The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-15
EXCITEMENT ON HAY STREET.
Escape Sudden Death of Mrs.
UtIey-sent to the AsyIum-Pleas-
ant Party mt Cottonade. Etc.

Correspondence or The Messenger
Fayetteville. August II.
This afternoon about l o'clock Con-
stable John Goddard. on the lookout
for Henry HuggIns. a negro. charged
with robbing a dwelling at Dunn. came
up with the man at MaIloy's fruit stand
on Hay street Putting his hand on his
shoulder he babe him consider himself
under arrest, when Higgins slipped
out of his coat and ran. The officer
called to him to halt. but Higgins only
increased him pace. when Mr.. Goddard
snapped his pistol at him. The second
time it was discharged, striking the
negro in the shoulder. and bringing
him to the ground. He was picked up
and a physician examined his wound,
which is painful. but is not considered
dangerous unless there should be in
Illumination.
This morning between $50 and 10
o'clock Mrs. Fannie Lutterloh Utley
dice suddenly, having been only suffer-
ing with headache for q few hours, at
Rosenvic, the family home on Hay
mount. She was the second daughter
of the late Colonel Thomas S. Lutter-
lob, and granddaughter of the late
Rev. Jarvis Buxton, rector of St.
Johns Episcopal church. of Fayette-
vile, from 1881 to 1851. Mrs. Utley was
a woman of much force of character,
and highly gifted mentally. She held a
responsible position for years in the
treasury department, where she was
greatly esteemed, resigning her place
to be with her mother in her last days.
The deceased leaves one son. Mr.. Ed
WA 1 T1ffarlnh TTtlav nnd fu-n hrnfh-
ers, Messrs. Ralph b. Lutterloh, of
Tallahassee, Fla, and Herbert Lutter-
lob, of this city.
Sheriff Cook today sent Miss Jones,
a young white woman of Cedar Greek
township, to the insane asylum at Raj
eigh; Mrs. Bodenhamer. of Hope Mills,
was carried there Saturday; a negro
will be sent TO the asylum at Goldsboro
tomorrow. and there are five applica-
ton still on file for the removal Of in
sane.
Mr.. r.. L. Williams Hospitality placed
his beautiful county place, Cotton
ade.' at the disposal of the Chaperon
n Chaperone, Mrs. and Mrs. A. III.
Slocomb, Jr, and the following young
folks on Friday evening: Mr.. s. G..
Haigh and Miss Dewey: Mr.. Jack Till
inghast and Miss Mary Hourer; Mr.. D.
S. Owen and Miss Mary Hinsdale Slo-
comb; Mr.. Archie Brown and Miss
Radie Lambert: Mr.. M. w. Worten and
Miss Jane Williams: Mr.. l.. G. Cross
well and Miss Lizzie Hill: Mr.. J. S.
Pemberton and Miss Jeanne Winslow;
Mr.. j. A. Lambeth. Jr., and Miss Mary
Winslow; Mr.. Alex. McGeachy and
Miss Lizzie Bradley: Mr.. Thos. McMiI-
Ian n Miss Maggie Belle Mcdonald;
Mr.. Benz. Mcmillan and Miss Hattie
Taylor. Mr.. A. P. Mcmillan and Miss
Mary Mcneil: Mr.. Geo. Mcneil and
Miss Mary MCPHERSON; Mr.. G. L. Penn
berton and Miss Lima Pemberton; Mr..
A. B. Daingerfield, Jr., and Miss Laura
Allen; Mr.. J.. c. Dye and Miss Dixie
Poe. In the absence of Mr.. Williams,
Mr.. Irving Overbaugh did the honors
of the house.
Della Waddell, a negro woman, who
keeps Il small eating house on Person
street, is in Jail, charged with Illicit
dealing in whiskey.
1t is thought that the republicans of
Cumberland county will put in the field
for sheriff Mr.. s. H. Cotton, for a long
time superintendent of one of the Hope
Mills factories, and chairman of the
board of county commissioners.
Miss Fannie Williams, of Whining
ton, is visiting relatives at Manchester
in his county.
Mr.. E. H. Williamson, vice-president
Of the Hoit-Williamson cotton mills
has returned from a pleasant visit to
Waynesville.
Miss Eta Brown has returned from
a visit to friends at Blowing Rock.
Mr.. A. s. Williams, of Wilmington,
was in the city last Friday and Satur-
day.
Mr.. d. L. CromaIt tie. of Garland, who
spent a day or two with his father and
mother-in-Iaw, Mrs. and Mrs. G. G.. My
rover. on Haymount, returned home