The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-23
CUMBERLAND JAIL DELIVERY
Two Negroes and a White Man Escape.
"A New Telephone Line Projected.
Excellent Plans for the County Fair
Current Local Bulletin.
Fayetteville, N. c.. October IS


Tuesday night. Just before dawn Depu-
~ Sheriff Skipper. whose room is on
first floor of the Jail, vas awakened by
some one hailing him; and, going out
in the yard. to his overwhelming sur
prise, he saw J. L. York, the federal
prisoner indicted On the charge OF
fraudulent use Of the mails. standing
on the balcony, enjoying an early morn
ing cigar. York informed Mr.. Skipper
that he would find three Of his birds
missing. and a hasty examination OF
the hospital ward on the second floor
proved that Malcolm McNeill and Luke
Revels negroes, and Thomas Fort,
white. a departed. There was moth
ing to prevent the escape Of York, who
had only TO slide down the pillar of the
balcony, as did the ~fugitives; but,
weighing the matter on both sides, he
concluded that the game was not
worth the candle" Two hours later
another surprise came to Deputy Sher-
if Monaghan, in seeing Thomas Fort,
one OF the three, crawl painfully along
the corridor of the court house, and
~surrenger. In his fight he had brok-
en- a bone in his ankle, which gave
him such intense pain, that after hob
bling a short distance from the Jail,
he gave up the effort at freedom, and
limped back to the scene of his light.
Forts case has become complicated
within The past day or two, as Mrs.
Driver, of Hope Mills. or whom it is
alleged that he made the criminal as
sault, has passed away, her death, it
is alleged, caused by the physical and
mental shock of the fearful experience.
Mr.. E. L. Moore, Of Dillon, is looking
over the ground here with the object
in view of establishing another tele-
phone company, and has been calling
on the business men to secure II posi-
bic, one hundred subscribers, which
would justify the organization of the
enterprise. Mr.. Moore is president of
a company operating telephone ex-
changes, at a dozen towns in South
Carolina, besides Rowlands, Lumber
ton, Maxton, Red Springs, Laurinburg,
Gibson and Hamlet in this state, and
if he effects his object here all Fay
etteville subscribers to the new COM
pany will enjoy telephone communica-
ton with the above mentioned places.
President Watson and Secretary
Lawrence are indefatigable at work to
give the people a good county fair this
year. 1t always easily stands first in
it's excellent agricultural exhibits any
how, and their efforts are now direct
ed to procuring varied amuSements in
the way of good stock for the race
track and attractive but unobjectiona-
BILE side-shows. One feature which
will arouse no little interest this year
will be the prize essay contest, open to
all the public and private schools of the
county, two themes for composition
being dictated by the managers of the
fair to the competing boys and girls.
Mr.. Martin McKinnon, of Rec
Springs, a handsome young fellow,
whose prize regalia the girls would set
their caps for at the fair ball, has been
invited to act as chief marshal.
Very pleased and interested congre-
cations have been attending st. Pat
rick's church during the past few
evenings, to heal the able sermons Of
Father Irwin on the truth of the Ro-
man Catholic faith.
Yesterday United States Commits
sioner MorrisSey had before him j. l..
Marlborough. white, charged with SELL
ing spirituous liquors without license.
The defendant was bound over to the
federal court, the evidence against him
being rather serious.
Mr.. D. K. Ray, of Seventy-first town.
ship, aged 81 years, n Mr.. r. E. Ellis,
of Gray's Creek township, died day
before yesterday, in the passing away
Of whom Cumberland county loses two
excellent citizens n prosperous farm
erS. The latter had been a GOdfearing
member of the church for 43 years.
Rockfish is the name of a new post
Office established in this county. on the
III = " IluS IdllIodu, VI Which, -l.SS
Helen Townshend has charge.
The Piedmont Park Company, man
ayers OF the fair and horse shcw &c
take place at Winston on Tuesday,
Both instant, having requested Major
A. A. Mcclellan, clerk of the superior
court, to recommend two Fayetteville
girls as fair marshals, he has sent for
ward the names of Miss Ellen Under
wood and Eliza Williams-and Fay
etteville could not AVE two more
charming sponsors.
DR.. D. G.. Mcclellan has decided to
remove to Brookville, Fla, as he con-
siders the field of labor extensive and
inviting. He has attained no small
measure of success here, and many
friends wish him good fortune wherev-
er he may go.
There was a strange character in
town here the other day-R. 0. Davant
of Texas, who roughed it all about the
world for the pleasure of the thing,
He went from his home to Cape Town,
Africa, in charge Of government mules
for the British army, worked his way
back to this country as a common sail
or before the mast, tramped to Fay
e%tteville like a common hobo, came to
the conclusion that he had enough of
it, wired home for money, got ii
promptly, and left in style on a sleeper.
Miss Blanche Breneman, the charm
ing ~elocutionist, who has already de-
lighted Fayetteville audiences, is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Oates, Jr.-Dr
James Hall, formerly of Wilmington,
now of Los Angeles, Cali. has just
paid Fayetteville a brief viSit.-Dr. H.
w. Lilly, president of the Bank of
Fayetteville, is in New York city on
business.-Mr. H. F. Morgan and Miss
Laura Reynolds, of Ohio, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Lawrence at their
country place, Happy Valley Vine
land, three miles north of town. Miss
Reynolds will spend the winter here
Miss Celia NJ. Robinson, of Pensacola,
Fla, is visiting her grand mother, Mrs
U. C. Myrover.