The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-21
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
A Conyict Makes a Dash TO Get Away.
Fine Clay Pigeon Sliootiug-Dcafh
of Mrs. Fuiler-cst u the Eagranf
Law-Puttjng I'D a Cannery-Sale
of Real Esfate-Per~oual.
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of Real Estate-Persoual.
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Fayetteville, July IA Eli Smith,
negro, while being carried, with ses-
eraI other convicts, to the chaln-sanS
camp yesterday, by Deputy sherin
Pate, slipped out of his shackles in
some way, and was some distance
away before his escape was discover
ed, and Oncer Pate captured him only
after d pursuit of several miles, find
ing him hidden under u farm house
At the last shoot Of the Fayetteyiile
Gun Club on the range at the fair
grounds DR.. III. W. Lilly made the ex-
c%eptionaliy fine record of 23 clay pig
cons out of a possible %, Mr.. l.. a.
Williamson coming next with a score
OF 10.
Mr.. W. !. Mcdonald, Il prominent
business man of this city, who is also
an extensive farmer and large pro-
Queer of honey of fine quality, states
that in this section the honey crop Is d
failure. From an apiary, where he has
been accustomed to take out 5000
pounds Of surplus honey, he will not
get 10 pounds, and the indications are
that he will have to procure honey to
feed his bees during the late fall ana
winter. .
The news received here yesterday of
the death of Mrs. Wilhelmlna Fuller,
of Durham, was the cause of deep re-
gret, as she was a native OF this city,
daughter Of the late William Bell, ar
clIitect and afterwards superintendent
of the United States arsenal at TINS
place before the war. She was Tue
widow of the late Bartholomew Fuller,
at one time editor of h North Caro-
lima Presbyterian n Afterwards a
leading member of the tayetteVlile
bar. She leaves two sons, Messrs. L.
z and Ralph Fuller, of Durham, ana
two daughters, Mrs. A. 5. Huske, OF
this city, and another, whose married
name the correspondent cannot recall
Mrs. Fuller was the aunt Of the late
Mrs. Henry {. Mcqueen, OF
Wilmington, her sister having been
the first wife of the late Avon Hall,
who removed from Fayetteville to WI,
mingtOn some years before the clEl
war. and was prominently engaged III
business there up to the time OF his
death. The deceased was il memDe
of the Presbyterian church, n was d
woman of very strong character.
At the last meeting of h municipal
board Alderman j. +. Johnson moved
t. repeal the ordinance prohibiting tn
sale of "soft' drinks on Sundays. Thl:
ordinance originally prohibited als(
the sale of cigars, but this has already
been repealed. The board did no
seem to be ready to tackle the question
and referred it to the committee on or
dinances.
An important transfer of real estate
took place yesterday i'll the purchas'
by Mr.. John Blue, president OF tn
Aberdeen and Rockfish railroad, of par
of the great body of land left by tn
| late Arch Carmichael for $4,000. I'M
land is finely timbered, and is n o
the most valuable properties in Cum
berland county.
The Chicora Steam Fire Engln
! Company has elected Messrs. D. S. Leo
better and j. w. Strange delegates t
the convention of the State Firemen>
Association at Winston, with Messrs
H. C. Atkinson and w. Z. Saunders a
alternates.
Mr. Burckman, a successful farme
Of Rockfish township, is having bull
a cannery for putting up he urplu
fruit and vegetables of his w farl
an dthose of his neighbOrs. This
not in the Fayetteville trucking bel
and vet MI. Burckman received near
$500 from his shipment of plums an
/ peaches alone.
/ 4 religious revival is now going o
] in the Baptist church at h village G
X ~ tho ,nncfnrs PnJ
J. NJ. Gibbs, assisted by Rev. E. d. POI
of Greensboro.
Mr.. A. A. McKethan, Jr., returne
from Florida yesterday.
Col. T. c.. JONES, Of Wilmington, Wa
registered at the Hotel Lafayette We
terday afternoon.
4 test case was started yesterday Q
the new vagrancy law. George Ca
II roll, white, was arrested by Depu'
Sheriff Monaghan as a vaSrant una
Al the provisions of the act, was tried d
, fore Magistrate Mclean, sentenced
thirty. days on the public roads. al
taxed with the costs, S4.10. He al
pealed from the decision, and gave
5000 justified bond for his appearan'
at Superior court.
The Flea Hill Drainage mml
the work of which has already bee
set forth in The Messenger, began a
Il lively on the great enterprise yeste
day. but finds itself hampered at Il
very start by a scarcity OF labor. IL
first work will be cleaning out the o
;, Elliott canal. The commission w
drain Beaver, Locks creek and RI
Swamps, and redeem for agrlcultu
$4,000 acres Of rich lands.
Sheriff F. II. Stedman. OF Wllm1n
ton. has been Il welcome visitor Tor {
past day or two in this city, his O
home.
, Mr.. John Williams, of Sampson cou
ty, who has een Il patient III the big
smith hospital, has SUI
GENTLY to return home.
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