The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-05-13
FAYETTEVILLE BLEACHERY.
OmciaIs Taking Optfons-The Sherfn
without n Boarder-work at the
wharves-Afternoon Reception.

tCorrespondence of The Messenger)
Fayetteville, May S.
Mr. James L. Duggan. OF Utica, ~.
Y. president of the New Jersey Bleach
cry and Finishing Mills Company; Mr..
c. r Makepeace, expert mill designer,
and Mr.. F. =. Pierce. civil engineer,
have been here for the past two days.
lishment of the large bleachery at this
place. Fayetteville people are especial
ly gad TO meet Mr.. Makepeace. who is
said TO have attained high place in
his profession, as he was born within
four miles OF the city, at the old Make
peace bucket factory on the Whining
ton road, which was carried on years
before the war.
For two days during the past week
there was not 2 prisoner in the Jail of
Cumberland county, and even now
Colonel Cook might leave the doors
open, for the only inmate, Andrew
Blue, charged with liquor selling, is
badly wounded, and could not take his
liberty, if offered to him.
Large supplies of stone, lumber and
heavy material are piled on the banks
of the Cape Fear, for the work on the
wharves of the Fayetteville and Will
mington Steamboat Company.
The steamer Hawes arrives today,
bringing cargo of nearly 100 tons of
copper wire for the lines of the Ameri-
can Long Distance Telephone Com
pany.
The architect of the soldiers monu-
ment, Mr.. /. w. Durham, Of Charlotte
expects to finish his work tonight. II
is matter for regret here that a prior
engagement elsewhere will prevent
Mrs. Stonewail Jackson's attendance
on the unveiliTg ceremonies next Sat
urday.
The Messenger has already given the
municipal board of Fayetteville, as
voted for at the primaries, and it is
necessary only to say that the ticket.
with Mr.. c. 3. Mcmillan as mayor. had
no opposition.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. ]. H. Marsh
filed the beautiful parlors of the Green
street residence with lovely women,
bidden to a reception, where the little
page, Charles Harsh, too: their cards
on his silver salver, and ushered them
TITO the hail. where they we're well
cC.ned by Misacs Mary Warren Gamer
on and Ellen Underwood. In the right
b" / parlor tn" visitors were received
/ Mesdame5 j. II. Marsh, Sr.. Della
iu7 terloh, julia Orrell; Misses Georgia
ks and Della Matthews, and on the
p lor on the left by Mesdames - H.
As;rsh, Jr.. AluX Campbell, H. T. Gra-
Lam, Misses May Belle Martin, Lima
Pemberton, Isabelle Martin, Alice
Haigh and Minerva McNeill. The hos
pitalities of the punch bowl were dis
pensed by Mrs S. H. Strange and Miss
Bessie Underwood, while Mrs. w. NJ.
Morgan presided in the dining-room,
where luncheon was served.
Rev. p. r. Law, of Lumber Bridge,
stated clerk OF Fayetteville Presbytery,
is attending the annual meeting of the
trustees of Urion Theological semi
nary at Richmond, va, and will deliver
the address to the graduating class.
Improvements are making in the
business office of the Hotel Lafayette
change Of position of the clerks desk
and moving of the reading and writing
room from the second to the first floor.
DR.. Hoagland c. Davis, one of the
brightest younf men of Fayetteville.
having many friends and relatives in
Wilmington, who has been taking
postgraduate course at the University
of Maryland, has been appointed on
the faculty of the Baltimore Presby-
terian nose, ear and eye hospital.
Ravs. S. j. Eorter and r. w. Howell
of the Baptist church have for the past
few days been conducting an interest
ing religious L:e3ting at the pretty Holt
Morgan factory village.
Truckers estimate that the pea crop
in this section has been cut off 25 per
cent. for lack of rain, and that the
berry crop will suffer severely if show
erS do not come at once.
Mr.. Arnold Borden, a leading cotton
man of GOldsbOro, is here on business.
Mr.. Ernest w. Cook, secretary and
treasurer OF the Fayetteville and Will
mington Steamboat Company, has re-
turned from a business trip to New
York City.
Mr.. Thomas VI. Rose, general man.
ager of the Hamlet Cotton Compress
and Ice Company, was here yesterday
on visit.
Colonel Walker Taylor, of Whining
ton, was here yesterday to adjust the
fire insurance IN the Rankin mill prop
erty.
Mrs. Glenn. of Macon, Ga, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. j. A. Pemberton
Miss Eliza beth Evans, of South Beth.
lehem, Pa, IS the guest of Mr.. w. u
Smith.
Mrs. G. II Rose is making a visit to
relatives ct Laurinburg
|. Major Jas. Z. Williams and Misses
Martha and Jennie Williams will re
move from their rooms at the Hotel
Lafayette to their Haymount place.
West Lawn, for the summer
Dunn News Notes.
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