The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

Asheville Gazette-News: Judge JUS
tice in superior court yesterday decid-
ed that the county board Of education
should recover from the city fines col
lected in police court for the three
years prior to the bringing OF the SUIT
This matter has been litigation Tor a
considerable time and involved the
right of the county board OF ~edocatloh
to demand the police court tines.
New Bern Journal: President How
and yesterday announced n appoint,
ment of Edward A. Neil as genera
traffic manager OF the Atiantic ~
quarters at Goldsboro. Mr.. Neil has for
several years been general freisnt
agent of the Southern railway. with
headquarters in Atlanta, and Is con-
sidered one of the best railroad rneh
in the south. He arrived in the city
yesterday and will enter upon ms uu-
ties with Atlantic and North Carolina
on October 1st.
High Point Special to Greensboro
Telegram: Travelling agents mat go
from house to house in this city VIII
be watched more closely hereafter;
This week a woman salesman Vlslteu
the residence of one OF our citizens anu
after rapping on the door without any
response proceeded to take things on
a ~ dCh~
who was watching from W stairs and
the woman was made to "ante up
quickly.
Southport Standard: Little Ben, the
ten year Did son Of Mr.. s. w. Lehew.
was arraigned in u police court TINS
week for kicking and otherwise aDus-
ing a man named Baylor. who is some
where near forty or fifty years of age.
The beliggerent little youngster was
G-nI Fu-D 6n1In 10 - nd RnCf We learn.
however, that he was not put under a
heavy bond to keep the peace, which.
of course, means that the gentleman
named above, will be under the expen-
sive and unpleasant necessity OF en-
ploying a body guard in the future.
Salisbury Special to Raleigh Post:
The Rowan county republican
ton was held here Saturday afternoon.
The leading feature of the occasion
was the red hot speech by Hon. Z.
Spencer Blackburn, republican nominee
for congress in this district He de
clared every negro state In the unio1
to be democratic and every white state
republican. Mr.. Blackburn claims d
large majority owe Hon. w. C. New
land. his democratic opponent in the
fall election. The convention nominal
ed s. A. Earnhardt and Walter Bur
rage of Rowan for the state senate and
house respectively. A full county tick
ct was also named, headed by w. c.
Rose for sheriff.
Thomasville Charity and Children
Tuesday morning this is the fever sit
uation: There are seventeen cases a
the infirmary, five of whom are
lescent. Seven others are discharged
making a total of twenty-five cases o
typhoid to date. There are at least TIVE
more cases, not yet removed to the in
Urinary, which are altogether likely t
develop into typhoid. Fortunately tn
disease continues mild. The infirmar,
is full, and the nurses are skillful, pa
tient and tender. DR.. Julian is givini
the greatest care to every case ali,
Mrs. Boone is as wise and vigilant q
ever. Nobody knows where III
scourge is goin to stop. but we ar
grateful that everything rs as well wit
us as it is.
Southport Standard: Or last Satur
day, the contract for the erection o
h new school house which had bee
held up because of a deficiency In fund
was assigned by Contractor Nose
McKeithan. and the work is to begi
at nee. The contract specifies tina
work shall begin the 18th instant, an,
that the building shall be completed b
the 5th of February. 1905. From wha
could be learned there is still a shorj
age of money for the work, but througI
the generosity or the contractor an
others, who are DESTROYS Of seeing tn
school conditions in southport improy
ed, it was decided that the article
should be signed and the work starte
without delay.
Webster's Weekly: The democrat
of Rockingham county held their cor
vention, for the nomination of a legis
1ative and county ticket at Wentwort
Monday. Tt was a representative gatt
ering of the unterrifed and the peopl
will set their seal to it's work at tn
ballot box on the Sth day of Novem
Der. The primaries. which were he'
last Saturday, were we'll attended ali
n candidates and their friends wer
quite active.-The Weekly only ask
OF h successful aspirants that the
stand true to the platform which thi
county helped to construct at Green:
boro. The party has a right to deman
of them. n they have no claim
upon h support of the Democrat
voter upon any other basis.