The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-22
A MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY.
Aged Woman Burned tO Death-Ad-
vance Notes of the Convention.
Personal and News Notes.
Especial to The Messenger

Fayetteville, N c., August 70.
Last night, about 1890 o'clock whiI.
quite a storm of wind and rain was
sweeping over the town many were
awakened by the alarm whistle of the
Holt-Morgan cotton mills, which sound
ed its notes OF warning for five or ten
minutes, and then all was still-but Ii
heralded a heart-rending tragedy.
Alex Giles, living e the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad coal shute In h
southern outskirts of town, woke up to
find his house in flames over his heaa,
and with extreme difficulty lie rescued
his children from the burning building.
while his aged mother-in-law, Ms
Green, widow Of Howard Green, a Con-
federate soldier OF the Eighth North
Carolina regiment, was burned TO death
In her bed. Mr.. Giles lost all his house
hold property.
There are many arrivals at the hotel.
and boarding houses. and the Hobbies
OF the Hotel Lafayette are beginning
to show the stir and animation chara--
t~eristic of a big convention. Hon. J.
D. Bellamy arrived last night. and has
his headquarters on the first floor OF
the Hotel Lafayette. MIR. G. b. Pat
terson reached here by the Bennettsvilln
train at 11:35, and State Senator Brown.
Of Columbus, at 1925 o'clock. Major
E. ]. Hale's headquarters are on tie
first floor of the Williams building n
Hay street.
Major c. B. Mcmillan has assigned
to Mr.. J. 3. Underwood, Jr, member Gf
the state central executive COMMITTEE.
the pleasant duty of welcoming the
conventional delegates to the hospital
tiles of Fayetteville. Thoughtful poll
ticians predict a long and
fight in the convention over the nonli-
nation. 1t is pointed out that Column
bus, Cumberland and Robson coun'
each having a candidate, cast together
$50 votes-2O more tina a majority; that
as long as they hold together Bellamys
nomination is impossible: that IL would
be foolish for n one Of the three to be
guilty Of the bad policy OF dividing
when ii is evident that. standing togeth-
er, that county which finally gathers
the greater part Of those $50 votes can
take them all, and secure Its county
man for congress.
Miss Kate Hawley gave a delightful
card party yesterday afternoon, COM
plmentary TO Miss Lillian Slocomb.
The Rockfish and Aberdeen railroad.
of which Mr.. John Blue is president.
has been extended 10 Rockfish No. 2, in
the southern part of the county, arE
| already a great impetus has been give
TO the saw-mill business.
The plant of the austfa!ila Pine Pro-
| duct Company has been enlarged, y
| the output OF its manufacture is no"
large n varied.
Mrs. K B. Alexander has returnei
from a visit to Chester. s. c.
Mrs. w L. Hawley Is visiting friend
on the Hudson river. N Y
Senator McLaurin. of South Carohna,
was here yesterday, on his way north
ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. E. Smith. OF Sirginia
ara erests of Mrs. Carson on Gillespie
street.
Mr. D.. A. Mcmillan has returned frcn
a visit to Jacksonville. Fla, great,
improved Ia health
Mrs. Morrow very pleasantly enter
tanned the Art Circle at her residenc,
on Haymount this morning, the hour.
being probably passed In readings aae
discussion pertinent TO the OLDEST of tfs
meeting.