The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-20
MEETING OF PRIMARIES.
Precincts Of Cumberlnnd-East Fay
etteville a Bustling Quarter-City
Graded schOoIs-Other Local News.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. June Il.
The democratic county executive
committee, of which Mr.. H. L.. Cook is
chairman, has fixed Saturday, 2Sth in
slant. as the date for holding the pri-
maries in the precincts Of the county,
and the 9th instant for holding those
of Fayetteville. These primaries will
choose delegates to the county conven-
ton on the 5th of July, which will
send delegates TO the state, congress
Sional, judicial and senatorial
tions. The county nominating
ton will probably be set for some time
in the early part of September. Dur
ing the meeting of the executive COM
mittee, on invitation Major E.. j. Hale.
candidate for congress, addressed the
members, speaking of his candidacy,
and how it came about. of the incep-
ton of the Cape Fear project, its pro-
greSS. etc.
"a Fayetteville is now a close sec
ond to the southern suburbs, which
have been for some years the city's
Industrial centre. The contract has
been let for the extensive new cotton
seed oil mill of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Chemical Company: Superintendent
Parrish. of the Norfolk Lumber Com
pany, is hard at work on the erection
of his great saw mill plant: while the
large force of laborers makes a busy
place of the wharves of the Fayette-
vile and Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany.
Yesterday afternoon the board of
trustees of the city graded school
elected the following corps of teachers
for the coming year: Professor J.. A.
Jones, superintendent: Mr.. John A
Mclean, assistant superintendent, Mrs
Kate Utley, Misses Kate Bruce,
Ethel Fisher Margaret Whitehead,
Mary A. Alexander. Bette w. Evans,
Fanny Dockery, Ethel Wicker. Eliza
w. Williams. Marion. Mclean.
Rev. H T. Graham. pastor of the
Presbyterian church.. conducted the
services over the remains OF Mr..
Samuel Mott, who died at his resi-
dence five miles west of town. and the
Fayetteville Independent Light In
fantry formed an escort to Cross
Creek cemetery, Mr.. Mott being an old
donor of the Mott gold medal. a prize
which has evoked the emulation of the
command for forty years. Mr.. John
Mott and his sister. Miss Clarissa, are
the only survivors here of this once
very prominent family.
Inc HtcTldluLleH LOT the DeDsEll OF
the Hay Street Methodist church or
gan fund was so superbly mounted on
the stage as to be almost spectacular
and to reflect great honor on Mrs. w
A. Robson, the church organist, who
trained the performers. Beautiful
pictures were the animated statues
Miss Lizzie Brady: the Queen Of the
FAIRIES, Miss Florence Keels; the
Princess. Miss Ellen Underwood: tine
/ TodU in WAITING Mice 4tso Tl~-
ton; the Maides. Misses Mary F. Robe
son., Bessie Mcneil, Fan Kyle, Nellie
Thomson, Mamie Alexander, Alice
Matthews, Nab Elliott. The Ton
Thumb marriage was greatly admired
with John d. Williams, Jr., Lela
Marsh, Margaret and Edna Jennings
as the central figures.
Last evening at the meeting of thu
board of aldermen. Messrs. J.. A. King
present incumbent, and ]. D. Brown
were competitors for the office of cit,
tax collector. the vote standing 6 to 6
and Mr.. Brown winning by the vot.
of the mayor The board ordered tn.
purchase of 500 feet of hose for tn.
fire department, and appropriated s.
Tor Inc improvement of Monumen
Square.
The congregation of the Presbyterian
church greatly enjoyed the visit Of tn,
former pastor, Rev. DIR. a. J.. Nickel
a editor of the Charlotte Presby
terrain Standard, who occupied the pull
| pit sunday morning and evening. Tn
interest OF the services was much in
creased by the beautiful choir music
with Mrs. w. G.. Hall the exquisit,
organist, and duets by Mrs. Nickel
way and Mr.. w. F. Blount, and sol,
by Miss Ida Law. of Lumber Bridge
Mr.. Jack Tfllinghast represented tn,
Jnnior branch of the FayetteyilI
Brotherhood of St. Andrews in tn
convention at Oxford, and succeede,
in securing the meeting of the orde
at this place next year. Major B.. r
Huske, of Fayetteville. was electe.
state vice-president of the Brother
hood.
Mr.. Walter Watson, who was armor
er OF h confederate State Arsenal a
Fayetteville, recalls the fact that
number Of solid shot and shell, dug u
a few days g on the banks of tn
Cape Fear, We're about to be shippe
to Wilmington towards the close O
the civil war: but Colonel Childs, fear
ing that they would fall into tn
hands az the enemy. ordered them {
II be buried.
beautiful n entertaining exercise
OF music. Rotations, etc.. marked tn
celebration OF Children's Day at tn
CampDenton Methodist Sunday-schoo
Mr.. S. r. Horne, OF the drug firm @
Messrs. Horne e Sons. a graduate Q
: the Baltimore College of Pharmac,