The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-27
FAYETTEVILLE OIL MILL.
The Plant Changes Hands-Annfver-
sary of the Independent Company.
knights of Pythfas Bazaar.

Correspondence Of The Messenger-)
Fayetteville, N. c., August e
Yesterday the property Of the Fay
Company. owned by Major James r.
Williams. Mr.. w. A. Williams and 9TH
ers, was purchased by the Southern
Cotton Seed Oil Company, Of which
Mr.. Samuel Morgan is president and
Mr.. w. NJ. Morgan. of this city, q di-
rector and stakeholder, and which is a
branch of the Virginia-Ca Carolina Chem
ical Company, with a capital of many
million dollars. The correspondent has
not the figures, but it is understood that
the mill brought a handsome price.
Major J. r. Williams retires as general
manager, Mr.. y. 3. Alexander being
restained as superintendent, and Mr..
c. II. MCLAUGHLIN as secretary and
treasurer.
Tomorrow the Fayetteville Indepen-
dent Light Infantry will celebrate its
10Sth anniversary with target practice,
in which the great contest will be for
h championship prize now held by
Mr.. a Ledbetter; in street and dress
parade. n in Refreshments, etc.
The command will form a battalion,
that part of it constituting Company
a Il II 81 III L.
in the regulation blue dress, and the old
and honorary members wearing the
handsome gray uniform. The day IS
fittingly commemorated every year, but
the last great celebration was eight
years ago, on the occasion of the Tooth
anniversary, when the Richmond, Va,
Blues and the Washington Light In
fantry of Charleston, S. c., were the
guests of the
On the recommendation of CAPTAIN u.
r. McKethan, the talente member of
the house in the last legislature, schol-
arship in the Raleigh Agricultural and
Mechanical college have been awarded
to Messrs. Neill McArtan and Archie
Brown.
Today Mrs. Lauchlin Mcdonald and
her daughter, Miss Christian, give a
house party ct their country home in
ROckfish township, complimentary to
Mrs. and Miss McKinnon.
Remsburg's we'll known orchestra
go down this afternoon to furnish mu-
sic at a ball and reception at Maxton.
Cumberland Lodge N. 5, knights of
Pythias, the banner lodge of North
Carolina, holds a bazaar on the 10th,
18th and 18th of September, of which
the committees have been announced,
Mrs. r. w. Bidgood being the chair
man in charge of the arrangements.
Colonel w. H. S. Burgwyn and Ad-
1utant >. ii. MacRae issue an order
calling a reunion of the Spanish war
veterans Of the Second regiment North
Carolina volunteers, at Buffalo, from
the 9th to the 18th of September.
Messrs. H. Med. Robinson and A. K.
McDiarmid and Miss Georgia Hicks
have returned from a trip to Canada,
Niagara Falls and Buffalo,.
Mr.. A. J. Cook, a leading druggist
here. has been seriously i'll for some
days, but his friends were glad to learn
that he was somewhat better yester-
day.
Captain Alex. Campbell, the veteran
conductor of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, is spending his vacation at
the Pan-American exposition, accom-
panied by Mrs. Campbell.
Mrs. John B. Broadfoot, Mr.. Will
Broadfoot and Miss Mary NorcottI
Broadfoot have returned from a visit
to the seashore.
DR.. Highsmith, one of the proprie-
tors of the Marsh-Highsmith sana-
forum, has returned after taking a.
post graduate course in New York.
The painters staffolds line both sides
of Hay street, making handsomer than
ever the Fayetteville bank building and
the big Hotel Lafayette.
Mr.. r. L. Holland, of the Person|
Street dry good house Of HollingsWorth|
& Holland, is in New York buying
goods.