The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
NASH AND DAVIDSON MONUMENTS.
Government Engineer Views Bat
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News Notes.
ISnecfa1 IN The Messenger.)

(SDecial to The MeSStHSeI.l
Greensboro, y. c., October 2S.-Cap-
tain r. P. Johnson, of Asheville, gov
ernment civil engineer who succeeds
CAPTAIN Winslow. recently transferred
or promoted, arrived here last night,
and this morning in company with Ma
jor Morehead, president Of the Guilford
Battle Ground Company, went cut TO
the battle field, to inspect the field and
view the location which had been agreed
upon by President Morehead and Cap
tain WinSIOw, for the Nash and David
son The work OF erecting
these mOunmen by the government
has been delayed on account OF Inc
change in officers in the survey p
ment, but active steps viii now be taken
to have the ten thousand dollars appro-
priated by congress to build these o
uments, expended for that purpose.
A distant echo of the reunion comes
in the shape of a postal card to The
Morning Telegram mere, reading as fol-
lows: Paris. KY, October 70, 1903 L
will never be happy again for missing
your reunion. l am coming back. Am
an old Mexican veteran. ana for fifty
six years an editor. By descent am
from the Carsons and Givens of Char
lotte region. Please send me any pub
locations of the reunion.
Respectfully, {
OWENS CRADDOCk,
Editor of The K~Yhtuckian."
x-Congressman ThorHas Settle, OF
Asbeville. arrived last Iight to appear
with Mr.. G.. 5. Bradshaw in the defence
of Will Headen, a negro indicted her5
for murder, whose Tease is set for tria,
tomorrow. Headehs father is an ole
family negro, and is a faithful employe
of Mr.. Settles at A~sheville, where ne
went with mini from Greensboro.
Mr.. jacob a. Long received a tele-
gram yesterday afternoon from Graham
announcing the death of Mrs. W. S
Long. at her home there this morning
= morning at s o'clock Mrs. Long leave
a husband, Rev. w. 5. Long and fOul
children. besides Il large circle of sor.
rowing relatives and friends. The fu
neral tOOk place today at 3 O'Clock a
the Christian church in Graham. Revs
Drs. E &. Murray. d. a. Long II 7
w. Patton officiating.
y new enterprise has been opened VI
here. J.. g. Herring. of the Herring
Artificial stone Company, of Charlotte
has entered into Il cO-partnership witt
Messrs. sun Brown and w. E. Carter
of this city. and the new firm Will man,
ufacture artificial stone and do a gen
eral wholesale cement business. The
factory will be located on Walker ave.
nue.. and the business will be quite al
extensive one.
a big engine puffed through here d
noon today. carrying all il could pull
There We're twenty two empty speCia
passenger cars belonging to the Penn
~syIvania Railroad Company, which
the Southern railway had borrowed Il
furnish accommodations for the Iargt
crowds attending the South Caroline
state fair at Columbia 1t was though
that the CaTS We're to help get people
TO and from the great Mecklerburg fai
this week. but it seems that accommo
dations for that purpose had alread.
been looked after.
Secretary Of the State Audubon Socie
ty. T. CT. Pearson received information
today that parties in Raleigh and alsC
A~sheville, were yesterday convicted a
fined for violating the game law, il
shooting birds out of season.
Messrs. J. w. Menefee, of Graham
l.. B. Williamson, of Burlington; r
W. Williamson, of Raleigh; w. L. Hot
of Fayetteville, and E. c. Holt, of Will
:4nington, have been here several day
i'll annual conference over their extern
SiYe milling interests in those cities
Future prospects. they say are bright.