The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
CROSS CREEK ODD FELLOWS
Carry the state Banner-Cape Fear
Power Company a Bold Night Rob-
bery-Fire from n Strange Cause.
Well known People Pass Away-Per-
SOnal.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

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Fayetteville. n. c.. March II.
Cross Creek Lodge. Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, numbers 225 mem
berS representative. influential citi-
zens, and is the banner lodge of North
Carolina. 1t has occupied its present
handsome quarters. Brandt's hall, one
of the best assembly rooms in the
state, for twelve or fifteen years, and
is here to stay. It's financial condition
is highly satisfactory, at the last term
Mr.. H. r. Horne receiving $675 from
Mr.. w. D.. Caster. one Of the best and
most ~favorably known of Odd Fellows.
a trustee of the Orphans home, at
Goldsboro. Mex Monday night seven
teen candidates will take the first de-
gree, and superb team work is being
DONE. There is a very successful en-
campment and DR.. 3. 9. Gor<1am has
been a representative to the Grand En-
campment in the sovereign lodge.
Mr.. w. M. Morgan, of this city, and
Captain r. P. Gray, promoters and
large stockholders of the Cape Fear
Power Company -WhoSe strenuous and
well-directed efforts merit the highest
degree of success-yesterday sent to
the falls of Buckhorn a corps of skill
ed engineers, MessrS. Strange, Nelson,
Smithhurst and Cooke, who Will we'll
make the surveys preparatory to tn
dam construction and building Of the
plant.
A foo,paa confronted Mr.. w. NJ.
Reid, a we'll known house painter Of
this place. in front of the residence of
Mr.. r. Mcmillan, on Hay street, the
main thoroughfare. ana demanded his
money, at the same moment that an
other man dealt Mr.. Reid a crushing
blow from the rear. He was DUN a
little before midnight. badly injured,
and was carried to his home, where his
condition has since been precariOuS.
Mr.. II. E. ShutZ, residing on Cool
Spring street, lost his barn. carriage
house and contents by fire yesterday
afternoon. 1t was a funny tire, at
wiz ch even Mr.. n Mrs. Shut were
forced to laugh, costly as b joke was.
Their little boy wanted TO see a big
blaze Cike the urchin Of Mr.. Leon J.
Brandt in Greensboro a day or two
sir9e); and, locking tine cook up in the
kitchen, as a precauticn against inter-
ruItion, he proceeded to paint the
pla &c red" with q Supply OF matches
and kindling.
MIR. John Mcdonald died suddenly
Yesterday on his farm in the north
western part of Cumberland county.
He was a respected citizen and uncle
of Mr.. W. j. Mcdonald. of this city, an
extensive cotton n tobacco grower
and dealer. and manufacturer of ma
tive wines.
The funeral services take pace to-
day from his home ON Haymount, of
Mr.. William Melvin. long a watchman
on the yards Of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railway. afterwards the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad.
Miss Kate Haigh. Il granddaughter
of h late Hon. George Z. Badger, has
returned TO her home at Reidsville, af-
ter spending the winter in FAY etteville.
where she won many warm friends and
admirers.
A violent fall from his vehicle in a
runaway accident caused the death OF
Mr.. Charles Autry, living on the east
side of Cape Fear river. seriously in
juring his spine. with meningitis as the
result
Mr.. w. c. Houston. of Philadelphia,
president and large stockholder of the
Hope Mills Manufacturing Company.
was here on business Yesterday.
Mr.. Walter l.. Holt, president of the
Holt-Morgan, Williamson, n
Tolar, Holt and Hart cotton factories,
has returned from Burlington, sum-
moned thither on account of the illness
Of his mother. Mrs. James Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook. Of New York, are
making a visit to DIR. and Mrs. T. D.
| Haigh on Haymount.
Mr.. G.. W.. Britt. Of Wilmington, was
registered at he Hotel Lafayette yes
terday.
| Mayor James r. Williams. president
of the Fayetteville Cotton Seed Oil
Mills Company. who has been at the
| Marsh ighSmith S~anitarium for
treatment Of his throat. was able to go
to his Office yesterday.