The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-04-12
A White Man the PerpetratOr-Im-
merce-COmmittee on Public Build
ing-Short News and Personal
Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)


Fayetteville, N. c., April 9.-Yes-
terday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Mon
aghan went down to the Cape Fear
wharves to arrest a white man, ]. 5.
Jackson, charged with the offense of
criminal assault on his own daughter,
II or Il years of age. The man
moved into the house he now occu-
pies a few days ago with this girl
alone, stating that the mother was
to come later.
Jackson is now in Jail, having been
arrested by Sheriff Monaghan. Be
tore Magistrate OVERLY the girl told
mother, of the unnatural fathers
guilt. Those who know him say
that he is a very bad man.
Last evenings meeting of the
Chamb ber Of Commerce was largely at
tended, and the proceedings were Of
unusual interest. Mr.. H. Med. Rob-
inson and other speakers addressed
the meeting on the necessity of good
roads, and the equal necessity of keep
ing them good after construction, and
a special committee was appointed
to appear before the county commits
sloners at their meeting, asking their
hearty CO. operation in this matter.
1t was decided to issue cheap pamph-
lets and envelope advertising, setting
forth the business and industrial ad-
vantages of Fayetteville, in advance
of the publication of the illustrated
booklet.
Captain J. D. Mcneil and Messrs.
A. Fl. Slocomb and A. L. McCaskiu,
the Chamber of Commerce commit
tee, who appeared yesterday in Wash
lnSton before the congressional COM
m1ttee on public buildings, returned
last night, and they are much pleased
me oullook for a public building
for Fayetteville, and the earner+ ae'
forts of Hon. G. B. patterson in t1ei~ civ
behalf. while he and his secretary
MI. l.. =. Hale, made their visit So
c1ally very pleasant
Last evening, at their residence on
DICK street, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Huske q
mad retired for the night, when a.
hurry ring of the front door bell
caused Mr.. Huske to answer the
summons in haste and dishabiIle.
mere he was confronted bv several
OF his neighbors, who, telling him that
MS Wood-houSe was on fire, ran on
pack to the rear. Their work soon
put out the flames and saved Mr.
Huske from what he is sure WouId
have been a bad fire
EARLY this morning an armed guard
iiitll' 'iieu d DdnO OF cOnVlCtS, chained
together over .Haymount, the county
commissioners having ordered the re-
moVal OF the camp from Carvin's
creek to Bloant's creek, in Seventy
first township.
Mrs. r. B. Darlington is the guest
OF Mrs. Preston on Person street
Her husband is the son of ex-Gover-
nor Darlington, of Virginia, and great
grandson of Patrick Henry, the Rev
olutionary patriot.
The first covert act in politics for
1904, which will be so full of politics
is q circular letter advocating the NOM
fna1on of Mr.. II. L. Cook, chairman
OF the Democratic executive commit
tee. to Congress for this district Har-
money and healinv of factional differ
ences are the reasons set forth in the
letter.
Mrs. Walker. of Spray, n. c., is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Nor
gan, on Haymount.
Mr. J. H. Hast and daughter. Miss
Edith, of Newark, n. J.. are welcome
Fayetteville visitors. registered at the
Hotel La Favette.
Last evening were neld the coo
ins exercises of Marion school. Gray's
Creek township, Professor Stamps,
principal. The recitations, essays
music, ETC., of the programme were
excellently rendered, and good
speeches were made by Messrs. B. L.
McBryde, county scfol superinten4
dent and J. A. Oates