The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-22

Reduction of Cumberland's Debt.
Pleasant Social 6atheriuEs-Sen-
fcuce COMMITTED

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. August Is
The board OF commissioners. Captain
Williams. chairman. and MeSsrs. W. II.
Downing and J. J.. Billiard. publish 4
statement OF the finances OF Cumber-
land country. vsIy creditable 10 their
wise and economical management They
have reduced the debt s23.s77.4o, leaving
the total sl22. 800. less the sinking fund
OF $500 They have expended SS.l4S
ON about eleven miles of public roads.
which they have put N excellent con-
dition, and they recommend that the
legislature authorize the issuance or
$4,000 in ) per cent. road bonds, to run
80 years. not more han $l0,oo0 to be
sold annually.
A delightful social function was the
party given by Hon. and Mrs. George
NJ. Rose, at their residence on Hay
mount, complimentary to their guests.
Misses Mary and Bessie Hauser, OF
Augusta, Ga. and Hannah Dewey. of
G~oldsboro. The first and BOBBY
prizes OF the QUIZ contest were won by
Misses Kate Hawley and Kate Caster,
Following were the guests: Misses
Dora Bevill and Jessie Scott. OF Green's
boro; Mary Weldon Huske, Mary
Brown, Francis Broadfoot. jamie Nc
kethan, May Belle Martin, Zula Ran
kim Flora Mcpherson. Wilhelmina
Smith. Jane Myrover. Kate Hawley,
Kate Mcneil. JAM Williams, Kate and
Minerva Utley. Kate Hill. Kate Caster,
Lizzie Brady. Ellen and Elizabeth I'm
derwood, Margaret and Bessie Mcneil,
Maggie 3. Mcdonald, Maggie Carson,
Elizabeth and Mary Williams, Lillian
n Lima HaIgh, Lena Pemberton,
Lillian and Mary Slocomb, Maud
Haigh, Laura Allen, Alice Haigh. Hat
tie Taylor, Sarah Brown. Clara Woot-
en-, Lizzie Hill, OF Halifax.
A large number of Borrowing friends
attended the funeral services yester-
day morning at the First Baptist
church, over the remains OF Mr.. Rich
ard b. Watson, who passed away in
the 18th year OF his age. having wed
in Fayetteville all esteemed citizen, for
81 years, and having served CALAMITY
in the civil war IN the Eighth North
Carolina regiment, during which he
was seriously wounded. He leaves 7
children-Mrs. Carlyle, of St. Pauls:
Mrs. ID. p. Williams, of Selma; Mrs. +.
Hightower, of Wilson; Mrs. l.. r.
Noah, of Battle Ground; Miss Mary
and Messrs. A. H. and c. NJ. Watson,
of Fayetteville.
DR.. and Mrs. E. a. Johnson are en-
PERTAINING a house party, in honor of
Miss Eloise McDiarmid, and among the
guests are Miss Elice Williams, of
Red Springs, and Messrs. A. r.. Will
liams, B. F. u and E. F. Pember-
berton, of Fayetteville.
Governor AycoCk has committed to a
fine of SO the sentence of 80 days in
Jail, imposed on Constable J.. w.
Maultsby for unGuly severe treatment
of a prisoner. There was a large pc
tition in favor of the accused.
A few of the delegates to the con-
greSsional convention of the Sixth dis
trict AVE already arrived, Sheriff F.
H. Stedman, of New Hanover, regis
tering at the Hotel Lafayette yeSter-
day. The committee of arrangements
first selected Williams hall. but it being
evident that Tie convention will be
very large. the place of meeting has
been changed to the opera house of the
Independent Light Infantry-an i'm
mense nall, which would seat a state
convention.
some time in delicate health, is now at
Roanoke, Va, Sulphur Springs, and is
rapidly improving.
Miss Kate Broadfoot goes TO Raleigh
to visit Colonel and Mrs. ], w. Hins-
dale, and will afterwards be the guest
of DIR. and Mrs. Jones', Of Wilson.
Miss Georgia Hicks will spend some
weeks at Faison, N. G. (
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l. Cromartie, of
Garland, who have been visiting friends
here. go this afternoon to Wilmington.