The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
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One Killed and Two founded
Industrial Enterprises Moving.
Moonlight Observation-Disclosures Point
Celebration. Etc.
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Celebration. Etc

Especial to 1ne MeSSenSer.)
Fayetteville. y. G, June at Cum
berland Union church (colored) yester-
day. Isaiah. Williams and Ed Mclean
en- one side. and Abe Barney and Ed
Elliott on the other. all negroes, under
the influence of mean whiskey, became
engaged in a pitched battle, with the
result that Barney was killed, William
Mclean shot through the body, and Ed
Elliott shot in wrist and ankle. Con-
stable Rives summoned a posse, and
arrested the three McLeans. who. after
a preliminary trial before Magistrate
". NJ. Walker, were committed to Cum
berland jail. 1t is said that there were
seven bullet Wounds in Barney's body,
besides razor ~cuts-which would go TO
prove that those men. though attending
a religious meeting, We're all carrying
concealed weapons.
The correspondent learns this morning
from a source entitled 10 credence that
work On the plant Of the Cape Fear
Electric Power Company Will soon be
resumed.
1t is known. too. that the extension
of the Raleigh and Cape Fear railroad
from Ellington to this place logically
brings about the construction Of the
bleachery of the New Jersey Bleaching
and Finishing Company, on account Of
the increase of the tributary cotton mill
territory. The company already owns
BILE property for a b~leachery site
on Robinson's Creek, in the northwest
ern outskirts of the city.
There was 4 very PLEASANT excursion
down the Cape Fear last night, leav-
ing the wharf at $50 and returning at
l o'clock, n attended by over one
hundred people, who enjoyed the moon
light. the music. refreshments and other
varied entertainment offered.
This afternoon at $50 o'clock the Lib
erty Point Monument Association. Mr.
II. Med. Robinson president, and the
Auxiliary Society, Mrs. s. G.. Aver pres
ident, Will meet in the city hall to ar
range for the proper celebration of the
12Sth anniversary OF the Liberty Point
meeting OF colonial patriots on the Goth
of June, 1T15, Mr.. E. R. McKethan has
been chosen to deliver the grafton.
Yesterday the she'd was burned over
the still house of the Weed Pine Pro
duct Manufacturing Company, a large
plant operated in Seventy-First town
ship.
Sam Ray, under three months sen
tence on the roads for carrying conceal
ed weapons, succeeded in making his
escape from the ~chaingang working on
Mary's Garden road, on the east
side of Cape Fear river.
Captain d. s. Jones expects to make
from 80 to 800 bushels of wheat from a
field in the northeastern out
skirts of the city.
The Hay Street Methodist church a
given an order to Job Brown. VIII
mingtOn, Del, for a handsome pipe or
gan, to cost So 900.
A largely attended revival meeting
has been for some days in r in
the Baptist church at Hope Mills, COR
by Revs. j. NJ. Page and J. ".
Rev. T. a. Smoot, pastor of Hay
Methodist church, is attending
Trinity college commencement.
Messrs. Z. H. Jennings and w. -.
Glover have gone to Washington City
Mr.. w. " Horne, a member of tn
examining board, is attending the meet
OF the Pharmaceutical Association
at MOrehead City.