The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-22

A Little Fractional ssScrap, Before Get
ding T~ogether-A Delightful Reeep.
tfOn-Enlargement Of Graded school
Facflfdes-yfsftors to the Beach.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., July IS.
There was another gathering of the
city hall last Saturday-dominated
this time by Neil waddill, and an off
set to the meeting held some weeks
ago d the leadership OF Charles
Smith. WaddilI and Smith are negroes.
each claiming the Craftsmanship OF the
executive committee. and these con-
fiicting claims, it is supposed, will be
settled by the state central Il
committee III time to set the election
machinery Of the party in motion.
An intelligent observer OF the pro-
ceedingS on Saturday could not fail to
be impressed with two or three facts:
that the Waddill faction (Which en-
dorses Judge Sutton) is largely in the
~ascendency; that a plan for fusion
with the populists has already beer
formulated, and that-sad contrast to
the days when the old Romans, /. 5.
Lutterloh. John Reilly and r. NJ. Or
rell. by a nod of the mead or a turn
of the thumb had their behests obey
ed-white republicans in this county
had best content themselves with vim
dicating their principles by allegiance
to the national ticket. for they were
Inundated at every town, and de1led
with very dirty pitch by any alliance
with state and county republicans.
On Friday evening Mrs. Fannie
Pearce gave a delightful reception in
honor of Misses Cowell and Bell,
guests Of her niece. Miss Pearl McMil-
lana very charming and lovely trio,
who received their many guests in the
beautiful parlOrS of the residence on
Haymount. Both the interior and ex-
terror decorations were elaborate and
tasteful, the floral adornments of the
rooms being supplemented. as was fit
ting at this time, with artistic group
ing of the national colors, while the
grounds were aglow with colored
lights. During the evening a bountiful
collation. was served.
The painters and refitters are at
work on the graded school buildings
on HaymOunt, that everything may be
in readiness for fall work. At the truS-
tees meeting Miss P. H. Matthews was
reelected superintendent, and another
teacher, Miss Matte Sedberry, was ad-
ded to the faculty. She has been tech
ing in the eastern part of the state
for the past two years, and is well
coined back to Fayetteville with much
cordiality, for her gifts as an educa-
tor are rarely excelIed.
The travel over the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railway is now very
good-pleasure seekers Fastening to
the mountains or the seaShOre. Your
correspondent ventures to give a hint
to hotel and restaurant keepers at
Wrightsville and Carolina beach: New
err mind fancy bills of fare; feed the
~up-cOuntry eXcursionists on 'sea
fruit" 1t will be to them feast fit for
the gods" Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Slo-
comb have rented Governor RusselTs
cottage at the beach. and will move
down with their family about the first
of text month. They will prove charm
ing acquisitions to the society of that
resort.
Professor T~ilIinghast, son of Mr.. Da-
vid Tillinghast, has been visiting rel
atives in this city, and is a very en-
tetaining cOnversationalist. He is now
at the head of the institution for the
deaf and dumb at Belfast, ireland.
The Messengers ever energetic Mr.
Crews is on the streets this morning,
meeting personal friends and friends
of the paper at every turn. Be it war
or be it peace, it seems as if he might
say, with Tennyson's "BrOOk:"-
Men may come, and men may go,
But / go on I've