The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10

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Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. y. C. May 5.
Today and tonight are appointed for
the holding of the township primaries. TO
send delegates TO the Cumberland county
convention assembling in this city on
Saturday. the 7th instant. No. a few
democrats find themselves in a dilemma
that is, they have acted as good. faith
ful democrats ever since the dark and
stormy days of reconstruction, never once
wavering in their fealty TO the party,
and standing TO the rack ithout any
folder" Now it Is very plainly intimat-
ed TO them that the test of orthodox de-
mocracy VIII be an endorsement of fu-
sion with Butler. Participation in the
Worh OF the primaries Will bind them in
honor and good faith to the action Of
the party, and yet they feel that moth
ing can be more odious than cooperation
with one who more than all others, has
Deen instrumental in b~urdening US with
tne present corrupt state government.
Ine funeral service of the late Colo
mel 7. w. Devane took place from his
residence in the Northeastern part of the
county on Tuesday last. He was an up
right. prominent citizen, "a member of a
family Of nigh character and influence.
being a brother of Messrs. Duncan and
w. 5. Devane. leading men in Baden
and New Hanover.
Though he had been for many years
content with the retirement of private
life, Hon. Thos. Mcdowell. of Rladen- ex-
member of the confederate congress. who
passed away on The LIST ms rant, aged IS
years. was one of the most distinguished
Carolina-in his public career OF unblem-
1shed record. in his private life generous,
puDllc-spir1ted and true. Your CORE
spondent can bear witness that III his
"a 20 nh in than ~ tho H.
Geo. Davis "the office sought the man"
and in vain. 1t devolved Upon the writer
ON two occasions, to visit these distin-
guished citizens and assure them of a
unanimous nomination to congress in this
district, at times when a nomination
meant election. Both were deaf to any
pleadings Of political ambitions.
AT the residence on the corner of Old
and Green streets, from 5 to 8 O'Clock
yesterday evening Mrs. John GARRISON
charmingly entertained about one hun
dred and fifty guests at a high tea" A
novel feature in this style of social
function was the enlistment of a con-
tingent of the sterner sex to aid in re-
ceiving, DR. McGougan and Messrs Claude
Haigh, H. NJ. Pemberton, J. c.. Homrow,
A. b. Williams. Jr., and J. H. Myrover,
with Mrs. Leighton Huske, Mrs. S. S.
Robinson and MfIses Eliza Williams, An
ME Wetmore and Mabel Elliot. meeting
Watson and Mr.. Walter MacRae greeted
them as they crossed the threshold. In
the hail.. in a grotto of flowers and ever
green's, a miniature lake of punch, in
which floated an iceberg crystalized in
strawberries, wooed the thirsty, and the
handsome, stately nymph who presided
over this fountain of Bacchus was Mrs.
j. B. Underwood, Jr. The beautiful
tables in the supper room offered tempt
ing refreshments, served by Mrs. A. Car
rason. Mrs. J. w. Mcneil. Mrs. Carrie
HarreFl, Mrs. H. r. Hall, Mrs. J. D. Will
liams, Jr. The parlors were very elabor-
ately embelished with flowers and color
ed shades.
of the season was that given a day or
Henry Smith. complimentary to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leighton H~uske-the rooms very
artistically ornamented and the COLA
ton delightfully."- served.
Messenger readers about Wilmington
and along the line of the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad see nothing remarkable
in the accounts of our trucking business,
but we are very proud of it, neverthe-
less. This year it bids fair to surpass
all our previous efforts. The shipments
of peas and Strawberries are especially
heavy, in which last crop Myrtle HiH,
Mr.. 8. H. Strange mane ger, a From
little patches here and there a few years
ago., this section has become an impor-
tant factor in the fruit and vegetable
markets.
Rev. I. w. Hughes, rector of st. Johns
church, DR.. A. S. Belts and Cadet l.. w.
Mcpherson will recite poems at the Con-
federate Memorial celebration. There will
be other interesting features, Of which
your reporter is not yet definitely In
formed.