The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
RESOLUTIONS OF CONFERENCE
CONGREGATIONS Tribute to Their Pas
tor-County Onices sworn In-The
Dispensary Making Noney-News
Notes In and Out OF Town.
Correspondence of the Messenser.)

correspondence OF the Messenger.)
Fayetteville. n. c.. December 4.
AT the recent quarterly conference,
held in b Hay Street Methodist
church. resolutions were passed strong
iy and deservedly euiogistic OF the
pastor, Rev. W. L. Cuninggim. wno
not only a his church at his back In
faithful support of his consecrated
mnisrations. but the whole communi-
ty, Irrespective Of denomination, full OF
his warm friends. At the election of
officers Mr.. w. w. Cole was chosen re-
cording steward; Mr.. Q. <. Nimocks,
district steward; Major B. c. Gorham,
Sunday school superintendent. Revs.
b. r. Hall w. L. Cuninggim and D.
+. Woodau left at o today for con-
ference at New Bern: the lay dele
gates, j.. M Lamb and @. K. Nimocks,
will go tomorrow.
The county officers-elect were quail
fed yesterday as follows: G.. A. Burns,
sheriff; ]. A. Mcpherson, register of
deeds; j.. B. Troy, treasurer; A. Alder
man, surveyor; A. b. Williams, w. n.
Downing, NJ. H. Ballard, commission
ers-all reelected except Mr.. Bullard.
The removal of DR.. ID. CT. Mcclellan to
~ VIC
ment OF a new coroner.
The net profits of the Cumberland
county dispensary for the month of
November almost break the record,
amounting to s1,06s. The stock on hand
at the end Of h month was valued at
$3.50, and the sales during the thirty
days gave a total Of Sc, 235.
The remains of Mr.. S. B. Chaffin,
who died ait the boarding house Of Mrs.
Mcdonald on Gillespie street, were "a
ried to Chicago, his former place of
residence. Mr.. Chaffin wa head ma
chinist Of the Buffers factory at Hub,
Columbus county, until ill-health COM
PEELED his retirement.
The handsome pipe organ for the
Presbyterian church, costing over ST.
600, and requiring two or three dozen
large packages for it's TRANSPORTATION,
has arrived from a Baltimore factory,
and will be put UP at one by the
builder, Mr.. A. Stein. 1t is pro-
nounced by experts a fine Instrument,
worthy of eve Mrs. w. G.. Hail., one of
the most accomplished organists in the
SOUTH.
The new bank at Red Springs-capi-
tai SIS. 900, with A. H. Mcdonald, of
Enfield, president, w. j. Johnson, of
Red Springs, vice president, and r. l..
Green, of Rocky Mount. cashier-has
opened it's doors; and a few hours af-
bol puSlIItSS Ild1 NEARLY S1E,-
600 on deposit. Red Springs loses one
of its most esteemed and public-spirit-
ed citizens in the death of Mr.. J. A.
Mckay, a successful merchant, in the
57th year Of his age.
The county jail was almost cleared
out yesterday by the departure of fed
eral prisoners to Raleigh for trial, in
custody of Officer Averitt n his dep
uties, as follows: j. L.. York. Bailey
Simmons, Mckay, Neill, Tom and Shep
Twiner, Pete and Mamie Campbell,
and others.
The third artesian we'll for Fayette-
vile is now projected by the Ice Com
pany, corner Donaldson and Mumford
streets, which wants a never-failing
supply Of pure water in it's business.
The company has recently greatly i'm
proved and added to It's property.
In a house Of bad reputation on
Mumford street, last night, Mayfield,
colored, shot Tom Dick, another negro,
in a fight over one of the inmates of
the house. Dick was not dangerously
DR.. and Mrs. D. G. Wilson, of New
York, are guests at the Hotel LaFay-
cite, the former being a sportsman
come to enjoy the fine hunting of this
section. The quail are abundant. and
wild turkeys are to be found within a
mile of town. Fine venison was on the
iih1 Z Ills liz ihhS III lin
stalls.
Mr.. D. J.. Kennedy. flagman on the
Southern railway, who was painfully
injured at Mt. Airy by falling from a
car, was brought down yesterday to
the home of his father, Mr.. Charles
Kennedy, in this city, and his many
friends are hopeful Of his speedy recov-
cry.
Belated mails from trains behind
time have caused much vexation re-
Gently. AS a caterer of news, which is
good only when fresh, this writer has
suffered much inconvenience and ac-
tual pecuniary loss-enough to make
out a case for damages, If he cared
anything about wealth. There is care
l~essness, too A letter mailed to the
Messenger, in an envelope with the
name of the paper in large black print
ed letters thereon, was taken down IN
the wrong train to Charleston before
it finally reached its destination.
1t was a generous act of the Fayette-
Vile Knitting Mills Company-a sup
ply of hose for all he orphan asylums.
The officers are H. NJ. Pemberton. Fl.
S. Cook, j. p. Cook.