The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-13
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Important Business Enoerprfse-The
rome Infantryman High Water
Stops Work-Council's Fourth Re-
spite..
Correspondence of the Messenger.)

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Fayetteville, August g..
The Armour Meat Packing Com
pany Of Chicago will, it is understood,
establish a warehouse in this city for
the sale of it's bacon, lard and other
hog products. Mr.. John GARRISON, now
bookkeeper Cor Mr.. 7. c. Williams, Jr.,
a trained young business man, will
have charge OF the warehouse.
AT the meeting yesterday the con-
tract was signed between Mr.. L. w.
Durham, Of Charlotte, and the Cum
berland association for the erection Of
the soldiers monument. 1t is to have
block n pedestal of dark polished
granite, supporting a bronze figure Of
a confederate infantryman of heroic
size, with nusket at a position Of
charge. The work is to be completed
within six months at a cost of 81. 200.
Work has been necessarily suspended
on the ock and wharves of the Fay
etteyille and Wilmington Steamboat
Company, and h machinery has been
shut down in the Lafayette Knitting
mills. on account of high water in the
Cape Fear river and Cross Creek. The
present freshet. however, lacks some
feet of reaching the mark of the freshet
II &ldyy liz lOldl list DSlHS UIQe OU
feet.
AT II o'clock today Sheriff Burns re-
ceived a telegram, in which Governor
Aycock again respites Louis Council
until the 18th day of November. This
is doubtless in accordance with the ap-
plication of Judge E. K. Bryan for a
stay proceedings for a new trial, on
the ground that one of the convicting
jury failed to TAX the oath required.
The Mcdaniel buildings, double brick
stores on Person street, now the pro-
perty Of Messrs. G.. D. and Stiles Sed-
berry, the we'll known druggists, are
undergoing a thorough remOdeling and
renovation which will make them hand
some structures for business.
The tenement on the corne of Hay
and Donaldson streets, on which work.
men are now employed under the super
vision of Captain A. 3. Williams, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Hotel La
Fayette Company. will be occupied by
Messrs. j. D. Williams and Robert
Jessup, we'll and favorably known
business men, recently members of the
Cape Fear Dry Goods Company.
Misses Pauline Cole, Kate apd Eliza
beth Harrington. Mamie Fisher, Marie
and Ethel Newell, have been enjoying
a pleasant mouse party given in their
honor by Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Cotton at
Hope Mills.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Lillian Slo-
comb entertained a number Of friends
with a caro- party at the family home
on Dick street, complimentary to Miss
Eliza Hodges. Of Wilson. The refresh
ments were ornately served, and the
lard prize was won by Miss Mabel
Elliott.
Mrs. a. S. Huske is visiting Mrs.
Heny c.. Mcqueen in Wilmington.
Mrs. J. r. Boyd and her sister-in-law,
Miss Blanche Boyd, Of Concord, went
down on the steamer Hurt yesterday
for a stay of some days at the seashore.
Mr.. H. Med. Robinson, Mr.. A. K.
McDiarmid and Miss George Hicks
have gone to the Buffalo exposition.
Mrs. John Underwood is making a
visit friends at Mount Airy.
Misses Nellie Davis and Irene Hol-
land have gone to Wilmington.
Mrs. H. r. Novitzky, of Jacksonville.
Fla, is visiting her sister, Mrs. jack
son.
Mrs. j. Z. Underwood. Jr., has re-
turned from a visit to Piedmont
springs.
Her many friends rejoice at the re-
turn home tonight, recovered in health,
of Mrs. Herman r. Hall, who has been
under medical treatment in Baltimore.