The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-16
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
In the Social Swfm-FayettevtIse
Cotton MiIIs-Psb bile speakinr-Bis.
of News.


Fayette vile. ~. c.. Sept Il.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. T. n.
Green gave a most enjoyable reception
to her young married friends at the
lovely Haymount family residence, the
spacious rooms of which were taste
full bowers of exotic plants. carnations
and ferns. and a choice collation. was
served in the supper room. Mrs.
Green was assisted in receiving by Mes
danes W. NJ. Morgan, T. c. Williams.
Jr, and j.. R BOYD, and Misses Atkins
and Kate Hawley in the drawingroom:
in the parlor were Mesdames A. A.
Mchethan, frances Pearce and Miss
Sarah McMillan: in the hall Mrs. d.
M Paisley and Miss Flora Mcpherson:
at n door the guests were welcomed
Dy Misses Sarah Brown and Mary Nc
Pherson. aid tie punch bowl was
served by Miss May Williams.
yesterday evening at the family
home on Dick street, Miss Lillian Slo-
comb entertained at an elegant full
course dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A.
johnston, or Arnr1ore, aid Miss Lump
hns, of Georgia
Messrs, r. T. Gray, of Raleigh. and
A r. Rhyme, of Mt. Holly. have been
40 tHS Sits " Tie past DAY or tWO.
representing the bondholders who re-
Gently purchased the property Of the
Fayetteville Cotton Mill Company, and
have been in conference with DR.. H. w.
Lily, the receiver and one of the
b~ondholders. Nothing has beer de-
c1ded on, u h resumption of mill
is receiving careful consid-
Grafton.
The first ball OF the fall season given
by La Nowvelle German Club in the
armory last evening was very success
full, led by the president, Mr.. J. S. Nc
Neill. assisted by Messrs. C. G.. Rose
and Charles Ha,gh, Jr., with the fol-
lowing ANGER o1 the floor; Miss
Marion Lumpkins, Of Athens. Ga, and
Mr.. j. S. Mcneil: Miss Atkins, of
Richmond, Va. and Mr.. A. B.. Will
liams, Jr.; Miss Myers, of Washington,
N. e., n Mr.. A. r. Williams: Miss
Caro- Gray, of Raleigh. and Mr.. E. F.
Pemberton; Miss Kate Haigh, of
Reidsville. and Mr.. P. w. Haigh: Miss
Miss Kate Hawley, and Mr.. Charles
Haigh, Jr.: Miss Maud Haigh n Mr..
N. II. McGeachey; Miss Alice Haigh
and Mr.. j. b. Tillinghast; Miss Bessie
McNeill and NJ. w. H. Pope; Miss
Mary F. Robeso~ and Mr.. V. d. Moore:
Miss Ellen Underwood and Mr.. S. r..
Horne; Miss Mabel Elliott and Mr.. w.
~ hoSt, ILL. liz SdIollLc II
berton and Mr.. S. G. Crosswell: Miss
Mary McNeill and Mr.. j. w. Tilling-
hast; Miss Elizabeth Williams and
Mr.. j. c. Thomson; chaperones, Mes
danes J.. H. Marsh, S. H. MacRae, S.
II. Strange, j. A. Moore. W.. S. Nc
Rae, O. F. Love, j. d. Williams, w.
M. Glover. R~easburg's orchestra, as
sisted by Professor Hollowbush, of
Wilmington, gave fine music.
After the german Misses Kate Haw-
ley and Elizabeth Williams enter
tanned a number of friends at an in
formal supper.
The soiree in the auditorium of the
city graded school buildings was very
pleasant, given by Miss Alice Mat
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer; Mr..
and Mrs. w. 5. McRae; Mr.. Abram
and Miss Stokely, of Wilmington; Mr..
E. Young and Miss Jane Williams,
Mr.. v. d. Moore and Miss Mary F.
Robson: Mr.. H. I. McDuffie, Jr., and
son and Miss LYDIA White; Mr.. j. S.
Pemberton and Miss Lima Haigh; Mr..
c.. l.. Daingerfield and Miss Nellie
Matthews; Mr.. F. E. Douglass and
Miss Maggie b. Mcdonald.
Yesterday afternoon there was a
meeting of the women prOhibitioniStS
of Fayetteville and Cumberland, pre-
pen oIoiy ~ lllC HI diIb
the discrimination Of temperance lit
erature.
Painters and renoVatOrS are at work
on the extensive buildings of the Fay
tteville Ice and Coal Company, COR
ner of Munford and Donaldson streets,
Mr.. ]. F. Harrison president, putting
them in fine order for the fall and
winter business.
Mr.. H. E. Smith. whose injure with
paralysis has already been noted in
The Messenger, was brought to the
Marsh-Highsmlth sanitarium this
morning. and is now resting easily.
Mr.. w. L. Holt, at his beautiful
evening entertained a party of friends
at q rice-bird supper, 4 Whining
ton folks know how good they are.
Miss Roxanna Williams, lane Nc
Pherson. Sadie Smith and Kate Hill
have entered Pcace Institute at Ra-
leigh.
His many Fayetteville friends con-
graduate Rev. L.. Johnson, pastor Of
the Campbellton' Methodist church aid
of Rose Chapel on his marriage to
Miss Windley, of Trenton. n. c. They
will make their home for the present
at Mrs. Calvins on Person street.
Miss Margaret Eames. Of Baltimore,
who has been visiting Miss Kate
Smith, has gone to McCalls, S. G.
MEs. G.. G.. Myrover and son, James,
went down his afternoon to visit Mr..
and Mrs. d. L. Cromartie at Garland.
Hons. B. F. Dixon, state auditor, and
D. H. Mclean, u Harnett county, ad-
dressed the people in the county court
house today, and both were very
gracefully and effectively introduced
by Hon. II. l.. Cook. chairman of the
county democratic executive commit
tee. DR.. Dixon's speech was an able
REPUTATION of Senator P~ritchard's
charges of democratic extravaganza
and mismanagement. showing by
figures of record that the financial
stringeacy in which the party IL
placed is due TO the WORK Of filling
up the big defer, holes dug by the re-
publican and f%usionists. Mr.. Mclean
was in splendid form, and made one
of his finest stump efforts.
Mr.. a. s. Williams. Of New York,
is registered at the Hotel La Fayette.
Professor J.. A. Jones, superintendent
of the city graded schools, has return
ed from vacation and teachers insti-
tute work, ready for his fall opening.