The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-23

Rumors Of Party Tickets-A Fine
Piece of work-strickea with
Paralysis. Etc.
Fayetteville. Sept. %.

Fayetteville, sept -
Since the democratic county conven-
ton OF last Wednesday IL is said that
republicans and independents, dis
mayed at the strength OF its ticket, and
the general satisfaction it has given,
are all at sea as to how they are &c
meet 1t; but IL seems TO be pretty well
understood that. IL he wants IL, ). h
Cotton. former chairman OF the board
OF county commissioners. can have the
nomination for the state senate, and
that c. C. McClelland will be n OF
the nominees for the house.
Now let the steamer City of Fay
eteviIle" come. for the wharf Of the
is about finished and it Is a
fine piece of work. 1t IN Coun-
ell Hall landing from the blun TO the
water in an immense sliding wharf at
an incline OF 80 degrees, the goods TO be
transferred from the boats on hosting
cars of five tons capacity each, moved
by a hosting engine. Floating piers on
each side Of the wharf rise and fall
with the river, whose lowest stage is
from 6 to S feet. There are warehouses
for goods n cold storage, in the sta
ton house and waiting rooms for pas
sengers. The Dad on up into the city
will be put into the best OF order for
transportation. The work reflects all
honor on the engineers, Messrs. Z. w.
Cooke, Z. Nelson, D. E. McRae and j..
r. Strange.
There. are so many Indications that
there will be a very large crowd here
next Wednesday to hear Craig n
Pritchard in joint discussion that the
speaking viii take place from a stand
on the north front OF the court house.
il the weather be fair; If it be raining
the meeting viii be held in the armory.
Miss Mabel Elliott, secretary, calls an
important meeting of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy this afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Kyle. on Green street,
TO elect delegates to the convention in
New Bern next month.
Deputy United States Marshal Aver
lit had a narrow squeeze for his life,
falling under a stroke of paralysis in
the store OF Mr.. Maultsby on Market
square, but is now getting on very we'll.
Mr.. j. M. Pearce, proprietor OF Bor-
deaux vineyard, this morning showed
the writer two varieties OF grapes that
are growing very valuable to shippers
the James. and propagated
by a man of that name in Pitt county,
and the Pearce, grown by his own fam
lily. They admirably supplement the
scuppernong, coming in as 1t goes out.
Chairman H. L. Cook has appointed
as the central democratic county ex-
ecutive committee Major j. G. Hollings-
worth, Messrs. j. Fl. Currie, |. a. MUIR
Gibson. Z. B. Newton and D.. j. Breeze.
Charles CT. Rose, secretary.
Hon. James E. Sheoherd, special mas
ter in equity, has denied the motion
for the allowance Of counsel fees to the
city of Fayetteville in its suit with the
Fayetteville Gas Light Company.
Misses Mary Weldon Huske and
Mary l.. Aver have entered the State
Female Normal college.
Fire at s o'clock last evening in the
boiler DON of the Cotton Oil Company
in east Fayetteville was extinguished
with little damage, by hard work, but
it might have been very destructive. As
it is surrounded by valuable property.
Together with other great improve
ments in the Hotel Lafayette are new
oilcloth laid, n luxurious Hercules
reclining chairs, automatically worked.
placed in the barber shop, Henderson e
Stevens, proprietorS.