The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
DELEGATES TO GOLDSBORO.
For Election of Bishop Conductor
Meeting of Book CIub-Other News
Notes.
Especial TO The Nessenger.l

following delegates from the parish Oh
St. Johns Episcopal church left here
To-Day for the convention at G~oldsborC,
tomorrow 70 elect a Bishop coadjutor.
Clerical. ReVs. Isaac w. Hughes an6
j. ;. Moody: lay, Major &. T.. luke
MeSSrs. +. i. Rose. w. y. T~ilinghasf-
w. II. Pope. Mr.. w. w. Huke goes
as delegate from St Thomas chanel
Hyboth's Hill, four miles wasc of the
city: Mr.. 7. 3. CreeI represents the
church Al Hope Mills. The following
are prominently spoken of for III posi-
ton: Rev. Dr.. Robert Strange. Rich
mond. Va, Revs. Mr.. Satterlee, Column
bia, :. c.: 7. NJ. n. Georga, Newton
|. w. Hughes. Fayetteville: Thomas
Atkinson. Baltimore; Rev. Mr.. Hogue-.
Of Wilmington, if not barred by lack OF
age.
This morning, between : and s
o'clock. fire broke out III the ceiling of
the kitchen at the Haymount residence
Of DR.. T. D.. Haigh, but. thanks to the.
cooks presence Of mind in calling on the
neighbors promptly for help. it was
checked with little damage, and with
out giving any general alarm.
Mr.. Joseph Dunno, of Boston. Mass.
a hotel caterer of long experience, has
taken The position of steward at the
Hotel Lafayette. Mr.. Mel. Matthews
proprietor, and will doubtless keep that
department Of this excellent house UP
to a high state of efficiency.
Yesterday, before Referee 5. H. Mac
Rae, the final dividend was declared
10 the creditors of Ice Bou FarashAa
Syrian carrying on the dry goods bust
ness on Hay street a year or two ago
The total of dividends has amounted to
about 10 per cent.
| By consent Of the counsel on both
| sides, the hearing on the receivershiP-
of the Fayetteville Water, Light and
| Power Company will take place before
| Judge Bryan in hambers some time
during the October term of Cumberland
| superior court, instead of at Elizabeth
| town.
Sid Williams, white, of Pearce's milf
township, was yesterday committed to
| Jail by United States Commissioner
Morrissey, charged with selling whis-
key.
Miss Beard, living in Flea Hill town.
ship, on returning from a visit to a
neighbours house last evening, found a
masked man with a dark lantern, ram
sacking one of the rooms of her resi-
dence, who jumped through a window
and escaped.
Rev. V. G.. Smith, assistant pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of this
city, has been for the past few days
conducting an interesting meeting at
Sherwood church in Gray's Greek town.
ship, named in emo of the lament
ed Rev. J. NJ. Sherwood, long pastor Of
the Fayetteville church and editor of
The North Carolina Presbyterian.
Rev. T. A. Smoot, the gifted pastor
of Hay Street Methodist church, de-
livered a scholarly and eloquent educa-
tional address at the opening eXercieS
of Salem High school in Sampson
county.
News has been received here of the
serious illness with typhoid fever of Mr.
J. A. Mcpherson, Jr., now living iR
Scotland county, and his sister, Miss
Kate Mcpherson, has gone to his bed
side.
Company a, LIST regiment North Car
DINA National Guard, held q full dress
inspection in the arpory last evening
Mr.. B. F. Huske, a very bright grad
uate of the University of North caro-
lima, has been elected teacher in the
advanced department of the city grad
ed schools, teaching languages, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsley, of Colds
boro, have been making a visit to Cap
tain and Mrs. j. D. McNeil on Ola
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Haigh, who have
} been visiting Major and Mrs. Charles
, Haigh on Dick street, have returned to-
Meares Bluff, S. c.
, Mr.. Herbert Lutterloh has returneCS
5 from a business trip to Florida; Mrs
= r. 3. Lutterloh, of Tallahassee, came
: up with him for a visit of a few days
! Mr.. w. NJ. Morgan, vice president os
the Cape Fear Electric Power Company,
has returned from a business trip north
, Mr.. r. G. Jones has been elected vice
president of the Fayetteville fire de-
? partment. succeeding Mr.. E. F. Penn
I berton. who has removed to South Car
s DINA.
The superintendent Of the Eastern
T Tariff Association in his official report
: pays a high compliment to Superinten-
dent Jones of the Fayetteville electric
ight plant for the excellence of his
q work and management.
Miss Alice Haigh has been elected as
sistant teacher in primary department
of the city graded schools.
Yesterday afternoon, at the residence
y of Colonel C. w. BrOadfoot, Miss Kate
Broadfoot, president, in the chair, the
Haymount Book Club held a very in
teresting meeting, Italy being the sub
ject of discussion. a scholarly lecture
: was given by Mrs. Kate Utley, followed
by a delightful p by Mrs. S H
n MacRae. Tempting refreshments were
= , served.
Mr.. ". H. Royal, general superinten-
dent of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
e road Company, has notified Mr. F. =
a Rose, secretary Of the chamber Of com
merce. that it is not At preseTri
deemed advisable to run the traiT
known as the Richmond "shOO fly" any
farther down than SmithfieId. This is
! a great disappointment TO the greatly
increased travel from this part of tn
= line.