The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-21

Judge R~obfason's Deeree-superior
Court-Work IN the Cape Fea-The
Revival McetinE-News and Per~sn-
al Briefs.
correspondence of the Messenger.)

! Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Fayetteville. February II
There is. and there should be. general
! regret here tina the Fayetteville Cotton
! Mill Company Is in financial troubi~.
st a time when IL was felt hat our sal
walton depended on manufacturing. ana
when there was little capital In the
community. our own home business
men, notably Major 4. A. Mckethan.
now clerk OF the superior court, and Mr..
John p. Tomson. long president OF the
company ave their means TO the en-
terprise. and their best efforts 10 its
success. The factory Is built on the site
OF the old Mallett cotton mill. near the
fair grounds. at the southern extremity
OF Gillespie street. which was DESTROYED
by Sherman in March. 1855. Yesterday
Judge Robinson granted a decree OF
sale OF the company's property after
sixty days advertisement. with Colonel
c. w. Broadfoot. counsel for the plain
THIS, and Mr.. II. L. Ccok as commIs-
sioner, while DR.. II. w. Lilly. president
OF the bank OF Fayetteville. Is made re-
ceiver.
February term OF superior court Of
Cumberland county. for civil cases only,
convened yesterday morning, Judge
Robinson oil the bench. The docket
after examination by the Judge. seemed
so bare of important matter that he
notified the mrmbe OF the regular
Jury that they might go home. Before
the dinner recess a divorce was granted
to Mary r. Porter from her husband.
Chavis Porter.
The business offices OF the new Fay
etteville and Wilmington and Steam
boat Company. in the business part OF
town. will be connected with the stor-
age warehouses and the wharves on the
river front by a railway line for freight.
The steamer City OF Fayetteville"
now building. will be ready at an early
day to take Its place on the river.
though the dock basin will not be COM
pleted for some time.
Rev. George Stuart, the Tennessee
evangelist, began his revival meeting in
Hay Street Methodist church last Sun
day assisted by the pastor. Rev. T. A
Smoot, with the fine choir led by Mr..
Joseph Ramsay. Bad weather has pre-
vented large congregations. but all who
attend say they are we'll repaid. Al the
request OF a visiting committee. n large
number OF the business houses viii
close during the week from IL to II
o'clock in the forenoon.
Writing in the Fayetteville ObSer yer.
the scholarly Mr.. Hamilton Mcmillan.
of Red Springs, reminds public road
makers that on the banks Of Deep
Creek, Is miles fl ON this place. there In
a deposit OF at least 100. 900. 900 tons Of
lime rock. which makes an excellent
bed for highway W.
The board of aldermen decided that
they had no right to stop the perform
ance of the Fannie Hill Burleque Com
aEI
! ed to proceed with their advertising.
though a policeman will be stationed in
the hall on the night of the performance
70 arrest any actor offending against
decency. Justire to Major J. G.. Hol-
lingsworth, OF the opera house.
J demands the statement that any per
Torrance not of the best is n case
where he has been deceived. for he
takes great pains to give the public
high grade entertainment.
A large lot Of fine horses and mules.
has just been received from the western.
country by Sheriff G.. A. Burns. at mis-
extensive livery and sales stables on
Donaldson strt,s'
The Hay Street Methodist church o
rietv Of Bright Jewels" had n very
successful entertainment. In which the
admirable programme was well render
ed by the children. and a good sum VA
realized for the work of the society In
China.
DIR. Hume, of the state university.
who has been dick, viii be able to nh
his appointment here on Friday Of ~
week, when he will deliver his address
on Shakespeare before the graded
schools.
DR.. ]. ". McGougan. a leading phya-
clan of this city. and chief Of the rfse
department, has returned from hts pest
graduate course in New York city.
Ex-Justice James c. MacRae. dean OF
the university law school. has been
paying a brief visit to Fayetteville.
Captain w. II. Pemberton. a popular
conductor on the Atlantic Coast Line
r. n. has so far recovered irons his
sickness at the Marsh-H ighsnith sani-
tarium as to permit Mrs Penberten 70
go to Wilmington.
Mr.. c. d. Hall and W. G. Tnernton
are Fayetteville delegates to the ton
vention OF Junior Order United Amerf.
can Mechnics in Wilmington.
Miss Kate Haigh has returned q
Reidsviile after q visit to friends here
Miss Mary Warren Cameron. OF LAX
Waccamaw. is In Florida with her step
father and her mother. Mr.. and Mr.
q. w. Lale.
Miss Annie McRsx., VINO has been Wis
: iting Mr.. and Mrs ]. D. Williams, wi
soon sail for europe with Mr.. and MI
Marburg-
, The tpcrishinF tsg OF Autryviil
? has another enterprise, tr. e. ". coof
ct having established large planin
mill