The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-07

Struck Down From Ambush-Fayefte-
Vile Seweras-Auditor Dixon in
Bladen-Signs of a stormy Conxen-
tion-News and Personal Notes.

Correspondence of The MesSenger.l
Fayetteville. September 4.-On Sua-
day night, while Jim Tucker, a negro.
vas on his way home from church II
Flea Hill township. Arthur Mcmillan.
also a negro, sprang on him from 4
ciump OF bushes and dealt him a terri
BILE blow with a shovel. which knocked
him senseless To the earth |. is
thought that fuckers injuries will
prove fatal.
The board Of public WORKS will al
once advertise for bids for laying the
sewerage system of the city. and work
will begin by the 1st of November.
The we'll known Pierce Amusement
Company will make Fayetteville its
winter headquarters. Mr.. Geo, MARI,
the manager was here yesterday 10
make the arrangements.
Senator Simmons was unable TO keep
his engagement 10 speak ut White Oak.
Blaten county, and State Auditor Dix
on passed through here yesterday to
fill the appointment.
News has been received here of the
marriage, on August 18th, at TIL
Naples ROckbridge, Va. Of Miss Flora
McElvee Gibson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. j.. S. Gibson, Of ROckbridge, 10 Mr..
Joseph G.. Huske, of this city. son Of
the late, Rev DR.. ]. c. Huske, rector of
st. Johns Episcopal church.
Mrs. Il. 4. Switzerland, of this city,
who is in feeble health, will go to Jer-
sey City to be under hospital treatment
and are of her brother, DR.. ". F.
Faison.
The county board of elections met
Yesterday, composed of ". G. Hall,
chairman; ". G. Holmes and A. II.
Slocomb, the first two democrats and
the last a republican. Registrars and
judges OF election were appointed.
The mOr the news comes from the
different parts Of the county. the storm
Ter are the signs for the democratic
nominating convention on Thursday.
1t looks now as if it will be impossible.
in any event, to avoid a big fight, and
only the exercise of wisdom and good
Judgment will avoid disastrous conso-
quences to the ticket. The contest over
the Office of sheriff will be the storm
centre, but the conflict will rage also
over both branches of the legislature.
Already resolutions have been passed al
county precincts, cOndemning the pres
ent road law and the public school law.
Added to this, many fear that the Ii
QuOr question will be injected into the
pTOceedinGS-an issue which both sides
tacitly agreed to ignore.
Miss PePar Stevens, of Wilmington,
is visiting Miss Alice Garrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Patrick nave re-
turned to their home in Clinton, after
a visit to Mrs. Partrick's sister, Mrs. r.
Mcmillan.
A restraining order has been g%rante1
by Judge Council, in favor of the Fay
etteville Power and Street Railway
Company, calling on defendants, the
Aberdeen and Rock Fish Railway, The
Raleigh and Southport and others, tC
show cause why they should not aban-
don any Interference with plaintiffs in
running their line On the abandoned
roadbed of the old Cape Fear and Yad-
kin Valley Railway.
The election of officers of the indie
pendent Light Infantry battalion took
place last evening, as follows: J. c..
Vann, major of battalion; R. G. Haigh
G. B. Ledbetter, c.. l.. Jones, D. II.
Maultsby, 1st, End, 3rd, and 4th cap
tains. Afterwards there was a pleas
ant smoker, with bright talks from
Major J. c. Vann, Major B. r. Huske,
Captain F. H. McGeachey.
At the races yesterday 'Dillon' won
in the trotting, and Riverside" by
Mr.. McEachern, of Wilmington in the
pacing.