The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-12
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Goldsboro now has a Pentecostal Hot-

Goldsboro now has a Pentecostal Hot-
mess church.
Greensboro Record: The foreman OF
the grand jury At the last term OF our
court used a copy of an old history Tor
swearing witnesses. never discoverinS
the mistake until the term was about
Raleigh News-Observer: Mr.. Z. M
Morton. Of Harrelisville, writes: w
are a. work in Hartford. and We viii
the amendment by a big majori-
ty."-Rev. Henry Sheets. OF lexington.
who is the prohibition nominee for gov
lernor. Is in the city. Are you going
out on the campaign" n reporter asked
Mr.. Sheets Not much" he replied.
II am not running; I'm Just standing
for Our principles"
Greensboro Telegram: Mr.. g. Il.
Brooks. the erstwhile editor Of the
iGuilford Vidette. who deserted his wife
and three children, read a notice OF his
departure in the Greensboro Patriot
and writes Editor Barber for a "hasty
~retraction of the false charge" He
writes from Rufherfordton. where his
family formerly resided He does not
state whether his wife and fond moth
er-in-law Ia learned OF his where
abouts.
Last week the colored people OF OK
A0AA "a ~ u o6AS "a NAANAA A@~N
because he had voted a democratic
ticket The white peope took charge
OF the body and gay IL a decent burial.
And yet there are some white men who
Will argue that negroes as ignorant
and avage Is those OF OSford are IL
subjects TO have the right % vote
Their conduct is a strong argument
for tbs constitutional amendment
Greensboro Reflector.
The radical convention denounced
Che amendment and the democratic
party. The amendment because X dis
franchises the negro n lets the white
man vote: the democratic party be-
lcause hat party has said in the
amendment that a white man is bet
ter h a a negro by inheritance Let
every white man who believes that he
is no better than a negro, vote the rad
lical ticket and against the amendment.
and every white man who knows that
he is better than a negro vote for the
amendment.-Shelby Star.
Lawyer Mcneil. OF jefferson. put
Blackburn in nomination and spoke
well. He. however. got excited and
talked about Blackburn being such a
brave man that Il things didn't go
right or something like that. there
Iwoud be athouSand new made raves
in the eighth district before the cleo
ton. He didn't say. but We We're left
to infer, that Samson's plan as record
ed in the Bible would be adopted. nor
did he say whether Blackburn would
use his own jawbone or get one from
some Of his Observation-Disclosures
lChronicle.
Charlotte Observer: Troy Items-A
handsome new Methodist church Is
being constructed. and will be COM
Ipleted by the latter part of July, when
the district conference meets here. 1t
will be a model structure and an orna-
lment to the town and Troy M~ethodists
when completed.-Crops in the coun-
Ity are poor, owing to the dry weather.
but wheat is reported better than
iusual.-The Capelsie Cotton Mills
company is calculating to be ready 10
spin the new crop of cotton this
Iautumn.
Durham Herald: The census now
being taken will make a poor showing
for Durham TO those people who do
not know that about two-thirds Of its
populations is outside of the city linn
Iits.-Lula Oakley, wife of w. F. oak
ley, who eloped a few weeks ago with
Ia married man by the name of Thomas
lOakley, of Mebane. has returned to
West Durham and wants to kiss and
make up" The reporter called to see
Mr.. Oakley yesterday morning and he
said she should never enter his home
again. Oakley moves his household
goods to Orange county yesterday.