The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-17

The D~isrsnsary tR1vides she House,
hold-Fayettevf1Ae TO Have Another
Papef-BnIletfn Of Local Jews

Correspondence of The Messenger,
Fayetteville, \. c. January L.
Ne little OF earnest talking and
heated argument, intensified now n |
then by crirnination ard r~ecrimination,
fs going on here in social, business ana
political circles on the burning question
Of d~ispensary or no dispensary. n
largely signed petition for the repeal
of the law establishing the dispensary
has already been sent to Raleigh; and,
looking over the names thereon, ii
would seem as IL nine-tenths Of the
citizens influential in business, politics
and society were in the ranks of the op-
position. But the dispensary advocates
are aggressive and full Of fight. OF
course they use the stereotyped moral
argument always in stock in such dis
c~ussions and many Of them very strong
arguments; but, besides, they point To
the fac that the net profits OF the dis
peRsRry for the past eighteen months
have been considerable over $4,000, a
large part of which goes to swell the
revenue of town and county. Their
| opponents contend that these e
| monthly increasing profits furnish con-
elusive proof that the .dispensary is
a~ugmenting instead of diminishing
| liaum drinking, and that this revenue
| by nc means compensates Tor the dam
| g done to the general trade of Fay
etteWlle for the past eighteen months.
The prevailing impression seems to be
that t legislature will LAS an act re
pealing the dispensary bin provided
a majority of the qualified voters of the
county favor such repeal
The Daily Reporter" an evening
paper published by Mr.. H i. McDufhe,
will make its next Mon
day. Mr.. McDuffie is a veteran news
tails IF the business. May the field
furnish a profitable harvest for both
The Observer and The Reporter.
The Bank of F~ayetteville's officers
for>the ensuing year are: DR.. H. w.
Lilly, president; Messrs. J.. r. Williams.
vice president; j. c.. Haigh, cashier; G.
G.. Myrover, teller; E.. J. Lilly, book
keeper, H j. Marsh, chief clerk; A. B
Williams, Jr., assistant clerk; Colonel
G. w. Broadfoot, attorney.
AT their meeting yesterday the stock
holders Of the Fayetteville WooGenware
Company elected the following direc-
tors for the ensuing year: Drs. Fl. W
Lilly, J. H. Marsh and J. w. Mcneil
4 Colonel w. S. Cook, and Messrs- J.. w
H~ollingswerth, J. P. Thomson and G
/ A. Overbough.
A country meeting has been adver-
fIttised for today to take into considera
jsuon the question of a general stock law
for Cumberland. 1t has given salts.
faction in Cross Creek township, but
it has it's bitter opponents in othel
townships.
Ihis is a f~rH2-loving community, and
it can get up a frolic at the drop G.
a hat, without any preparatory frills
A pickup masquerade ball an evenins
or Sc since,~ at the residence Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. A. H. Slocomb-the hospitablt
scene of so many delightful socia
Observation-Disclosures a great deal Of
merriment and enjoyment. There wa:
a handsome widow masqueradfng as {
tender bud Of Sweet sixteen;'' a fresI
young belle bowed down under the
weight of years of q mother in Is.
raer'; a ~howling swell with the eshil.
lelah and red nose of Paddy; two bril-
liant society women hiding their grace:
and charms under the severe garb OF
the nun, etc, etc.
Rev. Sam p. Jones is billed for a Re-
ligious meeting in this city next week
beginning Monday evening. the 18th in.
slant.
A collision of two freight trains or
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad be.
tween this place and Selma piled thu
track with wrecked cars. The north.
bound train, arriving here at 1871;
O'Clock p. M, was obliged to turn back
and go around by Wilmington, and, the
down train due this afternoon at 4:3i
o'clock will take the same route south.