The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-20

(Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c. March Is.
A marriage license was procured
for Mr.. J. T. Began and Miss Lutte
Ferrall. the age of the bride-elecs DE-
ing stated at Is years. whereas she Is
but IL years old. according To the dec
iaration OF an irate father. who found
her putting on the wedding clothes. re-
n her TO solitary confinement.
and went in quest OF the wouid-ee
groom with fire In his eye. The use
less license has been returned to Ar.
Bynum's office.
The municipal authorities have In
contemplation the erection Of a public
building. partly from the proceeds OF
the sale of the -four warehouse on
Person street. and there Will be estab-
itshed the city officers. the fire depart
ment- police headquarters. and a guard
house in the rear. A suitable site viii
be chosen. probably on Gillespie street.
q wide, attractive ~thoroughfare run
aing south from Market Square 20 the
fair grounds.
DE-. II. w. Lilly. Major Charles
Haigh. Colonel w. :. Cook. Major A.
a. Mcclellan. Major f. l.. Pemherton.
Messrs. j. =. Thomson and X. McMil-
Ian. leading and representative bust
"~A@ $500 IA AT - hNF1t
chosen as the board OF directors OF the
Fayetteville Cotton Mills Company. an
excellent corporation. the factory out
put of which is high grade and always
in demand.
The vote taken in the county conyen-
ton on Saturday las TO test the rela-
tive strength OF Aycock and Cunning
nam Tor governor. was announced by
the secretaries as Aycock Ill. Cunning
. ham ~. not voting .. This was correct.
an-O Z a.
careful calculation OF the vote by pre-
cincts. made in the office OF The Fay
etteville Observer. Is as follows: Ay-
cock IS. Cunningham %. not repre-
sented 6: total 70. Your correspondent.
who modestly claims to know some
thing OF the Cape Fear democracy, Is
OF the opinion that Mclean Will have
plain sailing down here for secretary
or state, but there is some division on
the other state Offices.
A l.. McCaskill, the presidents NOM
inee for the office OF postmaster at
er, a fusionist and register of deeds
from 1896 to 1898. Mr.. w. ID. Caster,
the democratic postmaster. will go out
Of office with the hearty commentator
Of well done" for his faithful labors:
and The Messenger will gladly spare
a line for an especially complimentary
"send-of" of the general delivery
clerk, Miss Katie Caster. whose flu
ture happiness is matter for the earn
est prayer of the whole community.
! The rumor is current here that a silk
mill will soon be built at Parkwood.
! a few miles west OF Carthage. Moore
county, where extensive Quarries OF
milestone have been worked for many
| years.
/ Three or fonr preachers have been
carrying or holiness" meetings at the
fair grounds for the past few days.
| with what results the writer does not
know.
| Mr.. O.. B. Wightman. who has been
in business for some time in Balti-
more, has taken a position which Will
permit him to mak his headquarters
| here with his family.
Chief Marshal w. III. Flowers and
| City Alderman Maultsby are recover
ing from a severe attack of la grippe.
Mr.. John r. Tolar, of New York. one
of the owners OF the Tolar. Holt &
Hart factory. is here for a few days.
Mr.. Howard Cook. after a pleasant
visit, has returned to Bayonne. n. J.
! Mrs. d. H. Anderson. OF Washington,
I d. c., is paying a visit to her niece.
! Mrs. Charles Haigh. Mr.. A. II. Slo-
| comb has returned from Alabama,
where. with his sons, he has extensive
business interests.