The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Pretty Parlor Ceremony-Big Liquor
Trade-Wedding Bells at Hope
Mills-Death of Mr..

Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., December q.
The parlors OF the residence on Rus
sell street OF Colonel W. s. Cook. mayor
OF Fayetteville, were ta~stefully adorned
for the marriage OF Mr.. II. E Duprea.
the efficient manager OF the telephone
exchange Of the city, and Miss Kate
Holland daughter Of Mr.. W. C. Hol-
land, head Of the j. A Burns clothing
house, the ceremony performed by Rev.
S. J. Porter. pastor OF the First Baptist
church. Mr.. Lyndon Shaw. OF Wash
ington, y. c., was best man and Miss
Charlotte Holland was maid of honor.
The recent Importation of liquors into
this place, especially for the two or
three days preceding Christmas, has
been starting. 1t is said that on
Christmas Eve a force at the Southern
Express office was busily employed
until a late hour on the night, solely in
dealing out packages of whiskey, bran
dy, etc. many Of which contained sew
eral gallons ZACH. This does not take
into account the considerable amounr
received by freight. People will drink
in spite of the most vigorous legislation
but, whereas, under the Die system, the
liquor money remained here in circula-
ton, now ii all goes to other places.
Miss Lonala Moore pleasantly enter
tanned a number of friends at the fami-
ly residence On Haymount last evening,
in a card party given in honor of her
guest. Miss Addie Erwin.
Mr.. A. K. McDiarmid. who has been
at the Marsh-Highsmith sanitarium for
treatment on account of his serious
mill accident. has SO nearly recovered
&c fn he ah1a m On IN 70 Snnr,t CDr;no
on business.
DR.. Nc MILAN, of Red Springs, yester-
day brought up to the sanitarium for
treatment Miss Lula West, a pupil of
the female seminary at that place.
Mr.. d. K. Cromartie. of Garland. N.
c., is registered at the Hotel Lafayette.
Mr.. Leslie G.. Dick, of Greensboro
formerly of Fayetteville, is visiting
friends here.
Miss Lille Smith, one Of the prettiest
girls of Hope Mills, a favorite Of the
place. has been won by w. r. Dowdy,
an excellent young business man Of
Virginia Rev. J. b. Fisher uniting them
IN marriage. Mr.. J.. c. Kimball was the
groom's best man, and Miss Ola Rob
erts the maid Of honor, with the fol
lowing other attendants: Miss Aileen
Smith and Mr.. w. A. Kimball: Miss
Bette Elkins and Mr.. A. B.. Cameron:
Miss Minnie Biggs and Mr.. James Lee:
Miss Lucy Dowdy and Mr.. J. NJ. Gibbs;
An old-fashioned bountiful wedding
dinner followed, with a pleasant recep
ton at night.
Mr.. and Mrs. S.. H. Strange gave p re.
ception at their residence on Rowan
street asst evening, complimentary to
Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Cook. of Bay.
onne. n. j., but the pleasures Of the
evening were interrupted and omitted
by a Geographic dispatch, announcing
the death, at his home in New York. of
Mr.. Cochran, whose wife owns the ex-
tensive Myrtle Hill farms, and whose
many deeds of generosity and benevo-
lence have endeared her to the people
of this place. who extend to her their
sympathy.
There was an elaborate programme
for the exercises last evening of st. Jo-
seph's Episcopal church in the northern
part Of town. This church was given
to the colored people by Mrs. Cochran,
and the congregation is large and intel.
ligent. always acquitting themselves
with honor in their public exercises.
The annual children's day celebration
takes place in St. Johns Episcopal
church this afternoon.
Mr.. Herbert Benton, of Rocky Mount.
spent Christmas with his family here.
Professor J. A. Macarthur, principal Of
Lumber Bridge high school, is at home
for the holidays.
Major James r. Williams has beer
visiting friends in Wilmington.
Mr.. G. w. Woodward, Of Durham, is
spending a few days with relatives in
this city.