The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

The Tobacco WAREHOUSE S-uperAntends
ent-Rail Connection with Mills.
Election Of Teachers-A Charming
Girls Birthday-News JOttlngs
of The Messenger.)

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., July 20.
Equipped now with the new finish
ing machinery, which is all OF model
excellence and the very finest class,
out a very superior grade of check
goods, splendidly made and of the
highest finish, texture, coloring, etc,
exceptionally fine.
Mr. ". ]. Blackburn, of Goldsboro,
arrived here this week, with Messrs.
Webster and Lynch, to enter on the
duties of his position as manage for
the Tobacco Warehouse Company. Mr..
Blackburn, whose opinion is that of
an expert, speaks very encouragingly
Of the outlook for tobacco culture in
the upper Cape Fea section, the soil
of which he thinks admirably adapted
for the growth of a fine quality Of the
weed.
With the completion of the tobacco
warehouse, that part of town will be
a busy quarter, having besides Browns
and Lambeth's large livery n sales
stables, Vandeveen & COmpany'S ice
factory and coal and wood yards, Wat
sons tool and barrel factories, Messrs.
Ledbetter's steam laundry and wood
yards, Borden's upholstering establish
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iron and b~lacksmithing works, now
growing into "a fine business worthy Of
their pluck and industry.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad has
it's track laid to the silk mills, and lis
extending the branch on to the other
factories on Massey's hill.
The beautiful parlors Of the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Slocomb
were filled last evening in commemor-
alton of the nineteenth birthday of
Miss Lille Slocomb, with the follow
ing riends: Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Jen-
nings, Mr.. and Mrs. R. II. Haigh, Mrs.
Mary Hinsdale, Mrs. B. r. Taylor, Mrs.
J. M. Matthews, Miss P. H. Matthews,
Mr.. ]. H. Myrover; Misses Mary Rey-
holds, Hampden Sydney, Va, Martha
Brown, Marcelline Broadfoot, Maud
Haigh, Kate Hawley, Ellen Under
wood, Fannie Williams, Bessie Under
wood, Lottie Thornton, Alice Mat
thews; Drs. J. V. McGougan and D.
G. McKethan; Messrs. J. r. Milliken,
Pottsville, Penn. H. M. Pemberton, A.
B. Williams, Jr., w. H. Pope, H. Nc
Geachey, H. R. Horne, Jr., j. G. Ora
ham, G.. B. Underwood, G. w. Elliott,
Jr., Kyle Pemberton, J. r. Boyd, j. G.
MacRae, Jr, L.. B. Hale, X. e.. Dye,
r. L. Williams. A prettier lot Of girls
could not be grouped together in any
drawing room anywhere. Miss Marcel
line BrOadfoot won the prize in the
conundrum feature of the evenings
programme, n Mr.. A. B. Williams,
Jr., made the lucky cut in the birth
| day cake, presenting his prize to Miss
| Kate Hawley.
A tempting supper was served at 1880
| o'clock. Long after midnight the guests
fingered, 10th to bring to a close one
! Of the ~pleaSantest entertainments of
the veal and their good nights" were
full of cordial wishes for the future
happiness of their fair young hostess.
!! The trustees of the city graded school
have reelected all the old teachers,
| and at a meeting next Monday they
will choose a teacher for the eighth
| grade, who will be also superintendent.
Mrs. Lawrence Williamson was taken
very ill last week-so i'll that her farth-
err and brothers, Captain w. E. Kyle
and Messrs. E. D. and James Kyle
| were summoned. It is gratifying to her
| many friends to know that she is now
| somewhat better.
Mr.. w. j.. Sutton, with his assist
ants, of the revenue service, has been
| here this week inspecting government
| stills in this section.