The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-30
A CONDUCTOR PUT IN JAIL.
Larceny Charged Against a Railway
Oficial-Inportant Real Estate
Transfer-SpOnsOr and Maid OF
Honor for Asheville-Nevs Notes
Especial to The Messenger,

Fayetteville, August 27.-Last night
Officers Monaghan and Pate arrested
Z. ID. GrimsleS q conductor of a
freight train on The Atlantic Coast
Line railroad, charged with larceny.
and he was committed to Jail. 1t is
alleged that he has been stealing goods
from the freight of the company.
Grimsley is apparently about thirty
years old. and has a wife living I'm
Florence.
Mr.. ]. A. Oates. editor of the North
Carolina Baptist. has bought from
General A. G.. Brady 10 tenament
houses in different parts of the city.
together. with a lot in rear of st.
Johns Episcopal church. Mr.. Oates
intends TO extensively improve this
property.
Miss Della Matthews, Miss Alice
Haigh, sponsor. and Miss Robbie Hall,
maid of honor, of camp $50, United
Confederate Veterans. Miss Jane Will
liams. jamie Mcpherson, Hattie Tay-
lor, Maggie B. Mcpherson. Maggie
Carson. Sue Stedman, Isabelle Glover.
cave for the reunion at ASheville OH
Monday. Colonel j. B.. Starr. that
otCl IhiS SoutIlCID SoiQ1SIs IdIlhl1S l.
fcer of the Veterans of the upper Cape
Fear. Commander w. G.. Hall. or
Camp $50. Captain w. f. Kyle. the
noted commander of sharpshooters In
the civil war n other soldiers leave
on Monday.
Mr.. Thomas Billiard while hauling
timber to his saw mill at Luray yes
terday morning, had his leg broken
just below the knee by a log, the chain
h~ooG i, which ha16 tho 1n- TO thu
wagon.
Gilmore, a negro. arrested for being
drunk and disorderly in the %neighbor-
rood of the silk mills last night, was
sent this morning to the public roads
for thirty days. and was bound owe
to court for carrying a razor. He got
as near even as he could by informing
on Henry Parker. a negro for selling
him the liquor.
Haigh gave a pleasant moonlight
picnic in honor of their guests, Misses
Hill of Richmond, and Webb of Hills
boro, at "Ardlassa." the beautifui
country home of DR.. J. w. McNeill.
Mr.. Robert Strange. civil engineer.
has gone to Newberry, s. g.. having
work of about four months IN survey
ing for the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road company.
An opinion has been asked of At
torney General Gilmer by Hon. J.. G..
Shaw as to whether, in a Trial before a
magistrate, he las the authority to
have summoned the agents of the
Southern Express company to testify
in the matter of the Importation OF
liquor to this city.
Mr.. NJ. o. Billiard, who has been I'LL
of fever for weeks in the Highsmith
hospital, IS recovering.
The committee, charged with the an
engagements for the reception of Cap
tain J. d. Mcneil. have sent invita-
tons TO the fire departments Of the
principal towns of the state to send
delegations to take part In the cere-
monies at 5 O'Clock on Tuesday after
noon. 30th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Westcott, of
Wilmington, are visiting the latter's
parents on Maiden ane
Mrs. Mary Elliott. and daughter,
Miss Sallie, Of Wilmington, are the
guests of Mrs. J. NJ. Matthews OH
Maiden Lane.
Mrs. J. Crosweli. Mr.. Jack Cross
well and Miss Jessie Crossweli are
visiting friends rear Charleston. s. G..
Yesterday afternoons target con-
test Of the Independent Light 1nfan-
try resulted as follows: 1st prize. John
Humphrey, score 10; End. D. L. Nc
DufHe, score IS: 3rd. Ruffin Powers.
score Is.