The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-20
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Correspondence OF The Iessenger.l
Fayetteville. August Il.
Are we about TO strike ile' on the
upper Cape Fear section? There are
evidences that the matter Is receiving
attention in certain quarters. Some
years 6 an attempt was made near
here to bore an artesian we'll. which
was abandoned on account OF its filling
up with coal gas. and W. G.. Clements
writes To The Fayetteville Observer.
asking information OF the matter.
b the same time several wells, con-
tiguous TO each other. on Haymount
became for a while unfit for use on ac-
count OF the strong taste and smell of
petroleum. All this is significant, TAX
en- in connection with the fact hat Mr.
W. II. Oliver. OF New Bern. recalls the
making Of coal oil at Egypt many years
ago.
The rear warehouse OF the large brick
building on the corner OF Hay and
Winslow streets. belonging to DR.. II.
w. Lilly. has been fitted up for the hog
product business OF the Armour Pack
ing Company, OF which Mr.. John
GARRISON is
Messrs. John D. Williams and Rob-
ert Jessup. who have formed a partner
ship for the dry goods business. are in
New York buying goods, and will oc-
cupy the splendid store. corner Hay
n Donaldson streets.
Messrs. N. F. Crawford & Co., large
dry goods dealers. will add a clothing
department to their business. taking
the Hotel Lafayette tenement adjoin-
ing their iron front store.
Charles Muse. living in The vicinity
of Hope Mills. was arraigned yesterday
before United States Commissioners
Morrissey. charged with dealing In
liquor without license.
Sam Wade, a young white man too
respectable looking for such Awiess
work, was arrested by Policeman Ben
ton yesterday, accused OF the theft OF
a cow near Dunn, Harnett county.
Mrs. S. H. Strange pleasantly enter
tanned a number OF friends yesterday
afternoon in the beautifully decorated
parlors and dining room OF the Rowan
Steel residence, complimentary 10 Mrs.
Robert NJ. Prior. Misses Calvert and
McCorkle, Of Denison. Texas, WIS.,
iting Rev. and Mrs. Isaac W.
Hughes, were the guests OF honor at a
delightful picnic given at "Ecclesford,"
h country home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Smith by the Junior Order of the
Brotherhood OF st. Andrews, OF st.
Johns Episcopal church.
Rev. Joseph n. Starr, a. native OF
Fayetteville, we'll known in Whining
ton. son Of Colonel j. b. Starr, takes
a church in New Jersey, having OFF,
ciated ably as rector Of St James par
ish. Goshen, n. Y.
DR.. j. a. McKethan is back at home.
after taking a past graduate medical
n surgical course in New York city.
Mrs. Joe E. Bunting. OF Wilmington,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ID. T. Oates
in this city.
Mrs. E. II. Jennings and daughters
are spending some time with Mrs.
George Harriss at III beach.
Hon. John Ct. Shaw went down to
Wilmington yesterday.
Mr.. G.. w. Leake, formerly head OF
the freight department of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway, now
engaged in the drug business at Flor
ence. S. c., is paying a visit to his old
home.
Messrs. G. b. Underwood, E. K. Penn
berton and Walter Jessup are enjoying
the pleasures Of Wrightsville.
/ Mrs. Stiles Sedberry and Miss Kate
Caster ave gone to Mt. Vernon
Springs.
Miss Roxie Dodd will pass the rest OF
the summer with friends In the noun
tains Of Virginia.
Mrs. L. A. Smoot a returned home
after a pleasant sojourn at the sea-
| shore.
Miss Urbana D. Myrover returns TO.
day from a visit TO Jackson Springs.