The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-29
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
Political Chat With Personal Conn
ment and Some Society.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., August p.
Mr.. H. l.. Cook, chairman, called the
democratic county executive committee
together at 1870 Wednesday in the town
hall, for the transaction of such bust
ness political as might come before it.
The primaries were fixed for September
10th, in the county precincts, and at
night in Cross Creek or Fayetteville.
The nominating convention will be held
September II. There was a hard fight
over u resolution, finally passed, that
all good democrats of the county, at
tending convention, be considered dele
gates.
Mr.. Lyon, solicitor, set in Monday
morning on a heavy criminal docket in
the Cumberland superior court, which,
up to date, has been cleared away with
dispatch. The only two cases of much
Importance are that of the burning of
-Brotton's barn and live stock at Timber
land, and the Syrian Boufarah, charged
with indecent treatment of the little
daughter of Parker, the uphOlsterer.
Neither has came up. Judge Aliens
charge attracted much attention from
the bar and the court room, being out
of the old rOutine; and especially he
was strong in his recommendation that
orphans not in the homes be apprentice
ed to trades, stating that one of the
most influential citizens of Duplin
county was an apprentice bound Fay
etteVille boy.
Mr.. J. B. Duggan, of Utica, N. Y.
president of the New Jersey Bleaching
and Finishing Company, and the chief
engineer, Mr.. f. NJ. HoOdley, of Provi-
dence, r. l., have been here for some
days, making a thorough survey of the
"ompany's valuable properties in the
northwestern outskirts of town. The
plant. as the centre of the Southern
bleaching system, will be very complete,
but the work of construction will not
begin under ninety days.
OF the many pleasant meetings of the
Art Circle, none was more delightful
than that held yesterday at the
beautiful Haymount residence of DR..
and Mrs. T. d. Haigh, where the read
ings and discussion were Of exceptional
interest.
Miss Mary Smith, very aged and in
firm, has just passed away at the coul-
ty poor house, of which she was an i'll
mate for more than thirty years
Officer Andrews yesterday arrested in
the western part of the county two nc-
groes. C~rutchfield. OF Chatham, and
Arnold of Harnett, wanted at home fo%
violations of the law.
After extensive improvements on tn"
exterior, the inside of st. Patrick's
Cotholic church is being handsomely
refitted and reprinted
The large double brick store of Mr.
d. H. Ray, corner of Hay and Anderson
streets, is now nearly finished, and is
one of the most imposing business
structures in the city.
Miss Lillian Slocomb Is spending
some time at Wrightsville Beach.
Mr.. E. Z. Howell, of the EN-
press Company. is shaking hands with
his many friends here today.
Mr.. John D. Shaw, Jr., of Richmond.
and Mr.. W. z. Murchison, of Moore,
arr attending superior court.
At the armOry last night the Indepen-
dent Light Infantry elected the follow
ing officers: Company A Estate guard
j. G. Hollingsworth, captain and ma
jor of battalion); n. H. McGeachey, E.
T. Watson. I~ieutenants. Company B
preserve corpS)-R. G.. Haigh, captain;
J. c. Huske. j. H. Cuibreth, j. B. Til
linghast, l~ientenants, Rev. 1saace w.
Hughes chaplain of battalion, and DR..
J. B.. MacRae surgeon The annual
parade and target prize shooting will
take place next Friday afternoon
Mrs. David Jones has returned from
the Sulphur Springs.