The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-29
A GREAT MASS MEETING
Thousands OF Negroes in attendance.
An Insurance Observation-Disclosures
OF Governor Gienn-Superio- Court.
News and Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.l

on MOnday Judge Fred Toe on the
bench. There are nearly ninety cases
on the docket. of which twenty-seven
are for illicit liquor. Lint Robinson for
the murder of oscar Reagan and
Robert Hadley for highway robbery
and attempt to kill Lii Milvin. both
negroes.
Last evening. in McKethan's hall. 4
pleasant german was given. complI-
| meniary to Misses Ethridge. of Texas:
Murdoch. of Florida. and Murchison.
OF Wilmington.
Those representing the two sides
in the transfer Of the w~ater-works 20
the city Yesterday. the fact Of which
was wired to The Messenger last even
ing. were Mr.. GarTood Ferris. sccre-
tary and treasurer of
| Messrs. W. c.. Hawiey j. G.. Hollings-
, worth. j. \. Pemberton. n. -. Alex
/ ander. and A. A. McKeithan. munich
pal water committee: y. 4. Sinclair.
/. A. Murchison. Q. K. Nimocks. r. II.
| Eye. counsel for the city: DIR. H. w.
| Lilly. president. and Mr.. j. o. Filing
ton. vice president. of the Bank of
Fayetteville representing the city. At
ter The transfer DR.. Lilly presented
the gold pen. used in signing the pa
per. to Mr.. W. L. Hawley. chairman oe
the water committee a prominent al
derman. and one of the most inauen-
tIal advocates of the city's ownership
of the works.
The new board Of public works for
Fayetteville has teDpcd into no sine
cure. It now has on its hands the
Water-Wcrks. the enlargement of the
|, electric light plant. the erection of
| new HEADQUARTERS for the fire depart
ment. and the renovation and reft-
ting of the market house. Put the
| board is fully eaual to it's important
| public duties.
! MRS. William Filliford died at 4
| lily home OF the east side of Cape G
| river. aged so wears. leaving her hus-
band anG several children.
Mrs. r. S. Cromartie. wife OF DR..
| Cromartie. died ut Garland Rladen
county. IN Monday evening. aged
about 81 years. Besides her husband.
she leaves one child. The deceased
the late w. K. Cromartie and sister
Of Mr.. D.. L. Cromartie. a prominent
citizen of hat section.
The directors Of the Newfoundland
Humber Copper Mining Company
held a meeting yesterday ir this city.
where several Of the large stockhoid.
ers reside. The directors present
ltSIIl dbItdt WSie VhSSSIo. - H. VIII
liams and r. d. Tannahell. Of New
York. and E.. w. F;aucette. of Rich
mond. Va.
The whole community sorrows over
the critical illness OF Mrs. j. G. Haigh.
Sr.. at the home ct her son. Mr.. J. c.
Eaigh. or Dick street.
Mrs. J. G. Graham. ACCOMPANIED by
Miss Mary Garhab. went down to Fair
Ellff. S. c.. Yesterday to visit Mrs. An
derson.
Mss Sue Stedman left Yesterday
morning to visit friends in Washington
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. B. Daingerfeld ar
rived yesterday from Winston on ac-
count of the Illness of the latter's
mother. Mr.. J. G. Haieh ST..
Mrs. Q. K. Nimucks and Miss ISa-
| te1le Nilnocks have returned from
Wrightsville Beach
Mrs. Charles Rankin and Miss Ida
Sutton are SPENDING a week or two
at Jackson Springs,
The streets We're full of colore1
Deoplc this morning from all parts
Of the Cape Fcar section. attending
the industrial and educational mass
meeting. but the bulk of the row
were not able to reach here until the
afternoon exercises. when the mem
hers were very large. +.
The chief marslal and aides. d brass
tand. ard DELEGATIONS of prominent
White and cclored citizens met the
governor on the arrival of the train
from Red Spring, In the carriages
with Governor Glenn were DR.. w. II.
Lilly. president Of the Ban of Fay
ettevllle. and Messrs. N. A. Sinclair
anG, H. l.. Cook. in carriages follow
ing were Messrs. c. ]. Cooper. cashier
of the National Bank of Fayetteville.
w. S. Cook. A. H. Slocomb. j. A.
Oates. 3. F. Mcbride. A. S. Hall and
others. influential colored men form
ing the escort TO the Governor were
Professor T.. E. Smith. Rev. L. w.
Thurston. Ed Williams. Joseph Coun-
Gil. Drs. Henderson and Melchon. r.
w. Wilkerson and many others. The
crowd bears OH its face evidences tina
1t is COMPOSED Of the best people of
the race in all this section in their
seriousness. decorus deportment and
interest in the objects of the mass
meeting. A pleasant indication Of the
good feeling between the two races
here was in the east hat many of the
colored peCDle were siding in line in
h Of their white en-
ployers. while h same thing was to
be seen in many Of the horses of the
mGrshals.
Take it altogether. the c~orrespon-
dent is convinced that this is the most
important and notable gathering OF
reerOes here since the war. and af-
fords opportunity for the most bene-
f1cient results. Too much commenda-
ton annot be accorded for their ef-
forts in behalf of their race in this
movement to Professor E. E.. Smith,
Rev. Z. w. Thurston. DR.. 3. r.. Hem
oerson. Ed. Williams. Joshua Council
I. w Wilkerson and other prominent
oclored men. Take it altogether. the
correspondent is convinced that this is
n most notable ard important gath
eng of negroes in this city since the
civil war. and Offers opportunities for
very beneficient results. Too much
cannot be said in COMMUNICATION OF
the efforts for their race in this move
nlent Of Professor E. +. Smith. Rev.
L. w. Thurston. DR.. B. r.. Henderson.
E. Williams. Joseph Council. T. w.
Wilkerson and other leading colorci
men.
Governor Glenn's speech imprcssci
the writer with its earnestncss. sim