The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-30
MYRTLE HILL COACHING PARTY
a Drive Over Lovely Roads-The Elec-
trio Ppwer-Divorce Increasing In
teresting Family Reunion New Bap-
tist Pastor-PersonaI Notes.
Correspondence of The Messenger

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Fayetteville, n. c., March IS.
Yesterday a party of young folks
were most ~agreeably entertained by
Mrs, Cochran, who took them over
the smooth, winding roads of her
beautiful country estate, Myrtle Hill,
after which a delightful luncheon was
served
Mr. w. N. Morgan has returned
from a business trip north, and it Is
understood here hat the Cape Fear
Power Company's enterprise of cleo
trical transmission is making salts
factory progress, and that we may
hope for the connection of our mills
with the falls at Buckhorn, as we'll as
hes street lighting by the same enc
at &c distant future.
Those, who follow court proceedings
these days are impressed with the
fact that divorce is greatly on the in
crease. Yesterday a decree was grant
ed to Mrs. Myrah Williams. OF this
county, but now residing IN Robson,
sundering the marriage tie from her
husband, Joseph Williams, VINO has
abandoned her, and is now in Texas.
A divorce suit, with Mrs. West as
plaintiff, was set for today; and, if
the writer mistakes not, there are two
or three other cases on the docket of
this term of the Cumberland superior
court. The case of T. G. Vann VS.
Town of Fayetteville for 5000 dam
ages on account of attack made on
plaintiff by a prisoner in charge of d
policeman, was continued on account
of the serious illness of his counsel,
eX-Judge I. H. Sutton, who has been
in the hospital in Wilmington. w. w.
and w. Z. Jones VS.. Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad is a case on the cal
endar sent back. from the supreme
court.
Fayetteville people have read with
interest the recent account of the
family reunion of Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
H. G.. Hill in Robson county. Dr.. Hill
is one of the ablest oivines in the
North Carolina synod, a trustee Of
Union Theological seminary, aid was
for years pastor of the Presbyterian
church in this city. His wife was Miss
Kate Shepherd, daughter Of the late
Judge Jesse G.. Shepherd, and sister
Of the distinguished scholar, DR.. II. E.
Shepherd. DIR. Hills mother, Mrs.
Sarah A. Hill, aged 92 years, was the
venerated and beloved central figure
of this gathering about the hearth
stone.
: 1t is gratifying to know that Mr..
IS. w. Tillinghast and family are all
! recovering. This was a case which
gave much anxiety to their friends
the whole household, mother, father
and five or six children lying PROSTATE
with la grippe, Mrs. Tnlinghast am
two boys being carried to the santa
rum Of Drs. Marsh and Highsmith.
Rev. Samuel j. Porter, who recent
ly visited Fayetteville at the invita-
ton of the Baptist congregation, has
accepted the pastorate of the church,
and will occupy the pulpit next Sun
day. He is expected here with his
wife and children on Friday, and will
make his home at the parsonage on
Old street. His trial sermons here
were earnest n forceful, and the
writer wishes for him a fruitful min
istry and a happy home in our midst.
Rev. w. l.. C~uninggim, pastor of
Hay Street Methodist church, Is re-
covering from IN attack of sickness.
DR.. J. S. Belts has just succeeded in
shaking off the clutch of the grip.
Mr.. E. H. Jennings has been confn-
ed TO the house. but is able to be on
the streets.
An alarm of fire at IL o'clock today
filed the streets with people fer a
few minutes, but only for a few min
utes. A hole was burned in the
kitchen roof Of one Of the Thornton
buildings on Maiden Lane.