The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29

Ter: Dir. r. II.
ed slight stroke of
Fecting his left side,
Improvement today.
third stroke of a
1t is TumOred on the
ham Is TO have a new
early date. Some par
hta are thinking OF To-
T the purpose Of on
I-to-date bottling works.
an be perfected, we are
by will put in a plant
Fone in the south and will
e all the different waters
a :lrst-class bottling es-
n Herald: Miss Lizzie Laws.
lady student OF the Trinity
hooI, died last night at $3.50
Paralysis was the cause Of
kath. 1t was a sad ending Of q
FfuI young hfe-a life full Of
Use and hope. h died at the
% William Roderick, West Dur
me deceased was stricken
paralysis last Friday night at
Ydnight and since then has been in
brecarious condition. Yesterday ! it
e hope was held out for her recov-
Fry. her entire right side being para
EZed. but late in the afternoon it was
thought that she was some better.
! She began to grow worse. however.
just at nightfaIl and the end came
at the hOUr named.
Greensboro Telegram: At Il called
meeting of the board of aldermen held
yesterday afternoon an ordinance
was passed requiring telephone
wires to be placed underground. The
meeting was called foTthe purpose of
considering the ordinfnce passed Sat
urday afternoon and vetoed Sunday by
Mayor sbOin. The two-thirds vote,
necX$ry to pass the ordinance over
tlE1InayOr's veto, could not be secur-
~. and the ordinance requiring both
h. telephone and telegraph wires to go
underground was therefore lost Then
an ordinance requiring only telephone
wires to go underground was passed
by a vote of five to one
Lumberton Argus; The notable case
against f.. c.. HAYES for the rape Of
MARY AMMAN 1T ATAAlOlc IA IL IL
Both last which began here Wednes-
day. ended Saturday i'm the convic-
ton Of Hayes and his sentence to be
hanged on the 18th day OF January.
Motions were made by counsel for
defendant ~ to discharge the pris-
oner. CD for anew trial, CD for the
overruIfnr of verdict. These were all
overruIed by His Honor. Judge Ward.
and an appeal was taken the basis
of the appeal being certain exceptions
10 the judges rulings and certain ir-
Irregularities in the conduct of the jury,
the officer having bought medicine,
cigars. and apples for them, and
Sheriff Mcleod, who had been absent
during the week. having spoken TO
one of the jury in particular. and
shaken lands with others.
Concord Tribune: Bob Carter lives
on the hill one mile west of the city
on the Charlotte road On Saturday
night about IL o'clock he was at home
with his family when Press Cr"mer'
accommodated by -four other negroes
armed with shot guns, made an attack
on the house and the Carter family
Through the windows and doors shots
were fired. one window beng Sho'
out and holes m7 l.. IL the door. an
ter and mis- two sons d':"TGed ne
home With it's women and chiidrer
There were two shotguns in tbs
house of different sizes and after hav
ing fired one shot Carter tried to re
load, but lost much time on accoun
of getting the wrong shells. Befor'
going to the home of Carter the ne
groes stopped at a house Il short dis
lance away and fired into it. y whit
IN rared Brock lived there an,
te~or~r the window of his house the,
f. = seys=al shots, one of which strucl
= sewing machine and damaged
~,-lsiderably. The men were given
ttiaI Yesterday afternoon and sent I
al by Esquire Pitts under a heav
Innd.
Tarboro special to Wilson Times
TIVE impression is gaining ground her
I!et the alleged robbery of Sells an
farepaurh'S show was a fake, an
intended TO beat Mrs. Sells out of mon
*. Why the managers of the sho7
should have allowed 100000 to hav
lain in IL ticket wagon ~unguardeC
when it could have been sent to locs
banks. is a mystery bothering the pc
lice authorities of this city. Mr.. Sci
was very ervous and left with til
others IN specials last night for CC
lumbus. The show people were sittin
around ali day and were paid off. s
it was stated with $4,000 received
express from New York. which can
in on the afternoon train. The fa'
that all the managers of the show hay
dropped the trace and gone HON
leaving the authorities with the ba
~ hold. is also deemed suspicion
Eefore the circus reached TarboI
Chief of Palice Cotton received a lie
ter from Bob Pinkerton. saying he ha
no detectives with the show. thong
the show people have told yer.
where that they had. Mr. Sells il