The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
THE BETHEL MONUMENT.
Fayetteville Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy Moving I'm the Matter-A Rail-
on the "Blind Tiger-A Cook Shot
by Colored Driver-News and Per-
Sonai Notes.
Especial to The Nessenger.)

Especial TO The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. March THE Jeb.
Stuart Chapter of the United Daugh-
tiers OF the Confederacy. Of which Mrs
Hunter C. Smith is president and
Mrs. j. D. MacRae secretary will hold
a meeting at 4 o'clock this afternoon,
to take into consideration the matter
of cooperating with the Bethel Mon
ument Association of Virginia in the
erection of a monument on the battle
field on the Yorktown Peninsula. to
commemorate the first pitched engag-
ment between the ConfedeTates and
Federals, and to perpetuate the men,
DRY OF Henry Wyatt, OF the ~Edgecombe
guards, the first soldier killed in &C
tual battle. The association now has
a fund of about $500 in hand; and
with this, even if there be no addi-
tional contributions, a monument Will
be erected and unveiled at Bethel on
the 10th Of June. 1905.
Sheriff Marsh sent his officers on a
raid yesterday afternoon ON the blind
| llSCIS. anu IL was lar IIOLl ii wafer
haul" Eliza Holiday, co1ored, charg-
ed with selling whiskey, was arrested
a search of her premise showing that
she had several gallons o. liquor in
her possession. Menas Murphy was
also arrested, a quantity of whiskey
being found in his place. He and the
CAV bond for their appear
ance at court. 10 James was arrest
ed, charged with selling whiskey. and
gave bond.
Annie Williams, colored, was ar
raigned in Mayor McMillan's court
yesterday morning for selling LIQUOR,
and was bound over to the next term
of court.
Yesterday Deputy United States
Marshal, Ken Taylor. Of Seventy-first
township, arrested George BENDS. col
ored, charged with selling liquor.
Miss Stella Jones. who has been for
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
King on Harrington Hill, went down
to Red Springs yesterday afternoon to
nurse Il patient, Miss Jones is a
prominent hiI1sboro graduate o. the
Fishsmith hospital. and for a time its
head nurse. She Will probably make
Fayetteville her home during the
spring n summer, offering her SER
vices in special cases of Illness.
y remarkable cure in has
recently taken place here. A little son
of Representative McGifl OF this cow
~ has been operated on for removal
Of stone in the bladder, the mass re-
moved being nearly as large as a wal
nut. The little fellow, who is only
SIX years DID. has endured untold suf-
f@r1ng, but he is now getting on finely.
MISS BeAe Cook, well known in WI
mlngtOn, where she has relatives, is
very i'll of consumption at the KIRK
patrick homestead in Gray's Creek
township, where h has been residing
for sometime.
Mr.. Joe Barnes, baggage master Of
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, has
been called to LuTnberton on account
OF the serious illness of his ather.
Miss Tara Downing, who has been g.
rlOuSly i'll for some time. was carried
to Baltimore for treatment yesterday.
accompanied by DR.. J. v. MdGou3an
n q special nurse.
M2ssrs. A. S. Williams and j.. C. Yves
sci, Of Wilmington, We're registered At
the Hotel lafayette last evening.
Colonel Peter MaIfett. of New York,
is the guest Of the Misses Maalett On
Rowan street.
Captain r. P. Gray, Of Greensboro,
secretary and treasurer of the cape
Fear Electric Power Company, is in the
city Oh business.
Mr.. W. D. Mcmillan. who is to be
the general manager Of he Hg Cole
man Cotton Mill soon to be built here
running 10000 splndles, is at his home
on Haymount, after several weeks alb
Sence OH business.
Fayetteville people greatly appra-
ciate the kindly and graceful terms IN
WhiCh The Messenger takes occasion tc
SPEAK Of his community in writing
about The Raleigh and Cape Fear rail
road in the Sund2y edition-but this is
no lew thing with The Messenger.
Miss HighSmith, 81 graduate in the
ait of Painting, whose work has been
muc1 admired, and who has had espe-
cially fine exhibits at the Cumberland
fairs, designs opening a studio in this
city III The surnnler and fall. and besides
taking private classes, viii offer he
services to INK pupils Of the graded AM
private schools of Fayetteville.
About II O'Clock this morning Wad.
dell Monroe, a colored boy in the EN-.
ploy Of MessrS. Humphrey, drove them
delivery wagon up to the Donaldson
Academy TO deliver groceries, carryin.
a pistol with him. He exp, Inns his
possession Of the weapon by saying
that he INTENDED to swap pistols VIII
a colored boy in the service of Prof
Wakeland. He drew CUT the revolver
and it was discharged, whether by in.
tention Or accident, shooting Pro-
Wakeland's clerk through the lung
and infictfng a dangerous wound. Hit
solemn declaration is that he drew tht
revolver out only 10 e that it was 7
good order for the trade, and that tht
shooting was purely accidental. Mon,
roe was arrested and lodged in jail.
4 w my whole life to Burdocl
Blood Bitters. Scrofulous sores covered
any body. I seemed beyond cure. z. s
B. has made me a perfectly well WON.
an" Ms. Chas. Hutton, Berville. Mich
Love your town. praise it, defen:
/ Il talk I'D its advantayas and nave,