The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
THE OLD BOARD GOOD ENOUGH
Fayetteville Primaries hahs
Change-defnoriaf Day 1e1eooA
Yon0 Leaf Ptne-Personal Notes

correspondence of the Messenger
Fayetteville. y. c. April "a
The voters OF the city Of Fayette-
vile. by their action at the primaries
yesterday. expressed their satisfaction
With the nresent municipal govern
n,snt the nominations-whicn Will De
ratified at the convention nisl ~
haInr as follows: Mayor. Coionei w
8. Cook: Aidermen-Ffrst WafS.
n. Powell. T. H Maultsoy. SeS
ward. B. R Taylor. DIT; .,,ian
r, G. Haigh: Fourth ward. J.
Johnson. w. q. Hall: Fifth WARD. =
n Major j. c. HoiiihsS-
worth: Sixth ward c. Y. E1iffor.r
". clark. DR.. G.. B. Patterson. FL:
Kennedy. tthe last three a -
oates. Jr.: board OF audit n nnance'
a E. Rankin, A. GARRISON. n NC
MILAN. All these are present incu1l-
bents with the exception OF MAJOR ::
q. H~ollingsworth in the nfth. &ha
Mr.. j. A. Oates. Jr-. in rhe seFeH'h
ward. ~
Mrs. s. G. Aver. president: Mrs.
@ w. B~roadfoot. vice president:
Mrs. Hunter @. Smith, secretary, ana
Mrs. z. Smith. treasurer, OF the Con
federate Memorial Association nave
called a meeting in the parlors OF the
Hotel dN GkNt ID -
Afternoon, at which all ladies in the
town or county, interested in honor
ing the memory OF the Southern cad
are requested 20 be present ana cS-op-
crate with the association in arrange-
ments for a fitting celebration OF May
10th.
Avery remarkable fact is observable
in this section, wherein the no-fence
law has been inforce for any length
OF time. The long lea pine. protected
from its insatiate destroyer. the razor
back hog. is reproducing 1tSef over
large areas. and il really looks as II
generations to come will witness at
least a partial restoration OF our
f~orests-unless we relapse into the
barbarism of the old-time worm rail
fence.
Drs. Marsh and Highsmith. after a
period of success in their
completely equipped and admirably
managed sanitarium. will, ii Is gen
orally understood in the community,
add as an annex TO the institution
the Robinson brick building on the
corner of Green and Old streets. The
Messenger correspondent has been in
formed that the benevolent heart and
liberal hand of Mrs. Cochran are In
this work with these two eminent ply
sicians, and that Of her large means
she will give generously for a ward
for poor patients, with an adequate
endorsement.
This county can o OF anoth-
er town within its limits. Cumberland,
the thriving factory village grouped
about the new Cumberland mills. is
incorporated. and on the 14th of May
the qualified voters will elect the fol-
lowing municipal ticket: Mayor, j.
w. Hodges; Aldermen. Al. A. Har-
rington, Jr., James Davis. T. J.. Gard
ner, r. Vaughn. A. Wade; Marshal.
John Morrison.
If the Colonial Danes, OF Whining
ton. in their pleasant visit to Bruins
wick on the 1st of May, could trace
Parkwood, in the neighborhood of
the royal gift, of old St. Philips
church. 1t would make a red-Ietter
page in the archives of this patriotic
body of North Carolina women Doubt
less many OF the readers of The Mes
senger will recall the fact that George
III of England, presented to the con-
~gregation OF St. Philips solid silver
sacrament cups and pitcher. with an
expression of his interest in the well
fare of the church.
Work has begun on the silk mill at
Parkwood. in the n~eighborhood OF
Deep river eight or ten miles west OF
Carthage in Moore county. and labor
ers for the completion of the buildings
:Te in demand.
Messrs. Leslie Evans, Neill McRae.
W. Melvin. E. Thaggard, all Of Cum
berland county, hav returned home
with their diplomas as graduates Of
the Medical college of Richmond. Va.
Miss Eliza Rose is visiting Rev. DR..
John NJ. Rose at Laurinburg-Mr.
Richards, manager of the Fayetteville
Waterworks Company. is here on BUS
iness-Colonel Peter Maliett. of New
York, is visiting Fayetteville.
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