The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26
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The Marsh-HfghsmIth Sanftarfum-St.
Johns Episcopal Church Cumber-
land Superior Court Death From

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville,N c., November %.
The work on the annex to the
acknowledgements sanitarium on Grace
street is now we'll under way, and the
additional hospital wards will soon be
ready for patients. The Robinson
building-on which Drs. Marsh and
Highsmith a the option of a lease
will be connected with the main edifice
by a handsome covered corridor with
stained glass windows, INC in this the
rooms for the colored patients will be
fitted UP. Here also will be the but
ler's pantry and the nurses dining
room, the kitchen arrangements being
so changed that all the culinary oper-
atoms go on under one roof. The
plumbing and sewerage is under the
efficient supervision Of Messrs TilIing-
hast and Bash. Mrs. Cochran, with
great benevolence, endows in perpe-
tuity si& cotS-three for whites and
three for negroes-which enlarges
the sphere of usefulness of this splendid
hospital. which has already done SO
much good.
The improvement on st. Johns Epis-
copal church. including the addition OF
a centre aisle, recarpeting OF the inte-
rior. ETC.. are about finished, n next
Sunday the congregation will leaye the
chapter house. where services have been
held for three or Jour months past.
There will be four memorial windows:
One erected by Major E. J.. Hale in
tribute to his lamented father, editor
of the old Fayetteville Observer, es-
tablished in 1925; one by Mrs H. r.
Horne, to her grandfather, the late
John Winslow. Mrs. Charles Haigh
will probably take the third, in men,
DRY of her mother, Mrs. Penelope
Swami. n her On, Marsden Haigh.
the fourth will perhaps be taken by the
Messrs. Huske for the late Mrs. Mar
garet Strange Huske, wife of the below
ed Rev. DR.. j. c. Huske. for years rec
tor Of ST. Johns Episcopal church.
The two most important. cases in tho
superior court were continued until
next term-those of G.. r. Eason for
the homicide Of John Parish, in the
northern part of the county, and of
Thomas Fort for attempted criminal
assault on Mrs. James Driver, Of Hope
Mills. Fort was convicted in the lower
court, and was granted a new trial In
the supreme court. He is now or
bond. The clearing OF the docket in
creased the convict force for the county
: roads. a matter to which our people are
giving much attention.
Liz huSDdiIo VI DtSIo "oIIldH, LIZ
cinda Smith. was arrested on the charge
Of larceny. which so greatly excited her
that h declared IL would kill her TO
be summoned TO court as a witness.
Yesterday, when an officer went after
her for that purpose. true enough, she
was Frustrated with paralysis. and died
in a short time.
A beautiful entertainment was the
crystal wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rose y at their residence or
H~aynount. a large number of friends
were present with congratulations and
handsome gifts fitting TO the occasion.
and the rooms We're profusely decorat-
ed. while a delightful supper was serv-
ed.
Extensive improvements have ben
made on Hay street Methodist church,
both interior and exterior, in prepare
ito for the North Carolina Methodist
conference. which meets here on the
fth of next month
Judge Mcneil leaves by southern
train this afternoon. and holds Column