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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
STILL ELUDES THE LAW.
The Desperate Tracey Remains at
LarSe-Search for Him Continues.

Seattle, Wash, July 9.-The pursuit
Of outlaw Harry Tracey, appears to be
temporarily suspended. Sheriff Cudahee
has called in the guards from the south
ern suburbs. leaving only a sufficient
number for a careful patrol. 1t is be-
lieved hat Cudahee expects the con-
vict. if he re-appears at all, to show up
in another part of the country. The
posse hat started from Renton with the
bloodhounds this morning. returned this
afternoon after a fruitless search.
Since early this morning the posse
has been securing the country between
Benton and Black river junction. A
large territory a been centered n it
is believed Tracey is hiding in the dense
woods of this district. Guards have
been stationed at every road in the
section. It is believed that he will put
in his appearance at some house and
demand food as he is known to be with
out supplies. The rumor that Merrill
has joined his murderous comrade can
not be sustantiated. No one knows the
exact whereabouts of the desperado.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
More Good Roads Machinery.

The board Of commissioners of New
Hanover county have ordered from the
Good Roads Manufacturing Company,
of Pennsylvania twelve ton road roller
and five rock wagons to be added to
the road building outfit of New Han
owe county. They will be shipped at
once.
The company guarantees that the roll
Ter can pull q train OF five wagons
loaded TO their full capacity with rock.
The capacity of the wagons is 10000
pounds each. The roller a be used at
one and the same time for rolling a road
and conveying material for pushing
along the work
At present it is estimated that it costs
IL cents per ton to haul rock whereas it
is claimed hat the material a be
hauled by the roller at a cost of 4 cents
per on.
The roller and wagons will be here
in ten days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
BLIND INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION
Now in Session mt Raieigh-A SON
Born to the Governor-Another
Cotton Mill Oil Company Char
tered-Senator Pritchard Makes n
Statement.
Messenger Bureau.
statement.

Raleigh, ". c., July 3.
Early this morning a son was born to
Governor Aycock, in the executive man.
sion. 1t is the first child born to a gov
ernor there. Especial received last
night says that the governor has named
his new baby, Frank Daniels Aycock.l
The sixteenth annual convention Of the
American Association of Instructors OF
the blind began here today, at the in
stitution for the blind. where the many
delegates are all quartered. Michael
Anagnos, Of New York, is presiding.
State Treasurer B. r. Lacy made the
address of welcome on behalf of the
state. for Governor Aycock, and to this
President Aragnos responded. There
are IS members present, representing
Canada and sc states. An institute"
was held by Lapierre Williams, Of Kan
sas: Miss Winiford Messmore, of Can
ada, read a paper on the kindergarten;
with discussion by Mr.. Dymond, of Can
ada and others; another institute by
w. A. Bowles. Of Virginia, with discus
sion by Miss May Schenck, w. K. Argo,
of Colorado. w. c. Hill, of Michigan,
and John A. Simpson, of Raleigh.
The attendance is the largest on rec
ord. as usually only 80 to 40 are present.
Misses Mary Percy, Conror, and Keyser
and Professor j. A. Waddell represent
Virginia. President Anagnos is of the
Parker school. at Boston, the Oldest in
the country, founded in 1923. The first
movement for a school here was in
1927. but it failed.
Senator Pritchard makes a long state
ment regarding the new election law, in
which he says the provision requiring
prepayment of poll tax is unQuestiona-
bly, not yiOlatiye of the constitution of
the United States.
A charter was granted today to the
st. Lewis Cotton Oil Mill Company at
ST.. Lewis, EdgecOmbe county, capital
5000.
Raleigh is well represented at the an
nual convention of the state bar assO-
citation at Asheville.
Governor Aycock offers $500 reward
for the arrest of Columbus F. Lambert,
a white man, who in Cherokee county
murdered Comeback Wolf, a full-blood
Cherokee Indian.
a register is being prepared tor the
adjutant general in which will be enter
ed the name of any enlisted man in the
state guard. In this way the exact
status of each can be ascertained.
1t is said the Fifth Georgia regiment
will take about $50 officers and men
into camp at Wrightsville.
Four tobacco companies will have
buyers in this market. these being the
American, Imperial. Universal and
M
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r.

Kings Weekly: One OF our leading
business men who has travelled extern
sively over Nash, E6gccombe and VIII
son counties says that the crops could
not be better. He thinks the yield will
equal the record breaking 1880 crop
year
Greensboro Record: It is learned
that heE Iks will likely put on a street
fair some time during September Of
fcers OF the lodge r corresponding
with Bostock, the famous carnival man.
Whether or not the fair will be held
Will DEPEND On the terms that can be
made with Mr.. Bostock or some other
carniva man n On the supper that
may be given the project by the bust
ness men of the city
Fayetteville Observer. Last August
some n stole Mr.. ~. z. Bunting's
bicycle Saturday a negro named Eli
h Wilson. of Rockhsh vas arrested
In this city with the bicycle in his pos
session. When taken before a magis-
trate he said had purchased il from
another negro. He vas allowed his
freedom on giving bond. and a warrant
issued for the negro from whom he
claims he purchased L.
Tarboro Southerner: a sad case Of
double drowning occurred here Sunday,
u to a fit and the other to a
brothers devotion. Back Of G.. T.. De-
Berry's, at a place in the river called
Pope's hole. were a number of men and
boys. Among them were Jos B. and
Elijah Z. Warren, brothers. Joseph
swan across the river and when on the
other side where the water was not
more than waist deep he suddenly dis
appeared. His brother when he saw it,
although he could no. swim, plunged
into the stream but he never reached
the other side.-Saturday a warrant
r~eturnable Tuesday was served on
Brother Crutchfield Of h Spokesman,
Rocky Mount, charging him with crimi-
nal libel. The gHaYamen of the offense
is calling Mr.. Woodarc. in his paper,
Frederick AnaniaS Woodland. - The
rats must be something terrible at
Judge Towards Oak Spring farm near
here. A few nights ago Will Harper,
colored, woke in great lain in both feet
and one hand An examination showed
that both feet had been much eaten
by rats, so had two fingers and the
f1eshy part of the thumb. The injury
inflicted was so great that for two days
the man could not work, in fact could
not walk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11

Democratic Convention I'm sessi0n
af Observation-Disclosures. for Jadxe
and Solicitor.

Correspondence Of The Messenger)
Weldon, ". c., July 3.
The democratic convention OF the
second judicial district was called to
order here at ) o'clock this afternoon
by DR.. /. E Green. chairman of the
executive committee OF the district.
The attendance was small. owing to
the fact that the nomination of PEBBLES
and Daniel were virtually made before
the convention met.
Hon r 3. PEBBLES, OF Northampton,
was nominated for judge on the first
ballot INK Solicitor w. E Daniel was
nominated for solicitor. Captain
PEBBLES nomination expresses the
choice OF a great majority OF the demo-
Gratis OF the district. He has always
been true to his party and as a lawyer
he stand as high as any man in the
state. he has represented his county
in the legislature with signal ability.
In every campaign he has been in the
thick OF the fight, giving his time and
money freely for the success OF his
party.
Hon. w. E. Daniel who was today
nominated to succeed himself was born
in the county OF Halifax. August II,
1889 He was graduated at Wake Forest
college with high honors in 1873 He
then prepared by Judge Geo. V.
Strong. of Raleigh, for the profession
he has chosen, law, and in 1851 he be-
ban to practice at the Halifax bar.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
FREIGHT STRIKE ENDED.
The Handlers will Probably Resume
Work Today-Terms VIII be Ac-
cepted.

Chicago, July 9.-The freight hand
ings of the strikers will be held tomor-
row to ratify the action taken tonight
by President Curran of the order, but,
as he stated tonight after a conference
with the general managers of the rail-
roads a he had agreed to their terms
because the majority Of his men were
going back on him. There is little
doubt hat the terms will be accepted
by the mass meeting of h strikers.
The railroads at the time of offering
an increase in wages on July LIST, said
that under no circumstances would
they recognize the union of the freight
handlers to the extent of allowing the
officers of the organization to make
terms of the men with the officers Of
the roads by which they were en-
ployed. This was one of the chief rea-
sons of the strike, the men insisting
that h union should be fully recog-
nized.
The railroads nav won a complete
victory on this point. The attitude of
the roads toward the freight handlers
union is the same as hat maintained
toward all local organizations of rail-
road men. The freight handlers de-
manded something that no other or
ganization of railway employees in
Chicago had asked n the managers
announced hat under no circum-
stances would they agree to this. Pres
ident Curran of the freight handlers
union, said after the meeting with the
general managers tonight that he prac-
tically had been compelled by his own
men to accept the terms of the rail-
roads. "Two-thirds Of them would
have gone to work in the morning any
how" he said.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
Permanent Army Post.

Chattanooga, Tenn. July 9.-General
II. v. Boynton, presid ent of the Chick
amauga National Park commission. In
an interview here today in regard to the
establishment of a permanent army
post at Chickamauga Park. said:
1.-The judge-advocate general has
given an opinion that no legal objection
exists for building officers quarters and
barracks within the limits Of the park.
Two sites within the park are under
consideration. one on the west side near
S~nodgrass Hill and the other in tne VI
cinity of Jays Hill. There Is a strong
inclination to purchase a tract of suf-
fcient area for a commodious post
south Of the present limits of the park
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
DisbrOw Held for Crane Jury.

New York, July 9.-The hearing Of the
charge Of murder against Lewis A Dis
brow, who is accused OF having caused
the death of sarah Lawrence and Clar-
ence Foster, was continued today al
Good Ground, L. l., and this afternoon
Disbow was held for the grand jury.
Albert T. Hand testified that he saw
Fosters body the day it was found and
that there was a cut yer the right eye.
James Cassidy said he also saw this
cut. Albert c. Mott, a bayman, save
evidence to show that neither body
could have been cut or otherwise in
jured by oyster shells. The prosecution
then closed its case.
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Taken to Raleigh.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., July 9--Today Sheriff
Julian, of Rowan, brought to the peni-
tertiary here, Richard Blanton, who
under sentence to be hanged at Sails
bury was respited for a fortnight No
attempt was made at Salisbury to in
terfere with the sheriff in obeying the
order of the governor TO bring Blanton
here. Blanton declared his innocence
to h sheriff and the p~enitentiary au-
tborities- The majority of the people at
Salisbury appear to think him guilty
and also that Ed Wood, who was &C
Quilted was guilty. Wood has left the
state under advice.
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Vatican's Answer.

Rome. July 9.-The answer of the
Vatican to the note of Judge Taft, gov
ernor of the Philippine islands, con-
corning religious affairs in the archi-
pelago. which was handed to Cardinal
Rampolla. papal secretary Of state
3rd. was delivered Il Judge Taft
at a late hour tonight. As the vati-
cans reply is In French. IL is being
translated by Bishop OGorman. Of
Scioux Falls. S. D.. and Major Porter
of the office of judge advocate general
of the army. 1t will be t~elegraphed
entire to Washington tonight
Since Judge Taft has been in Rome
he has sent about 20.0ee words by cable
to the Washington authorities.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11

Joseph Chamberlain. the colonial sec
rotary, who was injured in a carriage
accident Monday, has left the Charing
Cross Hospital and returned to his
home in Princess Gardens. He Is pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
The democratic executive committee
of the Fifth congressional district OF
Tennessee has declared James D.. Rich
ardson the nominee for reelection to
congress. Mr.. Richardson had no op-
position.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11

Buenos Ayres. July s.-Argentine and
Chilli have signed a convention defn-
ing more precisely the objects Of their
recent treaties providing for arbitra-
ton and the limitations Of ornaments.
with the view of averting the POSSIBLE
ity Of future complications Argentine
clearly announces that her policy Is
absolute neutrality. In questions con-
corning Chill. On he Pacific coast The
convention explains that it Is not pro-
posed tina either nation sholl reduce its
naval equipment now afioat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11

London, July SKIING Edwards prog
less is reported today as uninterrupted
" favorable. His majesty reclines on
a movable couch most of h day. Some
of his physicians II still in constant
attendance upon him. Tt was announc-
ed This evening that the king intends to
be taken on board the imperial yacht
early next week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
EXCURsIONIsr ROBBED.

A Lumberton Man Followed Up Tues
day Night and Bobbed of Fifty DOL
lars by Two Negroes-The Same Man
Was Found Drunk and Down on the
Street Last Night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11

Colonel Bryan shows a stronger In
clination to give advice than to TAX
II, but then the Good Book says that
It is better to give than to receive
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-01
1T lItS T.. BOi,GS.

Born ON Il farm in rickrn, County,
on the l'ith day of February. l>il. he
was reared IN the county. receiving
bis early education under ihc iuSlr,,c-
ton of Miss Clayton and later under
the Rev. john l.. Kennedy. Il noted
rdurator. Tie also attended the Pick
ems Academy, conducted bv Prof.
Carlisle. after which he tnuwh, the
school al Liberty. :. c.. where hr re-
manned for two Years, then coming to
PickrnS where he taught one wear.
At the age OF twrnty-tWo. he began
th" study of law under Cot. {. L. llul-
iingSwnrth, at l'irk"nN. WAS admitted
to the bar in january. 1850. and
entered upon til" practice of his pro-
fcSSion. In December. lSNl. he went
TO Marshall, TrNaS, and was admitted
to practice in the courts OF that
State, but two months later returned
TO pickcns where he has ever since
been actively engaged in the practice
OF law. lie married Miss Minnie Ice
Bruce, Of pick"nS, on the oath of De-
crmbrr, lSN2. He was elected to the
Legislature in lNS2. being next TO the
Youngest member Of that body at the
time, and was reelected in 1881.
Mr.. l'oggS is Il prominent Mason. a
member of the State Bar Association,
Il st0ck-holdcr and director in the
EaSlcy Banking Company, 1t stock
holder iii the EaSlcy Oil and Fertilizer
Company, director and vice president
Of the PickcnS Railroad, having been
its chief promoter. He is also Il
director in the PiclicnS bank.
gentleman OF pleasant address,
possessing considerablc personal mag
netism, he is q delightful convcrSn-
tionalist and doubtless one OF the
most popular men in the State. lie
is now Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit.
the duties of which Office he dis
charges with conspicuous ability,
guarding with Jealous care the rights
Of the Commonwealth, yet ever OBJ
scrvcnt of those belonging TO its in
dividual citizens. lie is Il speaker of
much clcarncSS and force, possessing
at the same time the happy faculty
of tincturing his speeches with wit
and hnmor. IN his efforts to pro-
mote the wclfnr" Of PickcnS and her
people, no man has done more than
Julius f.. RoGgS. lately he has formed
Il partnership with Mr.. j. Douglas
Jenkins, Il native Of lower CaroIinn,
who is il bright and able young law
yer. and this combination will be
heard from in tho future business of
PickcnS County,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-01
Rev. ID. W. Hot:

On last Tuesday the Rov. ID.
w. Hlott and family left for thoir
new home in Eus!cy. None regret
to See them leave moro than the
writer. All who had the pleasure
OF knowing Mr.. Hiott and family
realize that the town has lost u
valuable citizen and the church u
most earnest pastor and GOSPEL
preacher, and while we dcplorc
our loss, we can but congratuluto
our sister town in tho acquisition
OF such family and the new
churches which have been
so Fortunate in securing Tie sor-
vices Of one Of the most earnest,
faithful workers in the Masters
vineyard that 1T has evor been our
pleasure to know. Long may his
labors be crowned with abundant
success, and may he 1.-Two to see the
fruit OF his earnest prayers
aud faithful work. Wo shall miss
your genicl handsh axe and pleas
ant conversation, yet we can still
mlngle in spirit, till bye and bye
we meet in our Fathers house.
Oconcc News February.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-01
olga.

Everything is looking very
spring like and tho farmers have
taken advantage Of tho pretty
weather and most Of them are
through planting,
Miss May Jones is visiting hor
mother at The AlonaS chan mill this
week.
Mrs. Milton Ponder visited
friends here last Friday.
Miss Millic Foster roturned
home last week, from a pleasant
visit to relatives and friends III
VI cslninstpr and Seneca.
Misses Minnie and Nellie Furr,
Ct GrecnvIle are visiting the family
OF Rev. J. l.. Foster, this week.
John II. Bowen, Jr. Of Green
vile, and +. b. Ponder, of Glenn
eat made pleasant visit to Olga
last Saturday and Sunday.
Eobt. Thomas, Of Thomasyille
visited here last Sabbath.
II. A. Bltson, Of Greenville,
visited his Old homo hero last
week.
The Sabbath School at Petsr's
Creek was rcorganized last Sum
day, wjth L. L. Hughes as SUPER
int nlcnt.
Both Foster, son Of Mr.. and
NJ. II # It,.t,r l.ff E,;J, ro
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-01
Mica.

Mrs.. Th0s, Looper has been very
sick for tho past week, but is i'm.
proving, Her mother Mrs. Allen
Na0Idin, Of jI"s!cy, has been with
&":.
Airs. EIizcboth Bowen died at
the homo Of her daughter, Mrs. n.
J. Nimmons, Thursday, April, II,
and was buried the day following
her death at Tabor Meth hodlst
church. Mrs. Bowen was q devo.
ted wife aud aNoctionate mother,
ana woa loved by all who knew
her. The bcrcavcd have the sym.
pathy Of countless numbers of
friends.
Me=sfs, Wash Bowen and John
Williams passed through Monday
on their way 10 the Charleston Ex.
position.
Mr., s, N, Loopor loft last week
for Texas, lilo will be gone sever
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-01
PickcnS Comfy Singing Conventions.

This convention was ca lied TO
order at Bethlehem church, Sjatur-
day 26th, pursuant to unnouuce-
mont, when a reorganization was
effected 10y the election Oi j. Il.
Looper, President, l.. Il. Durham, -,
Vice President and Bclton DllHrd
Secretary. The EXucutive Com
mitlee consists Of II. Nj. BoidIhg,
Chairman,and }. Nj Nicely and NJ
w, Newton After reorganization
tho convention proceeded to en-
joy tho day with songs uuGcr
leaders especially arranged Ey pro.
gram. At a late hour in the al
ternoon al jolrmcnt was had TIL
Sunday morning when the con-
vention again met at 8 o'clock,anu
continued with tho exception Of
usual rccesscs till about four
o'clock III the afternoon. At two
O'Clock an address was made by
II. j. Mauldin.
This was an occasion long 10 &c
remembered not unl y by those &C.
lively taking part in the delights
iul programs, but hy u Lost Ct
visitors whose hearts were m"Nr
to respond to the soul stirring
music which was rendered thru@.,h
this perfect, spring day ~ we'll
trained voices hespc,;l ing, In-
every uttrranco and echo, tHa gicrE
Of God. twas Il happy day.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-01
No Loss Of Time,

[ have sold Chamberlain's Cholic,
Cholera and Darrhoe, Remedy for years
would rather be out of coffoe and sugar
than it. l sold five bottles of it yos or.
day to thrcshe,s that could 60 no far.
ther, and they arc at work again this
morning. H. Il. Phelps, Plymouth,
Oklahoma. As will be seen by the above
the thres hers were able to keep on with
their work without losing a single days
time. You should keep botte of this
Romedy in yonr hom". For sale by G,
w. Earle Druggist.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-01
CEDAR ROCKS LOCAL HISTORY.

AI.l)NR lto\ ~ - lIJNNl. 1llo ioh .
Near the centre Of Pickens County
will be found one of the plcasnntest
spots in the up-country. Although it
will not receive justice in this sketch,
yet it should not be neglected while
other parts Of the county are publish
ing their local history.
Cedar Rock proper is that small
scope Of country lying to tile south
and south east Of the little mountain
called Cedar Rock, which, for the
benefit of those who are nnacQuain-
ted with the place, | will say is seven
miles east of PickenS and four north
Of Easlcy. Not more than two square
miles are embraced within It's boun-
daircS. nor does if contain any noun
tainS or streams Of much size, hence
it's surface is comparatively level for
the up-country. This induced carly
set lcrS to locate on its soil. and very
fnw, after learning its pleasant lOca-
tion and fertility, ever left il.
In speaking Of It's pioneers, 1t will
not be nmiSS to recall some Of their
names, and locate the spots where
scttlers was Brinkley Raines, whose
coming TO this community was about
the year 1920, probably before. He
settled near where \. =. Robinson
now lives. \ fcw years afterwards
the Popular Springs Methodist church
was built ncar his home. This old
church stood about two hundred
yards south of where Mr.. Robinson
lives. Not a vcstigc of it remains to
mark its site.
Ephriam Massingil and Anscl
Cooper lived near the old Miller farm
long before the war, probably about
the year 1910. In the year 1887 a
certain Robert Norris taught a school
near the FOOT of Cedar Rock. That
was the first school Of which we have
any record that was ever taught in
this neighborhood 70 It went the
children OF Jim Woods. Elijah Bar
nett, John Duncan, Isaac Miller and
others. Alec Bird also taught a
school near this place q few years
later.
Within the Cedar Rock territory are
! several graveyards where rest the re-
mcains Of nearly all it's early jnhabi-
tants, At Tabor rest the Ropers and
Dukes deceased; near Geo. Hendricks
Julan's is the Roper battle-ground
where IS buried the Day family.
These early settlers departed this life
long before any Of the present gene
ration were old enough to remember
them.
Piclcns County has had some of
her truest sons come from this sec.
ton, One Of her Stats Representa-.
tjvcs during the stormy secession
period was Cedar Rockiun, Mr.. Hen.
bricks, who ably upheld the States
h>nor. Such peaceful, law.abidina
citizens ns William Bramlctt and
John 7. Williams set noble stand
ard Of manhood for the youth Of oui
community.
J. shpll not omit few words In re
gard to the condition In which 70,
will generally find our roads. 1t Ia,
always been the pride Of our neigh
Travelling = publiS, Atlthoueh tto Gsuu At 4 uma ne
they hsvs hasa pqssls ksPtl the