The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
r RUNAWAY.
Mr.. ID. $. Shaw. of fayetteville kill
ed in a Terrible Accident in the
Street on Sunday-Movement for a
Colored Normal Schoo Social
Mention.
Especial to The Messenger.)

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Fayetteville. y. c.. June 1.-Gloom |
was cast over this community yester- |
day by a deplorable accident, which |
cost the life Of an esteemed citizen. |
Between 1890 and l o'clock Hon. ]. G. |
Shaw, eX-member of congress-, and his
brother. Mr.. d. s. Shaw, were return |
ing home from church, driving a pow
erful, spirited horse, when at the upper
Hay street crossing of the Atlantic
Coast line railroad. the animal took
fright and dashed across the tracks, |
breaking part of the harness. and be- |
coming uncomfortable. He ran over a
hydrant. and threw the vehicle against |
a hltching post in front of the Atlantic
Hotel, hurting Mr.. D.. s. Shaw with
terrific force against a tree in front, |
breaking his collar-bone, crushing his
head, and inf1icting other injuries. Hon.
]. G.. Shaw was unhurt. The wounded
man was carried into the Atlantic
Hotel. and as soon as possible DrS. J.
V. McGougan and A. S. Rose were in
tendanc A surgical examination
made it evident hat was i'm
possible, and Mr.. Shaw died in about
two hours of fracture of the base of
the brain. That part of Hay street was
at the time thrOnged with the congre-
cations from the churches and the
usual crowds awaiting the two paSsen-
ger trains at the station. and hundreds
witnessed the tragedy in helpless hor-
ror. After death the remains We're re-
moved TO the HaynOunt residence of
Hon. j. CT. a whence they were
conveyed at , o'clock this afternoon to
Galatla Presbyterian church IN
S~eVenty-First township, for the funer-
al services and interment. The de-
ceased was of a prominent Scottish
family. unmarried. the youngest son of
the late Col. Inc Shaw, an infiu-
entail citizen n leading democrat.
At a special meeting of the board Of
aldermen, Capt, D. H. Ray and DR.. j.
V. McGougan, representing the local
board of managers of the State COlored
Normal school, asked the cooperation
OF the municipal government in the
movement to retain that institution at
this place, in view of the contemplated
consolidation of the seven normal
schools in the state into three. A reso-
luton was passed to the following eff
feet: "That the school has been of
great benefit to the cOlOred race of this
section, drawing its patronage from
thirteen counties. and beng conducted
on useful. practical lines. that it is
we'll organized and thoroughly efficient,
under the management of Prof. E. E.
Smith, one of the foremost educators
Of his race: that the school is in the
neIghbOrhOOd of the Ashley-Bailey silk
mills, in which the students have the
benefit of practical instruction in in
dustrial education and textile manu-
f%acture."
One of the most elaborate and taste
full entertainments of the social season
was the reception given on Saturday
afternoon by Mrs. r ". Patterson at
the residence on Maiden Lane, compli-
mentary to Mrs Charles II. Durham,
of New York. and Miss Patterson, of
Greensboro. The cards Of the visitors
were received at the entrance by little
Misses Emma ppmhprt0n and Alice
Graham. and they We're greeted in the
hall by MeSdames ]. f. L. Armfield.
j. H. Marsh. r 3. King. Miss Fannie
Williams. Mrs. Patterson was assist
ed in receiving by Mesdames Durham,
A. A. Mclean. H T. Graham Misses
! Patterson n Elizabeth Williams. The
guests We're ushered into the dining
room by Mrs. H. G.. Smith. where they
We're received by Mesdames J. r. Boyd
d. VI. Farley. Miss c. NJ. Robinson,
| Misses Robbie Hall, Mary Brown.
Ellen Brandt. Miss Roxie Lee Dodd
escorted them to the coffee room,
where they We're served by Mesdames
f. l.. Pemberton and T. J. Whitfield.
Misses Minerva Utley and May Will
liams presided at the punch bowl. The
p%arlOrs, hall and dining room were
beautiful in decorations of ivy. palm
and magnolia. and an orchestra gave
! fine music during the reception.
On Saturday morning. at the family
4 home on Dick street, Miss Lillian SlO-
comb entertained the following guests:
Misses Dolly Patterson, of Baltimore;
Martha Williams. of Wilmington; May
Bidgood. of Richmond, Va: Kate
Hawley, Elizabeth and Fannie Will
q liams.
Maj. ]. R. Williams has sold to Mr.
\ c.. D. Sedberry aluable property or
4 Haymount. embracing several lots or
y the northeastern section of the Old n r
senal grounds, on which it is unde~
oI stood that MI. Sedberry will build sew
! eral dwellings,. The continuation of the
Improvement of the old arsenal do
main, as it is now going on, will maxi
it a beautiful little town in itself.
Right Rev. DR.. Watson, bishop @
this diocese. administered the rite 0
confirmation in st. Johns Episcopa
i church yesterday morning.
! Rev. DR.. D. D. Clayton. a nuiver
sallst of Columbia. S. c., preached i,
the armory of the Independent Ligh
Infantry yesterday morning and after
u noon.
Little Will Morgan. son of Mr.. w. NJ
Morgan on Haymount, while playing
nj in the neighborhood, was run over b.
al a bicycle. and received painful in
juries. but fortunately not serious.
Mr.. D. s. Owen. a talented youn
man of Fayetteville. has graduated i
electrical engineering at the Agr1cul
tural. and Mechanical college at Raj
eigh.
81 Mr.. E. A. Johnson,.o of "Arronmore,
q is in Marsh-HighsmIth hospital 70
q treatment.
o Mrs. E. A. Johnson and Miss Nc
Diarmid have been guests Of Mr.. ]. c
81 McDiarmid on Dick street.
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The President on His Way Home.
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