The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17

More Carrier Pigeons Turned Loose.
Death of Sheriff StaHord-Two Mar
rfages-War "Reminiscences.
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Greensboro. June IL.

Greensboro. June Il.
Greensboro seems to be a f~avorite
point for northern pigeon owners. Al
most every day flocks of the birds are
liberated here to fly 10 distant points,
generally 10 cotes in New Jersey. Re
Gently several express crates have ar
rived from New York and Massachus-
sets and yesterday 200 came from
Homer Reed. CT Bridgeport, Conn. to
be flown in the morning. They all per-
form identically the same evolutions
before darting north. The separate as
II demoraliZed, gradually soaring aloft
In a wheeling manner, and when far
above all distractions 10 sight from
distant hills in the horizon, they sud-
denly bunch and dash north like their
very life depended upon their getting
away from here. Their uncertainty as
TO where they wish to go seems TO
vanish each time at the same altitude,
when they are high enough to look like
so many sparrows.
Ex-Sheriff r. NJ. Stafford, of Oak
Ridge, died after two days sickness at
his home yesterday and will be buried
on Saturday. Mr.. Stafford was sheriff
of this county for seventeen years,
serving from 1866 until 1882. He was 70
years old and was one of the most re-
spected and progressive farmers and
business men of the county. He leaves
a wife and a large family of influential
children, among them being the cele-I
brated Stafford brothers who have
made fine records in the American and
other base ball leagues. For a number
of years Mr.. Stafford had been a min
lister of the Methodist church, though
he held no regular charge.
The Gate City guards. the new mill
tary company here are looking forward
with great pleasure to a practice march
which they will take in July to Vadel
Mecum springs in Stokes county, forty
miles distant.
The Greensboro fire department held
an enthusiastic meeting last night tol
consider the attendance upon the fire.
mems tournament in Raleigh. Ar
engagements were made for the Green's
boro Hook and Ladder Company and
the Eagle Hose Company, No Z, to send
it's hose wagon, and efforts are beingl
made to definitely arrange for a COM
peting real team to hold the medal won
by Greensboro il the tournament held
here.
Rev. S. c. Smith, a recent graduate
Of Union theological seminary of Rich
mond passed through here this MORN
ing on his way to Ashe county to take
charge Of the Presbyterian Mission
there, succeeding Rev. Mr.. Allen Jones
who has been called to the pastorateI
of a church in Virginia.
A negro passenger on northbound
train No. 80 had his head poked out the
car window near High Point today and
it collided with a mail crane The in
jury vas painful, but not too serious to-
prevent his walking from the station
at loon to a doctor who 1Xed him up.
DR.. E. r. Michaux, a prominent
young doctor of this city. and Miss Cor
della Robertson. of Guilford college, will
be married in the Friends church there
on June 18th, Miss Robertson is the
daughter of the late DIR. N. J. Rober-
son, a noted member of the Johns Hop
kins hospital medical staff.
Another approaching marriage, of
prominent people here is that of Pro-
fessor Thomas Gilbert Pierson, of the
Normal and Industrial college to Miss
Elsie Weatheriy, a former principal in
the High schools of Greensboro and a
lady greatly esteemed and admired.
The marriage will take place at the
residence of Mrs. Mamie Weatherly on
June 18th at 6 o'clock.
"Twenty-seven ear ago." said Mr..
JdlieS w. feSTdll, VI fIlcnIIlOIu, dI lleI
Benbow hotel here last night, Il turned
loose a lot of starving confederates to
help themselves to all that a moderate
ly supplied grocery and commissary de-
partment could furnish. 1t was just
after the surrender, and before theI
other crowd had a chance. The conn.,
missary was located Immediately be-
hind this hotel site. I was in charge of
that department for the Confederate
States Government
did the boys seem to appreciate your
hospitalfty?' was asked.
well you have heard Of respondingI
to invitations with alacrity," he said,
but of all the spontaneous responses
to a mild suggestion those valiant men,,
God bless 'em, gave it.. The distribu-I
ton was made with as much systeml
and orderliness as possible, but therel
was no chance for red tape about it'll
things just got out. that's all and therel
was little order in their going" Mr.
Pegram was fine on other interestingl
"reminiscences of war times, especially
of matters relating to his stay in
Greensboro.