The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-24

Last Day. Work of Faithful EN-
Observation-Disclosures From Fresh.
en-ReeoIIeetion of Oidcn Tfmes-
Newsy Go~stps

Correspondence OF The Messenger
Fayetteville. ~. G., February Is
After today there will DC no more OF the
railroad shops at Fayetteville, the formal
and permanent closing taking place this
evening. Many OF the employees have
been faithful bread-wtnners there for
many years. identified with tho history
and interests OF the Cape Fear and Iad-
kin Valley railway FOR a quarter Of a cen
fury or more. and universal sympathy
isexpressed for them IN the inexoraloc
changes which deprive them OF this
means OF a livelihood. Mr.. Kenly. Of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
during his conferences with the prominent
citizens OF the town yesterday. expressed
his sense OF this unfortunate aspect OF
the situation. but explained why good
business judgment forbade the continual
ton OF the work here. with shops In full
operation at Wilmington. Florcnca and
Rocky Mount.
In addition TO those mentioned in The
Messenger OF yesterday, McSSrS. W. r..
wyle and !. w. Clark receive positions
under the new consolidated manaE~rnert,
and IL Is hoped that tho services OF other
tried and capable Officials may yet b.
ley freight depot Will hereafter ", tho
receiving and distributing point OF n
f~reiEhting business OF the two roads.
Last evening the dam or the Hope Mills
No. . cotton factory. one OF the largest
in tho south, situated on Big Rockflsh
creek. gave way before the power OF III,
tremendous freshet. The dam vas a very
costly structure, and it's destruction in
fiicts "A serious loss on the company.
About the same time Davis bridge. ono
OF the largest in the county, on the Che
raw road south or this city. was swept
OF by the great volume OF water in the
stream.
The recent death or Mr.. WIN. Love. in
the western part OF the county recalls
the good old days" OF country taverns
and stage travel. The Love family. FOR a
generation or two, kept a plain but COY
house OF entertainment on the high road
between Fayetteville ana the Poe Dee
country, whore well-servcd country fare
and rooms rs neat as a pin awaited tho
traveller. They We're mighty hunters"
IN their day, as the antlers over the
kitchen mantel and the vonison smoking
at their board amply testified; and 1t IL
related that on one occasion a guest
with questionable tastcl expressed a de-
sire at supper to eat deer steak. which
happened not to he on the hll-of-flrc.
The next morning delicious misc was
served at breakfast. for hts absence
from which an excuse was made FOR the
head OF the family. who was unwell. u
resting in bed. The brave. kindly Old
man. to meet the wishes Of the stranger.
under his roof, had walked many miles
that morning since daybrcak TO bring
down the red deer which formed the
toothsomc morsel for the hungry way
farer.
The establishment Of the new Bank Of
Cumberland, and the building OF a tobac-
co warehouse. are among the new enter
prises engaging the attention OF the bus
mess men Of Fayetteville. Mr.. \. n.
Slocomb has been in correspondence with
capitalists at Patterson, N. j.. with re-
gard 10 an investment in silk mills here.
In the momentous frequency OF poor
travelling shows, Ii is refreshing to enjoy
a theatrical company which one can hon
estly commended. The "Rentfrow Jolly
! P~athtinders,' filling "A weeks engagement
here, will visit Wilmington next week.
and your people will make no mistake
in going to hear and see them. They are
| first-rate, all around.