The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02
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expected 60 be- .sHummer''-Fayette-
xs,,e savings B~ank-Junior Order
Mechanics Matters Personal and
Social. 49,

correspondence of the Messengero
Fayetteville. June IS
Tomorrow Saturday is expected to
break all previous records OF dispen-
sary sales. as it Is the last OF
liquor traffic IN Cumberland county,
prohibition going into effect on n lst
OF July. Fayetteville being q great
saturday town." Is IL Is called. when
the big trade OF the week is done, with
a large crowd in the city. IL viii keep
Manager Ingold and all his force hust-
ling till sunset to measure out the
wet" packages
The Fayetteville Savings and Trust
Company. with a capital OF $4,000. has
been organized-w. ]. Edwards, presi-
dent: w. L. Holt. vice president; c. j.
Ahearn. cashier. 1t will do business for
the present in the Fayetteville national
bank on lower Hay street. and viii
open on Monday. July 1st
! Cane Fear Council, n. Is. Junior Or
| der limited American Mechanics. AVE
| elected the following officers for this
| coming term: B p. Robinson. C: j.
| Tew. V. c.: E. J.. Kennedy, +. :; w.
| q thornton. r, s: c. d. Hall, T.; d.
| NJ. Murchison. CON-: ]. w. Grady: w;
| F. c. Blackburn. !. s: Vernon BLACK
man. o. S. :
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Prior arrived here
| at 4:so o'clock yesterday afternoon.
! having peen united in marriage, as
| foretold in The Messenger. in the Epis-
| copal church in Washington, y. G, yes
| terday morning. Major j. A. Prior. q
| prominent jeweler OF this city. brother
| Of the room. went down to attend the
wedding. Mr.. and Mrs. Prior received
| a hearty welcome from Fayetteville
| people,. and his evening the &C. T
| club of the Presbyterian congrega-
| ton gave a reception in their honor.
Last evening Miss Roxie Dodd gave a
very pleasant reception in honor or
| her guest, Miss Madge Richardson. OF
| Reidsville Pink was the prevailing
| color of the room decorations. with a
p~rofusion ofpotted plants and exotics.
Mrs. Oates was assisted in receiving
in the parlors by Misses Dodd. Fannie
| Williams, Madge Richardson. pauline
| Cameron. Mabel Elliott. Ellen Under
wood and jamie Mcclellan. In the
dining room. elegantly setforth with
refreshments. the guests were served
by Mesdames John GARRISON. w. h
Pemberton. d. T. Oates. Hunter G.
Smith. John Underwood. J. c. Gorham
Miss jamie Kyle. During the evening
Miss Richardson whose voice is very
sweet. true and Well trained. sang TO
the great pleasure of all.
The handsome building on day
street, formerly occupied by the Peo-
pies National Bank. now the property
of General A. G.. Brady. has been put
in fine condition for the Fayetteville
postoffice. a removal of all its belong
ings being made next week. The set or
lock boxes to be used Will be among the
finest in the state.
DIR A. s. Rose, long under the train
ing of the thoroughly equipped drug
gist and analytical chemist. Mr.. w. r.
Horne. and recently graduating with
distinction in medicine and surgery
has established himself for practice
in a convenient office on Hay street.
A large number Of pleasure seekers
made a moonlight excursion and picnic
last evening to the beautiful rouna
and club house of Lakewood" a few
miles orthwe of town. The chape-
rons were Mrs. II. G. Smltn ana MI
j. G.. Gorham.
The set" footed il to ami
mating music for hours last evening in
McKethan's hall. and a graceful con-
cession was made to the elevate state
of the thermometer in that the boys
were clad in white duck trousers and
shirt waists, really a very attractive
costume The dancer We're: MISS
Mary F.. Robson and Mr.. r. II. Dye;
Miss Rosalie Williams and Mr.. Starr
owen: Miss Mary Norcott Broadfoot
and Mr.. ]. c.. Dye: Miss Jennie VIII
| Hams ana Mt. - L. feiHbci toh' 10
Mary Hinsdale Sloconb n Mr.. A T.
Mcmillan: Miss Lima Pemberton and
Mr.. Geo. McNeiIli Miss Maggie Carson
and Mr.. s. G. Haigh; Miss Mary Kyle
and Mr.. e. ]. Pemberton; Miss Laura
Allen and Mr.. Archie Brown: Miss Ell
len Underwood and Mr.. j. S. McNeili;
Miss Andrews and Mr.. L. Jones: Miss
Nellie Matthews and Mr.. B. Graves;
Miss Lena Small and Mr.. John Mona
CHAN: Miss Mary Tuley and MIR. A. H.
| SlOcoanb Jr.