The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-21

Cumberland Manufacturing Com
pany-Cannery Projected.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Messenger-)
FAYETTEVILLE. n. c., March IL.

(Correspondence of The Messenger-)
Fayetteville. n. c., March IL
Next Monday the Cumberland Manu-
featuring Company, making workmen's
o~veralls. drawers and other garments.
will resume work. after a temporary
suspension. caused by the departure II
MIR. r. w. Bidgood to Birmingham. Ala.
Under the reorganization the president
is Mr.. A. S. Williams. OF Wilmington.
Mr.. Il. L. Williams secretary and treas
urer. while Mr.. cha remains the
efficient superintendent. This mil has
been turning out excellent work, with
a full force of trained operatives-in-
dustrious women wage-earners-and it
merits a large measure of success.
Mr.. N. II. Smith. a prominent man n
life insurance, is now in negotiation for
the establishment Of a fruit and vegeta-
BILE cannery in this city in the course Of
a few weeks. With the large area n
this section devoted to trucking, and
the considerable percentage Of every
years crops available for preservation
for winter use. the only wonder is that
the canning business has not been IN
full operation for years.
One Of the p~leasantest social occa-
sions of the year was the meeting last
evening of members Of the congrega-
ton of the First Baptist church in the
session room-the initial step for the
establishment of a reading room n
recreation society,". with meetings during
the week. Mr.. John A. Oates, editor of
the North Carolina Baptist, mace a
beautiful address. followed by an ex-
quisite solo by Mrs. James Tomlinson,
delightful string music Of guitar and
mandolin by Messrs. H. l. McDuffie,
Jr.. Conner Holland. E. Paul and Geo.
Phillips. recitations by Mrs. Tomlinson,
Misses Roxie Dodd and Alma Nolley.
and Mr.. ]. H. Myrover. Miss Dodd es-
pecially is remarkably gifted as an elo-
cutioniSt.
The Carolina Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. of which Mr.. George
A. Holderness, of Torboro, is the eff
cient general manager, will straightway
connect Tarboro and Fayetteville with
a copper telephone line. taking in Will
mington also. and will soon complete
the line from this place to Maxton.
Mr.. David Evans. a good citizen and
farmer of Gray's Creek township. died
Yesterday. aged II years. He was A
faithful confederate soldier, entering
the service first in the late Major
Wright Huske's Company II. Bethel
regiment. and afterwards enlisting in
Colonel ]. r. STAIRS light artillery.
Somebody with means may make a
fine investment. in the opportunity pre-
scented by the advertised sale of Mr.. r.
L.. Williams's splendid country place q
few miles west of the city, with a fina
residence and all necessary out houses,
surrounded by a valuable farm.
Mrs. r. w. Bidgood and daughters
go to Danville. Va. for a visit to Mrs.
White. and thence will join Mr.. Bid
good at Birmingham. Ala. their future
home.
The Messengers correspondent had a
brief talk this morning with Mr.. D. s.
McRae. of the Cape Fear Electric Pow
al Conpanv. who states that work IS
In satisfactory progress. and that in n
week or two there will he news from the
rlant worth hearing and reading.