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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
Charged with Mayhem.

Bill Jones, the young white man.
about q years OF age, who a few weeks
& brutality assaulted his mother with
a rough piece Of black jack wood. on
M~asonboro sound. was given a hearing
yesterday before Justice John J.. Fow-
Ter. The charge was mayhem Tor
maim)-the manning OF a person by de-
prlVlng them OF the use of any cf his
members which are necessary for de-
tense or protection. The brute'S moth
er, Mrs. Mary liza Jones. lost the
sight OF her eye from the murderous
blow which her unnatural son struck
her. She has been confined at the city
hospital and has been a terrible suf-
erer. Som days after she was ad-
mitted DR.. Lane, the surgeon In charge
while dressing the eye, removed from
h ball a piece of bark about the size
of a mans thumb nail. 1t was en-
bedded near the pupil. A few days ago
he was able to pull the eyelids open
and when he placed one hand over her
good eye and asked her IL she could
see, he found that she was totally blind
in her injured eye.
Notwithstanding the fact that Hrs.
Jones was so terribly injured. she hated
to testify against her son and said r. ne
was punished she did not want 70
know IL.
Mayhem is a penitentiary oIense.
After examining the Witnesses Justice
Fowler bound young Jones over to he
criminal court in a bond Of 500. He
was committed to jail 10 await trial.
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a member OF Enterprise Lodge No. A
lL. o. 0. F. of Wilson. n. G.
The foot ball game between Guilford
college and Oak Ridge at Greensboro
yesterday afternoon resulted in a score
of 10 to 0 ii favor Cd the Guilford team
and a general fight after the game. Bad
blood has existed between these cams
for some time.
At New Bern yesterday the graded
school team of this city was defeated.
the core being II to o. The boys came
home today in excellent spirits singing
as they alighted from the cars. Only
one black eye was in evidence as a re-
suit of the contest.
The remains of John Thompson, who
ldied at KinStOn yesterday, as a result
lOf INJURIES sustained at Hines saw mill
on Monday last were brought here to-
day.
At q netting of the stockholders OF
the East Goldsboro Land and Invest
ment Company held last evening the
following gentlemen were chosen as a
hoard Of directors: Geo. c. Royal. W.
r Allen, DR.. w. H. II. Cobb. Earle a.
Humphrey, Geo. A. Norwood, Jr., Jno.
slaughter and Jno. F. Switzerland.
The following officers were elected
at last nights meeting Of Company d.
Second regiment: Captain, c. J. Girls
void; first lieutenant, F. E. Tudor; sec
.ond lieutenant. Lippman Kieve; secre-
.tary, David Matthews; treasurer, H. 3.
Parker. Jr.
Miss Lila Broadhurst left this after
noon for Roanoke hospital to enter 10
prepare as a trained nurse.
John q. Croker and Miss Temple
Best were married Wednesday evening
at Pleasant Grove church. this county
Elder l.. T. Phillips officiating.
The holiness meeting closed last night.
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According TO arrangements. Whining
ton Division, North Carolina Naval
Brigade. took a trip To Southport on
Thanksgiving day. on their training
ship, the AUXILIARY cruiser Hornet. She
left the foot OF Orange street at 1915
a. m. with about twenty-five Of the re-
serves in uniform and a number OF
their friends. including some ladies.
The following officers took In the
"trip:
Lieutenant A. B. Shedding. command
ing: S. X. DeNany. b~oatswain's mate
first-ckass; a. A Hergenrother. gun
ner's mate first1class; J. H. win.
quartermaSter first-class; w. K. Stew
art, quartermaster frst-class: c. IL.
Mcmillan, quartermaster. second-class:
c. T.. Fisher, quartermaster second
class; w A. Furlong. engineer: w. +.
Britain, assistant engineer; w. b.
Savage. chief electrician.
After a most enjoyable trip down the
Cape Fear river and Brunswick bay
the steamer got to Southport q few
minutes past noon Upon arriving at
Southport the party had dinner on
board. The reserve then took on board
about forty Lee magazine rifles which
a been turned over by the Southport
division which disbanded last summer.
This consumed so much time that 1t
was decided not 10 go owe the bar ard
out to sea
The Hornet left Southport at 4 p. m
and got back to the city al $50 p. IN.
The ans she brought were stored in
the armory OF the Wilmington Diyis-
ion. subject to the orders OF the aGju-
tant general Of the state.
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Dunn News Notes.
Dunn, y. g. November 30.
Editor Messenger,

OuHnf ~. IL november ~.
Editor Messenger
Harnett court convened Monday at
Ellington, Judge w. S. OBJ. Robinson
presiding, and Ed. w. Pou. Esq, as So
%licitor. There was quite a large docket
to deal with.
Dunn is still moving t o the front.
The Dunn Lumber Company, composed
of +. F. Young, Ed. A. Jones, and Ar
thur Fowler, began the erection of a
large brick plant this week. The COM
pany will do general lumber business
also manufacture SASH, doors, windows
and blinds.
Yesterday at the residence OF Mr.. p.
c. Setszer, at 1890 o'clock. Mr.. J. w.
w Thompson, Of Louisville, KY, was
united in marriage to Miss Mary Sets
Ger, one Of our towns most beautiful
and accomplished young ladies. Mr..
Thompson is an electrician. and holds
a very responsible position in the city
of Louisville. Miss Setszer was very
popular and received many handsome
presents. Rev. w. A. Forbes tied the
nuptial knot. The happy couple left on
the l o'clock train for their home in the
Blue Grass state.
This morning as Mr.. James Pearsall
was crossing Railway street a mar
run over him with his buggy and pain
fully hurt his right arm and hand. The
accident seems to have been careless
ness on the part of both parties, yet af-
ter you see the hustle and activity Of
our streets daily it's not surprising
that once in a while a man gets run
lover.
] Last Saturday night burglars broke
he Dunn hardware and furniture
istore on Broad street and took off
about 800 worth of razors and pistols.
then went across the street and broke
into G.. K. Messengins clothing store.
While in that store, Night Waterman
Wick came along and attempted to ar
rest them, but they got out at the front
door and made their escape. So far
there is no | as to who the thieves
were. One Of them lost a hat as he
came out the loo Officers are on the
lStiH hunt yet. NOSES
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The Anti-VIce Committee

New York, November 2S.-Organiza-
ton of the citizens committee of fiji
teen for the suppression of vice will not
be completed before Friday or Satur-
day. This delay is occasioned by the
great amount of good material rather
than the scarcity. Charles Stewart
Smith, to whom vas lett the appoint
ment of the committee. insists that the
men who accept places on the commit
tee of fifteen shall be willing to con-
tribute literally CT their time. Funds
will be forthcoming in pier ty, but
there will be much work to be done,
and this will fall upon the committee
members.
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commerce. presided. and the loving cup
was presented 20 Trinity by Perrin
Busbee, Of Raleigh Each college has
now wo twice.
This morning the remains Of Romu-
lus Young, who died in the Philippines.
were buried at his old home about
twenty miles in the ounty He was
one of the first to- volunteer for service
with the First North Carolina regiment
in Cuba, and hen enlisted for the
Members of his old COM
pany *, of the First regiment,) at
tended the funeral
John w. Hinsdale left today for
New Bern to argue ten cases against
the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Associ-
The question is whether after
a company has ceased to do business
in this state and has no agencies of any
kind here and is to all intents and
purposes a foreigner. residing in an
other jurisdiction. it can be served with
process through the insurance commis-
sioner n subjected to final judg-
the company having revoked the
authority TO him to tar as its repre-
sentative in North Carolina.
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A Pleasant German,
Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Enfield. n. -. November 80.

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Enfield, N. -. November 80.
The Enfield Literary Club gave an
other of their delightful germans in
'CuthrelTs hall last night. The hall was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
and music was furnished by the Italian
band OF Wilmington Mr.. Ben. c. Hol-
land of Endfield, led with Miss Mar
garet Bowers, of Scotland Neck, and
the following couples participated.
Miss Ruby Whitaker. with Mr.. Bea-
vans Whitaker, of Endfield: Miss Stel-
Ia Pippin, with Mr.. Louis Cuthrell, Of
Erdfield; Miss Pet Holland, of Enfield:
with Mr.. Bud Rawls, of Rocky Mount;
Miss Battle, of Rocky Mount, with
Mr.. w. H. Mcdonald, Of Enfield; Mrs.
A. s. Harrison, with DIR. A. S. Harri-
son, of Enfield; Miss Della Willer, OF
Weldon, with Mr.. Willis Powell. of
Rattleboro; Miss Freda Hill. of Hall
fax, with Mr.. Ernest Safer. Of Halifax;
Miss Virgie Nelson, of Halifax, with
Mr.. PerreH Mcmahon, of Halifax; Miss
Julia Gregory, of Halifax, with Mr..
Joe Weller, of Roanoke Rapids; Miss
Kate Gotten Of Washington, y. c.,
with Mr.. Norwood Harper, of Enfield:
Miss Fannie Rawls, of Rocky Mount,
with Mr.. Add Holland. of Baltimore.
The chaperones were-MesdameS j.
w. Cole, r. j. Corbett. Tom Fenner. c.
iE. McGwigan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
tIEETIFG OF CREDITORS,
Mr.. D.. j.. Sanderlin Making an Effort
to Come to an Understanding With
People to HON he If Indebted-He
Owes From $4,000 to S13 900,
Ninety Per Cent. of which is to WILL
mingtOn Parties.

At the orion yesterday ther was
quite a large meeting of h creditors
of Mr.. D.. ]. Sanderlin. of Clarkton,
who made an assignment on the 21st
of November, naming stephen NJ Nc
i~Intyre, Esq, of Lumberton as assignee.
The meeting was held with a view to
effecting such q compromise as would
enable Mr.. Sanderlin to reserve his
business. Among those from out
of town in attendance were MIR.
.iSanderlin, Assignee Mcintyre, Lawyer
John H. Cook, of Maxton. Mr.. B. w.
Townsend, of Red Springs, and Mr.. X.
J. McEwen, OF Lumberton. Without
looming to any agreement the meeting
adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Sanderlin has been extensively
engaged in manufacturing lumber and
recently operated five saw mills al
Clarkton and at other points. At the
time of his assignment. however. he
was operating w mills. The decline
lin lumber a few months ago, after he
had invested heavily in machinery,
teams, etc. led to his embarrass-
ment, and his assignment was the
result Of an action brought by
lcer, of this city, on a claim OF
about $50. His liabilities are about
81, 900 or s13, 600, but h assets viii
vary, owing to whethcr the property
will be put up at for eed sale or n o
Mr.. Sanderlin thinks if he can get a
lproper arrangement with his creditors
he will be able to resume business and
pay out. The creditors number about
twenty-five. including twerty vii.
mington parties who he'd 80 per CEN
of the claims. The largest creditors
are Messrs. McNair & Pearsall, B. F
Hall & 20, the Cooper ard & Cooper
COMPANY. Mr.. Charles NJ. Whitiock, OF
this city. and Messrs. B.. W. Townsend
& Co., of Pembroke.
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WILMINGTON LIGHTISFANTRY.
The Company Elected Officers ON
Thanksgiving Sight-It Is now Capt
Adrian-Metts and Chilean Elected
L~ieutenants A Banquet Concluded
the Affair.

The Wilmington Light Infantry heaa
Its regular election of commissioned
officers on Thursday night at its ar
mory on Market street. These elections
are held once in every two years. Pres
ident George p. James presided. and
Secretary Thomas II. Wright made the
minutes.
The following officers were unani-
mously chosen 10 serve for the ensuing
two years:
Captain-A. p. Adrian. nominated by
Mr.. E. p. Willard.
First Lieutenant-J. vanB. Metts.
nominated by Colonel John L. Cant
well.
Second Lieutenant-N. e Chilean.
nominated by Mr.. ]. McRee Hatch
The former officers were as follows:
Captain-CharlesH. White.
First Observation-Disclosures :. Grain
ger.
Second Lieutenant-J. vanB. Nets.
Former Captain White and Lieuten-
ant G ; Granger. after having faith
fully fulfilled every duty Of their ofrice.
now retire as regular members and
VIII serve on the reserve list. CAPTAIN
White declined a reelection.
After the election Of the officers. the
newly chosen leaders We're escorted by
the company TO the spacious read nr
halls where an elegant repast or bar =
cued pig and other good things Is
served. Several toasts were happily e.
sponded 10.
Besides the members OF the compS ny
there We're present a few friends and
newspaper men. The banquet las1ed
until a late hour, and all the while he
halls rang with the merriment OF a
jolly crowd.
Those fortunate enough To be pres
ent vii! ever remember the election Of
November %. 1900.
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CAT AlRI1

Catarrh has become such a common
that a person entirely free from
this disgusting complaint is seldom met
with. tits customary to speak of Catarrh
rs nothing more serious than a bad cold,
q simple Inflammation of the nose and
throat. 1t is, in fact, a complicated and
very dangerous disease; If not at first, it
very soon becomes So.
The blood is quickly contaminated by
the foul s%ecretions, and the poison
through the general circulation is carried
to all parts of the system.
Salves, washes and sprays are unsatis-
factory and Disappointing, because they
do not reach the seat of the trouble. S.
IS. S. does. 1t cleanses the blood of the
poison and eliminates from the system all
catarrhal secretions, and thus cures thor
oughly and permanently the worst cases.
| Mr.. P. H. McAIlister, Of Harrodsburg. Ky,
Writes: Having been a terrible sufferer from
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Correspondence of The Messenger)

Correspondence of The Messenger)
Goldsboro, Novmbr 80.
The Thanksgiving german given by
n Terpsichorean Club in Armory hall
last night was one of the most enjoy
able entertainments of the season. The
couples participating We're: j. s. Lewis
with Miss Zell Burton, Durham; E. b.
Yelverton with Miss Janet Dortch, T.
A. UZZeEl with Miss Annie Belle Borden,
Herbert We'll with Miss Eta Spier, F.
K. Broadhurst with Miss Bessie Miller.
H. L. Mccall with Miss Florence Elm
stein, Kinston; r. K. Freeman with
Miss Leila Cobb, JOS Rosenthal with
Miss Mabel Borden, w. z. Stroud with
Miss Fannie Moore Burwell, Charlotte;
Tyson Do. tch with Nj s Mildred Dortch.
Fred Mcdonald with Miss Sadie Spier,
j. w. Aycock with Miss Lila Broad
hurst, w. H. WinStead with Miss Helen
Privett, E G.. Hines with Miss Antoi-
nette Burwell, W. w. Broadhurst with
Miss Kate Darden, Lionel We'll with
Miss Oettinger, Kinston-
The stays We're: E. B. Borden, Jr..
Murray Borden, ]. G. Sizer. C.N. Ed
gerton, A. H. Edgerton, T. B. Cook,
A. T. Harper, D. c. Farrior, c.. H.
King, Julian Switzerland, Wilmington;
Kennon Borden, j. ]. Broadhurst.
The chaperones were: Mr.. and Mrs.
w o. Gattis. Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Jo-
seph, DR.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Parker, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Is. Parker, Mr.. n Mrs.
S. S. Spier, DR.. and Mrs. c W. Grain
ger.
Mr.. Geo. c. Kornegay, our popular
and efficient register of deeds, has just
purchased OF Mr.. l.. D. Hall his very
desirable residence property on William
street within a stones throw of our
public school property, the conSidera-
ton being only $1,000.
Thanksgiving day was pretty gener-
ally observed here. Many with dog and
gun went to the woods and fields While
many more assembled at the churches
of the town and heard appropriate ser
mons and contributed of their means
to the relief of the poor and to the
various o~rphanages in he state.
Neuse Lodge Of Odd Fellows donated
SIS to the widow of a deceased member.
home and a committee made desirable
purchases and presented them
The local council Junior Order United
American Mechanics. in keeping with
a custom Of the order, donated about
So to the widow of a deceased member.
The Benevolent Society of this city
went forth all yesterday afternoon into
the streets and lanes in the city dis
tributfng to the needy poor
TOO Rich 10 Marry" is the attraction
for Tuesday night, December 4th.
There is q movement on foot to eree1
a monument or headstone . h late
Rev: ]. H. Gordon, a p. G. NJ. of 1. O. o
F.. in North Carolina Neuse Iodge
No. 6 of this city takes h iniator5
step by donating S. to the fund. Mr.
Gordon has filled severe importan1
stations in the North Carolina confer
ence,' among these Wilson, Raleigh and
Oxford where he was buried. He was
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The Kearsarge as flagship

New York, November 27.-The bat
tleShip Kearsarge, flagship of the North
Atlantic squadron, sailed today for
Hampton Roads, where redezvous is
being made of the torpedo fleet and
several ships of the squadron for a
CRUISE. The Kearsarge has taken the
place of the cruiser New York as flag
ship during the overhauling of the lat
ter at the Brooklyn navy yard. 1t is
said that the Kearsarge is the first bat
tleShip to be made a flagship.
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Catarrh, and being now
Sound and well, the ques-
tion often put to me Is,
cured your In an
swer I feel it my duty to
state that Swift's Specific
lis the medicine. ] am
such a true believer in the
efficacy of Swift's Specific
THAT / can honestly and
lconscientiously recon- =
mend it to any one suffer
ling from Catarrh. Have
Recommended it to many,
land am happy to say that
those whom / have Undue
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
The Lumber Business is Good.

The lumber manufacturers report
that business with the saw mills Is
very satisfactory. The mills in Will
|mington and Eastern North Carolina
have all they can do and are pushed
to keep up with orders. Naturally
Everybody wants his order at once, so
the mills are doing their best to keep
up with the demand.
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c wild Dead.

Dublin, November 30.-A~ dispatch to
The Evening Mail from Paris says Os-
car Wilde is dead The dispatch adds
he expired in an obscure house in
the Latin quarter from meningitis and
was received into the Catholic church
ION his death bed.
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Working and Day.

fle busiest and mightiest little thing
nat e"er was made Is DR.. Kings New
= "a Pills. Every pill Is a sugar-coated
nish,ule OF health. that changes weak.
INTO strength, listlessness into en-
-rgy. b~rain-fag into mental power.
Fhev'Ta wonderful in building up the
5aalth. Only 25c per box. Sold by r.
r. BeIlamy. Druggist.
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Wilmington Division Went on IA Trip
to Southport on the Cruiser Hornet
on Thursday They Brought Back
Forty Rifles Tnrned Over by the
Southport Division, Which Has Dis
banded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-27
SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONARIES.

Something About Their Location in the Chi.
nese Territory.
Greenvllle Mountaineer.
There is great interest manifested
in the safety of the Christian mission.
aries in China, many of whom have
gone from this section of the country.
In fact South Carolina has furnished q
large proportion of the missionaries
from every denomination, and natur'
ally their relatives and friends are
quite anxious about their welfare.
But 80 far as can be ascertained there
is only one South Carolinian in the dis.
turbed district around Pekin and Tien
Tsin. This is Mrs. Gilbert Reid, who
was Miss Sallie Reynolds. She went
out to China about eight years ago as
a missionary of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, south, but returned to this
country, and while here was married
in Columbia to Rev. Gilbert Reid,
whom she had met in China. DR..
Reid was a Presbyterian missionary
but conceived the idea of founding an
International Institute for the educa-
ton of the higher class of Chinese, and
upon this plan he has been working
for the last few years. He has the
confidence of the powers that be in
China and is quite close to the ruling
class. He has visited this country and
Europe in the interest of his scheme
and is regarded as very able man.
Mrs. Reid is sister of DR.. s. Rey.
nolds, of this city, and DR.. Reynolds
has not heard from her since he receiv-
ed letter written about the middle of
March, in which the "Boxer" troubles
were mentioned only casually. When
this letter was written DR.. and Mrs.
Reid were at Pekin, and Dr.. Reynolds
believes they are still there. Inasmucb
as mail aud cable communication is
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interrupted, DR.. Reynolds is naturally
very much concerned about his sisters
safety.
Nearly all the Presbyterian mission.
aries from this state are in the Mid.
China mission, as it is called. AT
Hangchow is Miss E. G. Davidson, of
Yorkville. At Kashing are Rev. and
Mrs. w. H. Hudson, the former son
of Mr.. w. A. Hudson, of Greenville.
They are in no danger at present. At
Sinchang are Mrs. P. F. Price and
Miss Rebecca Wilson, who is sister
of DR.. B. F. Wilson, of Converse COL
lege. At Soochow are Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. H. G. DuBose, DR.. and Mrs. J. R.
Wilkinson, Miss Addie Sloan, Miss
Emma Mcknight and Mrs. M. P. Nc
Cormick. DR.. Wilkinson is q medical
missionary who went from Greenville,
and his wife is daughter of Mr.. G. D.
Barr, of this city. Miss Sloan is from
Columbia and Miss McKnight's family
live in GreenviIle, At Chu Chow Foo
are Rev. Mark B. Grier and his wife,
Mrs. NJ. B. Grier, M. D. Mr.. Grier is
well-known in South Carolina as a
member of the family of that name.
All these are stationed in the Mid
China mission except Mr.. and Mrs.
Grier, who are in the North Kiangsu
mission.
OF the missionaries maintained by
the Southern Baptist convention, Miss
Lula F. Whilden, whose relatives live
in Greenville, is at Canton, in the South
China mission. In the North China
mission, DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Hartwell
and Miss Annie Hartwell are at Tung
Chow, province of Shantung, which is
south of Pekin. These, missionaries
still retain their membership in the
First Baptist church Of Greenville. In
the Central China mission are several
South Carolinians. Rev. Wesley w.
Lawton, of Hampton county, and his
wife, and Rev. w. E. Croker and his
wife, from near Gaffney, are at Chin.
kiang.
Rev. T. J. League, of this county,
and his wife are missionaries working
on the Gospel Mission plan. They
bave recently been in this country and
are now en- route to China. Their
| work is in Sbantung. Rev. and Mrs.
Royal, who was Miss Sullivan, of An
derson, are also working on this plan,
but they are now in Anderson.
OF the Methodist missionaries, only
one is from this state, so far as can be
ascertained. Miss Johnnie Sanders, of
Union, q missionary sent out by the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the M. E. church, south, is at Shang-
hai, out of danger.
Rev. J. A. Ingle, who married Miss
Rhett, of Charleston, is an Episcopal
clergyman whose work is in Hanchow;
but Mr.. and Mrs. Ingle have not yet
returned to China. Their recent visit
to this state is remembered. :.
As we'll as can be learned this com.
pletes the list of South Carolina mis-.
sionaries in the Celestial Kingdom, and
out of all this number only DR.. and
Mrs. Reid are in the Pekin country.