The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-22
TO BUILD NEW FACTORY.
Enterprise in Northumberland to
Sight-RailrOad Celebration.
(Special to The MeSSengerl

tayetteVlIle, september 1i.-Dr. }. w.
Mcneil, a leading physician of Cumber-
and county, will soon erect. near his
country home, "Ardlussa," on Rockfsh
creek, a factory for making dogwood
and persimmon blocks, to be shipped to
Philadelphia, n fashioned into shut
ties. The wood needed is to be found in
the Rockfsh forests in considerable
quantities. The plant will occupy a fine
water power. the site of the paper mill
operated for many years before the civil
war by the late David Murphy. who
nishing paper to all the newspaper Of
fees in North Carolina, as. well as to
many in Virginia, South Carolina and
Georgia.
The first rally of the fall educational
campaign, in the interest of local tax
alton for public schools, is going on to-
day at Salem church in Flea Hill town
snip with speeches, picnic dinner, etc.
Ihere is n poor woman in this coun-
~ who has cause to bless human skill.
soon after DR.. A. S. Rose entered On his
duties as county physician, making an
Official visit to the poor-house, he saw
an apparently hale, hearty woman
about 30 years old, sitting in the Chin
newcomer, and asked her what was
her allment. He found that she was
stOne-blind, with double cataract. and
a her brought in to the Marsh-High-
smith hospital, where DR.. J.. H. Marsh
performed a highly successful opera
ton, perfectly restoring her sight. She
yves in Beaver Dam township in the
extreme southeastern part of the
~, and she never lets slip an opportu-
nifty to send a message Of thanks and
blessing to DrS. Rose, Marsh and High
smith.
The ashes of the burned building of
Raeford Institute were not cold before
the people of that community were
astir to remedy the evil. and repair the
serious loss. A large meeting, repre-
sentative of the property owners of the
town and section, was held in the Pres
byterian church. where pledges We're
made for the amount necessary to re-
erect all h e burned buildings, the sum
og $1,000 being subscribed on the spot.
The new King Drug Company was
duly organized yesterday with the fol-
lowing officers and directory: Presi-
lent and treasurer, r. B. King, vice
president, G. D. Patterson; secretary,
A. l.. Mansfield; directors, r. B King,
e. D. Patterson, ]. F. L. Arnfield, f.
H. Cotton, J. H. Culbreth. W~holesaling
will be carried on, but this will not in
terfere with the we'll established retail
drug business of Messrs King Bros.
Workmen are busy on the uptown
graded school buildings on upper Hay
street, remodeling the large brick struc-
ture in the ear for grade No. l, paint
ing, securing, putting in new desks.
clearing up campus, etc.
Cumberland county's contingent to
the Girls Normal and Industrial col
lege at Greensboro consists of Misses
Mary W. Huske, Mary l.. Aver, Mary
A. Monroe, Mary N. Broadfoot, and
Jane Mcpherson.
Hon. C. M. Stedman was here foc a
short while today, on his way to Green's
bOro-long enough to shake hands with
many personal friends and supporters
for the ~governorship. Known and hon
ored all over the state, he is very close
to the people Of Chatham, Cumberland,
New Hanover and Guilford, and it will
go hard if we cannot hand over to him
the helm of state in 1904.
The remains were carried to PittSbOro
today of Mr.. Harrington Pope, who died
at the Marsh-Highsmith hospital last
night. He came here to visit his sons,
Messrs. w. H. and J. c.. Pope, some
weeks ago hoping to improve his health
by the visit, but was forced to go to
the hospital for treatment. His daugh-
ter, Miss Gadena Pope, a trained nurse
ministered to his last hours.
Next Thursday a great railroad cell
ebration will tax place at Dunn, COM
memorating the completion of the Cape
Fear and Northern railroad, which
runs it's trains into that town next Sun
day. Four counties are in touch with
Dunn, besides Raleigh, Fayetteville
and Durham, and the gathering will be
very large.
Mrs. Isaac W. Hughes has gon to
Brooklyn, n. Y, to Join her husband,
Rev. Isaac w. Hughes, rector Of St
Johns church, who isspending vacation
there.
Mrs. B. Fuller, Of Durham, and Pro
| fessor and Mrs. E. W. Kennedy, OF
| Nashville, Tenn, are the guests of Mr.
| and Mrs. A. s. Huske On Dick street.
Mrs. r. c. Craven, Of Davenport col
| lege. is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A
Vanstory on Cool Springs street.
Mrs. nj Miss Wooten, Of Kinston
ave been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. c
| Wooten.
Mr.. w. NJ. Morgan has returned from
a business trip to New York n Phil
adelphia.
Sheriff W. H. Marsh is confined to his
home by sickness.
The Pleasure of Eating.