The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
GATHERING OF OLD SOLDIERS.
Reunion of Veterans.
Enjoyable Piano Recital - Great
Work on the Cape Fear.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

1000 to $500 people, from Cumberland
and adjoining counties, attended the
third annual session Of Confederate
Veterans of Seventy First and Que
whIffie townships last Saturday, and
TO every one of the immense assemblage
Il was a day of unalloyed enjoyment,
Captain j. H. Currie. chief marshal of
the day, admirably conducted all the
exercises, and the bountiful dinner
spread in the grove was a guarantee
Of the hospitality n housewife skill of
the people of western Cumberland. Mr..
II. A. London, of Pittsboro, adjutant
general Of the North Carolina division
OF United Confederate Veterans, was
orator of the day, n he highly delight
ed his old comrades by a feeling, heart
to heart talk of the story Of the war.
A large number of guests much en-
Joyed the piano recital given at her
home on Haymount by Mrs. Morrow,
complimentary to two of her music
pupils, Misses Dixie Poe and Frances
Broadfoot, both acquitting themselves
with all honor in instrumental Selec-
lions. Mrs. w. NJ. Morgan, in soprano
SOLO, Mrs. w. l.. Holt and Miss Eliza
beth Holt, in piano duet, and Rev. J.
n. Starr, in Alpine Yode song, contrib
uted greatly to the evenings entertain
ment. ,.,stkalE
The people of Ellington, Harnett
county, were surprised by the appear
ance of a negro named Covington on
the streets. who, in a state of much
excitement, rende himself to a
constable, saying that, while squirrel
hunting in the woods, he had acciden-
tally shot a man in the road. Two or
three hours later it was ascertained
that the wounded man was Mr.. J.. l..
Lucas, who, accompanied by his little
son. was hauling turpentine to a still.
The Negroes story is reasonable, and is
generally believed, but it was a de-
plorable shot, for Mr.. Lucas died in a
few hours.
Messrs. Pepper & Register, of Phila-
deIphia, contractors on the construction
of the plant of the Cape Fear Electric
Power Comany at Buckhorn Falls, %
miles north OF this city, will have
j about 400 men at work Oh the immense
dam of concrete and other part of the
j enterprise by the middle of September.
The GOddard livery and sales stables
here just sent up 80 horses and wagon
and 40 men to add to the force. The
General Electric Company of New
York will equip the plant with machin-
cry and other furnishings, and it is
hoped that electrical transmission OF
h water power will be completed to Fay
etteVille early in 1904.
At 11:45 o'clock this morning a train
j of twelve or fifteen cars arrived from
Wilmington, bringing hundreds Of ex-
cursionists Of both races, though a
large majority were colored. While
II Hay street was crowded with them,
making their way to Market square,
some excitement was caused, with a
scattering in every direction, by a run
away horse, drawing Reynolds butcher
wagon, which plunged down the pave
ment of the Hotel Lafayette, kicking
at every step. FELTON, Wright, the driv-
er, held to him. pluckily to the last.
Yesterday was rally day" with the
}, Sunday school of Hay Steet Methodist
i church, attended by large numbers, and
celebrated by an elaborate programme
of recitation and song, with handsome
silk banners as prizes to the classes.
II Judge Bryan and Solicitor Lyon went
from here to W~hiteville to hold superior
j court of Columbus county, opening to.
>. day. To be f1Ogged by one of their owr
race seems to be something the young
! negro cannot get used to. One of thu
u last cases in court here was the tria
q Of Rev. T. w. Thurston, colored, super.
ntenden of the AShley-Bailley sill
mills, charged with assault with a dead
ly weapon in Trailing an idle hand
The jury evidently thought the whip
ping a good thing, as it acquitted tn
Al defendant. % SIS
! Ed and Isaiah Mclean were sentenc
ed to the penitentiary for 10 years, am
William McLean to the public roads fo
II 5 years, for the m~anslaughter of ABB
Barney.
On Saturday exening about s o'clock
nj as Mr.. J. H. Culbreth was r%eturnin;
81 from the veterans reunion, accompa
81 MED by ladies of his family, his horse
took fright about the water stand-pip
on Haymount, and bolted. Mr.. Cul
s breth saw that they were unmanagea
o BILE, and with great nerve n ski
turned them into the stone culvert a
Mr.. S. H. MacRae's stable entranct
where they were stopped without har1
done, though Miss Holland tainted 0
being assisted from the vehicle.
This week at Atlantic City, N. j
.dI Captain j. D. Mcneil attends the Ir
,fI ternational Firemens' Association, {
which he is vice president, and befoI
/ which he will make an address. Frol
there Captain Mcneil will visit Ne
o York and other northern cities, to il
" form himself of the bacrk business, an
4 procure skilled help for his bakery,
j. be established in the new Hightsmit
mi block.
/ Miss Fannie L. Taylor. of Moul
Olive, is the guest of Mr.. and Mr.
O.. E. Franklin.
ii Mr.. c. L. Taylor, Of Wilmington,
a welcome visitor to Fayetteville.
Mrs. Chestnut and Mrs. Jordan,
Florida. are guests of Captain and MI
n J. J.. Crosswell.
y. Mr.. S. L. Burbank, assistant Unite
States engineer. who has charge