The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
NORTH CAROLINA.

Durham Herald: Judge Henry r.
Bryan decided against Js1w. Hutchins
OF TINS city, in the mandamus proceed
ings to allow his children to enter the
city schools regardless of whether OF
not they had been vaccinated. CT think
q mandamus should not be issued
ne said, and the case came TO an end
SO far as he "a concerned. An ap-
peal has been taken to the supreme
court.
Lincoln Journal: There is much talk
going on in this judicial district as tn
the successor of Judge Hoke, who viii
lay aside his superior court robes for
some time about the first of Noyem-
Der. Hon. James l. Webb, of Shelby
seems to be in the lead for the place
as he has the endorsement Of the oaT
in Cleveland, Lincoln, CASTOR n Ca
barrus counties. Mr.. Webb has been
solicitor for this district for a NUMBER
of years and has won n heartiest
praise from ali sides.
Greensboro Record: Yesterday two
negro girls, F1eta Thornton and Ethel
Brodnax, aged u and ii years re-
spectively, walked into Benefield's store
and were shown some furniture. They
kept looking around, but no one
thought they were rogues. However,
they walked out soon after and with
them went a prize" box with 5000 in
it. Chief Scott finally found them, but
they had already been to a music house
and bought two organs, paying the first
l. -~1 U~Anu cold their
mothers gave them the none for the
organs, but when their mammas were
found they did not know a thing o
what the girls had been doing.
Fayetteville Observer: Chief OF Po-
lice Flowers and Deputy Sheriffs Mon
Afghan and Pate. saturday, arrested a
negro named Will Brown, alias Jonn-
son. on a warrant charging him with
obtaining money under false pretense.
Brown, who said ne came from Phlla-
deIphia, is a dude negro, and, when ar
rested, was bedecked with a gorgeous
button hole bouquet. He a Deen
negroes in this city out OF
board and money by representing him
self to be superintendent for Mr.. Will
liam Coleman in the construction oil
big Coleman mill here. He was given
so days on the roads as a vagrant ana
bound over to court for obtaining
money under false ~pretense.
Greensboro Record: They had a con-
test in the superior court yesterday.
Charley Harvey, colored, was charged
with keeping a dlsorderly house. The
city put up six policemen for the pros
and Harvey, who has hitherto
enjoyed a good reputation, put up as
OF his neighbors, all Of them col
ored people living close by. He also
placed Deputy Sheriff Weatherly on
stand in his behalf. Mr.. Weather
ly was on the police force a number
of years and has o Harvey a long
time. The police swOre n way, the
colored brethren the other, and Deputy
Weatherly brought up the rear ana
Harvey was acquitted. He seems to
a what the court calls a pre-
of testimony" even IL IL
negroes to make it.
Gastonia News: The entire police
force were busy for two hours yester-
day afternoon late on a call from the
House, About the time that No.
IL, the northbound passenger passed, a
call was sent in from the Falls House
for an officer. The officers responded.
They went in search of W. L. Martin
who had been running his wife with a
knife in his hand and causing a general
disturbance. Martin could not be
found. The police searched around the
hotel but failed to find him. His wife
was in her room and refused to ope
the door. The police were told that
had run out the back way and
was on the passenger train. Policeman
was at the crossing and waved
the train, but failed to find Mar
tin. After sometime the door to the
was opened and Martin surren-
dered. He was taken to the lookup,
and a little later Mayor Dixon accept
a cash bond of $50 and he was turn
ed out.
Maxto Special to News and Observ-
err: At John Station, six miles from
here, the people nave been aroused TO
a white heat indignation by the report
of an attempted outrage by an I'M
neg D upon the daughter Of Mr..
Norman Stuart, a highly respected citi-
zen OF IldI community. "Details u lAc
are meagre. 1t appears, how
ever, tina the negro had effected a
entrance into the Stuart home
and concealed himself under the bed
the young girls chamber. Her faith
er having occasion to enter the room,
found the door locked. The negro had
probably locked it on hearing and rec
ognizing a mans football. Mr.. Stuarts
daughter had not, it appears, gone to
room. The father finding the door
locked entered the room, presum-
ably through the window, and began
investigation. The result was the
discovery of the negro beneath the bed.
The latter. seeing that further conceal
ment was impossible, scrambled to his
feet, broke from the fathers OBTAINING
and fled. Mr.. stuart at once
aroused the community. Squads of
men were hurriedly formed and scat
ter to scour the countryside. Blood
hounds were sent for and are now on
fba;r wau from hare IF rhA negro iS