The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-23
sHARpsnoorER,s WAR RELIC
Carrying q Bal for Thirfy-Eight
Years-PolIce and Court Matters

Correspondence OF the Messenger)
Fayetteville. July 10.
Captain W. E. Kyle. an official OF the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
well known in Wilmington. as brave a
soldie ras fought for the confederacy.
had m OF a corps OF sharp
shooters during the civil war. and re-
ceiVeo one or two wounds In the SER
vice. For some time he has been nm.
easy o q swelling on his bsck
which he thought might be a cancer or.
q carbuncie, and not long since he had
a physician at Gainesville, Fla, to use
his knife with the result that Captain
Kyle will now hereafter carry his min
ME ball in his pocket instead OF in
his body.
The authorities are certain they have
a bad man In custody. a negro named
Bill Smith, who vas this morning
bound over to the text term OF superior
court on the charge Of stealing feed
from the stable OF Mr.. Walter Holt.
Sheriff Burns this morning commit
ted to jail a negro living near Hope
Mills, charged with attempting a GRIM
inal assault on the person OF a young
girl Of his own race.
Gray Toole, a negro merchant in the
section OF the city known as Red
DoAr was DCLoic Shllco states lOn-
missioner Morrisey this morning, ac-
cused Of selling liquor without license,
and the case was adjourned until this
afternoon, in the absence of important
witnesses.
Worw will begin in a few days under
the supervision of Mr.. Long, the con-
tractor. in the construction Of the great
dam at Buckhorn for the Cape Fear
Electric Power Company.
Il Clifton BROWN nf Ohio has haan hara
within the past two or three days on
business connected with the estate in
Gray's Creek township of Louis Caver-
ley deceased. The readers of the Mes
senger will recall the story of this &c
centric ~recluse, a New York man, who
lived alone in a big, fine house, and
| planted crops only to let them rot in
| the fields. He left valuable property.
Major ]. G. Hollingsworth, with his
assistant commissioned officers, is put
ting h Fayetteville Independent Light
| Infantry in fine condition for its ten
days at the encampment mex month
| A high state of discipline prevails, and
rigid drill goes on two or three times a
/ week. There are many applicants for
admission into the ranks of the corps,
but only the best material is accepted.
The examination of twenty-five ap-
| plicants-twelve white and thirteen
black-for positions as teacher in the
county public schools is the record OF
work done so far by Professor s. B,
Cole, superintendent Of education.
The new lock-boxes and keys are be-
ing given out today by Postmaster Nc
Caskill. and the mail will be distribut-
ed in the handsome quarters on Hay
street, the former Peoples bank, on
I sunday morning. The Postal Gable
and Telegraph Company, Mr.. r. HI
Boyd, manager, will move to the brick
tenement on Donaldson street, owned
by MI. Herbert Lutterloh.
Part of the state guard passed
through here at noon, on their way
home from the encampment, making
upper Hay street around the railroad
station lively with the unaccustomed
show of uniforms.
Miss Rosalie Calvert. of College PARK
Md, is visiting DR.. and Mrs. II. w
Lilly.
Mrs. n. B. Alexander and daughters
have gone to Chester, S. c., on a visit