The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-30
THE WATERS OF CROSS CREEK.
The Visit OF Colonel A. w. Schaffer.
Death of Miss Lizzie Bynum-Is Dam
lei II. Goodloe the Author .-Bulletin
OF Local News
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville Nnvemhar %

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. November IS.
w. E Rhodes, a citizen OF Black
River township, in this county. offers
a Eamentable case OF mania, arousing
general sympathy. Las spring. he be-
came 90 respondent over the illness OF
his wife as 20 lose his reason and at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat.
After a short confinement in the asy-
lum he vas restored to his friends. pre-
sumably cured; but q day or W ago
he made an attack on his wife in a fit
Of insanity, and would have killed her.
but for her father, who overpowered him
after a great struggle. He was brought
TO the Jail in this city, and today was
again conveyed to the asylum
Bouquets, wreaths and festoons of
white flowers. with backgrounds Of fern
holly and other evergreen in the recep
ton parlors, and pink and crimson
floral decorations, with American Beau
" roses predominant, in the tea and
supper rooms, rendered very beautiful
n residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Morgan ON Haymount, where the fair
hostess greeted her friends in a recep-
ton complimentary to her home guests,
Misses Morehead and Tomlison, of Dur
ham. In h afternoon the married
ok were welcomed, and in the evenins
the young people We're entertained, Mrs.
Morgan being assisted in receiving by
MesdameS w. L. Holt, Faucette, L. j.
Lilly, II. w. Lilly and r.. w. Bidgood,
and Misses Slocomb, Hawley, MacRae.
Broadfoot, Eliza Williams, Margaret
Mcneil, Fannie Williams, Bessie Nc
Neill, Ellen Underwood. Calvert, Cam
eron, Bessie Underwood and Maud
Haigh. The prize winner in the game
of the evening was Miss Eliza Williams.
The Raleigh caterer, Dughi, furnished
h upper, which was superb in quality
n service.
Fayetteville will soon be talking over
the telephone to Wilmington, Raleigh,
Durham Charlotte, etc.. Mr.. j. p.
Smith, of the Southern Bell Telephone
Company, giving assurance that these
long-distance connections will be made
in the course of a few months
The recently organized Teachers AS
ISOLATION of Cumberland county is
awakening very general n commend-
u interest, and the monthly meeting
in the court room at 1920 o'clock ON
Saturday morning promises to be we'll
attended, the interesting subject for dis
cussion being: The Methods of Teach
ing History"
A negro boy, Clyde Smith, has a
laundering after railroad brasses, which
has got him into trouble and in jail,
as he is charged with stealing a lot
from the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
his second theft of the kind recently.
Mr.. Chas. Kennedy, the esteemed fore
man of The Fayetteville Observer COM
posing room, yesterday received news
that his son. Mr.. D. J. Kennedy, flag
man on The Southern railway, had been
hurt by falling from a car at Mt. Airy.
Fortunately, his injuries are not con-
sidered serious.
Mr.. J.. P. Harrison, of New York
city, one of the stockholders of the
Fayetteville Ice Company, will spend
h winter here, taking quarters at the
Hotel Lafayette.
Mr.. Dwight Ashley, part owner of
the silk mill at this place, was here
yesterday on business.
His nan friends are sorry to hear of
the continued illness of Mr.. w. ]. Nc
Donald, with such an increase of fever
as necesSitates the ~poStponement OF
the Silver wedding" of himself and his
accomplished wife.
Mr.. Paul r. Slocomb, with hunting
outfit and dogs, has gone to South Car
DINA for a few days of sport.