The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-12
NORTH CAROLINA.

Oxford Special to Raleigh Post
the democratic county convention
which met in Oxford today Judge A
w. Graham was unanimously nominal
ed o the legislature. He was called
on by the convention for a speech and
gave a brief summary Of his record In
the legislatures of 1901 n 1903, whict
was loudly applauded and
ticaaiy endorsed by the convention
GreenvilIe Refector:-The board o!
internal improvements are negotiating
to put in &. system Of sewerage along
with the watefworks for GreenVlile
That is right. The two should go to-
gether as h value and usfuiness VI
one will be greatly enhanced Dy the
other. The citizens should approve
and encourage this effort of the I'M
provement board.
Oxford Special to Raleigh Post:
Judge James r. Bryan, in the mos
feeling and eloquent language, passed
sentence on the criminal Jesse Alien,
convicted by the jury yesterday OF
criminal assault on the person or Ut
tie t~en-year-old Jennie Oakley, wnlte,
of Granville county. His sentence was
that Alien should be hung on n 9tn
OF December next. AS at the time OIL
his conviction yesterday he showed
perfect Indifference TO his tate
%Ssmithield Herald:-Smlthfield bids
fair to hold it's past good record as d
tobacco market this season Ine
opening sale Tuesday was a success in
every particular. Two warehouses
are open this season managed by cour-
teous and obliging gentlemen, VINO WIZ
do their part to get highest prices Ior
tobacco placed on their floors. VI the
three warehouses in Goldsboro only
one will be open this season.
Greensboro Telegram:-Senior Lieu
tenant A. H. Scales, oil the United
states Navy, accompanied by his wife
and two children, is visiting relatives
in the city, and Will remain until the
first of September. Lieutenant Scales
years, and was at Panama when the
late revolution occurred. He has re-
Gently been assigned to shore duty ana
becomes instructor and professor at
Annapolis. He is a son OF the late
r. I. Scales, and therefore a brother
to Hon. A NJ. Scales, j. /. Scales and
Mrs. z. V. Taylor. of this place.
Windsor Ledger: The papers are at
sea as to the birth place Of the distin-
tinguished candidate for governor OF
Missouri. Mr.. Folk was born in
Brownsville, Tenn. He is q son of Hon.
Henry B. Folk, a judge in Tennessee
and afterwards entered the ministry OF
the Baptist church. Henry b. Folk
was born in BERTHE. Henry B. Folk
and his brother Benjamin Folk, went
to school at Oak Grove Academy to
Hon. P. H. Winston in 1910. There II.
B. Folk was prepared for college and
entered Wake Forest. Later he n
his brother went to Tennessee or as the
people then called it the western coun-
try" His sons and daughters have
frequently visited in BERTHE county.
Salisbury Special to Charlotte Obser-
YER: The topic most discussed in ana
out of season, Sundays, suppers and
dinners and sleeping hour not except
is the Wilkesboro Convention. As
in this correspondence be
fore, the republicans seem to think
they are we'll pleased and the demo-
Gratis say they have done a good days
Congressman KlutZz was lit
terviewed yesterday and gave a very
candid and encouraging aspect of the
He said: 81 dom see why
Newland shouldn't receive a
aarger vote than two yers ago, This
is a presidential year when there IS
never so large a stay-at-home vote
IS charcterizes the off yaers in politics
The presidential campaign will help TO
these out. 1 think the district
is in better snaps now than it was Two
years ago.