The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-13
CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAIR
Best or Many Years-The Funeral
OF Judge Ruxton-The County Hang
ing I'm the Balances-Notes Of News.

<Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, November s.
The procession through Hay and Gil
lespie streets to the fair grounds. at
11:3O O'Clock his morning, was quite
an imposing pageant II was conduct
ed by Chief Marshal Bash and his
large mounted staff. and was headed
by the excellent silver cornet band OF
Dunn, officers OF the agricultural So
ciety with distinguished citizens ana
visitors in carriages, followed by a
beautiful line of hundreds of school
children, all bearing wreaths and bou-
quets, while Hope Mills brass band
and a numerous contingent of the lead
ing citizens of that town brought up
the rear. The exhibit is in every re-
spect gratifying, even Farmers hall
being well filled, despite the cutting off
Of crops by the long drought, and Flora
hall, where are set forth woman's taste
and skill, surpasses the displays OF
many previous years. The grounds
are set forth in tents like a great army
camp, and every form of amusement
caters to the multitude, from divers
delightful Swiss bell-singers to the
fakir with the twenty-blade cast iron
pocket knife. The crowd in attend
anoe Is large; and, with good weather,
a pleasant week is assured The ger
man is set for tonight, n the tourna-
ment, match DOT ball and the tradi-
tional grand fair BALI are on the pro-
gramme for tomorrow and tomorrow
night. Palmer's New York Stock Com
pany gives a theatrical performance
every evening.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Hon. r. P. Buxton take
place this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
from st. Johns Episcopal church, the
rector, Rev. Isaac w. Hughes, officiat-
ing. and Colonel W.. S. Cook, the may
or of Fayetteville, has directed that the
bells of the city be tolled at the funeral
hour, and has requested of COM
munity every token of respect and OBJ
S~ervanc of mourning. The passing
away Of such a man merits in the press
of his native state a more extended no
tice than was embodied in The MeSSen-
ger correspondents telegram OF Tues
day night
Judge Buxton was in the 18th year
of his age, born, If the writer does not
mistake, in Warren county, and came
to Fayetteville when a child 6 years
old, his lamented father, the Rev. Jar
Wis Buxton, being chosen rector of st.
Johns church in 1881, and doing the
work of his Master in hat sacred call
ing for twenty years Besides the Of
nCldl POSITIONS already set IOTIn III he
Messenger, deceased was the So
licftor of this judicial district, besides
worthily d~ischarging the duties OF
mayoralty of this city. 1t is notable,
and a striking tribute to the elevation
of character of Judge Buxton, that
though zealously espousing h Gauss
and principles of the republican party
for thirty-fve years, and up to the day
OF his death, he was held in high re-
spect and warm personal esteem by al
classes of the community, even by
those unalterably opposed to him po-
litically. AS a jurist he was con-
scientious and fearless on h bench
and as a lawyer he was ~assiduous, stu
dious, ~irreproachable in his business
methods, and painstaking in the max
ing up of his briefs. In private life he
was endowed with an attractive per
sonality, was as gentle as a woman
interesting in conversation, and gifted
with vein of humor which rippled like
a silver stream in his talk, and sparkleG
like gems in his efforts at the bar. Up
right citizen, faithful friend, sincere
Christian, peace to thy ashes. Judge
Buttons sister, Mrs. Frances Lutter-
1oh, relict of the late Colonel T. S. Lut-
terloh, survives her brother, a lovely
charming woman in old age, whose
whole life has been spent in the
offices of friendship and benevolence.
1t will be impossible to give a state
ment Of the result of the election in
this county until the returns are Off
cially -canvassed. The indications are
tina unless some precincts are thrown
out for fragrant irregularities. the cleo
toral vote will go to Mckinley by d
very small majority, while Thomas
may squeeze through, as he ran ahead
of Bryan.
Colonel and Mrs. w. S. Cook will
celebrate the twentieth anniversary OF
I1;- -,o rr;o ~ rav% Nh,,rcIor 1Eth in
slant, to which pleasant function then
numerous warm friends a been bid
den. Colonel Cook has ably served the
city as mayor for several consecutive
terms.
Miss Georgia Worth, a teacher in the
graded schools, and the accomplished
organist of the choir, OF st. Johns Epis-
copal church, is critically ill.
Mrs. W. j. Mcdonald a returned
home after a stay of some weeks al
Wakulla, Robson county, where Mr.
Mcdonald has just finished for marker
a large crop of tobacco.
The monkey of a street Snowman
yesterday afternoon became enraged
from some cause, and ,~springing on q
little daughter of Major E. L. Pember.
ton, bit her severely in two or three
places.
Two members of the Palmer New
York Theatre Company, Mr.. Jane.
Il uSOh olAo Ills LII
, were married yesterday afternoon a
the Mansfield house on Hay street b'
Rev. Isaac w. Hughes.
Judge Henry r. Brayn, of New Bern
paid a visit his week to his daughter
Mrs. John B. Broadfoot.
Mrs. II. w. Lilly has returned from
a visit to College Park, Md, accom-
panied by her sister. Miss Elizabeth
Calvert.
Mr.. A. S. Williams. of Wilmington, /:
a welcome visitor in the city, and IL
N of the marshals Of the fair; he wa:
the efficient chief marshal last year.
Mrs. Jones, OF Wilson. is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Saml. II. MacRae on Dici
street
Mrs. w. A. Guthrie, of Durham, is 8
guest at the Hotel Lafayette.
story ola slave.
To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains Of disease is the worst
form Of slavery. George d. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich, tells how such a