The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-02
Assault TING The TOWN OFFICER
Charles Biggs Is Obstreperous-A Sem
sational Suit Goes or the Docket-A
Entertainment Children
Send Their Mites to Galveston-Brief
Peucilfngs.

Correspondence Of the Messenger)
Fayetteville. n. c. September IS.
There was quite a fiutter Of excite
ment at Hope Mills in this county yes
terday, on accoun OF the boisterous
conduct of Charles Biggs, who, after
painting the town red" evinced a de-
sire to take possession thereof, eve
to the extent OF resisting the munich
pal officers. Reflection and h severe
results of a magistrates trial brought
forth fruits meet for repentance"
When Valley Edwards vas called in
cour yesterday he failed to answer,
and was non suited, to the disappoint-
ment Of quite a large crowd, who ex-
pected a case Of unusual interest. Ed
wards was plaintiff against the Attain
tic Coast Line railroad company,
charging a conductor Of the road of
robbing him of nearly $500 in money.
after he had been knocked down by a
negro porter. The story Of Edwards to
his counsel "a very straight and CO.
herent, but the defendant conductor
bears an exceptionable character, and
his friends scout the idea of his guilt.
Judge Brown, holding superior court
this week, and the members of the bar
were h guests Of Hon. and Mrs.
George NJ. Rose at supper last evening
at their residence on Haymount.
The Farley Society Of Mcpherson
Presbyterian church, named in honor
Of Rev. David Farley, the beloved pas
tor Of the Manchester Church of the
Covenant, is an association Of young
folks, who, with rare generosity and
commendable self-denial, made a con-
siderable contribution yesterday to the
fund Of the relief of the Galveston suf-
ferers.
Do.o yI-l;+ao1l yo~ 60
man years plying his calling of barber
in this city, was taken very Ill In his
shop on Donaldson street yesterday,
was removed to his home, Inc died
two or three hours afterwards.
Archie Campbell, the negro driver Of
Mr.. J. r. Williams, yesterday met Ar
thur Manley, the servant Of r. L. Will
liams, as he was driving out to Cot
tonade, and shot him from the bushes
On the roadside. Campbell was arrest
ed, but he declares hat the shooting
was accidental. Manley is not much
hurt.
Harvey Lambeth, a Fayetteville
young man, K in Wilmington
sporting circles as a champion on the
diamond and the "gridiron," has just
borne off from all competitors the first
prize medal in the athletic contests at
Orange, N. J.
Mr.. Ounce K. Nimocks, who has
taken the a course at the state uni
versity, and who has just passed his
examination before the supreme court
in Raleigh, is now at home, re :eiving
the congratulations of many friends
for the ability and ~tenacity Of purpose
evidenced in the assumption, by a man
of business for he is a prominent mer-
chant ! of the arduous work neces-
sary to preparation for a liberal pro-
fession. His teachers say that his
judicial talents are exceptional, and
predict for him great success.
The city editor of The Observer yes
terday came across one of the youngest
alleged criminals in all the records of
the courts-a boy named Edward
| West, eight years of age, in Jail charg-
ed with stealing metal from h rail-
road.