The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
NORTH CAROLINA.

Goldsboro Headlight: There are I75
aid nearly 400 white men in Wayne
white men in this city and township
county outside Of the city who had not
paid their poll tax up to yesterday
morning, making over 500 in all. Not
one OF them can vote unless the tax Is
paid by Saturday, the Goth instant
Just three days. This is a matter Of
great Importance and deserves to be
cohs' 0ered at once.
Durham Herald April 27.-From the
sherin's office yesterday it was learned
that there are now about one thousand
men who nave neglected to pay their
tax up to the present time. Last week
the number was about eighteen hum
dred, these figures showing that there
has been a considerable rush since
the announcement was made that such
a large number were liable to disfran-
chise themselves. Of the one thousand
now on the wrong side of the ledger
about seven hundred vote in Durham
township. The remaining three hun
dred are scattered throughout the other
townships
Kinston Free Press: A party from
this city went down to Mr.. Bob Casey's
seine beach Wednesday afternoon to
nav a fish stew and in pulling the
seine for fish with which to make the
SIty caught d large Sun SCOA nu4Iii
measured nine feet, and weighed 81
pounds. 1t was dragged into the shore
with very little trouble and the stur-
geon nook fastened in its head and pull
ed out. Mr.. Casey brought the big fish
to the city this morning without cutting
it UP and it was a curiosity to the peo-
pie on he street. 1t is probably the
largest sturgeon ever caught in these
waters.
Greensboro Telegram: The title of
the Empire Gold Mining property OF
1z7 acres in fee, in the "Lytton mining
district" Randolph county, north Car
DINA. after thorough expert examina-
ton, was taken over April 9Th, 1904, by
Pennsylvania parties from the owner,
w. B. Hart, Sr. A company will at an
early date operate and equip this prop
erty with a large cyanide extraction
mill plant. to treat the large, open cut
mining, 100 to 200 feet thick free gold
veins ore, which produced a large
mour of gold prior to h civil war
by primitive CHILEAN (stone grinding)
mill methods. This makes the second
assured gold mining and syanide mill
ng operation n the Lytton mining dis
trict.
ReidsvilIe Review: Betty Kelly, a
negro woman aged SO years, died Sat
urday night, in Salisbury, while shout
l1A6 III q CT 49," SAO
church, on North Church street The
deceased weighed more la 800 pounds
and as she could not sit comfortably
on a regular seat the congregation had
provided a special sea for her. Ac-
cording to the Salisbury correspondent
OF The Charlotte Observer direct mental
suggestion. heightened in it's effect by
her hysterical condition. was probably
the cause of her death. The first
hymn sung was, There's a Little
Wheel Turning in My Heart" Betty
Kelly began to shout before this song
was finished. Dat sho' am a sweet
songI Bless de Lawdi 1 got a little
wheel turning in my heart; yes. / is"
She pointed at her heart all the while,
and, still shouting, move down the
aisle towards the door of the church.
Just as she reached the steps she fell.
two men making an Intellectual effort
to prevent her from striking the floor.
Death seems to have been instanta-
neous A special coffin had to be or
dered for the funeral. which was held
Yesterday afternoon.