The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-09
SUPERIOR COURT CoNvENEs.
Large Number of Criminal Cascs for
Trial-Young Negro Boy Bound
for Robbing q PostoRcc Box-Pop-
uIar Young People TO We'd.

G~oldsboro, y. c.. September 5.-The
death of Mr.. w. B. Whitfield AZ his
home. near Seven Springs. on Satur-
iday afternoon. o n Of the
best known and at one time n OF the
Iwealthiest citizens of the county. He
was born a little over seventy-hye
Iyears ago. about a mile from his late
He was at one time propri-
letor of the noted Seven Springs PROP
Ierty, which ha OF late become famous
las a health and pleasure resort. When
smiled upon him abundant
lly, he bestowed his gifts with a lavish
hand. All OF his brothers are dead.
and only a sister. Miss Mary Whit
field, survives him.
United states Commissioner Hugh
Humphrey had a federal case from
Wilson before his court today. A
young negro boy. Paul Farmer. was
caught robbing the ~postofiice at Will
son some days ago. The boy had In
some way gotten hold OF the key to the
Icotton factory box, and he would slip
In at intervals and get such mall as
me thought contained vafuables. He
never secured any money. The assist
liant postmaster caught the boy with
ID decoy box, which contained nothing.
Esquire Humphrey bound the boy over
Ito court in the sum OF three hundred
dollars, and he readily gave bond
Superior court will convene In this
city next Monday for a two weeks
term, with His Honor Judge Ferguson
ION the bench. and Solicitor Armistead
Jones at his post. There Is a large
ldocket of criminal cases to be disposed
lof the first week. There is 10 capital
lease. The blind tiger cases, OF which
There are about thirty IA number. will
OCCUPY considerable time OF the court.
The outcome of a number OF those
leases will be- watched wit Interest
According TO The statement OF the
proprietor of the place which was
robbed, the man who broke into q res
Itaurant OF John street on Saturday
might and stole a five gallon keg, must
have been badly disappointed when
he found hat the keg only contained
Iabout one and a half gallons OF corn
Juice. Possibly the thief had enough
lwhiskey to bring about his usual sun
day drunk. but he did not get the
large supply that he thought he was
lgetting. The police are unable TO ac-
count for the theft They are at q
loss to know whether IL was the search
ity of liquor in the community. under
the prohibition laws. or whether IL
was the scarcity OF funds In the pock-
Iets of The lover of mountain dew. The
,place from where the liquor was stoi-
len has been nicknamed a ~dispensary.
land the party who stole the keg tackled
a placard on the door on which was
written these words: ~"Dispensary
lClosed for Fffte,l Days"
MA ~1A
observed by any outward demonstra-
ltion, but most of the industrial insti-
ltutiQns of the city were closed n the
lemployes and operatives took q gen.
leral holiday. Not any of the business
houses were closed, and the only sign
lof Labor Day on h streets was the
large crowds who were continually
passing to and fro.
The marriage OF Mr.. Norman Cob
lSmith to Miss Virginia Estelle Tom
llinson will be solemnized IN the Pres
lbyterian church on Wednesday even
ing at s O'Clock. The young man fs
lcashier of the Savings bank and the
young lady Is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Z. HolIoweil. Both are cry
popular and their wedding will be OF
Interest to the whole community.
During the " rain and thunder
storm which passed over this city last
might, when the heaviest rain OF the
year fell. lightning struck the barn
Iof James Reid. a coiored tenant on the
plantation Of Mr.. J. T.. Hooks. near
Fremont. The barn and contents
were destroyed by fire and one mule.
belonging to the darkey. was killed
William Exum. the man who shot
and killed his stepson. Guy WATSON.
near Institute, In Lenoir county. on
Saturday afternoon. and who after
wards made his escape, has been ca~-
Itured and placed in jail In Kinston.
The preliminary hearing before a
magistrate viii take place In Kinston
Tomorrow morning. M-. W. I.
iDortch. of the bar OF this city. has
been engaged TO appear against Exum
lat the Investigation. but viii not ap-
pear In the case when It goes to the
lSuperior court, he refuses to
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