The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-03
CUMBERLAND CRIMINAL COURT
Murder Case for Trial-The Fay
etteville neutrality-suspicious.
to the Messengers Editor-News
Notes.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

Fayetteville, n. G., April g.
The last criminal court of Cumber-
land county will V this after
noon, Judge E. K. Bryan arriving here
on the w~estbound noon train. The ne
gro Burns will probably be placed on
trial for his life. An outline of the
homicide was given to the readers Of
The Messenger some time ago., in which
Burns, in the western part of this
county, killed another negro, Campbell,
and was shot by his victims father in
attempting to make his escape. Burns
has not yet fully recovered from the
wound received.
The first number of the Fayetteville
Democrat" was sold by the newsboys
on the streets Saturday afternoon. 1t
is a supporter of the administration
ticket of which Colonel w. 5. Cook,
present incumbent, is The candidate
for mayor and has for its editor Mr..
H. /. McDufie. Colonel Cook has on
it's first page a carefully considered ar
ticle, dealing in facts and figures. and
defending his administration of the
towns affair during his government of
eight years.
Colonel James d. Mcneil, anti-ad-
m~inistration candidate for mayor, will
address the citizens of Fayetteville in
the court room tomorrow (TueSday)
evening at $50 o'clock, dealing with
matters of vital interest growing out
of the present heated municipal fight.
Dr.. and Mrs. T. B. Kingsbury have
their well-wishers by the hundred in
Fayetteville and upper Cape Fear sec
ton, in the celebration of the golden
anniversary of their wedding day on
Wednesday next May the evening
sky be unlocked by cloud, and may
the day be far away yet ere the faith
full old North Carolinian and polished
scholar lay dow the pen, having writ
ten, 1T is finished"
A large congregation in the Presby-
terrain church yesterday morning heard
with pleasure the able sermon of Rev.
Mr.. Gillespie, who spent Sunday here
on his way home from Presbytery, and
the best guarantee of the appreciation
of Mr.. Gillespie's effort was the hand
some subscription made of $500.
One of the largest gatherings in the
history of that part of the county as
sembled yesterday morning in the Bap-
fist church at Hope Mills No. 2, in eel
ebratiOn of the S1st anniversary Of the
Odd Fellows, where Mr.. J.. M. Lamb de-
livered an address spoken of in very
high terms.
Colonel ]. B. Starr has sold his fine
old mansion on Haymount, with the
surrounding beautiful grounds, over
looking the city, to Mr.. w. M. Morgan.
Father Marion, a scholarly priest of
the Catholic church, conducted divine
services in ST. Patrick's yesterday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. MacRae,
young married people much esteemed
here, will probably make their home in
Charlotte for the future.
A ball of about 38-calibre crashed
through the large front plate-glass
window of the billiard and pool-room
of the Hotel Lafayette Friday even
ing. No report of gun OF pistol was
heard but persons entering the room
shortly afterward stated that they had
heard firing, apparently on Rowan
street. The missile tool a long flight,
and was picked up or the o mash
ed and battered.
AS was forecasted in the last letter
to The Messenger, Mr.. o Underwood
was nominated for mayor at the repub-
lican convention, Messrs. A. H. SIo-
comb, Jr., and l.. w. Seawell were
nominated for aldermen, Mr. q. A. H.
Slocomb was selected as one of the
committee of audit and finance, and
Messrs. McCaskeil, Slocomb n Raj
ford were appointed a committee to
complete the ticket.
Miss Pauline Cameron has returned
to her home at Waccamaw, where her
mother will entertain a number of
friends at a house party. Misses Mar
garet Mcneil and Fannie Williams ac-
cOmpanied Miss Cameron.