The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-06
srMMoss AND CARR CONTEST.
A Spirited Fight In Cumberiand-Mar
riages OF Prominent P~eopae-1ne
Venerable Mrs. Holt q school e1n
Here S~evensy-five years ago-Notes Oh
the Fair, Etc.

Correspondence OF the MessengerD
FayeteeviIie. y. c.. November l.
Even Bryan oes not seem % be IN
1T falongssde Of simmons and Carr
with their zealous adherents OF The
Fayetteville and Cumberland democra-
cy. Certainly in this city the Carr men
are more in evidence. but the. shewo
ones declare hat their opponents. both
in Cross Creek township and through
out the county. are very EnduStrsously
saving wood" Cars canvaSs Is &c
tive and admirable managed. but II II
met by equal assuteness on h other
side. The Messenger correspondents
forecast for next Tuesday is that each
senatorial aspirant Will develope
strength enough TO put the h on his
mettle. but that Cumberland county
may safely be placed in the simmons
column by at Isl a small majority.
At 1880 O'Clock on h evening or
Wednesday, the 14th instant, in the
Hay Street Methodist church, Mr.. Guy
Lee Hammond. q native of Colorado.
but now a promising young business
man OF New York City. will be united
In marriage 10 Miss Matte Louise Sid
berry, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Sidberry whose many warm trends Will
rejoice in her happiness
AS a brother toiler at the printers
case, the writer extends the hand OF
hearty congratulation to Mr.. Herbert
Atkinson. of the Fayetteville Obser-
Yer office, in his recent marriage I'D the
lovely Miss Gertrude Downing. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. w. II. Downing. one OF the
commissioners of the county. Mr.. At
kinson Is also a member OF RemSbergs
fine Big Six" and is the last OF that
meiodtous band TO give UP celibate in
dependence, and take on the letters
of St Benedict
Sa1artu-aSof auA bright
girl was blooming into maidenhood in
this town, attending a f~iourishing
school north OF the present merchant
mills of Captain ] d Mcneil and two
or three lays since she passed away as
the venerated and beloved relict or the
late Edwin NJ. Holt, at the extreme
SO years. She retained her faculties
wonderfully in the peaceful evening
of life. and often talked brightly and
interestingly to her grandson. Mr.. w.
i. Holt, now a prominent citizen and
manufacturer of this city. evincing a
lively recollection of localities In Fay
etteville, and OF people OF whom
naught remains but the moldering dust
and the marble slab.
This correspondent feels duty au-
thoriZed to invite the Wilmington pei
pie up to the Cumberland fair. which
opens next Wednesday. eth instant.
They may be sure OF a cordial Wer@
OAAA "A1A III SbyOI AA@A 80 "a
an exhibition worth attending. More
than ordinary efforts have been made
to secure outside attractions for the
crowds who like the jolly side OF a
county fair, and a liberal purse has
been subscribed for fast horses on the
race track. A good theatrical COM
amy is billed for the greater part OF
next week, and it would be "Hamlet
with Hamlet left out" if the young
folks of Fayetteville failed TO entertain
the visitor with something beautiful
and striking in the tournament. ger
man and ball. The sporting element
are promised a game for the cham
pionship between the loot ball teams
Of Fayetteville and Red Springs.
The large dry goods firm OF NJ. F.
& Co, yesterday gave the
public a novelty in advertising-an at
tractive girl, handsomely attired, with
the firms specially shoe stamped on
the ribbons and fiounces of her dress.
who rode through the streets on a BIZ
cycle, d~ismounting and entering resi-
C TO press the merits Of her goods
The flourishing town OF Red Springs
will soon have d bank in operation.
The organization. with a capital Of SIS
900, having been effected. Mr.. A. H.
Mcdonald. Of Halifax county. a prin-
cipal stakeholder, has been chosen as
president.
Mr.. j. r. Williams, a successful Fay
etteFHIe business man, sailed yeSter-
day from New York on the steamer
Oceanic for London, his second visit
within the past year to the worlds
metropolis. After the transaction of
his business there, Mr.. Williams will
make a Journey through Holland. and
Will visit Dresden, Munich, Naples and
Paris, completing his trip with a cruise
or the Mediterranean sea. Miss Kate
Hawley is at home after her travels
in Europe. Miss Zadie English, who
has been visiting the Misses Brown,
has returneds to Richmond. Mr.. A. s.
Williams, of Wilmington, is here on a
visit to his brother, Mr.. r. L. Williams
at his country place "Cottonade' n
is warmly greeted by his many friends.
Mrs. Alex. Seasons, now residing in
Georgia, is paying a visit to the family
of Mr.. A. E. Rankin