The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-10
Especial 10 the Messenger.)

Especial TO the Messenger)
Greensboro. y. e, November st
is generally conceded that the largest
crowd Of people ever in Greensboro AZ
one time. was here Yesterday 70 see
the circus. There were thirteen thou
sand tickets sold for the Afternoon PEI
torrance and many failed 10 get in.
The manager announced tina ,he sup
ply Of tickets was exhausted: that when
all seats We're sold no standing room
was to be bought a any price.
People We're on the lookout for p.ch-
pockets. and but few Instances have
been reported OF money being los
Only one pickpocket was caught. and
he proved TO be a Greensboro man
named Van Ruthy who works IN 4 fur
niture factory here. coming from RaE-
dolph county. where he bears the rep
| utation of being a noted tough. He
succeeded in getting a purse from
Frank Bowman. i negro from High
Point. Before the pichpockeI could
get away, Bowman had encircleJ his
neck with his huge arms. and was call
ing for help. Ruth made = desperate
effort 10 escape ana broke loose. bat
Bowman grabbed his coat tail and
7 Alf4N mn * "a - ~ 49, SNA-N
men helped to detain him until an Of
| fcer arrived. Ruth was searched, q
| pistol but no purse was fOund in MS
| possession. \ man who was STANDING
near and saw the whole performance
say that he saw Ruth hand the purse
to another man. supposed u De 4 con-
! federate. He i in jail and will De
! given a tral tomorrow. Beng before
the mayor. and not before a maGis-
trate. it is generally thought that i
the evidence juStineS it. Ruth VIII be
| required to give bond enough to in
sure his appearance 1T the next term
OF court, and not allowed TO pay up
his bOnd in cash, as was the pickpOCkeL
! arrested here ut the fair. and skip. at
ter picking enough pockets in an hoLr
to make his bond deposit money back.
! Considering the immense Grove here,
| there was very little disorder. there
| We're no fights reported: only - DRINKS
in the city and county jails this NOM
ing: there We're no accidents reported
on any of the street cars or OF the rail
road. which hauled thousands of pas
| sengers from all surrounding ana
many distant own and villages.
At the c0nclusiin of the Warrington
case yesterday morning. court ad-
jOurned for the circus. as it was use
less to try to keep witnesses. jurors,
~litigants or even the lawyers from an
| inspection OF the circus aggregation o.
| horses. wild animals and tame freaks.
Court opened on schedule time this
morning. The case of Mack McGir-.
against the southern Railway. WIS
taken up and is now in progress. The
| plaintiff. q negro drayman of this city,
! claims 81 1000 damages for injuries SUS-
tanned by being knocked off his wagon
by a train at the Lewis street crossing
two years ago. Judge Starbuck and
| N9iOT. SraHT0a, ranTaSs-T fha nTagnf5f~
and Messrs. King & kimbai the Ge-
PENDANT railroad. One of the aI1eS:-
lions OF the complaint is that the rail
road maintains Il most dangerous
| crossing at a crowded section Of the
city. and negligently fails to have =
Waterman there TO warn the pubic
when it S dangerous tO cross the
track A motion was made at the be
ginning of the trial by the plaintiff,
that the jury be allowed to inspect the
crossing. Defendants attOrnieS readily
acceded to the proposition and the jury
at the noon recess viewed the lOcu III
quo. being warned by the judge not to
ask questions of any b~ystander, or al
low any one to ak to them about the
crossing. When the plaintiff took the
witness stand to testify, counsel Tor
the defence moved the court. that UNI
less plaintiff was subjected to an eX-
pert examination by some diSintereSted
physician appointed by the court, tina.
his testimony be ruled out. The court
overruled the motion. declined to ap-
point a physician, or to require an "a
animation.
The chrySantheTnum fair which mas
just closed here was a great success
and hundreds of people have viewed
and admired the exhibits of flowers and
fancy work. The fair was held under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
L - &c 49, w. 49, $780, 4 T.
church. and $3.50 was the net prof..
Many handsome prizes We're awarded
by the judges last night. The nrs-
prize. for the largest and handsOmest
collection Of blooming plants. was
given to Mrs. l.. A AtkinsOn: second
prize of this class was won by Mrs. ].
H. Coble; Mr.. J. Y. Whitfield was
awarded the first prize for the best col
lection of chrySanthemdmS. Fifteen
prizes were awarded in the various
chrysanthemum displays. seven in the
cut flower class and tW~enty-One in The
fancy work department. h judges
We're, Mrs. l.. c. McNeer. Mrs. r. G
Lea, Mrs. NJ. Lamb and Mrs. L. w.
Crawford.
The millinery store Of Mrs. Rosa
Hammer Garter is becoming q bridal a
we'll as a b and lace emporium,
and Rev. A. @. Kirkman. the Obligire
n convenient county register Of deeds
is getting to be its fetch. Two mar
riages were celebrated there last week
and yesterday being circus day. TIC
Reverend Register performed for two
couples at the popular resort. in less
than two hours. The first couple to be
united was Mr.. Robert p. s. Summers
and Miss Sallie J. L. CIapp. Tn.
second was Mr.. Robert r. Mclean and
Miss Bertha May. If anybody caI
imagine a better encouragement OF
matrimony than to be on good term:
with, a preacher. register Of deeds. AND
milliner, Greensboro would like to heal
from him.