The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-30
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LErrE.
Cumberland Superior Court-Death O
Mr.. Emmitt-The Abduction Case.
Company overwhelmingly Law.
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, August %.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, August %.
Judge Thomas A. McNeiIl yesterday
Of Cumberland county superior court
for h trial OF criminal cases, Solici-
tor Mclean being present The charge
to the grand jury was brief. but CON-
~prehensfve and forcible. Up to this
writing, no trial OF special interest has
taken place, but the number of pris-
oners in Jail indicates that there will
be a big sweep before the week ends.
one OF b very few deaths at the
Marsh-Highsmith sanitarium since its
establishment was that Of Mr.. Peter
y. Emmitt yesterday morning, who sue
cumbed under a third stroke Of paraIy-
Sis, the other two taking place IN Geor-
gla, where Mr.. Emmitt has long been
a successful business man. The de-
ceased was in the 45th ear of his age.
a native OF Cumberland county. son of
h late j. w. and Isabella Emmitt,
and left here some Years ago to engage
in The turpentine business at Canoe,
Ga. The funeral took place this norm
ing at Rockfsh church. attended by
many Masons and knights Of Pythias.
to which orders Mr.. Emmitt belonged.
Mr.. George w. Boney, of Rocky
Mount, has been here for the past two
days. accompanied by his attorney, Mr..
Donnel1 Gillian, Mr.. and Mrs. E. v.
BOney, OF Warsaw. and Mr.. J. H. Ben
ton, Jr., a principal witness in the case.
The little boy, the chief figure in the
case, has also been brought here. There
will be an effort to hav a hearing of
h matter during the day, although
Mrs. G.. w. Boney, the mother of the
child. is still very i'll Of fever.
Inspector T. H. Balm, Of the state
guard. arrived yesterday afternoon
from Goldsboro; and, having first made
a vigorous armory inspection. reviewed
the command. drawn up on Hay street,
in front of the Hotel LAFAYETTE. The
ranks were full-the largest per cent
age. the inspector said. that had SO
far appeared before him. n the per-
sonnet of officers and enlisted men fine.
Captain Hollingsworth has reason to
be proud of the soldierly bearing Of his
corps.
At last evenings meeting of the board
of aldermen the Sunday law was passed
by a vote Of s to 4. and now we can
purchase nothing on the day of rest and
worship more harmful han ice and
milk. Mr.. A. H. Slocomb temporarily
withdrew his application for a sewer
age franchise. The board passed an
ordinance. taxing certain lines of bust
ness. The application of Mr.. I. c. Will
liams, Jr., for leave to run a side track
to his wholesale grocery building went
over for lack of the publication re-
CURED by law.
A case of general interest has first
been tried by United States Commits
sioner Morrisey. Messrs. W. H. and
E. Billiard, Mr.. and Mrs. Hales, and
Mrs. Fletcher Billiard were charged
with violation Of the evenue law by
selling wine. Mr.. Oscar Speares, of
Harnett county, conducted the prose-
cution. and the defendants were repre-
sented by MeSsrs. H. L. Cook and A. S.
Hall. The admission was mad Of the
sale of the wine. but the contention was
sustained that the. defendants had a
right to sell wine of their own manu-
facture on their premises.
Mr.. George A. Holderness, of Tar
boro. general manager of the Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph Company, is
here looking after the interest of his
fine telephone outfit and service in the
city.
Misses Sarah Brown, Daisy Watson,
and Kate Sutton, were elected substi-
tute teachers in the graded school at
| yesterday afternoons meeting of the
board of trustees.
Later-Mrs. G. W. Boney has sued
out a writ of habeas corpus before
Judge Mcneil in chambers, to regain
| possession of her child. The hearing
will take place this afternoon, and the
affdayjtS are Dartly filed.