The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-20
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Hillsboro Observer: John Richmond.
a negro boy said to be only IL years old,
was committed TO our county Jail last
Thursday by S. j. Hall. Esq, on a war
rant for an assault with intent to COM
init rape Upon Sallie Allie Allison. an
old negro woman said to be 20 years
old, in Cedar Grow township.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. John Thorn
as. aged 81 years, died ct his home an
Onslow county Wednesday OF typhoid
fever. He had been i'll several weeks
and death was expected. He leaves a
wife and two children. The remains
were inferred in the family graveyard
in New Hanover county this afternoon
Southport Standard: At a meeting OF
the board of aldermen on Monday last
the mayor and aldermen and city at
torney were made a committee on en-
tertainment OF the Brunswick veterans
who meet here on Saturday, May f4th
in the second annual reunion. Sub
committees for special work will be
named soon, and 1t will go without say
ing that the town @ill take care OF the
veterans Friday night and Saturday.
brunswick has a list OF 334 unpaid
polls, OF which We suppose about three
fourths are negroes. This list Is small
er than the insolvent list OF 1900 by only
sixteen polls. Had Brunswick o had
such a poor crop year the poll taxes
would have been collected up much clos
er.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. c. II. Wolfe.
Jr., who had his right foot so painfully
crushed and scalded at Tryon. s.. G..
eight weeks ago. Is almost we'll now.
Last week the physicians decided nat
fresh skin would have to be grated on
his foot. He was taken TO st. Peters
hospital. where the grating was done.
One-half the kin needed was taken
from Mr. Wolfe's arm and the rest from
the arm Of Mr.. James Stimson. Tho
foot Is doing nicely now and Mr.. Wolfe
expects to be walking on IL within d
month.-The meeting OF the county
democratic committee at the court
house tomorrow Saturday at Il O'Clock
will be public and is sure to be largely
attended. It will decide, finally. the
question whether or not the oath-taking
feature will remain In the iegalized
primary.
Raleigh News and Observer: 1t
seems hat some counties. claiming the
banner for having the fewest number
OF democrats who failed TO pay their
poll tax, must go way back and SIT
down" The little county OF Tyrreh gets
the banner. In 2 private letter from
the county, from Mr.. Joe A SpuriH. the
patriotic and aggressive democratic
chairman, the news is given that every
democrat in the county paid his poll
tax before May Ca Duckett,
| assistant superintendent CT public in
etruction. says there Is a very large de-
| mand for persons to conduc institutes
| this summer ano IL Is doubtful II the
demand can be supplied. These insti-
| tutes generally last only one week
| Miss Mary Jarvis. OF Dobson, Stokes
county, Is ON her way TO Blackfoot. Ida
| no.. to marry Mr.. s. c. Hanes- They
have been s~weethearts for sixteen years
| and twelve years ago he went west IN
search Of a fortune and has sent for bis
| faithful sweetheart, who from a lass OF
| eighteen when he left has passed 10
thirty years Of age. They have corre-
sponded regularly and the bride.eiect
J goes happy to her prospective huspahu-