The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-21

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ahead. Now and then one 81 them
brings up h rea but moves with the
alertneSs OF one looking for a mate.
About noon. a lot OF them passed your
scribe. one OF them recognized him and
said: Cons so with Us and we we'll
have our picture taken iu = group" and
away they went. Not being a full
fiedged. / politely declined the invita-
ton and of course was left out as usual
After What Happened To Jones"
whsch was greeted by n fair audience.
AL Of whom were delighted. the follow
ing coupzes participated IN q delight
fua german In the Armory building:
Murray Borden with Miss Ma Har-
vey. OF kinston,
E B. Yeiverion with Miss Anna Belle
Borden.
Herbert wea With Miss Daisy Smith.
lone Weil WIKI Miss Matte lee.
+. X BroaihurE with Miss Antoi-
nette Burwell.
Dortch.
w p. Stroud with Miss Sadie Spier.
Tyson Dortch with Miss BESSIE Mi
j.: w. Ayoock with Miss Annie Lee.
: of Fremont
A H. Edserton with Mrs. VIII. West.
D. r. Kornegay with Miss Mabel
Borden.
w. H. winstead with Mss Evelyn
Prfyeet.
A T. Dardcn with Miss Kate Oar
den.
Chaperones-Mr. IN Mrs. II. W.
Grafton, Mr.. n Mrs. w. o. Gatris. Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Wen. Mr.. and Mrs a.
A Joseph. Mr.. and Mrs. w. r Borden.
The Hollobush orchestra OF Rabeigh
furnished the music. This orchestra Is
Justly very popular here.
Around at the clerks office the old
confederate soldier. the veteran Of the
days OF 1861 20 1865. he who braved the
storm OF battle. bearing in his body
its evidence. can be seen As he comes
Up ito get the small sum allotted him
on the pension list. There are some
sixty-eight OF these IN Wayne and their
allotment is Just 81, 25e-smaH isn't IL.
but 1t Will help to make Christmas
brighter. and as they gather around
the board MADE festive by the little
annual allowance. memory Will open
up the past n for awhile they'H live
ii DER again.
The cotton movement here is good
prices ranging from 9 to $50.
]. NJ. Grantham and J. II. Wheeden
will engage IN the sales stabl business.
Mr.. Wheeden s now I'm the west pur-
chasing.
VIII Hood. aged % years. died at his
home in Grantham township yester
day
Among the school boys at home for
h holidays 1 notice William and
Graves Smith. Malcolm Bizzell, Char
lie Aycock. Winfield Lyon Herman
Well and Jim Daley.
Jack Mathis. Of Magnolia, while out
driving yesterday. was hrown from
his vehicle aud suffered a hrokan and
mangled leg. 7 ts thought his leg
Will have TO be amputated.
Miss Freida Myers. of Tarboro. =
visiting Miss Mayme saacs
Mrs. J. l.. Bryan and Miss Annie
Lee. of Fremont. who have been on a
VISIT to Mrs. w. H. Borden returned
home today.
The remains Of Mrs. Maria A. Allen,
relfct of Hon. VIM. A. Allen. whose
death vas chronicled in today's issue,
was tenderiy layed to rest this after
noon. The funeral. held from the
home OF her scn. ex-Judge w. II. AL
len. was conducted by DR.. r. D.. Swim
defl and was largely attended. Mrs.
Allen was haij in weary great esteem
by our people Her going in and out
among US was as a ray OF sunshine.
making LIES pathway brighter A de-
vout Christian. but her joVlal Dature
wtas ever manifest to dispel the thought
that long f~afednees was Christianity.
Her devOtlonsto the m OF her hus-
band. who preceded her to the a
soTe years ago. and her tender love
for her sons, Oliver and William, and
her daughter. Miss Lizzie. was but one
Of many beautiful characteristics Of
the good woman h was