The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. " c.. September 1e-
please let me out OF jail in time 10
administer the ordinance or Baptism"
was the remarkable prayer made 10
Justice OF the Peace Heffin in this city
Thompson. pastor Of the Hard Smell
Baptist church, colored, at Stony Hills,
near Raleigh. He was being cemmit-
ted to jail on the charge of securing
goods under false pretense and con-
tempt OF court in not appearing for
trial at a time that he had beer reo>
ognized TO appear. The trial will De
held Saturday morning. The prosecu-
ting witness against Thompson will be
a brother negro preacher.
Announcement is made from Demo-
cratic headquarters Of the following
new appointments for political
speeches:
Hon. S. NJ. Gattis. speaker of the
House of Representatives, East Dur.
ham, September 26; Stovall. September
q; Oxford, September q, at night;
Rerea, September Is; Roxboro, Sep.
tember %: Milton, September 30; Pei
ham, October i; Haw River, October s.;
Gibsonville. October 4; High Point, Oc-
tober 4, at night; Browns Summit, Oe>
tober 5; Guilford College, October O.;
Germantown, October a: Mayodan, Oc-
tober s.; Rural Hall. October 10; Win
ton-Salem, October-10, at night. Hon.
h. L Goodwin. candidate for elector-
Fayetteville, September 26: smith Sta
ton, September 30; Goats, October /;
Duke, october l, at night. The appoint
ment of State Auditor Is. F. Dixon to
speak at Edwards in Beaufort county
% Ior ha1p "
rora in the same county. The appoint
ment of r. B.. Glenn. Democratic can.
didate for Governor to speak at New
ton September % has been changed 20
Morganton on the same date. He will
speak at Shelby October 3rd.
Colonel Benehan Cameron, first vice.
president of the Farmers National Con-
gress which convenes in st. Loui-
September 26 to 30 is in the city per-
fecting his plans to leave for st. Lou (
with a big delegation of North Carroll! ::
farmers next Tuesday over the South
ern. They will also attend the Southern
Cotton Growers Association and Colo
mel Cameron thinks fully two hundred
farmers from this state will attend the
two meetings.
Matissia Worth, deaf mute negro girl.
10 years old. attempted to kill her four
months old child last night and tn.
OIL -lliokliS &AEb liz odpS SPShA
last night in the city prison. She slip
Jed away from hom with the child
bout Z o'clock and concealed it in a
remote alley. Later in the night the
girls mother demanded OF her the
whereabouts of the child, but she would
make no reply until a police officer
was called in. Then she led the way
to the alley and the bab was there
almost dead from exposure. To the
written question why did you try to
kill your child?' she wrote for a re-
porter the one word in reply Worry
ing" She is ignorant and half-witted.
A charter was issued today for the
Bank Of Norwood, of Norwood, Stanley
county. The capital is $25, 600 authorize
ed and S12, geo subscribed by 7. c. Ing.
ram, NJ. E. ,Blalock and others. 1t will
do both commercial and saving bust
ness.
State superintendent of Public In
struction J.. Y. Joyner went to Ayden,
Pitt county this morning to participate
in an educational picnic in celebration
of the opening of the graded school
there.
General earle A. woodruff, who has
Just returned from the manoeuvers a.
Manassas, says the First regiment OF
North Carolina made a splendid inn
| preston on the commanding officers.
Mr.. Henry f.. Primrose who has been
connected with the local staff of The
News and observer for some time left
| today for Norfolk where he becomes
cashier on a steamboat running from
Norfolk to Washington.