The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-22

Over the Proposed Antf-CiEar-I|
cite Law-Funeral or Redmund Bum.
steamer Goldsboro ON Her Way mp
the River-shot From Ambush.
Correspondence Of the Messenger.)

(Correspondence OF the M~eSsthSef-t
GoIdsboro. n. c.. January Is
Hurrah for Senator Brown and sue
cess to his anti-cigarette BILL The
law makers of North Carolina can do
nothing more helpful to the boys OF
the state Just at this time than TO
pass this bill through with a whoop-
Certainly the Wayne county represen-
tatives can be depended on TO support
the bill and thus come to the help OF
those who are cripling their bright
prospects with this little cigarette in
fernal machine. The cigarette smoking
habit is growing in North Carolina
II your son has not already aiken up
the habit just send him of to school
and he comes back a full graduate cary
rying his diploma wrapped around his
fingers. 1 have watched this thing
very closely and l would appeal to our
law makers to stand by the boys OF the
state by passing this bill.
Colonel Isaac F. Dortch and William
T. Dortch went 10 Rocky Noun this
afternoon to attend the burial of Red
mund Bum, son of Hon. b. II. Bum.
who died yesterday at Oxford OF ty-
pho-pneumonia. Redmund was a most
promising young man. OF splendid
physique. just passing from youthhood
to young
A. b. Andrews, Jr., OF Raleigh, pass.
ed through the city last evening for
Wilson. L was pleased to meet this
bright entertaining young gentleman.
Like his father he carries a well stored
mind above his shoulders.
The steamer "Goldsboro" has been
taking the trip from New Bern slowly
Eh1
left Kinston, the Goldsboro committee
aboard, and against a four mile cur-
rent with only half steam a speed up
the river, of four miles per hour was
made, reaching the famous Seven
Springs in the afternoon at which
point the party spent last nigh MIR.
Charles Dewey, OF the committee, hav-
ing become sea sick, left the party at
that point, reaching the city last even
ing. At 8 o'clock his morning the
"Goldsboro" steamed forth from these
famous springs n as ] write is
ploughing the waters of the
ing Neuse, approaching the city. Mr..
Dewey reports a delightful trip up the
river from Kinston, with no mishaps
of any nature.
Ere the evening passes by it is
thought many of our citizens will be
standing on the wharf at old Waynes-
boro giving a cheerful welcome to this
boat Of commerce that means SO much
to the future well-being OF the city.
In the Little Washington section of
the city about 10: 80 o'clock last night
there was heard a terrible explosion
that aroused the natives for blocks
away. Men, women and children, leap
ed from their beds and out upon the
streets to ascertain the cause, but soon
all was quiet and 10 information OBJ
tainable. Enquiry this morning gives
but little information, yet it is said
the pop was that of a monster canno
cracker and hat the windows of a
certain house bears evidence of the
force of the explosion and that shatter-
ed glass tells a part of the Story-the
full story is not to be a continued one,
but each one must find out for himself
Yesterday at Mt. Olive Mr.. Daniel
Lambert aged about rs years, died.
Near indian Springs, a few miles dis
tant, Mrs. John Smith died at the hour
of 10 o'clock, at the ripe age of ~
years, the cause of death said to be
grippe, producing heart failure. Her
interment tool place at the family
burrying ground this afternoon. Mrs.
Smith was held in very high esteem
throughout the community and was a
consistent m of the Primitive
Baptist church. She left a husband
in his Saith year, lingering between life
and death from an attack of the same
disease, and the following children:
Messrs. William Smith. of Sleepy
Creek; c. w. Smith, c. A. Smith, J.
Robert Smith and NJ. c. D.. Smith and
Mrs. James NJ. Wood. Mrs. Smith was
a sister of Messrs. Robert and George
w. Williams, of Mt. Olive, and J. p.
Williams, Of Savannah, Ga.
AT 1870 O'Clock this morning near En-
stitute, Lenoir county, Mr.. Luke Rus
sell, aged about 40 years, was shot from
ambush. The shooting was evidently
lone with a gun, the face and left arm
being freely sprinkled with bird shot.
His Wounds are painful, if not serious.
Mr. Russell was taken to Kinston,
where several of the shot were extract
ed by DR.. Parrot. Parties in from
kinston say a brother-iR-law of Mr..
Russell is suspected but there is no
positive information to this effect. /
think it is based on the supposition that
hard feelings existed on the part Of the
brother-in-law owing to the fact that
MIR. Russell was a prosecuting witness
in an action against the party for big
amy. the charge being that he had
another wife in Florida.
Deputy Sheriff Z. L. May, of Smith
field brought c. NJ. Boyd to the city
today and turned him over to Wayne
county officials, charged with obtain
ing board under false pretense.
Freeman Edwards, colored, aged
about so years died suddenly at his
home in this city last night. Freeman
has been in the restaurant business
here some 20 years. He made his Dur-
chases last night and went home and
while walking across the room fell dead
He was a very good negro. In ante
bellum days he belonged to Marcellus
j. Edwards, of Wilson, now a resident
Of Raleigh.
Goldsboro, January 10
1t is already limited the a~nti-cigareltv
bill of Senator Brwn, so le-