The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-08
IN THE SOCIAL WHIRL
Progressive Cards and the Dance-A Young
Man Gone Wrohg-HoDors to q Popular
Oficer-Smali fire-Psrsonal Jottings

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., February 3.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Jennings very pleasantly received a
party of tends at their residence on
Gillespie street, card tables making
one Of the attractive features of the
entertainment, where the contest cul-
minated in the winning of the first
prize by Mrs. A. H. Slocomb, the
BOBBY being proudly carried off by
Mr.. A. 3. Alexander. n delightful sup
per was served at II O'Clock.
The armory of the Fayetteville hide
pendent Light Infantry asst night pre-
scented a scene hardly less brilliant than
during the progress OF the mid winte
fair. A ball was given in honor of the
ladies who had so effectually contrib
uted to the. success OF the fair; all the
booths except that Of the United States
in the centre were left standing, MAX
ing a striking picture with their ornate
decorations, and forming cosy alcoves
for rest and conversation in the inter-
walls of the dance. Mr.. John c.. Thorn
son led the german. z
Mr.. George Holderness, general man
ager of the telephone system here. ar
rived in town yesterday afternoon, to
address himself to the performance of
the disagreeable duty Of causing the
arrest of his employee, Lloyd Hollings-
worth, charged with embezzlement and
forgery. Your correspondent deeply
s~ylnpathizes with the young mans
mother, and would rejoice if he could
vindicate himself, but the matter has
an ugly look.
The officers and members of the Fay
etteville Independent Light Infantry
presented a very handsome gold head
ed cane on Monday night to their COM
manding officer, Major B. r. Huske-a
tribute we'll earned by his exceptional
services and Jealous labors in behalf of
the corps.
Day before yesterday the frame
dwelling house in the northern part of
town, owned by Mr.. F. w. Thornton
and occupied by Mr.. w. Fry was de-
stroyed by fire.
The plant of the Consolidated
Imb Company, located at Spout
Springs, has been purchased by Mr.. c.
Wade.
Church organizations are not, as a
general rule, moneyed institutions in
the south, and it is gratifying to know
that the Hay Street Methodist church
has a surplus to invest in the purchase
of the brick store on Hay street occu-
pied by Mr.. @. K. Nimocks. For this
prosperity the church is chilly in
debted to the liberality of the late E..
J. Lilly, who, at his death, left it the
SUM of 81, 1000.
Mr.. John Steel Of the Cape Fear Dry
Goods Company, who recently crippled
himself for a, time by jumping from a
bicycle, fell last night at his residence
while attempting to ascend h stairs
on his crutches, and received painful
injuries.
Mrs. Milliken. an ACCOMPLISHED and
charming Pottsville, Penn, society wo-
man, is visiting her friend, Mrs. A. H.
Slocomb. Mr.. and Mrs. John Under
wood have returned from their we'd
ding tour, and will take a residence on
south Dick street. Mr.. Pau S1ocOmb,
of this city, will hereafter make Will
mington his home, going into business
in that city. He will not fail to gain
m~ultitudes of friends in your midst.