The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-03
THE THIEVING GANG BROKEN UP
A Negro Boy Turns States Evidence.
Speaking at Hope MiIls-Fine Grade
Textile Goods-A Pretty Village and
It's Good egro's Reckless.
ness Costs Him His Lffe-PersonaI
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Fayetteville, N c., August /.
Certain tempting articles lying
about loose in the store a7d luncn room
lOf Captain S. n. Taylor, opposite the
Coast Line r. r. station on Hay street
which were too much for the honesty
OF a negro lad about the premises, led
TO the arrest of foul other negroes.
enlarged with being part Of h band
iof burglars who have been terror.zing
the ome and children of Fayette-
willie for the past ten days, n making
the men angry enough for a lynching.
The negro boy. when arrested for his
theft from Captain Taylor, make a
confession TO the effect that he was
one of a gang of thirteen. four CT whom
lby his information, are now in AL.
commanded by Captain Jack Gre-l,"
from the description of whom The 20
lice spot the returned convict, CaIie-
ton Watson, who, with his usual dcv-
ilish shrewdness, is keeping out OF he
lclutches of the officers of the law,
Though it is positively asserted that ne
been back TO his mothers house
since he was driven out of the city.
Last evening at $3.50 o'clock Messrs.
3. F. McBryde and ]. II. Myrover ad-
dressed quite a large gathering at
Hope Mills where the mode arrange
ments of ample seats, good lights and
lan excellent cornet band reflected
great credit on the good taste and pub
lie spirit of the community. Person,
of Wayne, a populist, who is said to
be a strong debater, was billed for
Hope Mills also, and a joint discus
sion was expected. He failing TO ap-
lpear, speeches We're made by Messrs.
lJ. A. Cotton, a northern republican,
and superintendent of Cumberland
mills, and j. H. Johnson, a leading
business man of the place.
Hope Mill No. l is putting on the
northern markets some of the highest
jgrade goods manufactured in the
south. 1t runs 333 looms, turning out
fine ginghamS M madras of beauti-
full color and finish, n in the crowd
Hast night the writer saw men wearing
tasteful negligee shirts of his stuff.
At Hope Mill No. 2 very superior
Icheyiots are made, the color and pref
illness of all these goods ably designed
by Mr.. Melony, a native of Philadel-
Iphia, whence the mills receive nearly
ali their orders long in of
their manufacture. An old friend, J.
W. King, who has been an official in
Mill No. 1 for five years, told the cor
respondent that nearly all the opera
Itives had a little money to the fore,
for a rainy day." and a fact which
impresses the writer to the factory
is the healthful, appearance Of the
workers in his busy hive.
Hope Mills is a beautiful village,
ideally situated On a lovely sheet of
water, its street densely shaded and
neatly sidewalked, and its dwellings
showing thrift and thoughtful care.
Their handsome Masonic lodge, a
formidable undertaking for a small
place, is now assured, and work on a
new Presbyterian church will soon pc
gin.
Seabury, a negro working for the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
has lost his life by recklessness so
Iarrant as almost to amount to suicide.
A night or two since he lay down I'm
der q freight car, and went to sleep.
a shifting engine pushed the car over
him, inf1icting terrible injuries from
which he died yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. E. E. Powell, agent of the south
Iern Express Company, who was re-
Gently transferred to Goldsboro, comes
back to US again on account of changes
lin the company's assignment. He Will
be cordially, welcomed home, where
his friends are everybody. Mr.. j. j.
ICrosswell also,it is gratifying to know,
|can hereafter make his headquarters
here, Where he and his family are ia
Worries.
Miss Della Matthews, of the New
Bookstore Company, is spending a day
or two in Charlotte.
Mrs. w. NJ. Glover is at home again,
after a delightful s~ojourn at the beach.
Mrs. Hunter CT. Smith n children
have returned from a pleasant visit to
Friends and relatives in Virginia.
Mr.. E. J. Hale, Jr., business man
lager of The Fayetteville Observer, is
back at his post after a few days at
the beach, much improved, We trust,
lin health and strength.
Hon. John G.. Shaw and Mr.. Isaac
\. Murchison, who have been doing
splendid service in the campaign,
(which white men will gratefully re-
member, made able speeches at Beas-
lley's gin and Mount Tabor last even
ling, and, with Mr.. H. Med. Robinson
and others, are on the programme for
1.-THE grand rally in this city tonigh-.
The county campaign closed at cay
Fork on Monday, ard the canvass has
been very thorough, taking in every
township, and giving some of them
two or three appointments. What
lever may be the result, the democratic
Headers may rest content with the re-
Election of duty we'll done.
The election returns from all over
the state will be received at the ar
imory of the Fayetteville Independnt
Light Infantry on Thursday highland
will be read to the eager n waiting
multitude from the stage.