The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-27
NORTH CAROLINA.

New Bern Journal: While at work on
Elm street one OF the street hands
found a relic of the civil war 1t was
an old cap safe used by a Confederate
veteran. Although old and musty il
was intact n a number OF caps were
found inside.
Winston Sentinel: At the last term of
Forsyth superior court. Pleas Foy, a
blind colored citizen, secured a 1udg-
ment against the city Of Winston for
injuries sustained by running against
a post on the north side Of the court
house. The city took an appeal and the
supreme court grants the city a new
trial. After the SUIT was instituted
the Winston aldermen passed an orol-
name against blind people appearing on
streets unattended. Since then Foy
has had an escort.
Charlotte Observer: Wallace Helms,
the 9-year-old son of Al. Helms, OF
Grab Orchard township. Mecklenburg
county. died Monday after two weeks
suffering from a gun-shot wound acct
dentally inflicted by the boys father.
The child was in the field with MS fath-
er when the latter attempted TO shooI
crows that were destroying his corn.
The gun was accidentally discharged
and the load took effect in the boys
legs.
StatesyiILe Landmarks: The papers
tell of this unusua incident at Green's
boro one day last week: A small negro
boy saw a live electric wire Dangling
on the ground and caught hold of 1t.
He was unable to turn it loose and yell
ed. His mother ran to him and n
got fastened in the same way. Her
husband, attracted by the screams,
took a hand and he, too. was Fastened.
All three yelled and others were at
tracted and finally some one cut the
wire and liberated them. The bows
arm was badly burned.
Concord Times: A Chinese laundry
man. Villa l.. Wah, and a negro Wom-
an were married in Monroe Wednesday.
The groom has been attending services
at Central Methodist church. at Mon
roe. but it is safe to assume that ne
will hardly occupy a pew there mere
after with Mrs. Willie alongside"
We venture the assertion that Con
cord is the only city in the state that
has peach trees in the center OF a SIDE
walk. People who use Marsh street
are forced to walk round two or three
peach trees every time they pass that
way.
Asheville Citizen: If the allegations
sworn to by Miss Alice McDar1s, aged
20. can be proven by her in court
James Manley Thompson is in a fair
way to Join the Asheville colony for an
extended vacation at Raleigh Ihomp-
son, we'll known. married>and a man OF
family, who was but a few lays ago
aDnointed nv Colonel Woollsey to look
after his estate while the latter is alb
sent in Europe, was arrested yesterday
ON an affidavit charging many sensa-
tional things. The action is DrouspI
bv r. p. McDaris, next friend and faith
er OF Alice McDaris, the latter belng a
minor and alleges seduction under
promise of marriage. Papers in the atralr
are bulky, covering many closely type
written pages of manuscript. The most
sensational of the paragraphs is the
n which alleges that Thompson made
Howe for months to Miss McDaris, all
the while sueing for her hand in marri-
age, at the same time being a married
man, and a man of family she de-
mands $4,000 as damages.
Trenton Special to New Bern Journal:
Alfred Daniels. the murderer OF Mr.
Ft1rnifold G.. simmons paid the penalty
FOR his crime by hanging at this pace
today. The execution look place in th@
HAIL yard which was enclosed Win d
nigh fence. The scafold was an tht
same position as the one on which Cy-
rus Dixon was hung, December 1s'
and the same rope was used. Ther'
were about 1000 people in the CITY
many being present from New BeFl
hut onlv those were permitted to Sc
the hanging who were given ticheu
nv the sheriff. the number being les
than what the law allows. Daniels wa:
brought down to Trenton from tn
G~oldsboro stn by Sheriff Taylor, Dan
tels admitted that he killed Mr.. SIN
mons but insisted that it was IN sci
defense and that the shooting was con
from a boa on the river. rms was tol'
i'm the trial evidence shown that n
was on the land. This remark was tn
nearest to a confession that he made.
Durham Herald: The superior cour
came To an end yesterday afternoon
about 4 o'clock. III Blume, the Hebrew
who was arrested some time 6 charS
ed in four cases with selling whiske!
without license, was taxed heavily o,
the court for his violation OF the pro
hibition laws. He was made TO pa
a fine of 500 in one case and the ccs
In all four cases. His entire accoun
with the clerk of court was s117.5C
There was no trial in these cases
Rlume plead guilty and threw hinse
on the mercy of the court. In passini
sentence in this s. Judge Cooke too
occasion to deliver quite a lecture an
to speak of the Illicit whiskey buslnes
in general. The judge scored Blum
and Their advised him as to the future
de also spoke plainly to those who wer
on the other side of the whiskey ques
ton. He said, in substance, that thcs
who looked at the whiskey questlo
from the standpoint OF the prohibition
ist should be considerate in their &C
tions and demands. They should tax
into consideration, said the Judge, IN
difference in the surroundings and rear
ing of these people who sell whiske1
MANY of these people, continued tn
fudge, believe that one of their inherlte
rights was taken from them when the
are refused the right to sell whiskel
The talk was at some length n d
was given the closet attention Of all
the court room during the time that n
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