The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09

graded schools OF winston opened MOD
day morning at 3 o'clock Superintend-
snt Tomlinson informs The Sentinel
that the opening was quite large, there
being a ten per rent increase in the
enrolment over that OF last year.
Wilson News: The Wilson count
superior court is in session his week.
There are one hundred and twenty-five
cases On the criminal docket, six being
for capital o~ffenses. The court will
onIy be in session o5e week and will
be devoted entirely 20 criminal cases.
Fayetteville Observer: The convention
of the Fifteenth senatorial district COM
posed Of the OF Johnston, Har-
nett and Sampson, met at Dunn Satur-
day, and nominated two senators,
Messrs. G. w. Richardson and II. J..
Goodwin, by reclamation.
News and Observer: Jim Mitchell,
the colored porter, shot on the Seaooard
Air Line train near Henderson. Is now
getting on nicely.Dr Hubert Royster,
who performed the operation, says that
Mitchelrs wound was very much ike
President McKinley's, only larger.
However. Mitchell has already sur
vived longer than Mckinney
Goldsboro Argus: The grand jury
of Duplin county, in making their report
last week to the judge OF the superior
court embodied therein ali SApIeSSioiA
of for their sister county OF
WAYNE in regard to the recent Tom
Jones outrage near Seven Springs, and
a commentator of the verdict or the
c~oroner's jury over the lynched negro.
Salisbury Truth Index: Deputy Sher-
jf Krider arrested a negro named VIII
COWan Friday. COWan is chdIg ed with
having committed a riminai assault
on a young woman of the county ABOUT
three years ago, and officers have been
on the lookout for him since. On Fiji
DAY Deputy KTider saw the man near
the freight depot and promptly nailed
him.
TayIorsviIle Special 20 Charlotte OBJ
server: The democrats of Alexander
county met here Monday in convention
and nominated a strong ticket and one
that will redeem little 'Aleck' at the
next election. One OF her largest and
best farmers was named FOL the mouse
of representatives, Mr.. jacob MoSer.
Congressman Theo. F. KluLtz has a list
Of appointments for Alexander county
this week.
Elizabeth City Economist: The odd
sea gull" of Hyde. the hero of al hun
dred battle fields. one of the veterans
of Gettysburg, who won his spurs and
promotion on that pivotal battle field,
the sturdy democrat, the patriot, the
statesman, CalOnel w. III. Lucas, was
nominated last week as a representa-
tive of Hyde county in the lower house
of the general assembly of North Car
olina.
Salisbury Truth-Index: A robbery
occurred at the home of Joseph COun-
Gil, on Chestnut Hill Sunday night,
which takes the cake for pure, a
terated nerve. Thirty-five dollars was
concealed in the bed upon which Mrs.
Council was asleep. She was awakened
some time in the night by a hand
passing over her face. h called to
her husband. but before he was arous-
ed the intruder left the room and made
good his scape
Rocky Mount Spokesman: The
cho census on the Nash side, taken
by Professor Boyle, shows a total of
372 of school age of which number FL
are white and 101 are colored. This IS
an increase over last year of 40 per
cent. among the whites and a decrease
of i per cent. among the colored. h
deer ease is explained by the fact that
in q number of instances the negro
hou. IS have been torn down and more
expansive buildings have been put in
THEN stead.
Asneville Gazette: Mrs. 7. p. CraW-
ford, who with her husband returned
to tits country from iii about two
years ago, having been driven out by
the boxers after fifty years of work in
that country as missionaries, left this
city Friday for Vancouver. from which
place she will mbark for China about
October 9Th. Mrs. CraWfOrd'S husband
died il Dawson, Ga, last spring so she
goes back to finish her work alone, eX-
pecting, she "a never to see this
country again.
New Bern Journal: New Bern is
having u building boom that means
much for the appearance OF the CITY
There are quite a number of houses that
are near completion and still more that
have only just been commenced ana
when all are finished they will improve
the architectural beauty of the city a
great deal. The vacant lots that are
scattered around in various portions OF
the city will be graced by handsome
resid, ices and will no longer be the
abiding place of rank and unsightly
vegetation.
Kirston Free Press: Mr.. Bob Tur-
mage has perhaps the oldest violin in
,Kinston or even in Lenoir county. The
violin is q dark cherry and though
SCARED a little still has that sweetness
and softneSs of o which is always
present in an old instrument. The fol-
lowing inscription can be seen on the
l1SluG.
mopentis. Faciebat ann 1872 Mr..
zTurnage says he bought the violin about
twelve months ago from an Italian who
was tramping through here and got
hard up for
Durham Herald: Sergeant W. u
Crabtree left yesterday morning for
Rrockton in order to get Monroe Rog--
ers. who is wanted on the charge OF
arson. Chief Woodall received a tel
eEram telling him TO sem an officer at
once and adding that the writ of ma
beas corpus had not been served at
that time. 1t was expected, however
If Sergeant Crabtree reaches there IN
time to get the negro across he state
line before the writ is served Rogers
will then be brought to Durham: II
not then the Officer may be IN Brocktoh
and Boston for some time. and he Will
have to remain there and fight out the
case in ehe courts.
Charlotte observer: While standing
near a street car at Latta Park yeSter-
.-, oftarDooo Mr. r HOllficlQ, OF