The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-21

DupIfn Journal: The democratic con-
Vention of the Tenth senatorial dis
trict, comprising the counties OF Dup
lin and Pender, is hereby called to
meet at Wallace, North Carolina, on
Saturday the 18th day of October, for
the purpose of nominating a senator TO
represent the said district in the state
senate.
Rocky Mount Motor: The long dis
lance telephone, with headquarters at
Grifin's drug store, is indeed a great
convenience to the people of this city.
II connects with all the leading cities
north and south. When talking through
the phone the sounds are clear and dis
tinct there beiOg N difficulty whatever
IN hearing every word that is spoken.
Klnston Free Press: Again Kinston
has played in luck and been saved from
4 devastating fire by the merest nance.
The fire at Mr.. Mead's Tuesday night
was seen by a cOlOred man who gave
the alarm in. time 10 have the fire put
out before il had gained Roadway. Had
the fire gained any considerable head
way on the stemmery. there is no
doubt but III with the strong wine
blowing in the direction il was, nearly
the whole OF the tobacco section OF
town would have been swept away.
Fayetteville Observer Died at his
home in CampbelltOn yesterday, Mr..
Daniel B.. McDOugaId in mis- 64th year.
He was an honest, GOd-fearing mar
and for many years was a member OF
the Presbyterian church He was a
Scot who came to this Ountry from
Scotland in infancy. In 1862 he VOL
unteered and Joined Company +, Fifty
sixth regiment, under Lieutenant
Jarvis 3. Lutter!Oh, and served
through the civil war. He caves a
widow and min children.
CIarktOn Express. The democratic
party OF Baden county has placed a
good ticket before the voters of the
county. The Candida for the legisla-
ture, Mr.. Willis, is Z of our best men
and when he goes to Raleigh will exert
all OF his ability and influence TO Sc
cure the passage Of laws hat will be
of benefit to all Of the people and will
oppose the passage of any measure
that will be detrimental to the interests
"f the people
Special TO News and Observer: Smith
field, N. c., October. 1.-THE county
republican convention met in the court
house today. There were present about
80 to 60 white republicans and sons of
TepubliCans-SOme of whom were under
age-and five negroes and about two
dozen democratic spectators. Jimmie
Daniel Parker, chairman county repub-
fiCan committee and federal commits
siOner; H. B.. Pearce, aspirant for legis-
lative honOrs; Z. J.. d. Boykin, post
master at Benson, and G. p. Jockey;
who vas run out of Wilmington with
the negro Manly in 1898, and who is
now practicing law at Benson, were
she leading spirits o. the convention.
G~oldsboro Headlight: Mr.. j. P. Smith,
a member of the board of county COM
m~issiOners, has been sued by w. H.
Newcomb, of PikeVille township, for
an attempt was made to burn the gin
house of Mr.. Smith, who had reasO
to believe that NeWcOmb was the man
who made the attempt. Newcomb was
arrested and put in jail, and at court
the case was mol pressed. Now New
comb has caused papers to be issued
against Mr. Smith for false imprison-
mf. The case will probably come up
atfhe next term of court.
Salisbury Truth: The citizens mass
meeting" here Saturday was exactly
what The Sun has predicted it would
be since the call was made. The meet
ing VS. slimly attended and was in
charge of republicans from beginning
to end. Every feature of the days
work was cut and dried. So unimpor-
rant were the formalities of conventions
NOlB-AACACu ina Io ALdI AAIl VI CII
tary were elected. Mr.. JOIN l.. Randle-
mar just called the convention to order
and the ticket that had been decided
upon by two or three men was rushed
through without even a vote being
taken on il. The ticket for the greater
part is made up of IL line republi-
ans some of whom nave been appear
ing on every ticket offered by the re-
publicans for the past ten years.
New Bern Journal of 18th: At both
railroad dcoots last night, there were
busy scenes. Carriage after carriage
drove up, and o the railroad plat
forms were thronged by ladies, who
came TO meet and greet their invited
guests, the Daughters of the COnfed-
eraCy. who meet here this week in their
nnual convention. President Bryan
very courteously rendered the car Vance
on his road, which was greatly ap-
preached. Today al 1920 a. m. at the
our house the first of the sessions OF
the u. d. c. will be held.-Last night
the local smallpox situation, in New
Bern, could hn summed up. so far as
actual Know cases of the disease, as
One case, which on account of the pa
TENTS condition, previous to having the
smallpox, made it impossible to remove
the m The county board of sani-
tation have added DR.. Charles Duffy
and DR.. F. w. Hughes to the sanitary
committee, with full authority to act in
any and every way which hey may
deem proper to protect this community
Every suspected case is given imme-
diate attention. and every actual case
is at once removed to a place beyond
city. Compulsory vaccination con.
Sfnues and will be continued unit
every one as V~accinated. Since October
1st five actual G. IS of smallpox have
been found and cared for in this city
the cases being OH the borders of the
city. and all except one, cClOred.