The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
A MYSTERIOUS BURGLAR
Chased From q Residence-Not Known
whether ft Was a Man or Woman.
street Improvements-Some Personal
Notes.

Correspondence o. the Messenger.)
Goldsboro. y. g. August =.
We have Just had a most delightful
| rain and the atmosphere = refreshing.
The residence Of SIR. Henry Lee was
entered by a burglar last night Two
purses were taken from the room OF
Mrs. Lee. one % which was lea IN
the house. the other. which contained
but a dollar. was taken away. The
family had not retired. Mr. Lee sas
preparing for bed and vas sitting IN
a window in his room when he
heard = noise and turning he saw q
negro crawl from under his bed and
and pring for the halfway and out the
back door AS quickly as possible he
Went 10 a cluS<.t and snatchfng a pss-
toll he. followed in pursuit OF The fast
fleeing intruder. firing as he went He
got a good peep at the departing one
as he passed through the garden gate
and fired a straight liner that brought
forth a gToan as of pain. that was
plainly heard by a n~eighbor- Soon a
lantern was procured. but a search
YER the premises failed 10 -veai the
coon. Was the Intruder a man. Is
a question yet unsolved. The intrud-
ct na1 visited me gSIrIgGrANoE and
cupboard and had placed some % the
food obtained in a hat which he left on
the premises The hat Was that OF a
man. Mr.. Lee. in describing the fleeing
one said he wore a dress or duster-
The hat turns out - be the property
OF an inmate OF the county jail. where
one Alice Cogdell has been spending
awhile abiding court on the charge OF
larceny. in two cases. Alice escaped
Jail yesterday while the prisoners were
bein served their MONDAY meal. and
IL is possible she took the hat in ques-
ton and may be the party who visited
the residence Of Mr.. Lee.
From a lady who lives near the
Primitive Baptist church in the SANE
block as the Lee residence comes the
that last evening she saw
a negro man standing OF the pulpit
platform in this church kin out in
female apparel and II IS suggested the
visitor 10 Mr.. Lees residence may al
ter all prove to be a man.
The mayor has just placed an order
for several car loads OF stone curbing
and sewer pipe. Throughout the city
improvements are in p~rogress-the
streets. ally-wayS and side walks are
being placed in splendid condition and
for these things the authorities are 10
be commended
The finishing touches are being ap-
piled to the new home OF Captain
Nathan O'Berry on west Center street.
The residence will soon be ready for
occupancy and is a credit I'd the city.
Miss May Pool OF Clayton. is visit
ing her brother. Mr.. Lewis Pool in this
city.
Thomas B. Parker. Of Hillsboro. an
old resident OF Goldsboro an ex-mem-
Der of the Legislature, a widely known
and popular man. Is in town on a brief
visit.
John Borden and DeAnis Everett.
two negroes charged with entering a
freight car on the Coast Line. We're
given a hearing last evening in Mayor
Peterson's court and required TO give
bond in the sum of $50 a for their
appearance at the September term
of court.
Henry c. Murphy, whose horse was
stolen a few days since. received a
telegram last night advising him that
the horse was UP at G~reenvilie.
Mr.. Murphy left last night for Green
willie. going Through the country. a
distance of forty-four miles. II is not
known at this writing whether the
party who stole h animal was ar
rested.
Peter Walker and Cora Collier. both
white are in Jail. Mrs. Peter Walker
white, are in jail. Mrs. Peter Walker
couple, charging they were living in
too intimate relations. The case vas
heard before Justice Broadhurst who
reQuired of both defendants a justified
bond of $500 for heir appearance at
the September term Of court.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Maryland Jones. OF
Raleigh. are in the city on a visit TO
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Giddens, the par
ents of Mrs Jones.
Joe Westbrook, of Wilmington. after
a pleasant visit to his young friend.
Willie Best, returned home this after
o
Mrs. Ida McDuffie. Of Trio. S. c. re-
turned home today.
Rev. A. c.. Barron, OF Charlotte.
pastor OF Tryon Street Baptist church.
was in town today
Senator-elect Thomas NJ. Arlington
of Nash and Wilson counties spent a
few hours in the city this morning.
w. L. DeRosset, and A. We'll. Of
Wilmington, George II. Bethany. Of
Brunswick county: j. w. King. Of
Charleston; ID. w. Sabeston and wife.
of New Bern; f. II. Martin, OF Dur
ham; J.. K. Morrisey. of Clinton: Mrs.
w. S. Herbert, OF Kinston: N. @. 5.
Noble. of Chapel Hill, J. T. Hargett.
w. T. Hervey. William II. Hin, and
| r. p. Dixon, OF New Bern. were at
| the Kenn0n hotel today