The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-24

Tribute to the Late Solfcitor-Im-
portant Liquor Case-Inferestfns
Presbyterian Services.
Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Ea vaffauiiIa January %


Fayetteville. January 20.
After the adjournment Of court on
Saturday there was a bar meeting in
tribute TO the memory Of the late G. NJ.
Mclean. OF Baden county. solicitor OF
this judicial district, at which the fol-
lowing feeling and appropriate resolu-
tons were adopted. on their presenta-
ton by a committee. consisting Of Col.
c.. w. Broadfoot, chairman. Hons. ]. q.
Shaw. CT. NJ. Rose and II. L. Cook, and
Mr.. d. 7. Oates:
we pause in the daily routine, laying
aside books and work, with bowed
heads and serious faces, to turn our
thoughts upward to the Great Judge,
while we pay tribute to our late brother
Colin M. Mclean. Esq, solicitor for this
judicial district, VINO. after a hard
weeks work at our last term, perform
ed in his customary and courteous
ner. went to the sanitarium for treat
ment. and died on the 18th or NoVem-
Der. 1901.
Brother Mclean was no ordinary man
Coming among US almost as a stranger
he commanded our respect from the
start, by his amiable disposition, kindly
manner and exemplary character. Re-
spect soon ripenei into esteem, as we
saw his fairness. irmness and hlgh OF
der of talent. in administering the dell
cate and responsible duties OF his Office.
impressed all about him with the
fact that he felt bound to protect the
innocent as we'll as to punish the guilty,
and he would move the court to mol
pros. or enter a verdict of mot guilty,
as the case might be. regardless OF lees,
costs, clients, ~ounse or anything else,
which stood in the way Of an innocent
| man arraigned at the bar of justice, and
he did this so honestly. manfully, as 10
offend none. but rather TO raise hlfnseil
in the good opinion of all.
A able lawyer, a pleasant compan-
ion, u worthy man, a fearless on1ceT'
has passed out from u midst with
harness on"
SIou. ent remarks were made by judge
Robinson, ~ex-Judge. T. II. Sutton, sollci-
tor c. G. Lyon. Hon. j. G. Shaw. Messrs:
I. A. Murchison. H. Med. Robinson and
a. S. Hall.
One of the last acts of the grand jury
was the finding of a true bill against
Mr.. w. J. Mcdonald, of this city, for
the sale of liquor not conformaDly with
the law. This Indictment carries no re-
Election on his business character, as
the contention of his counsel is that he
was acting within his rights. He ship
ped his goods from Benson to this place,
and the charge is that he violated the
law in taking payment here. The case
wlll be contested in court.
Officer J. w. MaultSby, charged with
undue severe treatment of a prisoner IN
his custody, appealed from the sentence
of twenty days in Jail. and gave BOND
in the sum of $500. Thomas Fort, NOT
knowing when he was we'll OFF. skipped
his bond of $500. n was arrested in
Robinson county,.
Rev. DR.. j. w. Stage. the gifted min
lister in charge of the Second PreSoyte-
rian church of Charlotte, now
ing fer the twentieth century fund, de-
livered two very able sermons in the
PRESBYTERIAN church of this city yester-
day the gratifying result of which was
a subscription to the fund of between
50. 900 and $500.
The stockholders of the Fayetteville
Woodenware Company, whose business
is now very satisfactory and increasing.
have elected the following directors Tor
the year 1902. with Mr.. J.. w. Hollings-
worth president. and Mr.. r. d. Jones'.
secretary and DIR. H. w.
Lilly. Col. w. S. Cook, DR.. 7. NJ. Hun
ter, G.. A. O~verbaugh. DR.. ]. w. McNeill
A. E. Rankin, J. w. Hollingsworth.
The writer has Just finished. with no
little pleasure in the reading. the
sketch of Lafayette, contributed to the
North Carolina Historical Society by
Major e. J. Hale, editor Of the Fayette-
Vile Observer, and also his able speech
in Washington the other day, in the
interests of the improvement of upper
Cape Fear navigation.
Very pleasant was the reception given
at their residence on Haymount by Mr..
and Mrs. John r. Mcneil. compllmen-
tary to the newly welded pair, Mr.. anu
Mrs. A. II. Slocomb, Jr.
Miss Kate Hawley has returned from
a visit To Richmond, Va.
Capt. Samuel Webb. Of Burlington,
-. c., has been visiting friends here for
the past two or three days.
Mr.. A. H. Slocomb is in Wilmington
today on business.
Mr.. E.. L. Remsburg will be the in
structor of the new cornet band. COM
posed Of the mill men on Massey's Hill.