The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-19

Evolution of the Village Lighthouse.
Change OF Field of labor school
Natter. In Fayetteville Personal
and News Notes

Natter Ian Fayetteville Personal
and News Note,
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., September IA.
The great improvement and elevation
of the standard Of the country high
school is very marked and gratifying.
While in some instances indifference
and even languor seems TO have settled
on the cause Of education in the towns
and cities, the country settlements are
alert, eager and progressive. The cor
respondent has in mind Oakhurst, In
Sampson; Lumber Bridge, in Robson,
and Raeford, in the western part OF
Cumberland. The last especially has
made remarkable progress in the past
year or two, and is now an Institution
Of high grade, Offering a comprehen-
sive curriculum in English and the
classics, and effecting much, as a good
schOol always does, in the advancement
and beuterment of a large section of
country tributary to il.
Rev. and Mrs. John VI. Rose have
been spending a shor time with rela-
tives in Fayetteville. Mr.. Rose, who
for a number of years filled the pulpit
Of the Presbyterian church at Green
INV o. - dIId "dS dIIST NdIuS pdSJOT
of the church at Morganton. has &C
cepted a call to the Laurinburg Presby-
terrain church, one Of the strongest and
most ffOurishing in the state. He is
a forceful preacher-scholar1y, erudite.
orthodox.
On of increase of patronage.
Miss Alice Mallett has found it necess-
sary to increase the accommodations OF
her school building on Rowan street.
and add new departments to her course
of study. The trustees of the graded
school have made application to the
township trustees to add a business
course to h school on Haymount, and
to supply another teacher for h in
creasing numbers at the school in
CampbelltOn. Rev. w. H. Tom1ins will
open a school in the Military Academy
building. Mr.. j. H. Myrover will take
classes in ancient n modern langu-
| ages, English, including special in
StructiOn in elOcutiOn and defamation
Mr.. Henry Billiard, living in the east
ern part of the county, was fired upon.
from ambush twice while returning
home from Wander on Tuesday night,
fortunately escaping the balls which
Whlstled about his head. He thinks it
was am enemy's deliberate attempt at
assassination -.
The storm which passed over Fay.
etteville ON Saturday afternoon last was
a remarkable electrical OutbuTSt. The
city editor OF The Observer mentions
twelve trees struck by lightning in
the town and suburbs, besides two tele-
graph poles, in the immediate neighbOr-
hood of which two Children of Mr.. M.
Britt were stunned. T5I5C LoLs f.
A vested choir is to be fromef i n
st. Johns church, and a large part of
the congregation have pledged their
support to the movement In the life
time Of the lamented John C. Haigh.
and while the genial Edward Hardin
was residing here, the music ait ESt.
Johns church had a state reputation,
and we hope to see it attain its old
pre-eminenCe. Z -.E .=-=a=t1uJg
MIR. Ronald Mcmillan is enlargipg and
otherwise improving his dwelling on
Hay street, and Major. and Mrs. dB. R.
Huske are r~emodeling and identifying
their residence on Masonic square,
Mr.. Graves, representing ME. BoEden.
of Goldsboro, us enrolled among 3 the
Fayetteville cotton buyers for this sea
son. Mr.. a. S. Williams, formerly ! of
Wilmington, now of New York, as Wis
iting his brother, Mr., r. L. Williams,
at "Cottonade!' NIL w. aMallettj OF
LEIGHTON, Ga, is spending a few days
with relatives here Mrs, Mash, Of
Texarkana, Ark, is paying a visit to
her cousin, Mrs. John Garrason. y