The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08

Young People Pleasantly Entertained
Cape Fear Power Company-Fire
Alarms-Sews Bulletin.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville February S.
Miss Pauline Cameron gave a delight
fui ard party yesterday afternoon in
the beautiful parsors OF the Hotel La
Fayette. which were decorated with the
fauFIsss taste which always character
ICES the social functions Of Mrs. Kirk
iand and her daughters. Misses Mary
Warren and Pauline Cameron. The re-
ception was In honor of Misses Anita
DeRosset, OF Wilmington, and Eliza
beth Calvert. of College Park. Nd, ia
vorites OF Fayetteville people. and the
guests were Mrs. J. II. Marsh, Mrs. B.
r. Huske. Mrs. w. ]. McDlarmid. Mrs.
W. S .MacRae. Mrs. II G Smith. Mrs
j. c. Gorham. Mrs. T. C. Green;
Misses Margaret Bryan. OF New Bern.
Kate Haigh. of ReidsvIie, Lockhart,
jamie Williams, Mamie Alexander.
Eliza Williams, Mabel Elliott. Fannie
Williams. Kate Hawley. Mary Williams.
Mary Utley. Nelie Thomson, jamie Nc
Kethan. Ellen Underwood, Maggie Belle
Mcdonald. Alice Matthews. Nellie
Thomson. Nellie Matthews. Mary Kyle.
Margaret Mcneil, Thornton, Bessie
Mcneil, Fannie Kyle, Louola Moore.
Bessie Underwood. Tea" was very
daintily served. and in the card con-
test the first prize was won by Mrs. w.
j. McDiarmid. while Miss Eliza Will
liams carried off h booty prize"
The birthday party of Misses Fannie
and Mary Williams. at which the guests
Of honor were Miss Elizabeth Calvert
and DIR Diynn Uaa ono nf tha most an
joyable festive events Of the whole win
ter season, and the beautiful family
residence IN Gillespie street, so often
the scene Of true southern hospitality,
seldom, If ever, held a happier gatheI-
ing.
The Remsburg orchestra gives a ger
man his evening to the young folks Of
the city. 1t is a very popular musical
organization, and thus gracefully at
tests its appreciation of the many
marks of esteem which it has received.
Mr.. w. NJ. Morgan, of the Cape Fear
Power Company, returned home last
evening In default Of any explicit in
formation yet obtained from him, the
correspondent can only express his
qualification at learning that the COM
pany's success is in sight in the near
future.
Two fire alarms yesterday filled the
streets with people. The first, in the
morning, which called out the hose de-
partment, was intended to summon the
police to Franklin street, where two
negro women were engaged in a bat
tie royal. The afternoon alarm was on
account of a small blaze on Blount
street, which amounted to very little.
Cards AVE been received here, an
nouncing the marriage, on the 14th in
slant, at the Metropolitan hotel, ST.
Paul, Mimi, of Mr.. G. w. Evans and
Miss Grace Louise Barker. second
daughter of Mr.. T. A. Barker. former
manager of the Hotel Lafayette.
Mr.. Sam'l. Decker. a Fayetteville
be married to Miss Efie c.. Larkins, in
the Presbyterian church at Point Cas-
we'll.
Mr.. T. D. Lane. a we'll known bust
ness man of Wilmington, IA in town
yesterday.
Miss Annie Mead Lockhart, Of Ala
bama, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7.
Kyle on Haymount.
Mr.. Arthur H~ollingsworth has gone
to Tarboro to take a position in the
telephone exchange at that place.
The news Of the death Of Mrs. Mary
A. Cromartie, the venerable relict
of the late Duncan Cromartie. OF Bla-
den county,, was received with mu>h
regret here. where two of her daugn.
ters reside. Mrs. D. H. Ray and MIS-.
T. H. Sutton.
Mrs. w o Lockamy and son have
gon to Florida to spend the winter.
in the hope of benefiting the health of
the latter.
Mayor Cook and family, who volun-
tarily quarantined themselves on Har-
rington Hill. nave returned to Their
home. all danger of smallpox removed.
Wilson News Notes.