The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-15

The Military Jubilste at Lumber bridge
Plain Talk to the Water Rel,x
ious aud News Notes
Correspondence OF The Messenger)
Fayetteville. y. c. October L.

correspondence OF The MeSSengcrp
Fayetteville, y. G.. October IL
The Lumber Bridge Light Infantry
celebrated its fftieth anniversary on
yesterday-an occasion OF very pleasant
h~obnobing and Misunderstanding among
the unite soldiery OF Robeson and
Cumberland counties. The Fayette-
willie Independent Light Infantry. Ma
jor Il. X. Huske commandment, accom-
panied by many friends. went down in
the morning by special train, the guests
OF the day. and found the gathering
only one more pleasing cxemplihcation
of the fact that a reunion in Robson
county mean an assemblage OF a good
people as can be found in the world:
substantial citizens. noble matrons and
notable housewives, gallant young men
and passing pretty girls-always with
the by no means ignoble adjunct OF a
table setting forth the good things OF
southern pantry and kitchen.
General Toon and Mr.. y. y. Nc
Lean, of Robson county. addressed the
crowd. Captain y. w. Ray. OF Fayette-
vile, being unable to attend. Both
speeches were excellent: Mr.. McLca
never appears before an audience with
out reminding the older citizens of his
lameated and gifted father. As a SOU
venir Of the day, prizes viii be given to
each company, to be awarded at a sub
sequent target firing.
Al III AdS tHh hot y .
Captain $. j. Cobb commanding. Is "A
corps OF more than ordinary excellence
of material and personnel, and has the
enviable record of making the best av-
erage Workmanship among the soldiery
OF North Carolina. 1t will be seen, too.
it dates from away back, and can be
gin to comb it's gray hairs along with
the Fayetteville Independent Light In
fantry, the Charlotte Hornets Nest RI
flemen, the Wilmington Light Infant
ry, etc.
The Fayetteville municipal board has
very sensibly given notice to the water
works company that any further neg
lect of the terms of contract Will be
met by a refusal to pay the rental-in
other words, the right sort of service
for the money. The pressure Concern
ing which,, in his answer to the COM
plant, the w~aterworks superintendent
confounds minimum with maximum) is
so unsatisfactory as TO place property
in great jeopardy during a fire, and
this serious evil the authorities are de-
termined to remedy IL possible.
A protracted religious meeting will
begin in the Presbyterian church this
evening, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Drew,
Of Virginia, a pulpit speaker and gospel
~expounder OF high repute, through
whom our W gifted pastor. Rev. A.
j. Mckilway, experienced conversion.
House prayer meetings nave been held
IOT the past Two evenings IN pTepara-
ton of this meeting.
Mrs. Cochran has been making a visit
to her beautiful place, Myrtle HILL"
(the old Strange homestead OF halcyon
days.: Fayetteville n Cumberland
county are exceptionally fortunate in
adopted citizens OF northern birth with
q saving clause or two) and Mrs. Coch-
ran has especially made friends here.
With the nc OF her excellent manager,
Mr.. S. H. Strange, she has made Myr-
tie Hill not only one OF the most at
tractive places, but one OF the most
productive farms in all this section.
Mrs. Worth, relict OF the late J. A.
Worth. has been quite Ill, as has also
Mrs. j. L.. A~llen-both, we are glad to
know. somewhat better. Miss Laura
Kyle is recovering from a serious at
tack OF fever. Mrs. r.. M. Nimocks and
family remove to Wilmington, where
Mr.. Nimocks is now in business. Mrs.
Garrett, mother OF our well known cit
izen, MI. j. E. Garrett, died last Sun
day morning.