The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-24
SHOT DOWN BY AN OFFICER.
Negro Wounded by n Night Watch
man - Proceedings of Fayetteville
Presbytery Soldiers Monument TO
be Built-News Notes.
Correspondence of the Messenger,

Correspondence OF the Messenger.)
Fayetteville. y. c.. April -.
Two negroes Ed Adams and Gene
Robinson. made an attempt Wednesday
night 90 break into the grocery store
OF Captain A. GARRISON. In he VIII
liams block on Hay o street. with
the result that they are both in the
lcustody Of the .law. and one - wing
dangerously wounded
At about . o'clock Mr.. George 3.
shepherd. night Waterman. while max
ing his rounds was by a
noise in the rear OF Captain Garrasons
store: and. on approaching the spot.
was saluted with a cannonade of brick
bats Still advancing. he was met by
more missiles. when he fired his re-
Ivolyer and this caused a stampede.
two men dashing by him in the dark
ness Again he fired. and one fell.
l~whereupon Mr.. Shepherd sounded his
alarm whistle. and summoned officer
Benton TO his assistance. They found
Adams. with a slight wound in the
hand and dangerous wound in n
thigh. Robinson. whom Adams named
as accomplish. was arrested in the
morning by Captain w. H. Flowers,
city marshal, as he stood very compos-
eddy in front OF a store on Market
square. The negroes had not ATTAINED
an entrance into the store. but were
at work on the window when the
lwatchman come on them
Sixteen ministers and twenty-nine
elders are present al Fayetteville pres
lbyfery now in session. very crafty
ling of an able, eaneSt body
of Christian men. whose work is full OF
interest and benefit to the church.
Rev. w. @. Buchanan Is moderator,
with Rev 1T vnhn " Pose Ard
Major J. w. MCLAUGHLIN as clerk. An
edifying foreign mission meeting was
held last night. with entertaining ad-
dresses and a report from Rev. H. T.
Graham, Revs. w. c. Buchanan and
NJ. D. Mcneil. and Elders ]. NJ. Nc
liver were elected commissioners to
the general assembly ot the Southern
Presbyterian church, in Atlanta, Ga.
on the 18th Of next month. Presbytery
will adjourn to meet at Sanford on the
second Tuesday in June, to examine
Messrs. Watson Farley and X. l..
McIver, Candidates for the ministry.
There are eighty churches in Fayet;e-
willie Presbytery. which embraces the
counties of Montgomery. Scotland.
Richmond, Moore. Chatham. Harnett,
Johnston, Cumberland, Robson.
Mrs. A. S. Huske. secretary of the
Cumberland Monument Association,
Iadvertises for estimates and designs
for the Confederate Soldiers monu-
ment, to be submitted not later than
the 9th instant, at which time the
selection will be made. No little hon
or n credit is due TO the members
of his association. who all through
hard times, political CONFUSION. wars
and rumors of wars" have adhered
lsteadfastly to their purpose of rearing
a tribute to the southern dead. and
now find themselves on the threshold
of the accomplishment of their noble
work.
Messrs. Hammond. of Brooklyn:
IToler and Hart, of New York: r. p.
Gray, of Greensboro: Samuel Webb.
Iof Burlington. and w. l.. Holt, r. l..
WILLIAMS and NJ. Mel. Matthews. Of
Fayetteville, We're pleasantly entertain
ed yesterday by Major James r. Will
liams at Lakewood Club house a few
miles northwest of Fayetteville.