The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS.
Important Business in the Methodist
Quartely Conference - Swapping
Votes for the school Tax Other
Items.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

FayetteVllle, n. G., May 19.-Ihe
quarterly conference, at It's last meet
ing in Hay Street Methodist church,
appointed the following delegates to
the district conference in Siler City in |
July: Messrs. O.. X. Nimock, NJ. F. |
Crawford. E. a. Poe, ]. j.. Powers; |
alternates, Messrs. w. w. Cole, D. c. |
Bennett. The handsome Currie house |
on Haymount has been purchased for |
a district parsonage, TO which Rev. J.
B. Hurley. presiding elder, will shortly
move with his family. The Holt-Mor- |
gan Mills Company has generously
subscribed 500 and a site for the cree
ton of a church at the village.
The closing exercises are now going
on at the State Colored Normal School.
of which Prof. E. E. Smith is super
intendent. Yesterday and today there
was examination in the industrial de-
partment: this evening the annual
concert will take place; tomorrow eve
ming the commencement exercises will
be held in Metropolitan Chapel of the
African NJ. E. church. There will be
eight graduates.
The result of yesterdays election on
the special school tax and bond issue
was a surprise to even the most SAN
guine friends of the measure, who were
not counting on SO overwhelming a
majority. 1t is estimated that the
property and poll tau. with the other
resources, will net about s., 900 for the
graded school. which will be ample to
IA a superintendent and full faculty.
Business men say that the $40, 900 in
bonds, at . per cent. running 20 years,
/ will readily sell at 6 per cent. premium.
This will give $40, 500; and. paying DR..
H. w. Lilly the balance due on build
ing of $500, will leave "a, 700 for build
ing improvements. The board Of truS-
tees, in the great work before them,
Will not ACCOMPLISH it fully unless they
have a board of efficient and rigid eX-
aminerS, who will see to it that no n
secures a position in the faculty who
IS not a thoroughly competent teacher
in every respect.
Delegates and visitors Of the Dioces-
an Council are arriving today. Right
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Watson will be
guests of Rev. and Mrs. 1. w. Hughes
at the rectory; Col. and Mrs. De-
Rosset. Of Wilmington. are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Holt on Hay
mount.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew of
North and South Carolina Will hold Il
public meeting in the armory of the
Independent Light Infantry on Sunday
afternoon, at which addresses will be
made by Justice Conner, Hon. j.. c.
Buxton, of Winston, and Mr.. Wood,
of New York.
DR.. Hugler. of Pennsylvania. has re-
ceived the deeds and completed the
purchase OF the valuable Harrington
hill property of Mr.. J. P. Thomson,
north Of the city, and will make great
improvements there, with the probable
erection of an extensive sanitarIum.
He informed a citizen Of this place
that he had n million dollars back
of him.
Major John Newton, of the regular
army. and Inspector General Balm, of
the State Guard, VIII inspect Company
a. of the Independent Light Infantry
battalion next Thursday afternoon.
Rev. H. T. Graham and Mr.. c. G.
Rose. OF the Cross Creek Club. have
been playing match tennis with Max
ton and Red Springs yesterday and
today.
The rlver excursion last night on the
steamer "City of Fayetteville' was
much enjoyed by a large crowd, despite
the fact that low water made travel
somewhat slow, for superintendent D.
s. McRae and Captain A. H. Worth
are ever attentive to the comfort of
Their passengers.
Mrs. G.. w. Lake. of Baltimore. and
her daughter. Miss Mary Warren Cam
eroH. who have been visiting the old
family home at Lake Waccanlaw, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Nc
Duffie on Haymount.
Miss Mabel Elliott has returned from
a pleasant visit to friends at Cedar
Falls. y. c..
Mr.. j. H. Anderson. a we'll now
New York travelling man, is registered
at the Hotel Lafayette.
Mr.. A. A. Lisman, president Of the
Fayetteville and Wilmington Steam
boat Company, arrived last night.
Fla VPtteyil1e suffers a serious loss IN
the departure of Prof. Simpson, prin-
cipal of the Observation-Disclosures
Academy. who ends his engagement
with this session. He is a herculean
worker. and merited the most liberal
patronage.