The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-08
. MOTHER ABANDONS HER BABE
Child Left I'm q Hotel-The Flea Hill
Violator In the Hands OF the Law.
Marriage at Neutrality-suspicious. Notes
and Pleasant Personalities.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

Correspondence OF The Messenger.l
Fayetteville. y. c., June s.
On Saturday a young woman Of de-
cent appearance and neat dress took a
room at the Davis house on Green
street, giving her name Is Mrs. Har-
ris, and her place of residence Will
nington. She carried an infant a few
months Did, and made Inquiries about
the trains, on one OF which. she said,
she expected her She order
ed a lack and was driven TO the depot
of the Atlantic Coast Lin railroad,
whence she Dol a northbound train.
Soon after her departure it was found
that she had left her child on the bed
in her room at the hotel, and a tele-
gram was sent to Selma, which secur-
er her arrest and return to this city
In Magistrate John Underwood's court
h confessed that she intended 10
the infant, that her real name
was Stokes, and that her husband was
in Conway, S. c. She was committed
to Jail in default of 500 bail, but her
contrition was 50 evident, n the SYM
pathy for her so great, that yesterday
she was released on her own ~recogniZ-
ance for $50, and was sent to Conway.
Last night through the slow-droppings
rain, while the thoroughfares were ALI
but deserted, a mysterious vehicle
the curtains Theoretically closed, the
driver urging his horses rapidly
through the side streets-drew up at
the depot of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, and thence descended three
silent, but vigilant men, who, The Mes
senger correspondent is informed. were
Sheriff Burns, a deputy, Hon. j. G..
Shaw, and a manacled negro-the VIC
lator, a few days ago, of Mrs. James
West in Flea Hill township, delivered
over to the hands of justice at last, af-
ter days Inc nights of weary hunting,
through brake and briar, jungle and
Swamps The destination of the officers
Of the law and their prisoner was said
to be Raleigh, Sheriff Burns deeming
it prudent, it is supposed, to remove
the negro for the present as far as pos
sible from the scene Of the crime and
any attempt at mob violence.
AT 10 o'clock tomorrow morning DR..
Harrell, of Tarboro, and Miss Isabel
Farley, daughter of Rev. David Fair
ley, will be married in the PreSbyte-
rian church of the Covenant at Man.
chester, in this county. There will be
a bridal reception at $3.50 o'clock this
evening, which will be attended by a
party of the friends of Miss Farley
from this city.
This is, n may say, the dull sea-
son, but, within the past few evenings.
society people enjoyed two or three
very pleasant Enthusiastically the
reception given by Mrs. W. NJ. Morgan
complimentary to Misses Eliza Will
liams and Daisy Smith of Goldsboro;
and the entertainment given to her
friends by Miss Pearl Mcmillan in
honor of her guest Miss Bliss Of Sa-
vannah, GA.
The closing exercises of Miss Alice
Mallett'S school were of an exception
ally high order of merit and excel
lence. Longfellow's life and works ex-
ercised the talents and skill of the pu-
pills, Inc the elaborate programme was
very effectively rendered. The course
of study of this high, grade hoo
covers a broad field of instruction, en-
bracing a complete system of book
keeping in the hands OF competent
teachers.
The financial report of the Cumber-
land county ~dispensary for the month
of May shows a net profit of about
S155.0O, with stock on hand at the be-
binning of the month of $5,337, and
sales of something over "a, 100. This,
counting twenty-siX business lays in
the month, shows the average daily
sales to be about $3.50. 00-quite a thriv-
ing liquor trade.
The first guns of the democratic
county campaign will boom out tomor-
row evening from Massey's hill, for the
edification of the people of the Holt
Morgan village, and the ammunition
will be furnished by three sterling
democrats and canvassers, DR.. j. NJ.
Mcneil and Messrs. w. c.. Troy and
H. Med. Robinson.
Mrs. Avis Huske, of Wilmington, is
making a visit to Hon. and Mrs. w. J.
Green at Tokay vineyard. Miss Annie
MacRae, of Baltimore, is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Williams.
| Major E. L. Pemberton will soon take
a position with a large northern dye
house. MT. Charles eagle, the popular
clerk of the Hotel Lafayette, is spend
ing a few days vacation at Dur
The executive committee of the Cum
berland county populists at it's meet
ing in this city last Saturday, fixed
Saturday, July 7th, as the time for
the nominating convention.