The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-17
FAYETTEVILLE FLASHES.
Death of Prominent Citizen-Nev
Telegraph Ofice-POssibIe ImpOr-
tant Railroad Deal. Etc.

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., July 13.-Yester-
day the funeral services We're held
over the remains of 11r. Henry E.
Smith who died from the effects of a
second attack of paralysis, aged abOut
62 years, at his home on the east side
Of Cape Fear river. TIE deceased was
of a numerous and prominent Cunlber-
anG county Presbyterian family, and,
liz his fOrbears. was dl Industrious,
successful farmer, a philosophical
CITIZEN and an influ ential democrat.
MI. Smiths wife. who SURVIVES him,
WAS Miss Margaret Shepherd, daugk-
ter al Ike late Judge Ja;;e O.. Shep-
Eerd, AL sister Of Dr.. Helr; j..
al. the educator and author, Of
I'ait:"l. re, and of Mrs. l.. 4. IIill, Of
AIdNtpn. His first wife WAS Miss
LclS'el CIcsS.
The Western Union Company has es-
tablished a telegraph station at Man.
chester. IN the western part of Cum
berland county, which will also be used
by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company. Mr.. r. j. Harris will be
manager.
II Sol ISSpOIlutIll HAS IOl yet DeG1l
able to obtain confirmation of the re-
port that Mr.. John Blue, president, has
sold his Aberdeen and RockfiSh rail-
road to the of capitalists
owning the Fayetteville and Concord
railroad. If sue sale should be made,
the former road would be a branch and
important feeder of the latter as a
main line running from the head Of
navigation on the Cape Fear on west.
1t would develop and render tributary
to Fayetteville and low freight trans
portatiOn Il fine timber and farming
country, made up of parts of Rich
mond, Moore, Robson and Cumber-
land counties.
The fire department has strong con-
viction hat the hand of an incendiary
caused the small fire Saturday morn
ing, which lastly burned a tenement
belonging to Miss Jane Mckenzie, and
occupied by negroes.
Miss Stella w. Jones has graduated
with distinction as a professional
nurse from the Marsh-Highsmith hos
pital training school,, and has returned
20 her hon at Hlllsboro. n. c..
The Butler Manufacturing Company,
making spring mattresses. has leased
the immense tobacco warehouse, cor
ner of Maxwell and Franklin streets,
and Will place therein an extensive
plant of machinerv for it's work.
l. SIop IC"S lIOll lie COuIllIy IL
better than ten days ago. Hot sun and
| cessation of rain have pushed the cot
| ton or wonderfully. and tobacco
| though it was Suckering badly some
| days since, is turning out fine. what
| barns have been cured giving salts
faction. Tobacco on western Cum
| berland, is especially good, and in thai
| section two planters alone. MesSrs. w
NJ. Morgan and J.. G. Shaw. will pro
| duce from 10000 to 100, 900 pounds.
A committee Of leading Harnet
county men are arranging for a biz
celebration at Ellington on the 23rc
instant, to consist in dinner and ad
dresses from we'll known speakers
| general rejoicing over the completion
great national n industrial progress!
of the county.
The increase in valuation Of rea
property in Cumberland county, undo
the last appraisement, amounts t
about $3.50, 900.
a mule belonging to Mr.. N. H. Smith
living two miles west of town, cam,
to its death in a strange way Satur
dav-slipping hind foremost into a wei
or the premises, and drowning befOr
it could be eXtricated.
A voluminous petition will be pre-
scented to the board of aldermen thl
evening, setting forth that there is Sc
II AloOS Ill Ncl.- MS ~ 90
shifting back and forth over the prin
cipai street crossings, and asking re
lief.
Miss George Hicks. accompanied b,
Misses Bessie and Catherine Robinson
will visit friends at Faison.
Mrs. J.. J Crosswell and her son an,
daughter. Jaqulin and jessie Robin
son will spend the coming month a
Mount Airy.
Miss Emily Hodges. accompanied b
her friend. Miss Kate Hawley. has re
turned TO her home at Wilson.
The steamer City OF -r-etteville !
10 make a day picnic grip down tn
Cape Fear today and will run an ex
cursion from this city to Nilmingto
next Thursday.
Mr.. H. g. Gather. Of Greensboro, ha
taken q position with the large liv
stock sales house of MeSSrS. Benill (
E~anSto~-- ~:"a~uie street.