The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-07
FAYErrEvILLK NEWS LErrKR
Case OF Burns Continued-May orally
Fight Absorbing Topic-Cumber-
land Manufacturing Company.
Correspondence of The M~essenger.)

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., May 3.
Judge E. K. Bryan, on his first visit
here, produced a very favorable i'm
preston, and dispatched the business
of criminal court to the satisfaction
Of the members of the bar. The case
Of Burns, charged with the murder of
Campbell, both negroes-the only one
on the docket of more thar local in
terest-was continued, although a jury
a been summoned, on the ground
that he judge had not signed the or
der for a special venire.
If one sees a group of men on the
street corner, excitedly g~esticulating
n heatedly talking, it is safe to say
that it is a little side scrap" between
the administrationists and a~nti-adminis
trationists. The long agony will be
over at sunset on Monday next, but
nobody can tell yet whose funeral is to
be preached. The address of Captain
j. D.. Mcneil, anti-administration
mayoralty candidate, delivered in the
court ROOF night before last, undoubt-
edly stirred the waters nightly, as an
able presentation of the merits of his
side. AS The Messenger correspondent
has foretold from the beginning of the
fight, Colonel w. S. Cook is a very
formidable opponent, but it is no less
true that he is now in h greatest
%struggle of his public career.
The writer this morning visited the
plant of the Cumberland Manufacture
ing Company, of which Mr. r. w. Bid
good is president, situated on Gross
creek, near the Presbyterian chruch.
The enterprise, in the hands of eau
tious, conservative business men, is
moving safely, with the purpose of in
creasing it's working capacity with the
market for its wares. 1t now has in
place thirty of he most improved
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines,
and is at present turning out mems
drawers only, which Fayetteville mer-
chants pronounce superior to anything
of the kind they can purchase north.
The company will hereafter make other
garments. The general manager, Mr..
G. s.. Richards, of Charleston, who
came here, however, from High Point,
says that the company is possessed of
the best water power he has ever ex-
amined in an experience of man
years. Only one-twentieth of it is re-
quired to run the machines in the mill
the capacity of which could be increaS-
ed thirty-fold without difficulty. Mr..
Richards is evidently expert in his
vocation, and made everything very
plain to the writer. Mr.. Richards has
rented for his family the Skies dwell
ing on Cool Spring street, and Fayette-
Vile will give them a cordial welcome.
Mrs. Florence Furcrom is forewoman
of the factory, and has under her all
the ~workwomen, with whose fine per-
sonai and real appearance the writer
Nroc rrrroh irrnroCcQd Thnv ara oil
native and to the manner born."-so
much gained for home bread-winners
already.
Sheriff Burns has at his livery and
sales stables o. Donaldson street a
very pink of perfection" in horseflesh
"a stallion raised by Caruthers, of
Orange county, a mahogany bay three
years old, weighing 1,05O pounds,
without marx or fleck on his satin
hide from head to foot. He has not
yet been tried, but Sheriff Burns thinks
he will develop well for speed.
The guests at 1.-THE Pines" the tour
lists home Of Major and Mrs. John B.
Broadfoot on Haymount, spent the day
at Bonnie Doom" IN ideal spot for a
spring outing, the beautiful country
place of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Holt.
which liberal expenditure and correct
advantages to render wonderfully at
tractive. 1t is doubtful if there is a
town in the state whose surroundings
present more charms to the stranger.
Besides Bonnie Doom" there are the
cosy summer home of Mr.. Herbert Lut-
terloh, with very fine fishing waters,
Lakewood: Mr.. R. L. Williams
Murray Hill Fork" Hon. w. j.
Green's "Tokay Vineyard" Mrs. Cock
rams Myrtle HILL" etc.
The Cumberland county dispensary
shows up for the month of April with
a net profit of 1857.
1t is stated that workmen will begin
about the 10th instant to build the new
freight depot for the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company, fronting on
Maiden Lane.
Miss Maud Haigh is visiting Mrs. M,
B. Kirkland and her daughters, the
Misses Cameron, at Lake Waccamaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S.. MacRae will
hereafter reside in Charlotte, Mrs
MacRae leaving here tomorrow - the
train for Greensboro. Their many
Fayetteville friends will regret their
departure.
Thomas Episcopal church, New York
city, a gifted young minister, is Wis.,
iting his sister, Mrs. James M. Pearce
at Bordeaux Vineyard" and will
preach in st. Johns church next Sun.
day.
Rev. h. tucker Graham, pastor OF
the Fayetteville Presbyterian church
will deliver the address on the 10th
instant before the Chicora Memoria
Association, of which Mrs. w. Doug
Smith is president. In this cemetery
in the extreme northern part of the
county, lie many confederate soldiers
who fell in the battle Of Averasboro.
Luinbertnu Notes.
/ Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Lumberton, N. c., May f.