The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-21

The Eason Case Set for Today-A
scene In the Court Rsem-fmport-
ant Municipal Aetfon-Major Hale's
Great Work.
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)

Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. January Is.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Robinson
ior b killing OF John Parrish. and
up to mail time the taking of evidence
> going on. During the preiiminaries
to this case. on motion of the prosecu-
lion that the special venire be drawn
from the jury box. Hon. ]. c.. shaw
pointed out the fact that it was brough,
INTO the room by the sheriff. while the
law explicitly made The clerk Of the
board OF commissioners its custodian
Judge Robinson stated that the point
mad been waived hv the solici or. and
.eauested Mr.. Shaw 70 take his seat
ION the latter continuing that he merely
wished the jury to ID drawn in legal
torn the Judge again bade him take
MS seat. adding hat the court would
not be run by t~echnicalities. Mr.. Shaw
then left the room.
At the meeting OF the municipal board
alderman Oates moved hat the town
use whatever might De found requisite
lrf the $1,000 in light bonds. to erect
poles and fix wires. in readiness for the
coming Of the Cape Fear Electric
Power Company. Mr.. Oates also con
tended for better control of the fresh
meat business at the marke. house
The resignation OF d.. j. W. Mcneil
a verS valuable alderman. who has
moved his residence into the country.
was accented with regret.
Major E. J. Hale. editor of the oh.
server. chairman of the Cape Fear I'm.
l~proTement committee. who addressed
Chairman Bur on's committee in Wash.
ington City yesterday. is doing a great
work for our river commerce., and is
doing il well. for h is a %splendidly
Equipped man of affairs"
The concert in the opera house last
evening. for the benefit of the Hay
Street Methodist church organ <und
was much enjoyed by the large audi-
ence. and was admirably managed b.
the director. Mr.. T. C.. Williams. Jr.
The performers, all good. were Mes
danes Morgan, Williams and Hawley
DR.. Judd. Messrs. Haigh. Sheetz Bad
Ham,, Williams. GOrhaIn and Angel. tn
;ast giving especial pleasure bv his
jcharacter delineations. The absence OF
Miss Taylor. of Durham. on account OF
sickness. caused much regret. The
~p.anlsts. Miss George Worth and MIR
Ralph F. Sher, were fine in their parts
MIR. +. Sher a native OF Sampson coun-
~. totally blind. is a musician of rave
powers
Messrs. Fl. F. Jones. of Wilson. and
q. a. Holderness. of Tarboro, were here
IN business yesterday. and have com
ipleted the equipment OF their new Of
fees in the Thornton block for the Car
niina Telephone and Telegraph Com.
tany. They have bought The exchanges
IF Dunn and Smithfeld. which the!
will connect with theil other lines nv a
metallic circuit.
1he case of Thos. Fort. for attempted
criminal assault on Mrs. Driver, Of
Hope Mills, has been continued under
5000 bond. Not many now believe ,har
Fort will ever again be brought tt
trial.
The funeral services took place yes
terday in list township. over the re
lmains Of Mr.. Neill MyGill. who passed
.wav at the advanced age Of So years
He was a fine old man. a native O.
Jura, Scotland. and uncle OF Major A
~ McGill. eX-member of the legislature
On Monday evening Captain and Mrs
]. d. Mcneil gave a pleasant prog es-
sive whist party at their handsome
residence on Old street.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Walter L
Holt. a cultured. charming hostess, en-.
ter aimed the Book Club at the famil!
residence on HaymoInt. where, afte,
the business Of the meeting. refresh
intnts were served ana fine music was
rendered by Mrs. Mor2an and Ms
Holt.
F. P. Williston was carried TO the
grave yesterday. with d large ~concourse
l0i his friends and members of secret
orders. He was for manv years one
of the leading colored men Of Fave. te-
vile.
The funeral services took place yes
terday afternoon over the remains Of
Miss Bridget Campbell. born in Ireland
but a Protestant in faith. who is SAID
to have left her property to a benevo
lent society of the Hay Street Metho,
dist church.