The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
HOMICIDE NEAR LA GRANGE
A Case of Highway Robbery Near the
Same Place-The Culprft at the Point
of Death From a Knife Wound From
His Intended Victim
The Messenger.)

G~OlOSDOrO, ~ -, september % 4
From the Kinston Free Press L gath
er that on Wednesday night about 81
o'clock Job. Beaver killed VIII Cam
dell. by shooting him with a pistol.
The homicide took place at Deaver'sI
home near LAGRANGE. Candeil had be-
come very intimate with beavers,
daughter and had been warned 20 cease
his attentions Candell and Deaver
with several others, were at the Jen-
ny Lind store. in BucklesberTy, We'd
nesday night when Candeil left the
crowd and went of. In a short while.
Beaver suSpectinE n went to hrs
home where he found Candell with his,
beavers, daughter. and killed him,
Beaver returned to the Jenny Linz
store. told the crowd there that he had
killed Candell. n disappeared
News comes through parties in the
city today that another homicide oc-
CURED on the public Dad the same
night in Bucklesberry. Several farm
ers. among the number a Mr.. Jas. Tay-
Tor. had been TO Goldsboro on Wednes-
day, sold their cotton and were return
ing home when a white man and two
negroes sprang from the roadside, at
atcking Mr.. Taylor. The negroes caught
hold OF the wheels OF the vehicle while
the young white man, who was OF the
neighborood, name Herring. attacked
Mr.. Taylor, who drew a knife and cut
his throat, Herring fell to the ground
and the negroes fled. First accounts
reported Herring as dead, but nave
just been advised hat he is still alive.
but is in a very critical condition.
Henry Jones, a negro hailing from
the county of Greene, is held here by
the authorities on suspicion OF having
stolen a mule. This morning he was
Offering the mule for sale n seemed
willing TO let him go at any price he
could get for him. This and other sus-
picious moves led to his arrest.
At the stock holders meeting OF the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
held at Morehead yesterday the present
officers We're reelected.
JOS. L. Robinson, state proxy, read
his report announcing the following
directors on the part of the state: j.
A. Bryan, j. A. Meadows, New Bern;
W. NJ. Webb, Morehea / City; L. Har-
yey, Kinston; 7. c. Whitaker. Trenton,
L. G. Daniels, Bayboro: Sam1 c. Suggs,
Snow Hill; j.. a. Westbrook, Mt. Olive.
President Bryan then read his annual
report which was adopted.
The following directors on the part
of the private stockholders were elect
ed: c. E. Foy, Dempsey Wood, Henry
West E. G. Duncan
l. lIlS were erected members
OF the finance committee: 7. A. Green,
+. w. Hughes, L. NJ. Michaux.
The discussion on the matter OF
building a branch road from LAGRANGE
to Snow Hill, occupied the rest of the
meeting.
1t was declared the sense of the meet.
ing that the roa be built.
G. E. Foy offered a resolution under
the resolution to refer, that it is tht
sense of this meeting that a road from
LaGrange to Snow HILL be built, tn,
stock vote on same adopting ii, wa:
1,215 to BAL.
The state vote was called for on thi.
question, and state proxy, j.. E. Robin
Son, voted for, declaring that as tn,
majority of the private stockholder,
voted for it, he did the same, as it wa
good democratic doctrine to sustain tn
majority.
Meeting adjourned, and the director
held a meeting Immediately afterward
re-electing the present officers of tn
road, and Geo. H. Roberts and B.. w
/, Canady, members of the finance com
mittee.
At a meeting Of the Wayne count,
democratic executive committee hell
in the city yesterday, primary poll hold
erS were appointed for all voting pre-
cincts in h county, but seven, whic.
were left open for future action.
Mrs. Ida Cowan, of Wilmington, e.
route to Philadelphia, stopped over il
the city today on a few days visit {
her brother, Mr.. A. a. Miller.
H. NJ. Humphrey, of the Atlantic an.
North Carolina clerical force at Ney
I Bern, who has been on a visit to hi
, parents in the city, returned this after
noon.
A. A. Joseph, Mrs. Joseph and chill
: dren returned to the city this evening
, Mr.. and Mrs. Sol. We'll, Lionel We
and Mrs. A. Einstein. who have bee
l visiting the old country abroad, reach
: ed New York on their return toda
and are expected here about Monde
I next.
b. r. King, the drummer, who ha
= been in Baltimore the past month wait
l ing on his trade, returned home las
: night Ben says up there it looks Xix
Bryan will be the next president. ]
is claimed that Maryland will Civ
Bryan $1,000 majority and that Yves
Virginia will be carried for Bryan
the republicans do not steal the stat.
This latter is the opinion of Baltimor
= travelling men who travel West Viz
ginia-
Rev. a. w. Setter, of Morehead Cit
Baptist church, was in town today e
route home from his vacation spent i
CaEawba county, his old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stecher, of Phil
adelphla, arrived this evening on a Wis
to their aunt, Mrs. Joseph Edwards.
; Claude Chamberlain has accepted
:, position with J. H. Hill & Son, drug
gists.
Silas E. Hines has accepted a clerk
ship at c. G.. Perkins.
Rev. NJ. P. Davis, Of Snow Hill, wa
= here today.
I Henry Miller, OF Raleigh, passe
through.
Mayv Coban e, 70 will enpap e in th
9 market business.
Correspondence of The Messenger
G~oldsboro, N. c., September %.
There will be services in all the cit
churches tomorrow. At the First Bal
fist church, at the night service, quit
= a number will be immersed by the Re
:, J. W. Rose and received as membe
: of the Second Baptist church