The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS NOTES.
Movements In PoIitics-Increase In
SaIarfes-Pri<e on the
Hnks-Personal Notes.
Correspondence OF the Messenger.)
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(Correspondence OF the Messenger.)
Fayetteville, May 2e.
In the Fayetteville Observer of yes
terday Major E J. Hale, editor of that
paper, authorizes the announcement of
his candidacy for the congressional
nomination In this district.
The fight in the county will be fierce
over the sheriffatity, the aspIrants be-
ing Colonel w. S. Cook. the present in
cumbent, Messrs. w. D. Caster, J. G.
Thompson, H. c. Adams and j. G.. Nc
Duf1e. The nominations for the legis-
lature will be especially s~tubbornly
contested by the anIi-saloon league.
A. the aldermen's meeting last night
Mayor McMillan's salary was placed at
SEQ. and there was an average increase
of 20 per cent. in pay 10 officials. The
contract was signed for street lightning
with the Cape Fear Electric Power
Company.
The following were the contestants in
the golf tournament or Haymount yes
terday afternoon: DR.. III. w. Lilly,
hessrs. J.. F. Harrison, C. Halgh, L. b.
Hale, p. w. Haigh, J. l. Mcneil, II. M.
Pemberton, A. b. Williams. Jr., Mrs.
John d.. Williams, Misses Wheeler,
Lillian Slocomb, Elizabeth Underwood.
Eliza williams. The prizes, offered by
the new bookstore company, were won
by Mr.. Pemberton AM Miss Slocomb.
The girls have a tournament tomorrow
afternoon for a prize OF a jew eled, gold
Focket, offered by MIR. Morehead, OF
Pennsylvania
Rev. DIR. S. NJ. Frost, Of Pennsylvania,
occupies next Sunday, the pulpit of Hay
Street Methodist church, OF which he
was pastor before the civil wal, having
married Miss Joanna Rose. daughter OF
the late Beverly Rose DR.. Flost come
to North Carolina to attend the 5Oth
anniversary of the class of 1852 of the
University of North Carolina.
There is much regret expressed at the
resignation OF Professor j. A. Macarthur,
pricipai OF the Lumber Bridge academy,
ever which he has presided for severa.
years, and in the educational work Oh
which he has achieved great success.
Officer Benton found a set Of dentists
Instruments in the Gus OF John Gray,
and he Is suspected of having robbed OF
$50 the safe of Drs. Patterson & Judd,
dental surgeons, by whom ne was en-
ployed as office boy.
Cards the marriage on June
18th, In the Church OF the Holy Com
forter. Sumter, S. c., Of Rev. II. ii.
Covington and Miss Marie Dozier Lee
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Lee.
MI. A. s. Wightman and Miss Kate
y. Smith left at 1 O'Clock today on the
steamer Hurt for WrightsvilIe Beach,
where Miss Smith Will conduct Clifton
Cottage, a seaside resort. during the
summer.
Mrs. Harry Overman, of salisbury, IS
visiting the Misses Smith at Cool
Spring. Mrs. Parsons, of Rockingham,
is the guest of Mrs. Carson on Gillespie
street.
Rev Isaac w. Hughes, rector OF ST.
Johns church, has returned from the
Episcopal council at Elizabeth city.
Mrs. Hinsdale, h elso went to the
council, is visiting in Baltimore
2 etteville and Red Springs play
base ball tomorrow at the latter place
following being the nlne from TINS
town: Randall, C; eagle, p; Dye, 10
Horne, 2b; Slocomb, 80; Shaw, IS; NC
NeiIl. II; Graves, IF; Taylor, II; Penn
berton, sub.
Artistic enlargement and
have made the Gillespie street residence
eF M. and Mrs. E. III. Jennings one OF
the handsomest in the city.