The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-22
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Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, ". G.. September 10.
Judge Dossey Battle is holding the
Cumberland county criminal court here
this week. with a docket full Of cases.
but not one Of any special interest or
Importance.
Anyone who walks through the cor
ridors and ascends the broad stairway
Of the beautiful court house will be.
come an advocate Of an Anticipating
ordinance. There are disgusting pud-
dies OF tobacco juice on the clean floors
and filthy guilds piled up in the corners,
in ~inexcusable disregard Of s%pittoons
placed everywhere for the convenience
Of the chewer and smoker. Sheriff
Burns takes no little pride in the clean
ly condition Of the public property un-
der his charge; and, by the way, he is
one OF the best and most efficien.
sheriffs in North Carolina, and is es-
pecially fortunate in universal and we'll
deserved popularity.
The roster Of the graded schools
showed at yesterdays opening session
a larger number of pupils entered, by
at least % per cent, than for a number
of years. The new superintendent, Pro-
fessCr 4. 3. Hill, of Halifax county, has
already done excellent work as an edu-
Gator, n the prospects are gratifying
for an exceptionally successful scholas-
tic year. The old Donaldson academy
proper, in the middle of the campus, in
all the bravery of fresh paint and a
general remodeling. seems to have re-
newed its youth; and yet the writer
blundered through the slough OF de-
spond within its walls, under the dis
traction of arithmetic and algebra,
fOrty-five ear ago.
The Ashley silk spinning mill will al
nest certainly be in operation by the
1st Of November next The handsome
building lacks but little of completion,
and a few weeks Will suffice to put all
the splendid machinery in position The
experiment, So far as this section is
concerned, of a large factory conduct
ed by negro labor, will be followed with
keen interest; and, whatever may be
generally thought of the ultimate sue
cess of the movement, the feeling is to
give the new departure a fair chance TO
show for all it is worth.
The growing Importance Of tobacco
culture in this section has been met
by Mr.. G.. w. Laurence, secretary of
the Cumberland County Agricultural
| Society, with a list Of valuable premi-
ums for the best tobacco exhibited at
the fair in November. The expectation
is confident that We will have a good
exhibition and a large gathering. il
is an off year in politics, the crops are
| good, and certainly nothing is left un-
done for the success of the fair by that
ever-faithful trio, Mr.. Walter Watson.
president; Mr.. G.. w. Laurence, secre-
tary, and Major A. A. McKethan, treas-
| urer.
Captain and Mrs. A. GARRISON have
gone to Red Springs to enjoy the bene-
fits Of that pleasant resort for a few
days. Mrs. J.. A. Oates, Jr, is in Rich
mond for treatment of her eyes. Mrs.
Francis Duffey has gone to Charlotte
don, Jr.
Fayetteville people had the %opportun-
| ity Of enjoying a remarkable, able and
| eloquent Discourse from Professor Car
lyle, Of Wake Forest college, who &C.
cupied the pulpit of the Baptist church
last Sunday.