The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-28
YOUTHFUL HORSE THIEVES.
They Hail From Boston-Hew Fac
tory h Stuart Meeting The
Rose-Crow Marriage.

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Fayetteville. February z5.
Two mere boys, well dress and well
mounted, rode IN through M north
ern suburbs OF town yesterday after
noon and. traversing the main streets.
halted in front OF Lambeth s livery
stables on Donaldson street, where
they offered t sell their two horses
for $500 A telegram from the Rail
eigh chief Of police asking their ar
rest for stealing horses in that city.
had preceded them, and in a few mo
ments officer Monaghan had them in
custody. They gave sundry names in
reply to questions. and claimed to be
from Boston. Mass.
The Holt-Morgan factory. tor the
making Of shirtwaists and other gar
ments. with it's plant In the Old flour
on Person street, a spien-
did brick building remodeled n re-
fitted, will soon have IN place its ma
chinery. hich will be run by Steam
until the accomplishment Of the great
enterprise of the Cape Fea Power
Company, when electric transmission
will be used
Sunday. yesterday and today-mark-
Ing the closing Of the Hay Street
Methodist church revival meetings.
conducted by Rev. George Stuart, the
Tennessee evangelist-witnessed i'm
mense crowds in attendance on the
exercises. The great armory of the
Fayetteville ~Independnt Light Infan-
try was packed to overfiowing Sun
day afternoon to hear the sermon TO
men only, and in the church last night
crowds went uD to the altar.
Hon. and Mrs. G.. M. Rose. their
daughter, Mrs. B. A. Morgan, Mr. c.
G.. Rose and Mrs. J.. S. Mcneil go to
Raleigh today 10 be present at the
marriage of Mr.. G. Nj. Rose, Jr.. to
brother and best man. DR.. A. S. Rose,
went up yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. j. H.
Marsh gave a delightful party at the
beautiful residence OIL Green street,
complimentary to Mrs. B. A. Morgan
and Mrs. w. H. Pemberton.
Ex-Sheriff j. B. Smith. sergeant-at-
arms of the state senate, known and
esteemed all over the state. has been
the liver at the Marsh-Highsmith san
itarium, and is resting comfortably to-
day.
Colonel w. S. Cook. for several sue
cessive terms mayor of FAYETTEVILLE,
and Mr.. w. G. Holland, a prominent
BUSINESS man, the efficient manager
Of the J.. A. Burns clothing house. hav-
ing been disappointed Of the accom-
plishinent Of business plans which
they had projected, have r~ellnquished
intention to remove to Jackson
vile, Fla.
Captain Albert H. Worth, for years
nj Of the most efficient steamboat
captains on the Cape Fear river, after
wards for a long time conductor on the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad.
now in the railroad service at Norfolk,
Va. is visiting his former home.
Judge E. K. Bryan, Of Wilmington,
was here on professional business yes
terday.
Messrs. D. McEachern and J.. S.
Brown, OF Wilmington. and Arnold
Borden. of Goldsboro, were among the
Hotel Lafayette guests yesterday.
Yesterday the faculty and students
of the state colored normal school held
a meeting at which resolutions were
passed in ribute to h late General
Toon, and appropriate remarks were
made by the superintendent. Professor
E. E. Smith and several assistant
teachers.