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The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
POPULAR COUPLE MARRIED,
Brilliant Wedding Ceremony Unites
Miss Julia Oastex and Rev. Frank
r. Hollingsworth.
Especial to The Messenger)

4 ,
Goldsboro, N. c., February IL
The Presbyterian church in this
city was the scene of a brilliant
marriage today at noon in which the
parties to the contract were Rev.
Frank T. Hollinssworth. of Bruns-
wick. Ga. and Miss Julia Castex
daughter OF MT. and Mrs. l.. H. Cas-
tex, Of this city. The deep interest
manifested in the event was mani
Tested by the large crowds Of society
(which were out to witness the happy
occasion. Long before the appoint
led hour for the ceremony every
available seat in she spacious edi-
was crowded. Not before, perhaps
in the history Of the city Of Colds
boro has the marriage of a more
popular young lady peen solemnized
lin our midst Ever since childhood
she has been a general favorite with
lall classes OF our people and no one
lever possessed more of their abiding
good wishes than she. While wait
ling for the bridal party, Mrs. DR..
Williams Spicer sang in an impress
sive manner, THE Spirit That Der
Eden Breathed." Miss Daisy Smith
presided at the large pipe organ and
was accompanied by Miss Helen
jPrivett on the violin.
The inspiring notes of Mendelsohns
wedding march announced the ar
rival of the party and the ushers
following order: Messrs. Frank NJ.
Miller and Richard Freeman. John
lG. Sizer and DR.. John Spicer B. H.
lGriffin and E. B. Borden, Jr., A. H.
lEdgerton and w. E. Borden. The
maid of honor, Miss Matr1e Lee. was
,gowned In white panna crepe de
ichene and white lace picture hat,
and the dame Of honor. Mrs. A. H.
lEdgerton, gowned in white lace over
rink silk and both carrying a show
! er bouquet of brides maid hoses,
followed the ushers down the. aisles.
j The groom entered with 1his best
man. Mr.. L. T. Hollingsworth and
the bride. who was q vision OF love-
illness, entered leaning on the arm
of her father. She was gowned in
champagne ae1ionne, hat to match
Iand carrying a shower bouquet Of
tillies OF the valley. The bridal party
faced the waiting minister, Rev. F.
NV. Fares who in his usual impress
Isive manner performed the beautiful
Presbyterian ceremony. which made
the waiting couple man and wife. It
was one of the prettiest marriages
ever seen III Goldsboro. The church
occasion and the ceremony was per-
itect from beginning TO end.
Just az the last echo of the min
listers voice had died away, the flute
like notes from the great organ fell
upon the ears Of the congregation
and the bridal yarty retired and
were followed by the congregat ton.
The party were driven IN carriages
to the deNot where they boarded the
.~esrhornd train on the Southern for
8 bridal trip through the principal
icSt ties OF the South.
A brilliant reception was held at
the home OF the brides parents last
might.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
BLIZZARD or 1851.
A Residens of Hickory Writes os she
Awful Blizzard

The following IL taken from the New
Bern Journal and there may be n few
residents OF this city who remember
the blizzard sooken Of:
We received the following interest
ing letter from a friend In Hickory
yesterday answering an article IN the
Journal Of February 5th. under the
head OF a Wonderful Memory:
Editor Stevens: Sir: As TO "A Wonder
fol Memory" and Remarkable
Events:
In the year 1857. a northeast big
zard broke over the section OF lower
Cape Fear. and held on from 80 to as
hours Subsequent advicts said the
storm was universal fronz Maine to
Louisiana, covering the entire Atlantic
slope Seaboard with a neavy month
OF snow and Ice. With 1t came in
tense cold. 50 that all the water
courses OF small object. the ponds.
"Edens" and Green Field" vicinity of
Wilmington. ~. c., froze from shore to
shore. sufficient to hold up big crowds
Of people as many as several hundred
at one time enjoying skating. sliding.
etc Chairs We're Impoverished and
many ladies enjoyed the push about
on rhe ice.
The boys improvised sleighs in the
way OF sand boxes mounted on run
ners, also buggies. (taKIng the wheels
of) and placing runners. and all
such contrivance that one could hitch
a horse TO and have n sleigh ride. The
Merry jingle of the bells could be
heard night as we'll as day. Every
body was out. a grand-holiday. Bust
ness came to n standstill I'm the frohc
OF skating. coasting. sleighing snow
balling, that lasted for a week.
The fall was heavy, dry ground and
dry snow and frozen, hence ii held
How the young people enjoyed and
especially the girls. The fun was eN-
hilarating.
Egg nogs. punch and other things
enlivened the scene, but in very few
was Jno. Barlycom triumphant The
river above Wilmington in some
places was frozen over with n thin
skim Of ice. II was reported that
some raftsmen were frozen to death.
Rescue parties went out and brought
in MANY.
In our shallow salt water sound at
Wrightsville and Masonboro and be-
low were frozen. "It was heaviest
and largest continued snow we had
in many years. So the Item oldest
inhabitant' said.
This severe freeze killed out every
thing in the line of vegetation. The
thermometer registered six degrees
blow zero in the early morning and
was probably lower at midnight
Present impression. the month was
April
AS to your narrators saying of Ice
1-2 feet thick" is only an error. With
that thickness n army could have
marched on the ice with safety. Pos
sihly 1-2 inches for the salt water
and our latitude. -.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
JURY'S VERDICT
The Jury Was Out Only Five Minutes
and a. Once on the Return OF the
Verdict Of Guilty Judge Woods Sem
fenced Williams 10 be Hanged on
March 1Sth-Mrs. Shields Did Not
Have TO Testify-The Negro VIII
be Taken to- Lynchburg for Safe
keeping.

Roanoke. Va. February 16.-Henry
Williams. hurley negro who at noon
on January Goth last entered the hcine
OF George J. Shields. a well known bus
iness man and outraged Mrs. Shields
and then murderously assaulted her
and her three year old daughter with
a hatchet. razor and pocket knife and
left them for dead. today was sentenc-
ed by Judge Woods in the corpora ton
court to be hanged March 18th next.
After hacking and fracturing the
skulls OF his victims with a hatchet
Williams cut Mrs. Shields throat from
ear to ear with a razor and locked her
in a clothes closet. He escaped TO the
coal fields. where he was captured last
Wednesday. A reward Of $1,000 had
been offered for his capture. He con-
fessed to the crime and on Friday was
rushed across the state of Virginia on
A special train to Richmond for safe
keeping.
Yesterday a special grand jury indict-
ed him for felonious assault and OBJ
berry. He was brought here todav on
special train accompanied by 500 Rich
mond soldiers and another special train
bearing 300 soldiers preceded that which
bore Williams. He was hurried to the
court house under the protection OF
eighteen companies Of state militia and
was tried on the charge OF felonious
assault, which is a hanging crime in
this state. Beside military guard.
the court off1cars the witnesses the jury
and representatives OF the press. no one
was admitted to the court room. The
streets for several blocks around the
I'll al y1O
vented any approach to the court house
buildings.
The prisoner who already had made
several confessions, pleaded mot gull
ty" but made no defense. The bloody
hatchet filled with hair from the hea IS
OF Williams victims and the bloody
razor were introduced in evidence by
Shields humiliation, she was not
brought into court. and the details OF
the crime were not rehearsed. The jury
was out five minutes and within 81
other five minutes Judge Woods had
passed the death sentence on ne negro
and ordered that he be removed at
once to Lynchburg for safe keeping un-
til the day set for his execution when
he will be brought here and hanged.
Williams when asked what he had
to say told the court that he was not
satisfied with the sentence and begged
to be sent further away than Lynch
burg. During the trial Williams ap
peared totally Indifferent and after be-
ing sentenced asked for his dinner.
Before hearing the verdict of the jury
Judge Woods cautioned those present
not to make any demonstrations ana
this order was obeyed.
The Roanoke militia remained under
arms for a week after the crime and
several negroes have been run out Of
town for incendiary talk bearing Oh
the case
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
PRICES SENT UPWARD.
The Expected Happens I'm the New
Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans February 1.-THE
Expected happened in the cotton
market today and the recently Gre
ated heavy short interest was put
on the jump by rumors that spot
sales for the day amounted to 49,
|000. Before the weaker traders had
finished covering. prices we're sent
up above the highest Levels Of the
day from the bottom of wide de-
|cline. At the close, prices of March
May and July were 60 TO 64 points
higher. than the close of Monday.
The market opened with traders
impassive to several strong bullish
features A good spot demand was
reported and both the Liverpool and
New York markets offered good re-
ports to base an advance on The
general disposition was to SELL About
noon it almost amounted to a fever
and the moderately wide advances
of the earlier hours were entirely
lost sight Of, while wide declines
were established. amounting to from
Sc to 61 points under the highest
prices imme ediately following the
opening. There were no sellers and
the bulls stood by and saw the shorts
pile up sensational advances on
themselves
The close of the market was
steady. Curb prices were even
higher than closing levels. 1t was
clear that only the weaker shorts
had covered during the afternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
BOND FORFEITURE CASE.
Argument Before Judge Moore-No
Decision Yet.
Especial to The Messenger.)

topcCldi " lc ucS>Sai5SI-j
Wilson. N. c. February 17.-At
yesterday afternoons session of the
superior court Judge Moore heard
argument in the Lawrence Morgan
bond forfeiture case. The bondsmen
through their counsel. Nessrs. Jno.
E. and F. A. Woodard, claim they
are exempted from paying the
amount of security on account of
Aorgan's being in the court room
when his case was called during the
December term. and say 1t was after
this time that Morgan disappeared.
Counsel also hold that an incorrect
entry was made on the court record.
The solicitor takes a different view
Of the situation, and Is of the opin-
ion that tire bond is legally forfeited.
The debate. which was very
lengthy one, was spicy throughout.
Judge Moore instructed the solicitor
to secure the affidavit Of Judge Fer
guson, who presided at the Decem-
ber term of court, showing his
knowledge of the status of the case.
The matter will then be disposed OF
in some manner. The bond is tol
s6.000.00. and the following names
are attached as security: n. w. Will
j Wiggins. George Johnson and
Geo. T. Morgan (brother Of Law
rence.)
Saturday will. it Is thought be the
last day of this session Of the court.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
TUsKEGEE NEGRO CONFERENCE
Large Attendance from Southern
States That EmbOdy
the Sentiment of the Conference.

Tuskegee, Ala. February IL
Booker T. Washington called to or
der the thirteenth annual Tuskegee
negro conference in the chapel of
the institute today in the presence
of more than two thousand negro
farmers from the Carolinas, Georgia,
Florida Mississippi Louisiana and
Alamaba. There were also in at
tendance many prominent In philan-
throphic work, including DR.. Wal
lace Butterick of the General Edu-
cation Board, DR.. G. s. Dickerman
of the Southern Educational Board
Hammond Lamant, Of the New York
Evening Post DR.. H. T. Johnson. Of
the Christian Recorder or Philadel-
phia and others Of equal promi-
nence.
After a session of several hours.
resolutions were adopted embodyinE
the sentiment OF the conference.
These resolutions declare the faith
Of the conference in efforts to secure
home and land for the negro, the
exercise Of thrift. keeping out of
debt, getting rid of the Jog cabin
schools. lengthening of the school
term, building Of good public roads.
the regular and prompt payment OF
all taxes. and making agricultural
life more attractive. In connection
with the educational interests, a high
standard Of morality was urged and
that teachers and ministers be re-
Quired to maintain the highest
standards OF living.
The resolutions declare that the
moral condition OF the negro race
in the South is improving and that
there Is no evidence that education
increases crime among the negroes.
They urge harmony and mutual con-
fidence between the races and that
the whites put premium upon
right conduct and high living among
the blacks. The negro il urged 10
refrain from crime and to join with
the whites in the maintenance OF
law and order.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
TO COST $4,000
VIII be Three s<ortcs IN
Height and VIII Have Entrances q
VIII be One OF the HnndSusnc0
Buildings In the Oty-E1rsS -
Second Floors to be Used Exclnavc.
ly for Ofices-Odd res.oWs HI
Wnl be ON Third F1uor.

At a meeting OF the Odd Fellows last
night the plan for the new Odd Eel
lows building was presented sc the
meeting by the building committee and
was accepted The building committee
Is composed OF the following odd Fes-
lows: Mr.. W. l. Smith. chairman.
Colonel Walker Taylor. Messrs. w. III.
Yopp. A. II. Greasy and s. Rehrends-
The building committee met on Mon
day afternoon for the purpose OF sx-
amining the plans.
The new building OF the Odd Fellows
will be one OF the handsomest in VIII
mington and will be located on the
corner OF Princess and Third streets.
Architect Charles Mcmillan drew the
plans for the new building.
This building has been under consId-
Grafton for sometime but the build ne
committee wished 10 give the matter
careful thought and consideration be-
fore taking any action.
The building is to be three stories In
height and is TO be primarily an ONCE
building. but the third floor 10 to be
used a. the odd Fellows hall. The
building is to extend IS feet on Princess
and g. feet on Third street. There Is.
TO be a similar entrance on both streets.
The entrance will be as attractive as
any in the city. Each entrance will
be high arch with vesubule on q
level with the side walk.
The plans show that the building will
present most attractive appearance.
The building Will be constructed OF red
pressed brick and the trimmings are to
be of granite. The entire building viii
be equipped with electric lights and gas
and will also be steam heated. Both
the first and second floors will be used
excluviely for offices. There are .
offices on these floors. On the third
floor will be a hall 49 by Sc feet which
will be used by the Odd Fl tllows. On
one side OF the hall will be two pariors
The cost OF the building will be about
$25, 000
Many OF the offices will no doubt be
used by the attorneys. The building
will be located only a few yards from
the court house and would afford q
most desirable location for a law office.
Bids for constructing the build Rg
will be advertised for in a sho-t time
The old Odd Fellows hail is To be.
and the hall now used by the
lodge will probably be used as club
room by the members.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
MR. HENRY II. BENTON DEAD.
Remains Carried 10 Goldsboro for
InterInent-

Henry ID. Benton, a prominent young
business man Of Burgaw died OF pn-ss-
monia February 10th, after one weex's
illness. He was in the 34th year OF
He leaves an aged father and mother.
and one sister, Mrs. Outlaw OF Colds
and brother, d. ID. Benton. OF tnis
city The remains yere taken to Colds
boro and inferred IN the family bury
ing ground. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Tyar.
Mr.. Benton was n consistent mem
Der Of the Missionary Baptist church
and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He yas manager Of O. p.
Johnson's crate factory.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
BANK OF DUNN FAILS.
Examiner Ellington Takes Charge
Fourth District AnDealS-Otiier
News Notes
Especial to The Messenger)

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh. N. c.. February 17.-Anotrer
bank at Dunn has failed. Last week
the Farmers and Merchants Bank eye
went to the wall after run for severas
days had been made upon II. and vii
not resume business. Today the cor
poration commission directed Sta e
Bank Examiner Ellington to take
charge of the Bank of Dunn inform "a
him it is insolfent and conducting bus
ness in an unsafe and unauthorized
manner, jeopardizinS the in cerasts Of its
depoSitors. The bank examiner will re-
main in charge until the judge of tnis
district appoints a receiver. TIE oaDk y
last report to corporation Co1nmiss OF
is dated January END. aud slowed a
bilities aggregating $S2,545.
Manager Cobb, of the YsrooTo H use.
says il is to reopen February 29th.
The work is being rushed.
State Chairman, j. w. Bailey OF III :
AntiSaloon League, says hat So el
of the North Carolina members OF Con
gress have written him that they vii
support what is known as the anti-jus
low the LHepburn-DHiliver bill.
President F. P. EobSood Of the o.
ford Female Seminary wIirh @as re-
Gently burned was here today. W"rk
on the new building is soon 10 Degil.
II will be larger and haudsomer than
the old one
Game Warden UpchuSch Of this c9un-
ty who has been to TaEboro ane ether
places on a tour IN search OF iEf ac
tions of the Audubon Game law says
that the lady in charge OF the express
office at TarboNo is a pioneer e. tie
matter OF discovering illegal shipments
of birds by means Of a dos. He says
that the Baltimore man attcmptsd to
ship partridges disguised as ed
clothes; in other words the bird were
wrapped up in cid clothing, but the
lady sent for a well-t-aine 5ir do-
owned by a gentleman the. ard hs
dog did not loose a moment IN di CO.
ering the birds and pointed then as
if they had been a covey.
Among today's arrival wee Ther,as
J. Jarvis. Greenville; Charles n Std
man. Greensboro: 81. L. Adams. Wsdes-
borS: J. A Mcmillan. Maxton: AlrN-
Page, Rockingham.
The state superintendent @ susiic
10 Informed that Psl:S sad
counties will asite rsxt
IN holding q summer scaesi 81
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
Negro Boy Run Over by a Train asad
Killed.
GpeciaI to The Messenger1

Epecial to The Messenger.1
GsEesbero. n. C. February 1.-THE
incoming freight train on the Southern
Railway killed y eolored boy. seFen
years cid at the coal chute in the lower
edge Of the city. The boy, who IS a
son Of Tom and Della Holmes, was on
the Csast Line track and watching a
approaching train from the opposite
direction. The tive roads run parable
at tAis point. The boy stepped eff Of
the Csast Line track onto the Southern
and was knocked off by the Sout sern
engine. which had inst emerged from
deep cut around a curve. The boys
skull was crushed. He lay there 10:
come tirne and hundEeds OF people g9 tn
cred at the scene before his mother
reached hin
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
Get the Better Of the
Ottoman Trooys.

Corstantinople. February 17.-Sixteen
Thousand Albanians are in revolt In the
idistrict OF Diakova against the reform
plans Of the powers for Macedonia and
OBNOXIOUS taxes. In conflicts which
have taken place between Alban!ans
and Ottoman troops. the latter were
worsted. Large re;nforcements have
been dispatched to Diakova- The Alba
mans attacked the town OF makova
February 18th and plundered and burn
ed a number OF houses. Turkish forces
attacked the insurgents
main position at Babajhosi but were
repulsed with heavy loss.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19

Houston. Texas. February 17.-At
a conference held tonight at Corpus
Christi. II was decided to remove C..
+. Dodge. who Is wanted In New
York on a charge OF perjury to
Houston tomorrow and TO withdraw
the application for habeas corpus
pending before District Judge VIII
son. The rangers are still In charge
Of the prisoner, but the Federal
court has claimed jurisdiction. A
deputy maxshal and another deeec-
i've win accompany The prissner.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
RYDAaES I(DIvla
A Ecg Ss!esfafc Discovery
sSf TIC
BLOOD aRG NERVES.

Il prrifies the bloot by eliminating tss
waste matter and other Impurities and bF
aestroyirg the germs or microbes Iha5
insest the blood 1t baiids up the blood
by resberisg and multiplying the red cor
puscles making the blood !Eich and red
1t restores and stimulates the nerves,
cauS~c a full free flow of nerve force
throughout the entire nerve system. II
speedily cures unstrung nerves, nerves.
aess, nervous ,prostration and al diseases
Of the nervous system.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19

Mobile. Ala. February 17.--President
Samuel Spencer. OF the Southern rail-
way and a large party Of eastern capt.
talists were in the city today. Termi-
nals OF the Mobile and Ohio. tho big
docks and the Southern Railway prop
rty were Inspected. They tefe lhi0
a1tsrpooa for New OsIeaAA
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19
Inspectins Texas and Pacific Prop.
eetY,

New Orleans. February 1T.-George
+. Gould. OF the Texas and Pacific iz
here. His private car was side track
"a 1t Westwego and an inspection OF
the Texas and Pacific elevator and
other property Is being made there
while here Mr.. Gould will look over all
the Tens a1l Pacific 11tsrB0 in New
O7lAa1D 80 Vicinity.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-19

Russia has declared war. but We
notice 1t Is japan that is making IL
Atlanta Constitution.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-11-24
La COrt8 Municipal de
Bayamdn en- TOa
Alta.
UOO, dCusadO Do "ae0metimI0R
to-" fu6 GOndonadO 4 "mlI"
dollars do multa.
(De nssestro Coresponsaz. }

NoViembFe 23.-LR Corte judicial
municipal de Bayam6n Sc constituy6
en- TOa Alta el lunes 81 del corriente.
Eutre los varios juicios aIIf calebra-
dos tigur6 uno pOr aCometimiento 8 IL
policfs. delito perpetrado por ell indi-
viduo Presentation Rivera (s) Pst0tOa.
Hecho probado.
El Jdez FiguerOa Maestro impuso &
este individuo cinco dollars de muIta.
Este sujeto es republican, de antece-
dentes. siendo va Varios los casos en-
que ha faltado & Ia p0Iicfa.
En- otrO juicio ceIebradO el mismo
dia en- causa clasi6Cada t4mbi6n de
Acometimiento al cab0 de Ia poIicia in
sular senior Pacheco. por ell CiudadanO
don Julio Romero, fu6 condenado &
nal dollars de multa pOr el referido
Jnez, de cuya sentencia apel6 ell acu-
sado.
Este se cree inocente v dice que 10
probAr6 ante la Corte de Distrito con.
sus testigos.
En- la causa incoada contra variog
seflores de Toa Alta pOr supuestO deli
to de conspiraci6n contra ell inVestiga-
dor de Rentas internas Mr.. King, fae-
ron juzgadOs ell lunes y cOn0enRdos
por 81 Juez Figueroa Maestro unos
Glen dollars de muIta. otros veinte '
cinco. otros & diez = otros cinco.
Dichos seflores alegan que no fue-
ron cit9dOs por Ia Corte de Bayam6n
y en- ell juiciO no pudier0n presentar
sus testigOs de descargo.
Solo declararOn los testigos de car
go por referencias; no hechos concretos
FL Juez los conden6 & las penas de
muItas menCiOnadas.
Han estableCido Ia apelaci6n cores
pOndiente dichos sefIOres que aseguran
son inocentes.
ST el sefIor Figueroa Maestro ha he
cho Cumplida justicia, dentro de Ia
ley. 10 dir6 eI tribunal superior COM
petente.
-Estando 81 salon del tribunal Ileno
de gente ell Juez sefIor Figueroa Macs
ire mand6 cerrAr las puertas del local
y dispuso que la policfa la registrase.
ALI habia muchos uniOnistas cauc o.
nsdos; pero no se les encontr6 armas &
ningun0.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-11-24

En- Ia soIemnidad artfstica que Orga-
nizSra eI Ateneo y que ell diR % veri-
ic6se en- el teatrO, Jos m6sicOs en- ma
nSGturG de Ia banda de BanefCencia
fueron muy aplaudidos por Las reIevan-
tes aptitudes demoatradas y Ia manera
hsbil como ejecutAron los n6meros de
nl1sica & ellos correspondence.
TOcarOn magistraImente el walls
eGranizandO0 (de VifioIO). que SO Les
hizO repetir; eL6grimasO (introduc-
ci6n y mazurca. del autor) eI dificil
conCertante de SLucfa,e del 90. acto.
Satisfecho debe halIarse eI seGor vi
6Olo del @xitO Obtepido por aus inteli.
gentes discfpulos y por lR ovaci6n que
suH buenas produCoionea pr0dig6 81
distiDguidO p6blioo que llenAba 81 taa-
tro n nCChe dol 22.