The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

r, rboro Southeruer: \ southern
s+atasman claims. with some degree of
truth that the south wont let the ne
gro vote but permits him to work for
ms living while the north permits him
to vote. but won't let him work.
AsbeyiIe News: The condition or
Hester WhittemOTe. who is 4 patient
al tho AsheviIIe hospital. has improved
The bullet which lodged at the base
of her BRAN was remove Saturday
afternoon, and since that time the wo-
man has constantly improved
Rocky Mount Motor: Robert Bull
lock. u half-grown cOIOred boy. sus-
tanned a broken leg SUNDAY afternoon
in rather an unusual name He ran
suddenly around he corner Of his
home IN the city and his right leg
struck the pillow OF the house ana
was broken. Bullock fell TO the around
screaming.
GoIdsboro Headlight: 1t having been
reported to US that the three tobacco
warehouses in this city have gone into
% combinatIon-to be controlled Under
one management the coming season,
We interviewed those in authority 10
speak about this matter ana all deny
emphaticalIy that such q trade has
been made
StatesvilIe Landmark. And Mr.. Me-
haffey. of Catawba, who belongs to
one of our best families. IS
ing to avoid the pe~nitentiary by get
ling the governor TO set aside the YER
.Iict of the Jury and the judgment OF
tLe court. We dOn't blame Mr.. Me
-.affey for trying to eSCape-that is
natural: we don't know what the gov
ernor viii do and we are not in posi-
ton to say what he ought to 90 hut
if Mehaffey is guilty as charged. and
tho cnrIrrS have said he is his sentence
is light enough.
GOIdsboro Argus: Just as we go to
press We learn of the death of Mr.. John
d. Taylor. of consumption. this after
noon about = o'clock in the northern
part of the citv near the railroad
y" where he conducted q grocery
store Deceased leaves a wife and
three small children He was an in
dustriOus. Woodworking man. possess
ed of q gentle disposition. and was
loved and esteemed by a host OF
friends. who will be panied TO learn of
HI death. He was about 80 years OF
age.
r>instOn Free Press: Masters Rose
Bailey and Sam Chadwick have con-
structed an automobile that is Ger
tainly wonderful for boys of their
youthful years to build. 1t is not an
electric auto" but Is propelled by q
crank device that can be worked up
to considerable speed. The machine"
has q, box buggy body with n seal for
one nd has three wheels. These
you! boys AVE displayed remark
able mechanical genius before in maxi
ing things of this kind.
The Anglo-saxon: We can't imagine
why it is so, but an ecclesiastical
court is frequently the greatest hum
bug that comes along. Some of the
Baptist brethren got together recent
ly and tried Rev. T. Bright. who was
at the head Of the notorious cherry
tree Swindle which robbed poor wO-
men all over the country, and
e-.7ped terms N the peniten-
IT, nd tried to white wash his
Such findings do not fool
y- Just because they are made
IN pd peoPIe.
Ugh Post: Some months ago Mr..
James r. GaskiIl. chairman of the
county board of school directors of
Il gold medal to the pupil of white
school No. / of said county who would
write the best historical sketch of that
good old county. The arb South
erner of Monday contains the sketch
decided TO be the best. written by
Master Marion WeddelI Hart. aged Is.
1t is highly creditable to the young
gentleman, and Mr.. GaskilIs example
in this respect may be emulated in
other counties with good results
Fayetteville Observer: o {. Daw-
son, a white man of Black River Town
ship, was brought to town today and
placed in Jail on account of being Tlo-
lentIy insane He went to Mr.. d. D.
Caps house has morning and
was so violent that he frighten-
ed Mrs. Capps and her children from
the house. - Atlantic Line At
tOrney George NJ. Rose left this after
noon for WadesborO, where he goes to
defend the suit of Lilies VS.. the At
lantic Coast Line for 500, 900. The suit
involves the Atlantic Coast Line Re-
lief Department. as Lilies. who was an
employee of the railroad. received aid
from that institution after he was In
jured-