The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-16
AT THE sEAsHoRE IN FORCE.
Fa yetteville VIII Go Down This Week.
Death of Capt. Kfngsbury-New En-
terprIse-Brief News Gatherings.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. N. c., August 13.
A large contingent from this city with
sniff ocean air, tumbled in the surf, and
eat sea food this week. On Friday, the
10th instant, Messrs. King and Powell
will run their special train through 10
.Wrightsville; and as their excursions
are always we'll conducted, they Will
doubtless carry a large crowd.
The Cumberland county veterans ap-
pointed the following delegates to the
Wrightsville encampment tomorroW-
Commander j. B. Smith, Colonel j. b.
Starr. Colonel William Alderman, Cap
tain A. b. Williams, Messrs. A. Z.
Thaggard. J. ". Carroll, J. II. Myrover.
Many others will attend, leaving this
afternoon by train instead OF by the
steamer Hurt, as was first intended.
Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, Rev.
Isaac w. Hughes officiating at st.
Johns Episcopal church, the funeral
services took place over the remains OF
Captain W. s. Kingbury, who was
buried with Masonic honors, and who
died at his rooms on Bow street, aged
70 years. Captain Kingsbury was a
Prussian by birth, and came to this
place over a quarter of a century ago,
being at one time possessed of large
means, and dealing extensively in cot
ION. SlOChS, etc. III earlier IIc he
travelled all over the world, and for
e "a commanded a fine vessel Of his
own. The deceased was a man of va
ried information, interesting in conVer-
sation, of broad sympa thies and gen.
erous heart, never closed TO the appeals
of the needy and afflicted.
The old -four warehouse on Person
street, until recently the property of
the town of Fayetteville, presents now
a changed and handsome appearance,
having been remOdeled for the new cot
ton garment factory of Messrs. Holt,
Morgan and others, who by this enter
prise put the community under dnoth-
er obligation for their many industrial
works.
secured the services of Miss Ada
Barnes as musician, who graduated
with distinction as a pianist.
Major 3. G. Gorham, past grand pa
triarch. and Mr.. w. D.. Caster, past
grand master, have gone to Elizabeth
City to attend the grand encampment
of Odd Fellows.
Mrs. Calvert and her daughters, and
Miss Irene McCorkle, of Denison,
Texas, are visiting Rev. and Mrs. Isaac
Hughes.
Mrs. Mary Hinsdale and Misses Lii
Ian Haign and Mary Hinsdale Slocomb
rel down to the SeashOre yesterday.
Mr.. CrOZler or the clerical
service of the Atlantic Coast Lin
Railroad Company, at Wilmington, was
on a visit home yesterday.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Matthews is spending a
few days at Wrightsville Beach.
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Willis, of New Bern,
has returned home after a visit to
Major and Mrs. B. c. Gorham.
Mr.. Preston Cumming, Jr., of Will
mingtOn, is spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. z. J. Lilly on Haymount.
Mrs. j. II. n Miss Kate H~edgepeth,
of Hillsboro, have been the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Sheetz on Rowan
street.
Fayetteville people new that the
championship for craftsmanship woul
remain in their lands when Major E..
L. Pemberton, eX-commandant of the
Independent Light Infantry, went down
to the beach.
Mrs. NJ. J. Pemberton and Mrs. w.
F. Blount go to Asheville today.