The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-09
ILLICIT LIQUOR DEALING
Before the United states Commission
er-sunday school Anniversary

Correspondence OF the MessenEer.)
Fayetteville. July s.
Gray Toole was before Commissioner
Morrisey yesterday. charged with SELL
ing liquor without license. and was
placed under bond OF Saoo Tor prelimi-
nary trial on the 18th inst. Tooie was
formerly n prominent colored man in
Charlotte. head OF the Central hotel
barber shop. and was an oficer-in the
Third Cnegro) y. g. regiment. raised
Cor service in the Spanish American
war. For some time he has been keep
ing q small store in a district % the
city known as Red Bone"
John NcDougald was arrested on u
charge OF Illegal dealing in whiskey
near Raefori. in the western part OF
Cumberland county. and. failing To give
bond. was sent to jail.
Tomorrow evening the Sunday school
Of Hay street Methodist church viii eel
citrate its anniversary. The annual re-
ports VIII be read, and officers elected
for the ensuing year. while an attrac-
tive programme has been prepared and
rehearsed, embracing music, recita-
tions. and an address by Mr.. John \.
Oates. Jr., editor of the North Carolina
Baptist.
Professor simpson. OF Leesburg. Va.
is in the city the guest Of Rev. II. 7.
Graham. pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Rev. DR.. J. b. Shearer, ex-
president of davidson college. is TO ar
rive today. and a trustees and stock
holders meeting will be forthwith held,
to place everything in trim for the fall
opening of the high grade boys school
in the Donaldson academy building on
Haymount.
1t will not be long before the work
OF grading the roadbed for the street
railway will be begun. as the Cape Fear
Company will he ready To transmit its
power by electricity on or before jan
uary next. The road will have its
termini at the railroad depots and the
steamboat wharves at first, and Its
main object for the time will be the
transportation of freight; but there is
every probability that in the end IL will
be a belt line, including Haymount,
Harrington and Massey's Hill and ali
Completion.
The moonlight excursion last even
ing down the Cape ear river on the
steamer Hurt was thoroughly enjoyed
by the large crowd of young people ana
their chaperones in attendance. There
was a band on board, furnishing good
music.
A large real estate deal has just
taken place in the purchase Of an ex-
leIlSlNe DOuy Oh the S1C1OTIHlCk- har-
nett county, pine lands, embracing q
tract Of about eight square miles OF fine
timber. the buyers being Messrs w. r.
& J. G.. Williams and w. j. Johnson.
lumber dealers of Red Springs The
price paid is understood TO be from SIS
to $40 per acre.
The funeral services over the remains
OF Mr.. Harry Lee took place yesterday
at the Episcopal church Of St. Philips
the Apostle In Completion, Revs. Isaac
w. Hughes and w. III. Tomlins officia-
ting. Deceased was night Waterman
at the steamer wharves since 1869. and
was a generous hearted Irishman and
good citizen
Miss Lotue Thornton has returned
home after d course of training Of her
fine voice at the New York Conserva-
tory Of Music.
Rev. T. A SrIoot Will be absent from
Hay street Methodist church pulpit to-
morrow. on account of the illness of his
mother
Her many friends will be glad to
know hat Mrs. NJ. y. Kirkland is able
to walk about her rooms at b hotel
Lafayette having nearly recovered
from her recent accident at Bunalo
y. Y.