The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
"AGAJ NsT SCHOOLS.
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Fayetteville August IL.
Against schools" was the legend
imposed by the powers that be on the
tickets voted at yesterdays election
and this BIT of mean quibbling deserved
the defeat which was administered,
The vote was not against schools"
but against q tax the proceeds of which
propertyholders were unwilling to in
trust to Incompetent and corrupt
hands. Local taxation for common
school educatiOn-its salvation, proper
ly managed-has received a setback
for many years, through the attempt to
force this measure on the people in a
partisan spirit and with all the ma
chinery Of the law in the control OF
irresponsible and inefficient officials.
At this writing the county returns
are not in, but q few figures from differ
en- voting precincts will sufficiently in
dicate the result in Cumberland. In
one ward In Fayetteville there were 81
votes cast against the tax and 9 for; at
another there were Z for the tax; at
Hope Mills No. 2, 149 voted against the
tax and 2 for It; at Rays C1st town.
and 4 for the tax.
A pleasant party rode out from town
yesterday afternoon, and stormed
Lakewood" it's club house and beauti-
full park. consisting Of chaperones:
Mrs. A. III. Slocomb, Mrs. w. L. Holt,
Mrs. e. J. Lilly. Mrs. J. B. Broadfoot,
Mrs. H. A London. Jr.. Mrs. Beach:
Messrs. w. l. Holt, e. J. Lilly, A. II.
Slocomb: Mr.. w. r. Leak and Miss
Mary L. McKoy: Mr.. s. H. MacRae
and Miss Daisy Holt: Mr.. Fred Hill
and Miss Kate DeRosset; Mr.. A. s.
Wightman and Miss Maggie Pearce:
Mr.. II. Med. Robinson and Miss Ram
sey; Mr.. r L. Williams and Miss Ellen
Underwood; Mr.. A. s. Williams and
Miss May Broadfoot; Mr.. Elliott and
Miss Kate Broadfoot Mr.. ]. c. MacRae.
Jr., and Miss Lille Siocomb: Mr.. Paul
Slocomb and Miss Kate Bryan: Mr..
Lawrence Williamson and Miss Laura
Kyle; Mr.. John Underwood and Miss
Nan Kyle; Mr.. George Underwood and
Miss Eliza Williams.
An elegant supper was served in the
certral hall Of the club house; there
was boating on the lake. moonlight
strolls and both the merriment and
sentiment attuned to the SURROUNDINGS
all punctuated with the intense ex-
citement which thrilled the crowd as
Mr.. A. II. Clocomb, with that French
calm and deliberation which charac-
terixes him. while the perspiration was
streaming from his brow, and his feet
were slipping and sliding in the water
| at the bottom Of the boat, pulled out
a mammoth eight pound bass.
| The county authorities are getting
| ready for the sewerage from the court
| house. Now Ii the time for the town
| to Join In, and at least partially es-
| tablish its main sewerage line.
The Observation-Disclosures" have pitched
| their tent on upper Hay street, above
| the old Brick Row." The Presbyte-
rians are holding religious meetings at
Brfcevf1le academy on Haymount this
week. A considerable crowd Of Fay
etteville people are attending the Bap-
tist chatauquA at Red Springs.
A fearful tragedy. the assasination
Of Premier Canovas Of Spain! Mill
de mortuis nisi b0num:" but, all the
same, he should have lived In the time
Of Philip III, or Of Philip ". grandson
Of the naughty old absolutist. Louis
XIV Of France. His creed Of the ''di-
vine right Of Kings" is not savory in
this age.