The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-21
Especial to The MeSsenger.)


Fayetteville, N. c., April 16.-Hay,
Person, Gillespie and Green streets are
taking on handsome decorations now,
| in anticipation of carnival week, be-
| ginning on Mondav goth instant. The
municipal authorities have granted
permission to the Knights of Pythias
to take in hand the decorations Of the
market house, which, situated on a
plaza at the intersection of the four
main business thoroughfares, will
show off finely.
Last night LaNouvelle German Club
gave the first of the spring season
dances in the armory of the Fayette-
vile Independent Light Infantry.
Remsburg's orchestra offered a pro-
gramme of taking new music, and the
figures were led by the president of the
club, Mr.. J. S. Mcneil and Miss Eliza
beth Underwood, assisted by Mr.. c. G..
Rose and Miss Lillian Slocomb, and
Mr.. R.. H. Dive and Miss Lillian F.. At
kins, of Richmond, Va, with the fol-
lowing others in the dance or lockers
on: DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Marsh; Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. D. Williams; Mr.. and Mrs. J.
B. Underwood, Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Moore; Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. McRae;
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. McDufie; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Slocomb, Jr.; Mr.. Seldom
George and Miss Isabelle Glover, of
Washington. D. c.; Mr.. Jack Tilling-
hast and Miss Lima Pemberton; MI. w.
Ii. Pope and Miss Eliza beth Mcneil;
Mr.. P. w. Haigh and Miss Alice Mat
thews; Mr.. w. H Haigh and Miss
Marion Mallett; Mr.. w. N. Tillinghast,
Jr., and Miss Mabel Elliott; Mr.. Charles
Haigh, Jr., and Miss Kate Hawley;
Mr. 9 MnP Wafmnro and Miss Ma111
Haigh; Mr.. George Mcneil and Miss
Alice Haigh; Mr.. E. F. Pemberton and
Miss Ellen Underwood; Mr.. N. H. Nc
Geachy and Miss Mary Warren
Cameron; Mr.. J. F. Harrison and Miss
Louise Atkins, of Richmond, Va; Mr..
V. d. Moore and Miss Rosalie Calvert,
of College Park, Md; Mr.. A. r. Will
hams and Miss Mary A. Short, OF Lake
Waccamaw; Mr.. J. 3. Tillinghast and
Miss Gibson. Of Winona. S. c.
The readers of The Messenger will re-
member that Edward L. Utley escaped
from the county Jail some time in Feb
ruary, and, after two or three days.
voluntarily returned and surrendered
himself, generating Mr.. Pate, the Jail
er, from any blame in the matter. He
has addressed the following interest
ing letter to the sheriff of Cumberland
county:
Fayetteville, April 16.
Sheriff w. H. Marsh, City.
Dear Sir: If you will look in the
hole in the wall of the hospital room,
you will find the locks l took off my
cell door some time ago. 1 took them
eff with a pen knife that l found in the
pocket of a coat which came to me
from the hotel in October.
II think this will fully satisfy any
one who has any lingering doubts
about the way l got out. l put the
/ I.Aolc n thu hn1a noxco1f. NTo-r-o11 l;l
not know of it.
Yours truly,
EDWARD L. UTLEY."
The locks were found as described
Soap a been used to conceal traces OF
the filing. on which the prisoner was
engaged for several days.
AT the last meeting of the board OF
alremen the franchise was granted fol-
laying an electric railway through this
streets Of Fayetteville, the company
consisting of Capt. D.. H. Ray, Messrs
w. L. Holt, H. L. Cook and Others
influential business men.
At the last meeting Of the Liberty
Point Monument auxiliary society, the
following additional vice presidents
were chosen: Mrs. W.. B. Draughon,
Mrs. Frank Hobbies, Miss Lena Down
ing, Flea Hill township; Misses Maggie
Gainey n Belle Carver, Gray's Creek:
Mrs. ]. H. Currie, Misses Fannie Nc
Pherson and Eloise McGill, Seventy
First; Misses Effie Mckay and Annie
Elliott, Carver's Creek; Mrs. J. w. Nc
Neill, Rockfish; Misses Eula Blackmar
and Mary Lancashire, Pearce's Mills
Mrs. Wicker exhibited a photograph
of Liberty Point, from which copies
will be made, to be sold as souvenirs
during carnival week, the proceeds fol-
the benefit Of the monument fund. Mrs
F1og Erambert read before the meeting
- nn1ichnI sIIicfnr;aa1 lo-+.
Point the publication of which was
recommended.
Complaints having been made of ths
dye stuff and other refuse matter
emptied into Blount's Creek from the
silk mills. DR.. j. D. MacRae, superin-
tendent of health. at the request of the
board of aldermen, made an examina-
ton of this refuse, with the opinion
that it did not ~jeopardiZe the health o.
the people living near by, or the life Of
the fish in Blount's Greek and Cape
Fear river. The board, however
thought 1t best to submit the matter
TO the fish commissioner at Washing
ton. recommending investigation.
Yesterday afternoon, at the residence
on Haymount, Mrs. r. H. McDuffie. as.
sisted nv her sister, Miss Mary War.
rem Cameron, gave a very pleasanr
card party in ono of her guest. Mis-:
Mary Allen Short, of Lake Waccamaw
All YESTERDAYS preliminary trial o.
Warren Carver, the negro, Andrew
Macarthur, swore that Carver was tn
man who hot him on the road som,
weeks ago. The latter, offering no evi.
dence in his defense. was bound ovel
to the next term of sunerior court.
In accordance with the last action O
the board of aldermen, milk, ice anC
newspapers are the only articles O
merchandise not c~ontraband on Sun
day 1t is a violation OF law for a deal
| er to sell or give away cigars; ant