The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-16
PROHIBITION MOvEMENT.
Meeting I'm Hay street Church-A Ne
gro. STRANGE Death Runaway
Marringe-The Rafford Reunion.

Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, y. c., September s.
There was a large gathering Of prom
inent women, representing the different
religious denominations, in Hay Street
Methodist church yesterday afternoon,
the object OF the meeting being to ad-
vance the cause Of prohibition. Rev.
S. j. Porter, pastor Of the First Bap-
fist church, offered prayer, n Mr..
John A. Oates, editor ofthe North Car
olint Baptist, made a forceful talk,
clearly setting forth the status Of pro-
hibition in North Carolina Messrs, Q.
K. Nimocks and J. NJ. Lam were also
present; and, the men having with
drawn, an organization was effected,
with Mrs. b.. c. Gorham president, Mrs.
Charles Rankin secretary, and Miss
Kate Matthews treasurer. This organ
ization is independent of the state as
ISOLATION, and will labor by personal in
iuence and the dissemination of tenn
perance literature. The prohibition
leaders request The Messenger CORE
spondent to state-and he cheerfully
complies with the request-that they
will d the campaign for the bet
terment of the industrial classes, for
the happiness Of homes, for the eleva-
ton of morals, with no personalities
and no attack on the liquor men. 1t is
no part of the business of the CORE
SpOndent TO discuss the moral aspect
of the prohibition question; but it is a
fact that the sentiment in it's favor has
greatly grown in this town and county,
and mill men, merchants and property
holders, who opposed it a few years
since, are now strong prohibitionists.
But those who are athirst do not pant
and suffer. Saturday afternoon a prom
inent citizen of this town, starting
home, stepped into the express office
for a package; and, after waiting q
while, left in diSpair, so great was the
crowd, many negroes, pressing up for
bottles and jugs of liquor from Benson,
Four Oaks, Hamlet and other whiskey
selling points.
Jim Strander. while asleep in his chair
yesterday afternoon, fell off the piazza,
and broke his neck. Strander was a
remarkable negro, noted in his prime
for his gigantic strength, said to be
equal to that of three ordinary men.
He was a preacher in early manhood,
and had a voice like a fog-horn. For
many years he followed the calling of
well-digger.
Mr.. H. l.. Bolton and Miss Iona
Maxwell, OF esteemed families in the
eastern part of Cumberland county, fell
in love as is the wont of young people;
but the girls father put his foot down,
and prepared to send his daughter away
from home. This trough matters to
a head, and young Bolton became young
L~ochinVar. While a party was hunting
for the runaway couple, John w. Boil
ton, a young Fayetteville lawyer, met
them at the railroad bridge with a car
riage n fast team, and on Saturday
evening they We're in Lumberton, mar
ried hard and fast by a minister of that
place.
The Confederate reunion at Raeford
last Saturday was one of the most re-
markable gatherings that has taken
place in the state for years, bringing to-
gether nearly 1000 people, with old
Southern soldiers from Cumberland.
H2rnett, Davie, Richmond and Robe
son counties. The Grafton of the day,
a very eloquent effort, was made by
Hon. G.. NJ. Rose, of Fayetteville, and
good speeches also by Hon. D. H. Nc
Lean, Major J. M. McLauchlin, Cap
ain j. H. Currie, w. H. McLaurin, A.
D. McGill n F. r.. Rose, Captain Cur
RE was chief marshal, n marched the
great crOwd up to n of the finest din
ners ever spread on such IN occasion.
Mr.. Walter Watson, president of the
Cumberland County Agricultural Asso-
citation, Informs The Messenger CORE
spondent that the annual fair will take
place in November and hat if it is
not a good exhibition and a pleasant
reunion of Cape Fear people, it will not
be for want of effort. Mr.. G.. w. Laur-
ence, secretary, who has been travelling
in the western states, will return home
tomorrow. and for the fair will so
on from now out.
Lr. H. l.. Cook, chairman of the coun-
ty democratic executive committee,
gives notice hat Hon. B. F. Dixon,
state auditor, and Hon D. H. Mclean,
of Harnett county, will address the peo-
pie on political issues in his city next
Saturday. Both are strong speakers,
and will doubtless attract a large gath
ering.
There is hope up here hat the strand
ed boats in the Cape Fear will soon float
off. The river is rising, and there is
news of good water coming from Deer
and Haw rivers above.
Rev. H. T. Graham, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. occupied his
pulpit yesterday, having returned from
a pleasant summer vacation.
Mrs. w. L. Holt and her daughter
Miss Elizabeth, are at THE Oaks" Sa-
luda, with Mrs. John B. Broadfoot.
Move Cold SInn Evor Rofnro