The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
SERIOUS LOSS By FIRE
A Country Residence, Burned-Resep-
Business-More Industrial Progress.

"A SOultEy ncSiocuCes g te8Gp~
tion at the Manse-New Furniture
Business-More Industrial
Correspondence of The Messenger.1
Fayetteville. March ..
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. w. H. Nc
Pherson. living a few miles west Of this
city. in Seventy-frst township. lost by
fire about all his property-his dwelling
and out-houses. with all the house
hold effects. without a dollar of insur-
ance. as the writer Is informed. The
family is one of the best in the upper
Cape Fear section. Mr.. Mcpherson nav
Ing beer a faithful soldier. while his
wife was Miss Lizzie Holmes, daugh-
ter OF the late Lieutenant General
~Theophilus Holmes.
Last evening the &c. T. Club"
or the Presbyterian congregation. en-
tertained their friends with a pleasant
reception at the manse, where the
committee. Mrs. Il. III. Boyd. Mrs g..
ii. Farley. n Misses Robbie Hall and
Kate ID. Mcclellan. offered an attrac-
tive programme OF amusements With
an appetizing supper served during the
evening.
a new firm Will soon open n furniture
business in the Williams building on
Hay street. occupying the tenement adj
Joining the grocery store OF Captain A.
Garrison. Offering an immense fioor
space for the most extensive lin OF
goods
The dispensary troubles will m,
down" at ~anybody's bidding" Mr..
j. W. Ingold has just been elected dis
ensar manager for a year. at a sal
airy OF $500. As an office. with its emo
4llnlGrTS hn- hA~- ntl
Is there danger OF litigation here. even
though the Institution has lust beer
abolished by legislation?
The financial difficulties OF the Aus
trails Manufacturing Company. whose
suspension OF business was recently
noted by The Messenger correspondent,
will be settled in full by Mr.. Paul John
son. Of Cleveland. one Of the ~stockhoId-
ers in the enterprise.
Nine heirs will share equally in the
large landed and personal estate. val
ued at Sl00, 600. left by the late Mrs.
Rachael Mccormick.
Fayetteville, March II.
Inc new business enterprise fore
Swallowed by the Messenger CORE
spondent a few days since Is now an
accomplished fact, papers OF incorpo-
ration having been granted to Messrs.
r. w. Bidgood. J. II. Williams and w.
D. LHlu- LHSH Oh ITSI rate DUST
ness standing and ability. who form a
company for the manufacture ~ pants.
shirts, trousers and other garments of
that and different material. The fac
tory will lease the old flour warehouse
belonging TO the city. a large brick
building on Person street.
Mr.. j. E. Garrett. a notary public,
will next Thursday near the prelimi-
nary proceedings in the contest of John
+. Fowler. of Sampson county, for the
seat in congress now occupies by Hon.
Charles r. Thomas Fowler viii be
represented by Mr., A. S. Hall, and
Thomas by Mr.. II. l.. Cook. 4 cloud
of witnesses" from all over lumber
land will testify at the trial.
The Fayetteville. Villa mSon,
Holt Morgan and Sholar. Holt and Hart
cotton factories. in accordance with the
of mill men. are now working their OPP
eratives IL hours Il day. a reduction OF
half an hour in the time.
Mr.. w. H. Pope. an attorney OF the
Atlantic Coas Linz Railroad Company.
well known in Wilmington. Is now at
h Marsh-Highsmitn sanitarium in
this city, having been taken quite sick
at Florence, S. c.
Mr.. r. L. Williams has been delight
fully entertaining, at his country home.
~"Cottondale," the following house par
ty: Mrs. J. B. Underwood. Jr., chaper-
one, anu MISSES LILLIAN SlDcOflD, &dlt
Haigh. Ellen Underwood. Kate h ley
and Bessie Underwood.
Captain J. d. Mcneil. state sen Or
for this district. spent sunday at home.
He thinks that. while il is hard TO
please everybody, the recent legfsla On
ought to give satisfaction all around.
The dispensaryites have their pet in
stitution till July; the anti-dispensary-
ties have its repeal after that date; the
prohibitionists have a dry town and
county until the next general election,
and then all the people have a vote on
the matter.
Mr.. Benjamin T. McBryde, a promi-
nent citizen OF Carver's Creek town
ship, a been making an extensive
jourey through Mississippi. Louisiana
and Texas.
Mr.. S. 3. Dozier. Jr.. has been pay
ing a visit to his sister. Mrs. D.. s.
MacRae.
Bishop and Mrs. Watson have beer
for the last day or two welcome guests
of Major and Mrs. b. X. Huske at their
lovely home on Masonic square.
Mr.. John Atkinson. OF Rocky Mount.
has been enjoying a few days vacation
at home