The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16
DEMOCRATS PREPARING FL WORK.
Meeting This Week. Per-
simmon = Eating Haunt - beautiful
Marriage At Raeford Fayetteville
Budget OF News.
Correspondence OF The Messenger.1
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| Correspondence OF The Messenger.e
Fayetteville. N. c., February Il.
Pursuant to the call OF Mr.. H. L.
Cook. the new chairman OF the demo-
cratic executive committee of the coun-
Ity. the precinct committeemen will
meet in this city on the 18th instant.
Wednesday. for the discussion OF plans
for the approaching campaign. and at
this meeting they hope to have the
pleasure Of the presence OF Hon. r. NJ
simmons. Mr.. Cook and his commit
tee seem to b. thoroughly alive to the
importance OF the issue TO be fought
to a finish during this summer-and
III Is we'll. for your correspondent
wishes TO emphasize as often as he can.
without tedious re~iteration. that we
have before Us. on the franchise
amendment. one OF the hardest con-
tests which the North Carolina de-
mocracy has ever been called on to
make.
DR.. j. Vance McGougan. a handsome
young bachelor OF this city. being lone
and lorn in the world. has rooms in
the Pythian building. which handsome
Eediiice. he has been thinking for the
past two or three nights. from the
strange noises assailing his ears. was
surely haunted. ~ night there VAS
a terrible fall OF woode framyS and
q crash OF broken bottles out IN the
hall. and the Waterman at the market
house dashed VI the flight Of stairs in
the Pythian temple to sieze the wretch
who MAS perhaps numbering Or. Ac-
Cougar. But il was a ghoSt playing
'possum, for an animal OF that species.
so fat that he could hardly roll down
the stairway, escaped the rowes OF
the policeman. Doubtless he had been
Teasing on the good things OF the
lgrocers, King. Allen. Cook and Elliott.
on the first floor. and nerving himself
up for his nightly visitations w.,h
the Fayetteville Drug Stores coed
cola.
The people of Raeford. in the west
lern part OF this country, witnessed n
beautiful marriage at the home 81 Mrs.
isabelle Lamont, in the union Of her
daughter. Miss Malcolm Isabelle. to
MFR. j.. {. Adams, the Rev. X. W. Alex
lander officiating. The bridal party
was very handsome. the rooms taste
fully decorated. and the wedding pres
sents We're OF exceptional value and
elegance.
Mrs. Rebecca Davis. widow OF the
late Calvin Davis, died in east Fayette-
willie on Saturday, at the advanced age
of IS years. She was a consistent
member Of the Presbyterian church.
whence the funeral services took place
yesterday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. H. T. Graham.
Mr.. f. A. Poe, the extensive brick
manufactures. will greatly enlarge the
iplant for turning out his excellent
brick. known everywhere for their ci-
rability and fine quality, and VIII re
lmove his machinery To a new bed Jus.
beyond the fair grounds. though he
will still also use the present clay
pits, connecting the two points by n
dummy line.
Miss Georgia Worth, the accom-
Iplished ~organist, is preparing for n
sacred music recital in St. Johns
Church in the near future. The sing
Iers will be a combination of all the
best talent of the different choIrS OF
the city.
Much interest was manifested in the
visit and preaching. last night in the
First Baptist church. Of Rev. X. IL.
IBasmajian. a cultured Armenian schol-
ar and ordained Baptist minister.
Mrs. l.. c. Jones, OF Wilmington. is
paying a visit to her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. . Iedbetter. Mrs. James
Holt. of Burlington. and her daughter
Miss Daisy Holt, have been for some
days the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
IL. Holt. on H~aymount. Miss Daisy
Holt. North Cardinals lovely "sr.u-
isor" at the Charleston confederate
lunion last May, has many friends 4
Admirers. here.
BY announcement of invitation caro
MIR. Alves Huske will be united az -
learlv day to Miss Addie Riddick. ma
iSt. Johns church, Rev. Isaac ".
Hughes. rector. The social prominence
lof Mr.. Huske and Miss Riddick in
vests the coming marriage with no lit
tie interest.