The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-20
FAYErrEv,.LE NEWS LETTER.
Delegates Not Observation-Disclosures
Reception River Adventures
Notes About People.
Correspondence of the Mesenger.)

Fayetteville, June ls.
The democrats OF BIaden county met
at El;zabethtown yesterday. Mr.. c. C.
Lyon, chairman of the executive COM
mittee. presiding, to appoint delegates
TO he's state, congressional, judicial and
senatorial conventions. No Instructions
were given as to any OF the candidates.
Major E. J. Hale. editor Of the Fayette-
vile Observer. n candidate for con-
gress in this district, was present, and
on invitation addressed the meeting,
speaking chiefly on the inception, prog
ress and contamination OF the upper
Cape Fear river improvement scheme.
asst evening the young people Of the
congregation Of the First Presbyterian
church gave a most pleasant reception
in honor OF Mrs. A. J. Mckelway, of
Charlotte, at the residence on Green
street Of DR.. and Mrs. ]. H. Marsh, who
welcomed at the front door. Receiving
IN the south parlor were Mrs. Nickel
way, Rev. and Mrs. II. T. Graham, Hon
and Mrs. G.. NJ. Rose, Captain and Mrs.
r. A. Switzerland, Mr.. and Mrs. W. G..
Hall, Mrs. Wryburn, OF Shelby, Misses
Georgia Hicks and Katie d. Mcclellan.
Mr.. Isaac A. Murchisor In the north
pol Z LII dIiu MIS-. u. " ell
DR.. and Mrs. r. S. McGeachey, of Raj
eigh, Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Farley, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Slocomb Jr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. NJ. Green. Mr.. and Mrs. D.. L.
Cromartie, of Garland. Misses Kate AL
derman, Belle Jennings, Alice Jessup,
Robbie Hall, Kate Utley, DR.: A: S.
Rose. Captain n. H. McGeachey,
Messrs. John and Charles G.. Rose
Lemonade was served On the verandah
by Misses jamie MeKethan and jamie
Farley, and presiding in the supper
room were Misses AddIe Buie, Sarah
Brown, Maggie Macarthur, Mamie
Brown, Mamie Utley. The interior dec
the effect was fine on the front of the
residence n the grounds from Japa-
neSe lanterns.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Huske gave a
pleasant reception at their residence on
Haymount. complimentary to Miss
V%enable, of Chapel Hill.
Reston Stevenson and H. B. Short, Jr.,
students of the university, are on their
way to Wilmington by water, having
place. which they reached in ar open
canyas-covered battoau hat they
launched in New II ,pe creek near
Chapel Hill, making their way over two
rivers, and successfully shooting
Smiley's falls on the Cape Fear.
The new main building of the state
colored Normal school will soon be
erected on the valuable tract of land
in the southwestern suburbs OF the
city, presented to the institution by Mr..
Dwight Ashley, of Patterson, N. j.,
chief owner of the Fayetteville silk
mills. The Industrial o~rphanage, pri-
mary and intermediate school buildings
have already been put UP. A part OF
the tract will be devoted to truck farm
inO Tho cchnn1 ho1 Ia OF Woo = S0 fano 10
and SO males in the normal department,
averaging 17.3 years Of age. and repre-
sent1ng IA counties. The superintend-
ent, Professor E. E. Smith, ex-minister
to Liberia. has carried on his work
with exceptional ability and success.
Messrs. w. A. Vanstory, L. A. Will
hanson and J. F. Harrison, of Fayette-
vxille. and Mr.. H. Z. c. Bryant, OF
Charlotte, are spending a day or two at
the lodge of the Cape Fear Sporting
Club On the banks of McKoy's pond in
Robson county, where the fishing is
very fine.
Mr.. J. H. McRee, of Wilmington, a
state engineer, is engaged on the sur
vey of the dock and wharves Of the
Fayetteville and Wilmington Steamboat
Company.
Miss Mary Norcott B~roadfoot, of this
city, now at Saluda, N. O., has just re-
turned from a prominent boarding
ScnOOl III new YORK CITY, bringing ITSl
class prizes in Latin. French, Compost
ton and English.
His friends here congratulate Mr.. A.
"A. McKethan on his promotion to a
first l~ieutenancy in the United States
navy.
Mr.. Samuel Mott is very ill at his
home five miles west of town. He came
here from Texas to live at the old fam
lily homestead. on the death of his
brother, the lamented j. D.. Mott.
Mr.. D. A. Jones, a bright young man
of this community, after thorough
training with the General Electric Com
pany at Schenectady, n. j., goes to
lake charge of the mechanical depart
ment of the Whitemine cotton mills in
South Carolina.
Beginning next week, the Independent
Light Infantry will be exercised in
weekly out-of-door drills.
Mr., D. McEachern, chairman Of the
board of commissioners Of New Han
over. was in the city yesIreday.
Mrs. Fry and Mrs. r. D. W~estcott,
of Wilmington, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. CT. A. Thompson.
DIR. and Mrs. T. D. Haigr n Miss
Harriet Haigh left last night to make
a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Cook at
Bergen Point, N. j.