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Show Damages Tor a Delayed Message. Tho stato supreme court of North Carolina has confirmed the action of the lower court which awarded to J. T. Young, of Craven county. N. C, $10,000 damages against tho Western Union ' Telegraph company. It is represented j that last year "Young's wife was taken very ill in Columbia, S. C. Mr. Young was at New Berne, N. C, and his wifo telegraphed him that sho was sick, and requested him to come to her at once. He did not get tho message until six days later, and in the meantime Mrs. Young died and was buried, Young not knowing of either fact till all was over." Philadelphia Ledger. |