The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19

Nfraeu1oas Escape from Dcath-Pre-
pairing for The Old Soldiers.

Correspondence of The Nessenger.l
Greensboro. ". G. August Il.
A burglar broke into Major Charles
NJ. Stedman's residence last night. and
in the absence Of The major. Mrs. Sted-
man sent two doses Of lead after him
from a pistol.
Hen E Spence. Blackburn spent last
night in the city. leaving for home this
morning. He speaks as If he antici-
pated no trouble whatever in defeating
Hon. Theo. F.. Kiutz-
a remarkable escape from death was
the fortune Of Mr. George Roberts. .
painter from Winston. late yesterday
afternoon. He was working on the fifth
floor OF the American Cigar Companys
building here. He stepped on the end
OF a plank and IL tilted. throwing him
to the piece OF floor below. He fell the
whole distance to the basement n
when taken up was unconscious, but
living. He was carried to the Green's
boro hispital and an examination
showed that not a bone was broken or
any other evidences OF serious tntury
present. He resained consciousness
before reaching the hospital, n be-
yond complaining OF a pain in his back.
seems all right this morning. though
still in bed Mr. Roberts owes his es-
cape from death 10 an unusual fact
A spiral stairs Is being built and every
floor or Joint has flooring neal by. the
partial flooring alternating on Zach
sid OF the stair shaft. Mr.. Roberts Is
very fat, weighing $50 pounds. When
he struck the first foo on the right he
bounded and struck on the left floor
hainRK them nnfInHa1 10 tho rArha Npxr
below, etc, and bounding right each
time, thus breaking his fall.
Messrs. /. f. feebles and ]. Edwin
Wood. OF Char. ottesville. Va, have
opened up an elegant shoe and leather
store in the 8 s. Brown building. They
come highly endorsed and are cordially
welcome.
J. r. Barnes, the man Jailed here Sat
urday for a furious assault on his wife.
pulling out three handfuls OF hair,
trampling on her, knocking her with an
axe helves, etc. had his trial yester-
day. The wife and fifteen year old
daughter plead with Justice Pritchett
for leniency. with the result that
Barnes was let OF with costs and the
promise not to g-t drunk any more.
w. III. Carpenter and Alfred Jones.
said TO be from Concord. were arrested
here yesterday for beating trains, and
put up five dollars Zach without a
culver, for appearances at next term
of court.
The colored grand lodge Of odd Fell
lows met here Tuesday and will hot
adjourn before tonight.
A car load OF colored aborers passed
through here this morning from points
north Of here on their way TO Wilson
to work in the tobacco stemmeries.
The Mormon Mission here is reduced
to one missionary now. Elder Wiley
Dalton. The others left today. Elder
o. E. Hacking fol Raleigh m Elder
J. d. Lester for Colfax.
The old veterans m are GER
tainly considerable Yesterday about
fifty Of them went out with guns TO
Eckels Grove, where the encampment
is to be, and turned loose On the my
riadso of Martins, English sparrows and
swallows which ;rhabit the grove, and
killed bushels of them. The fusilade
reminded old soldiers of the assault
at Gettysburg. A hundred horses have
been secured for the parade and a suf-
ficient number of carriages. The Fire
Company has rendered their magni-
ficent horse, Prince, for General Carr.
commander-in-chief to ride, and the Of
fer has been ACCEPTED. In case the fire
bell rings during the parade. Adjutant
General H. A. London will fall heir to
the command during the hiatus.