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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
DENNIS SIMMONS BIGGS

One of Ntlliamston's Most Progressive
and influential Citizens Dies sudden
ly.
Correspondence of The Messcnger)
williamson N c. March 21-The
news of the sudden death OF Dennis
Simmons Biggs shocked the entire
community at an early hour this morn
ing Yesterday he had gone out among
the people in apparently good health
today he lies in the silent chamber OF
the dead. beloved in death as in life
as no man has ever been In the town.
Born on August Sth, 1872, he was
young in years, but strong and abid-
ing in those qualities OF heart that go
10 make up the honored man in both
public and private life. He was the
eldest son OF the late John Dawson
Biggs and Fannie s. Biggs In 1902
he married Miss Fannie Chase OF Vir-
ginia. sister of Lieutenant Gilbert
Chase OF the U. S. Navy. Mrs Biggs
was in Norfolk when the news reach
ed her. She had only gone the day
previous, leaving her husband in
healthy spirits. Every man, woman
and child knew and loved him and
hosts of friends elsewhere will do him
honor No man was too lowly for
him and his generous heart met every
appeal without regard TO station or
| color. Always genial and courtly in
manner, he was loved for himself and
friends will miss the beloved figure
so welcome everywhere. When the
history of the present progress OF
Williamson shall have been written
one will find his name placed highest
among those who promoted the best
enterprises Of the town. A strong
friend TO education, he led In the sup
port of the graded schools and had
been president of the board Of trustees
since it's establishment He was large
ly instrumental in forming the Martin
County Tobacco Warehouse CO..
| which has done SO much for the town
and became its first and only presi-
dent The Dennis Simmons Lumber
Co. of which he was the largest stock
holder, elected him president after the
death Of its founder, Dennis Simmons,
and under his management It haa
grown 10 be one OF the most success
full corporations in the south. In June
1905. he promoted the organization Of
the Farmers and Merchants Bank and
became its president; today tt stands
with its unprecedented success and
handsome building a monument TO his
enterprising spirit. He was also presi-
dent of the Martin Live Stock COM
pany. one of the substantial firms OF
the county, and the Martin County
Real Estate company.
In social life he was ever looking
out for the pleasures Of others and
gave freely OF his wealth and influence
He largely contributed 10 the Lotus
Club and used his influence as presE-
dent to make 1t one Of the attractive
features of the town He is survived
by his mother Mrs Fannie s.. Biggs,
two sisters. Mrs. Asa T. Crawford and
Miss Carrie BiggS, two brothers, DIR.
John d. Biggs and Harry A. Biggs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

himof oomprehending his own condi-
ton in reference to such proceedings,
and Of conducting his defense in a ra-
tional manner; and that, during the
whole OF the trial he has understood
the nature and object OF such proceed
.ings, has comprehended his own con-
dition In reference thereto, and has
conducted his defense in a rational
manner"
The chief exhibit cited by Mr.. Del
mas is the note from Thaw appoint
ing him chief counsel the second day
of the defense. II will be remembered
that the first day of Thaw's defense
was decidedly disastrous TO his case.
Mr. Delmas declared that Thaw wrote
to him as follows:
Dear Mr. Delmas: On the sixth or
this month. at the request of my then
senior counsel with all other counsel.
concurring, and on my own motion,
appoint you my chief counsel, to con-
duct and manage the present trial be-
fore Justice Fitzgerald, in accordance
with YOUR own views and plans, giving
you full authority in the matter.
wish today to reiterate and confirm
everything that was then done in
these premises; and to tell YOU that
no one but you has any right or an-
thority to make any agreement vi
stipulation in any manner relating tc
the conduct of the trial. or to take
| any unauthorized steps in the therein
Very sincerely yours,
"H. K Thaw"
With reference to the proposed tes
| timony of the artist, Carroll Beckwith
| Thaw wrote to Mr.. Delmas: Il insist
that my counsel produce Mr.. Beckwitf
| to testify regarding what he told me
in the fall of 1908. in 1904-5-6, con.
corning Mrs. H. K. Thaw's character
| and goodness in the year 1901 ant
tke change that occurred in the fall o
1901 after the meeting of Mr.. White.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
Train Goes Through TrestIe.

Portsmouth, O.. March 2S.-A nor
through a 25-foot trestle today near
Lucasville The trestle was undermin-
ed by the floods. The train fell to the
bottom. Fireman D. ID. Hutton, was
crushed to death and Engineer J. T.
Houser was fatally injured. The brake
man was caught in the wreck anu his
body cannot be found.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
EDITOR BAILEY TO RETIRE.
Board Of Elections Appointed for Lee
County.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh. N c.. March 23.-There is
an apparently well founded rumoT that
Josiah William Bailey will retire as
editor of The Biblical Recorder the
organ of the North Carolina BaptIstS
and that Rev. c. w Blanchard will
succeed him. Mr.. Bailey declines to
say anything about the matter
Charters are granted to the Queen
City Fuel Company. Charlotte. capital
stock, $25, 900, J. D. Ross and others
and the Wadesboro Wood and Iron
Works, capital $4,000, l. H. Horton
and others.
The state board Of elections appoint
ed as board for Lee county, T. n
Campbell. K. r. Hoyle and A. w
Wicker.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
HIS NECK BROKEN
Cause Of the Ceath Of Mr..
Ed. Davis
| MAY HAVE Been MURDER
Body Found at Front and Castle
| After Midnight

No Signs That q Blow Had Been
Struck From Behind and no EVi-
dencc 10 give any Cause for such
Crime-Rnt the Nature OF the Break
Leads the Coroner To Determine OH
an Autopsy ami Through Examina-
tiCn-Dead Man was a Clerk in the
Linder Store and was Less Than u
Block From Home When He Died.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

Danville, Va, March 23.-Patrick
county is being swept by forest fire
and heavy damage has already bean
sustained. The fire started at Stuart
the county seat, and has EXTENDED a.
far as Patrick Springs, sunlme- re-
sort. distance of ten miles The cot
tages at Patrick Springs have been
burned, but the main hotel. which i
protected by an open space. was eayeo
Ths fire fs still in progress
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
Senator Bailey Selss His Farm.

Lexington. KY, March 23.-United
States Senator Joseph W. Bailey Of
Texas, sold at public auction today his
Meadow Hill farm, 120 acres, near here.
The purchasers are Rear Admiral Todd,
U. g. NJ. retired and A. b. Blitz. The
price was soc IN acre The farm was
the former home Of James Lane Allen,
Che novelist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

There is an element of mystery sur
rounding the death of Mr.. Ed. Davis,
a we'll known young white man of the
southern section Of the city, whose
dead body was found last night shortly
after midnight lying closely against
the fence surrounding the house on
the southwest corner of Front and
Castle streets.
When first discovered by Mr.. VIII
Dixie, who had gotten off of the street
car which leaves the junction at u
O'Clock on his way home, the lifeless
body was found a few feet from the
corner Mr.. Dixie turned the BODY
over. which was lying face downward
and he said life was not then extinct.
the pulse beating feebly and there be-
ing faint pulsation of the heart. One
eF-two~ other persons soon joined Mr..
Dixie and they agree with him that
the man was not dead when found.
Mr.. w. A. MCGOWAN who lives close by
telephoned for the hospital ambulance
and others hurried off for doctors, Dat
before the ambulance reached the scene
the breathing had ceased and there
were no signs Of life.
DIR. Wright Hall soon arrived from
his home but the man was dead when
he reached his side. The coroner, DR..
C. D. Bell was notified and he soon was
lected by this time.
1t was reported to the coroner that
iMr. Davis lived less than a block
away, on the corner of Surry and
Castle streets, and that official order ed
the body taken home. When the house
was reached DR.. Bell with the help of
DR.. Hall, made an examination OF the
dead man and they both gave it as
their opinion, without having perform
ed an autopsy, that death resulted from
the neck having been broken. There
was a bad cash on the left cheek of the
dead man, but it was the belief tnat
this resulted from the fall against the
fence, which it was asserted could hard
ly have been of sufficient force to break
the neck. From the location Of the
break in the neck both physicians also
agreed that it was probable that blow
had been dealt from the rear.
An examination around where the
body was found failed to disclose any
signs of a struggle or any evidence
that foul play had been used.
A search of the clothes of the dead
man showed that the body had not
been robbed, purse with several dol
lars in paper money, watch, a small
sum Of loose change and few other
articles being found. Inquiry among
neighbors and friends, who had gath
cred also failed to furnish any reason
why an attempt should have been made
to kill Mr.. Davis. He was reported TO
have been a quiet, industrious MAJ,
who was well-liked and II he had an
enemy in the world it was not known.
The coroner could not arrive at any
definite decision last night regarding
the cause of the breaking Of the mans
neck, but he will perform an autopsy
this morning on the body TO find out
the exact nature Of the break and on
this finding will probably result what
future action will be taken. A cursory
examination Of the back part of the
head failed to show a brufse or any
sign that the blow had been STRUCK
from the rear, but the coroner said Il
a sand bag had been used it would rakt
a thorough examination to reveal tha
fact
The deceased was O man about 3,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
Bank CIearances.

New York, March 23.-The state
naant Of clearing house banks for the
wpek shows that the banks hold A.-
IN. .460 more than the legal reserve re-
agreements. This is an increase Of
$fM635o as compared with last week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
To BLOCK MOVE
For Appointment iof Comnis-
sion In Lunacy
DEFENSE FILE kFF|DAv|TS
Judge Fitzgerald Will Announce
Decision Wednesday

Mrs. Thaw Resents Imputation That
There is Taint of Insanity i'm Defen-
dant's FamiIy-Principaf Affidavit
i'm ThaW's Defense Made by Deimas.
Attaches to his Statement Notes and
Letters He Has Received from Srls-
oner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26
PEOPLE OWN THEM
Railroads Should Be Taken
Out Of Wall Street
VIEWS OF THOs. F. RYAN
On the Railroad, Financial and
Political Situation

Practical Railroad Men Should be in
Absolute Control in Operating Them
-Eycry Moncy Center in World
Finding Use for its Capital in Pro-
noting Home .Inhustries-S0uth
Holds the Power to Shape PolicS of
Democratic Party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

Big show Of Ladies Hats this week
at Geo. o. Gaylord's. Everybody In
vfted
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

Save money and buy your Easter
Hats at Rahder's. the Big Store. New
lot White silk Waists and Ready-to-
WeaF SKIRTS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

Visit Geo. o. Gaylord'e Millinery
Department for hats OF all kinds this
week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-26

New Oxfords for every foot at Geo.
o. Gaylord's this week, shoe deeArs-
menf-
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
Chance Of sccne for Holiday.

Too many people bear their firing
burden with them when they go away
for rest. There must be change Of
thought as well as scene. For the
farmer there's nothing better than a
glimpse of city life. But the city man
should shun the summer resort. And
that is where he is usually found. He
has no plan about his vacation. Get
away from the crowd Get back to
nature. Live in the open. Sleep in
the open if you can Make friends
with the birds and trees and flowers.
Rub up against rural nature and see
what enlightenment will spring from
it. Get the views Of people who look
at life clearly and frankly and at new
angles. Get sunburned, get freckled,
get tired and then get rested again
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

When there is the slightest indica-
ton Of Indigestion. heart burn. Aatulence
or any form Of stomach trouble take a
little Kodol occasionally and you will
be afforded prompt relief. Kodol is a
compound Of vegetable acids and con-
tains the Juices found in healthy
stomach. Kodol digests what you eat,
makes your food do you good.
Sold BY St. Clair Drug Co. Tupelo,
and all druggists.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
INNS or OLD ENGLAND.
Fruitful and interesting. Fields Of
Study for Traveller Abroad.

Those who learn history from
stones, those who travel to read the
long account of races and nations In
the time-scarred buildings Of the past,
Will find In old inns one quality pos
sessed in the same degree by no other
remains Of antiquity. They will find
broad human nature.
Cathedrals will give you the history
Of the priest, castles and manors the
story OF the mobiles, and cities the
record of the guildsman and merchant.
But it is at the wayside inn that all
meet together. It is there, at the com
Portable hostelry, that each, for time,
throws aside his calling and jostles
with his neighbor as a wayfarer.
Inns have never been renowned for
stiff-neckedness 1t has ever been their
pride to hold out welcoming arms to
all who can pay their way, whatever
their character or creed, and, indeed,
they must run the risk or being cheat
ed by those who have not groat.
They must find room for the king.
II need be, and a shelter for the polite
stranger who nightly cuts purses on
the kings highway
The runaway couple must be worth
lily refreshed, while their smoking
horses are led into the galleried court
yard, and within an hour mine host
must screw up his face for welcome
to those who post IN hot pursuit In
doors and Out.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
TONS or DIAMONDS.
An Estimate en- Output Of the
Mires Of tie WcrId.


Like all precious metals and stones,
the unit Of weight usually employed
In regard to diamonds is the carat, of
which 1917 so to make up a single
ounce. To think of sacks of diamonds
by the ton staggers the imagination;
indeed, tho average annual output Of
the Kimberley mines is not more than
half a ton all told
Statistics have been published re-
Gently at Cape Town giving the out
put for several years past Of the Kim
berley mines and the river diggings.
These yielded in the three years 1903
O5 nearly 7,25O.OOO earats, say ton
and half. The monetary value Of
these diamonds was G1O,450,O0O
Since the first diamond was discev-
cred by the banks Of the Vaal in 1857
down to the end Of 1906 1t is estimated
that the total weight of diamonds ex
tracted from the Griqualand mines Is
over 1S1s tons, OF market value Of
fully E95,OOO,O0O.
IF statistics Of this sort can be trust
ed--and In the case OF the South Afri-
can yield they closely approximate to
the facts only II tons Of diamonds
had been mined all over the world to
the end Of 1901. With the same rela-
tive output since that year from Bra
I'll and India the worlds output Of dia-
monds is now more than 20 tons.
The figure seems small, considering
the ages diamonds have been worked
IN India and elsewhere In the east,
and must be largely guesswork with
respect TO the output III ambiguity y
iss however certain that more dias
monds have been placed on the mar
ket in the last 40 than IN the previous
thousand years p Pall Mall Gazette
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
Bad Burn Quickly Healed

4 am so delighted with what Cham
berIain's Salve has done for me that
feel bound to write and tell you so.
says Mrs. Mytton, 457 John ST.. Ham
iIton. Ontario. My little daughter
had a bad burn on her knee. ! ap
Piled Chamberlain's Salve and i
healed beautifully" This salve allays
the pain Of burn almost instantly.
Sold By All Dealers.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

heglycerlne employed In DR., Pierce's
medicines greatly enhances the medicinal
properties which 1t extracts from natiHe
medicinal roots and holds in sOlutiOh
much better than alcohol would. 1t also
possesses medicinal properties Of Its own,
being valuable demulcent, nntritive,
antiseptic and antiferment 1t adds
greatly to the efficacy OF the Black Cherry
bark, Bloodroot, Golden Seal root, Stone
root and Queens root, contained In
rGolden Medical Discovery in subduing
chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial,
throat and lung affections, for all OF which
these agents are recommended BY stand
ard medical authorities.
In all cases where there is a wasting
away Of flesh, loss Of appetite, with weak
stomach, as IN the early stages OF con-
sumption, there can be no doubt that gly-
cerine acts as a valuable nutritive and
aids the Golden Seal root, Stone root,
Queens root and Black Cherrybark in
promoting digestion and building up the
flesh and strength, controlling the cough
and bringing about healthy condition
of the whole system. OF course, 1t must
not be expected to work miracles. II VIII
not cure consumption except In its earlier
stages. 1t will cure very severe, obsti-
and laryngeal troubles, and chronic sore
throat with hoarseness. In acute coughs
1t is not 80 effective. 1t is in the lingering
hang-on coughs, or those OF long standing,
even when accompanied by bleeding from
lungs, that it has performed its most
marvellous cures.
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. d., Of Ben
nett Med College, Chicago, says Of gly-
cerine:
uIn5 5ysnepsia Il serves an excellent purpose.
Holding fixed quantity of the peroxide OF
hydrogen in solution, it is one OF the best
manufactured products of the present time In
its action upon enfeebled. disordered stom-
achs, especially If there is liberation or ca.
tarrhal gastritis catarrhal Inflammation OF
stomachl, it is most efficient preparation.
Glycerine will relieve many cases OF pyrosls
(heartburn) and excessive gastric stomach
acidity."
vGoiden Medical Discovery" enriches and
purifies the blood curing blotches, plmpleS,
eruptions. scrofulous swellings and old sores
or ulcers.
Send to DR.. r. v. Pierce. OF Buffalo. N, Y.
for free booklet telling all about the native
medicinal roots composing this wonderful
medicine There is no alcohol in It,
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement Of the kidneys and
cure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment of the kidneys. Ifyou are feel
ing badly yoI can make no mistake BY
taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the
great kidney liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain i'll passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to 60 often through the day,
and to get up many times during tile
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect Of Swainp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures Of the most distressing cases.
Swanp-Root is pleasant 70 take and is
sold BY all druggists id ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle Of this wonderful new dis
covery and a book that tells all about ii !,
both sent free BY mail. Address, Or. Kill
mcr * CO., Binghanlton, M MI When
visiting mention reading this generous
offer IN this paper Don't make any
mistake but remember the name, Swamp
Root, Or. Kilmer' Swamp r DOT, and the
address, Binghamtous N. ~ On every
bottle.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
klnu,s Restricted Diet.

When King Edward VII. visits
Marienbad for the cure his diet is
much restricted For breakfast he
may partake Of eggs, cold ham, rusks
and coffee. Luncheon is served about
1880, and the following diet is recon-
mended: Fresh trout, chicken, veal
and compete Of plums, while white
wine with Geisshubler water is drunk.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

Judge John v. Wright, OF Tennes-
see, now an attorney in the general
land Office, at Washington. who was 80
years old in June, has been connected
with public life for a greater period
than any other living American. He
is still as vigorous as man of go and
keeps up with the things of to-day
without forgetting what has passed
and gone.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
The Doctor Away from Home
When Most Needed

People are often very much disap-
pointed to find that their family physi-
clan is away from home when they
most need his services. Diseases like
cramp colo and cholera marbus re-
quire prompt treatment, and have in
many instances proven fatal before
medicine could be procured or ply
sician summoned. The right way is
to keep at hand a bottle Of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. No physician can prescribe
a better medicine for these diseases.
By having it in the house you escape
much pain and suffering and all risk.
Buy it now; it may save life. For sale
BY all dealers.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

No matter how many mistakes some
men make, they always have a good
excuse ready beforehand.
The man who is everlastingly roast
ing somebody is apt to have good
deal to say about hypocrites.
Man as the architect Of his own
fortune often forgets the foundation in
his ardor over making the plans.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
Constipation.

For constipation there is nothing
quite SO nice as Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. They always
produce pleasant movement Of the
bowels without any disagrceable effect.
Price 25c. Samples free. Sold by
all dealers.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

H. H. Rogers processes to be aston
ished that Mr.. Roosevelt should advise
farmers to combine. But he will please
note that the president did not advise
the farmers to demand rebates or drive
the small producers out Of the busi-
ness.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

A cleansing, clean, cooling, soothing.
healing household remedy is DeWitt's 5
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. For
burns, cuts, scratches, bruises. insect
bites, and sore feet it is unequaled.
Good for Piles. Beware Of limitations.
Get DeWitt's. 1t is the best.
Sold by St. Clair Drug Co., Tupelo,
and all druggists.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
Rule Working Both Ways.

An English judge expresses the
opinion that husbands should have
the legal right to inspect and revise
their wives visiting lists. The women
probably would be glad to acquiesce,
provided they were granted the same
privilege q respect 10 their hus-
bands visiting Iists.-W Washington
Herald
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

Bad sick headaches, biIiousness or
constipation are quickly relieved by
DeWit's Little Early Risers. Small
pill, sure yiIl, safe pill-prompt and
pleasant in action.
Sold by St. Clair Drug Co., Tupelo,
and all druggists.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat pre-
sents the following solution "Conun-
drum: if two cents more Of cotton and
two cents more wages are put into a
shirt, why is the price of the garment
marked up twenty-five cent ?" Dead
easyI That thieving tariff!
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
odious comnarlsons.

''The money that built this library" !"
said the person who is inclined to be
fanatical, lis tainted \
MAY be so,' answered the literary
individual, "but if it keeps all the
modern fiction on its shelves the
money couldn't be nearly as bad as
some Of the books. - Washington
Star.
Okolona messenger., 1907-07-03
Where win You Spend Your Vacation

By the Seaside, Mountainside, or Lake
shore ? No doubt you intend to enjoy
yourself at one Of the cool and delight
full resorts North, East, or West,
Write to Jno M. BeaII. General Pas
senger Agent. Mobile & Ohio r. R.,
St Louis, Mo-, for full particulars re-
garding rates, etc.