The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-15
DAY.
The Excursion of the Fayetteville InsI~-
pendent Light Infantry tn vriGhs.viiie
Beach yesterday.

The Excursion OF the Fayetteville indie
pendent Light Infantry To vriShssviiie
Beach Yesterday.
Yesterday was Fayetteville day in
Wilmington and at wrictsville beach.
The excursion Of the Fayetteville In
dependent Light Infantry arrived at
Point Peter. over the Cape Fear and
Tadkin Valley railway. yesterday at
1928 O'Clock, bringing down a nice
party OF about $50 ladies and gentle
men The steamer Compton at once
Linz docks where most Of the party
took n train which landed them at
Ocean View about II O'Clock. Many.
however. stopped over in the city and
Wen 10 the beach in the afternoon.
The day At the beach was fine, and
The Messenger is glad to know that the
excursion proved one OF the most en-
joyable ever given by the company.
There was a Very high tide and a mag
nificent surf and there was surf bath
ing galore. Mrs. w. f. Mayo enter
tanned large numbers OF the visitors in
her very best style. at the Ocean View
Hotel. and her splendid menu OF pig
fish, soft shell crabs. deviled crabs.
clam f~ritters. and other good things
We're enjoyed to the fullest.
Some of the party came up to the city
on the 4 p. m. train, but most OF them
did not cave the beach until the Sis
p. m. train left. The excursion train
left Wilmington last evening at 1:30
o'clock and arrived at Fayetteville
about 1890 p. m.
The old company came down in its
gray uniform and the roll showed the
following present.:
Major F. l.. Pemberton. commanding.
Captain ]. G.. Hollingsworth, Sergeant
j. H. Robinson, Jr., Sergeant J.. II.
Culbreth. Sergeant II. McGeacy, Ser
geant w. A. Mcmillan, Corporal Mars
den Haigh, Corporal ]. A. Worth, Cor
poral c. B. Ledbetter, Corporal Eu-
gene Watson. and Private George A.
Burns, Joe. Barnes. w. A. Crawford.
A. NJ. Campbell. John Clark, F.. f.
Gorham, John Gorham, r. G.. Haigh,
WIN. Haigh, r. L. Holland, w. V. Har-
din, D. Hedgepeth, Robert Jones, Cor
don Jessup, w. B. Ledbetter. d. Ken
nedy. R. H. McDuffie, J. A. McLauch-
lin, Willie Mex eathan, T. H.. Maultsby,
D.. S. Maultsby. A. V. Maultsby, Wal
ter McRae, H. Mcdonald, NJ. N. Ray
nor, J. c. Vann, George Weisegar.
Among those who came down on the
excursion were Miss Eula May McDon-
aid, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Strange,
Miss Sarah Mcmillan. Miss Pearl Nc
illan, Miss Utley, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cuibreth, Miss Fisher, Mr.. f. s.
Maultsby, Mr.. Bob Hollingsworth, Mr..
Lanwood Jones, Miss Francis Ledbet-
ter, Mr.. c. L. Taylor. Mr.. Jim Hollings-
worth, Mr.. D. V. Hardin, Mr.. Will
Ledbetter, Mr.. Andrew Broadfoot. Mr..
n Mrs. T. H. Maultsby and family,
Mr.. r. G. Haigh, Mr.. w. B. Draughon.
Mr.. f. T. Draper, Mr.. j. b. Hawley.
Jr., Mr.. w. McJ. Jessup. Mr.. d. G. Me-
Keathan, Mr.. n. H. McGeachey, Mr..
w. BidgoOd, Mr.. A. BroadfoOt. Mr.. F.
w. Thornton, Jr., Mr.. j. F.. johnson,
Mr.. j. G. Thompson, Mr.. r. L.. Holrngs-
| worth, Mr.. c.. w. Ingold and many
others whose names we were not for
tunate enough to get.
The excursion was a celebration of
the Battle of Bethel. which is annually
! celebrated by the The event
vas also celebrated by the Fayette vet
Grams yesterday at Lakewood near
that city. Colonel ]. B. Star, Sheriff
Jim Smith and others had the affair in
hand. Our tOwnsman, Colonel F. w.
/ Kerchner, was their guest.