The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-07
MASONS AND CARPENTERS.
Building is Brisk-Preparing for the
CarnivRI-Specia1 Lenten Services
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, April 1.-The man with
the trowel or the plane looks not for
work here now The great mass Of
stone, brick and wooden material piled
on and about the sites of the Huske
Hardware and Armield Wholesale
Grocery Companies on upper Hay
street, with the extensive excavations
and large force of men employed, show
something of the size and architectural
proportions soon to go up; MeSSrs. Gull
breth and Huske have their new gro
Gerry store about ready for
and III walls are rising of the Hotel
LaFayettes business offices on Donald
son street. The most important enter
nrise in his line will be the erection
of a line of handsome stores on west
Green street. replacing the two story
buildings from the Acknowledgements
hospital to the dry goods store OF
Messrs. McGeachey & Brown, erected
in elegant style and with all MODERN
conveniences by DR.. ]. F. Highsmlth,
and forming, with the hospital, n
of the most imposing BLOCKS IN 1he
city.
The town is aStir now over the street
fair and carnival, from the 10th TO
the 29th instant, and everything is
pIacarded for the event. Great attrac-
tions are promised with low rates 1or
visitors on the railroads and steamers:
The entertainment being
under the auspices OF the hnlshtS Oh
Pythias is a guarantee that it will be
we'll managed, and the sight-seer will
enjoy himself.
At the fifth of the series of special
Lenten services in st. Johns Ep1s-
copal church, ReN F: Fl. I. Horseid'
rector of st. Stephens church of Colds
boro will this evening deiiver.a dis
course on some of the misconceptions
regarding the Episcopal church.
Mr.. E. Smith, of South Dakota, IS
registered at the Hotel Lafayette, a
native of Wayne county, with relatives
in this section, and visiting the state
of his birth after an absence of thirty
years. He was democratic candidate
for lieutenant governor of South Da-
kota at the last election, n is a very
interesting man in conversation.
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Johns
parish hold their annual fancy fair. at
the drug store of Messrs. H. r. Horne
& Sons tomorrow.
A negro woman named Hubbard,
living on Franklin street. n Jack
Johnson, a negro eating house keeper
on upper Hay street, have been arrest
ed by officer Benton, charged with
running whiskey blind tigers"
An important meeting of the Jeb
Stuart Chapter, Fayetteville DauGh-
tiers of the United C~onfederacy, will be
held this afternoon. These good Vo-
men are unwearied in their work for
their good cause.
Misses Ellen Underwood, Kate
Broadfoot, Mary Warren Cameron,
Elizabeth Williams, Ethel Fisher, Fam
ME Williams, Mabel Elliott. Alice
Matthews, Lillian Slocomb, Maud
Haigh, Elizabeth Brady, Elizabeth Nc
Neill, Mamie Brown, Isabelle Nimock,
Fannie Kyle are all receiving votes for
queen of the carnival in the boxes els
tributed about town for the purpose.
The voters will not miss of a graceful
queen bv choosing any one of the fair
beVy.
Mr.. John Lewis, of Wilmington, rep-
resenting a large book n stationery
firm, was calling on his Fayetteville
customers today.