-Tobacco Market.
Correspondence of The Messenger,

Correspondence of The Messenger,
Wilson, n. c., November Is.
News of the death of Miss Abbie
Deans, daughter Of Mr.. a B. Deans,
has Just been received by relatives in
Wilson. Miss Deans has been attend
ing the State Normal and Industrial
school since September. DR.. McIver
wrote Mr.. Deans on Thursday that his
daughter was very i'll with fever Her
mother went to Greensboro at once.
Last night Mr.. Deans received a tele-
gram stating that his daughter was
much worse. He left on the early
morning train. but did not reach
Greensboro before her death. The re-
mains were brought here on the eve
ming train from Selma
Miss Deans was 16 years old and &
favorite among the young people OF
Wilson. Her Death has cast a gloom
over the town. n Will be buried TO-
morrow afternoon in Maplewood GEM
etery.
The superior court, which has been
in session here since Tuesday, will in
all probability be continued till next
week. Murder cases have consumed
the courts time since yesterday. The
case of John ]. Jefferson. the muir
derer, was taken up this morning, but
I'D to this time very little has been
done. No matter what the courts oe-
cision may be, it will not affect Jeffer-
son. His counse has expressed his IN
tenticn of carrying the case to the su-
preme court. The prisoner was to have
been ranged On Thursday, November
18th, but the time will have to be post
poned until every means to lessen the
sentence has been tried. The people
Of Wilson are anxious to have the case
settled; but there has been no unusual
excitement.
Mrs. Annie L. Gorham has brought
suit against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company for $1,000. The suit
is for failure by the company to de-
liver promptly a message
the death of Mrs. Gorham's father.
Mr.. Robert Strong, of Raleigh, coun-
sci for the telegraph company, was in
Wilson today looking after the com
pany's interest in the case. The case
will be transferred to the federal court
for the Eastern district of North Caro-
lima. tNE2f
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of Mr.. Samuel ~. W~orthington,
of Wilson, to Miss Lucy Roscoe Outlaw,
of Windsor, on December 18th. The
young man is the only son OF Colonei
D. Worthington, a prominent lawyer
here, and is a very popular young
man. He is the travelling salesman
Of a large Baltimore dry goods con-
Germ. Miss Outlaw is the belle of Ber-
tie county.
Drs. Moore and Anderson have been
SO successful with their sanitarium
during the past year that they have
| decided to enlarge their building. This
! is an institution of which Wilson peo-
| pie are very proud. 1t has drawn pa
tients from all over the eastern part
Of the state. Many people from Vir-
ginia have also been treated here.
| This is an evidence that Wilson is de-
| termined to nave the best of every
thing.
Farmer & Co., grocery men, have
been closed out by McCraw & CO.. a
firm was unable to meet it's
to Mr. McCraw and 50 he was forced
to AXE the stock in payment.
The state board Of the Christian
church, composed of Rev. j. j. Har-
per, of Smithfield, and Messrs. George
Hackney, Joseph Kinsey and Rev. B.
H. Melton. met here yesterday. The
| object of the meeting was to appor-
ton the funds to the different mission
| churches in the state.
DR.. G.. D. Foot, a dentist, formerly
of Oxford, has opened dental parlors
| here. He is very much struck with
the push and energy Of our town. VIII
son always welcomes new 8COIIleIS. LII.
! Foot will be aided in every way pos
sib1e.
The tobacco people have not been
rushed during this week. About $780,
900 pounds have been sold during the
week. Shippers have been taking ad-
| vantage of the small sales to get Off
| their stock. The Atlantic Coast Lin
| has handled large foreign shipments
| for London and Liverpool, as well as
| large shipments for Richmond, Dur
ham and Danville.
The Wilson Oil Company has had a
busy week. They have gotten in about
twenty-five car loads Of seed during
the past few days. Their machinery
| has all arrived and is being rapidly
| put in place. They expect to begin
| running regularly on December LIST.
| This enterprise means much to Wilson.
At last Wilson county is to have a
| creditable court house. The county
| commissioners nave asked for plans
| and prices. It is the intention of the
commissioners to have the old build
ing thoroughly remodled, both inside
and out. This improvement meets a
noed of long standing.