The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-28
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DOnaldsOn-DavidsOn Academy-
Does Wilmington Want the Tobac-
co :-Pleasant Family reunion
Il Estate Sales-WOrk on Dam
at Mills.
Especial 20 The Messenger

Especial 20 The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, July 21.-Professor ]. P.
Allan, an honor graduate Of the Uni
versity Of Georgia, will lake the super
intendency of the Donaldson-Davidson
Academy Of this city, a high-grade
boarding and day school for boys. I'M
der the auspices of the trustees %
Davidson college and the trustees Of
This institution was established nearly
seventy-fve years ago through the
l~iberality of a public spirited citizen Of
large means, the late Robert Donald
SON, after, whom one Of the city streets
is also named, and it has urned out
some Of the most prominent men of
North Carolina and other southern
states, Wilmington contributing man.
students. Notable principals of the
academy We're Rev. DR.. Simeon A.
Cotton, Rev. Daniel Johnson, Rev.
George Mcneil, Thomas ]. Robinson,
Joseph Brown, father Of the state sem
| ator from Columbus county, Major
Banks, . Deb. Hooper, Professor Slmp-
son, etc. The new superintendent,
Professor Allan, will nave associated
| with him Professor a. F. Archer.
our correspondent believes that the
| Cumberland county tobacco planters
are worth the attention of the Will
mington tobacco buyers. A recent let
ter to The Messenger showed that two
tobacco growers alone in the western
part of the county,, Messrs. w. NJ. Nor
gan and j. G. Shaw, would probably
market from $4,000 = $1,000 pounds
ach From this the writer can make
only an approximate estimate of the
total crop from Cumberland county.
They are by long odds the largest
planters but, taking what the best
information gives as the aggregate
area, it does not look as if theirs would
be more than one-tenth of the Whole
yield, if so much. Such 4 crop is worth
looking after; and, with the low salts
faction down the Cape Fear by steam
er, and the announced determination
of Wilmington to pay the top of the
market, that citiy'S buyers might enter
the field. This is written without
prejudice to Wilson, LTmberton and
other markets; of purse the best prices
will carry off the crop.
But for the vigilance of the engineer
Mr.. j.. c. Culbreth, VINO discovered the
leak in time yesterday, there would
have been a destructive break Of the
dam at Hope Mills No. 3, which would
have proved disastrous also to the 9TH
er mills below on Beaver and Rockfish
creeks. A force of hands is at work
and the withdrawal eff the water shuts
down work for a short time, but the
mill operators are somewhat compen-
stated by some fine fishing in their on
forced idleness.
At last evenings meeting of the hide.
pendent Light Infantry battalion
Major J. c.. Hollingsworth announced
the following promotions: Corporal G
c. Weisiger to sergeant: Private E. L
Pool, Paul Watson, I3DIln Powers, r
H. Vann to ~corporals, for Company A
An invitation was read from ST. Louis
for the company to attend the great
exposition.
A pleasant family reunion will be
held at the home of Mrs. L. c. Borden
on Moore street, and the following
members have arrived, Mr.. and Mrs
q. L. Borden, of Raleigh: Mr.. and Mrs
J. E. Porter, of Orion; Mrs. T. V
Walsh, Of Sumter, S. L.
There was a large gathering at the
Baptist church at HopU Mills No. 1 or
Sunday, and many received the rite OF
baptism.
The funeral services took place yes
terGay afternoon at the Holt-Morgar
village in the southern suburbs Of the
city, over the remains of Mrs. Drusilla
Wellen, aged 10 years.
The following transfers of real es-
tate Were made yesterday: The Calvary
Farm in Gray's Creek township to
E. Il. McKethan for s575; the Henry
Williamson lot on South Cool Spring
street to Messrs. BeviIl & Vanstory fol-
1926.
Rev. and Mrs. T. H. Sutton, of Will
Eamston, are visiting State Senator
and Mrs.-J. NJ. Lamb at Sunnyside
Floral Nursery.
Mrs. E. L. Pemberton and Mrs. Ida
Farley are guests Of Colonel K. NJ
Murchison at the beach
Major n Mrs. G.. H. Hall are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Woodward on
Haymount-
DR.. Dixon infroms the writer today
that his son, SO badly hurt by a falling
tree near Autryville a few days ago, is
better now than he has yet been since
coming to the Marsl-Hightsmith hos
pital for treatment.
Mr.. j. T. Caster takes a position in
the telegraph department of the At
Iantic Coast Line railroad at Savan-
nah.
IRISH LAM BIL PASSED.