The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-12
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
Movement in County Politics-Bitten
by a Bull DOg-A Soldier Arrested
While Playing Pool.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. n. c., August 9.-Mt
w. G. Hall. a Confederate soldier. COM
himself as a candidate for h office
of register OF deeds, subject to the
action Of the Democratic county con-
vention. The office is now held by
Captain j. A. Mcpherson. also a Con-
feredate soldier. The county offices.
including the Legislature. will not
GO begging, as the Fayetteville OBJ
server names 3S persons who are
either avowed candidates or are men,
toned by their friends for the differ
ent positions. In the list, however,
are Hon. j. G.. Shaw, for the Senate.
and Mr.. l.. A. Williamson. for county
commissioner, both of whom declare
that they could not accept Office if
elected. The new county Democratic
executive committee is as follows. Oh
interest to to many readers Of the
Semi-Weeklv Messenger through this
section: H.. l.. Cook, chairman; c. c..
Rose, secretary; J. w. Hall Jno.
Evans, M. l.. Marsh. J. A. Cameron,
a. c. Thagard. r. H. Buckingham.
Z. j. Cooper, E. A. Poe, J. C. Vann,
Newton. John Smith. j. w. Cogdell.
u. l.. McBryde. j. F. Skipper. n.
D. NJ. Clark, w. CT. Moore. Isaac
Strickland, j. w. Mclaughlin, ]. II.
Currie. NJ. p. Blue. The Republican
county committee is c. c. McClelland,
chairman; o. F. Goddard, secretary,
II. Bell, F. Burkman and Daniel Car
ter.
\ young negro, giving his name as
Jack Matthews, hajling from Danville,
Va. and ostensibly looking for work.
went to board at a colored restaurant
on the old Brick Row." on upper
Hay street. and yesterday was arrest
ed. charged with Stealing money from
the till of his landlord.
\ young bull dog badly bit the hand
of his owner. Joe Harper, yesterday.
His teeth were fixed so deeply in the
flesh hat Harper actually choked
him 20 death with his other hand be-
fore the other was relaxed.
United States Postofffce Inspector
Buck was here Monday. bringing with
him a picture OF Burn. the negro cap
tured in Savannah, and two pairs of
shoes. Hollingsworth & Holland
and Ransom Burns recognized the
man from the picture and identified
the shoes.
Rev. E.. e. Gillespie, synodical eva:,-
gelist. spent Sunday and yesterday
here. and on Sunday filed the pulpit
of Sardis Presbyterian church.
Miss Leah Jones, of the Stale Nor
NAL College for Women. addressed the
normal school for white teachers this
morning on the subject of h better
ment of public school houses. Miss
Jones is very bright and entertaining.
and thoroughly conversant with her
subject.
Company F, Second regiment. State
National Guard, Captain j. G. Hol-
lingsworth commanding. leaves here
on a special train tomorrow at IL
O'Clock for Morehead City. and all n
indications are hat ii will carry tile
full complement of men and Will go
into camp in soldierly sharpe. Privates
D. L. McDuffie and c. b. Culbreth
were sel.t forward yesterday to make
camp arrangements. The LumbeS
Bridge Company via go ON the same
train.
The municipal authorities are using
poison this year in preference to
of vagrant dogs. OF which about ar
dozen have so far been killed.
The news ron all parts Of the
country IL very gloomy regarding the
condition Of COTTON. Excessive rain
has injured it generally from % to
33 1-2 per cent
His many friends here are glad to
learn that Captain r A Switzerland.
who is under treatment OF a New York
specialist. is much improved I'm
health.
Mr.. and Mn- Hunter G.. Smith
have returned from a peasant stay
at Red Springs.
Mr.. C. s. Russell has returned from
a two weeks visit to the st. Louis
exposition.
Mrs. s. VI. Evans. OF Woodland"