The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-04
THE MINISTER'S RETURNED.
Fayetteville Fortunate in Having Mr..
Smoot Again-SOcial and Personal
News.
Especial TO The MessengerD

Especial 10 The Messenger)
Fayetteville, y. c., December Mrs.
s. H MacRae entertained the Hay
mount Whist Club last evening. Mrs.
John D. Williams, Mrs. A. H. S4ocomb,
Major John Broadfoot and Mr.. John D.
Williams tied for the first prize. The
"booby' was Won by Mrs. Alexander.
Mr.. r Mcmillan has gone to Savan-
nah GA, to assist in the reconstruction
of their large copper works, which We're
recently destroyed by fire.
AT the annual election Of vesuymen
for ST. Johns Parish, the following
named gentlemen were elected: B. r.
Huske, ]. c. Haigh, z. ]. Lilly, F. R.
Rose, ". H. Pope, E. L. Remsburg,
Charles Haigh, E, ]. Hale, H. r. Horne,
W. n. Tillinghast, j. ]. Crosswell, \. +.
Bunting.
The Fayetteville people are TO be con-
graduated that the following named
gentlemen have been re-appointed by
the VI. Z. conference. The Rev. T. a.
Smoot, pastor of the Hay Street
church, Rev. c. A. Jones, pastor of
Rose Chapel, Campbellton, and also for
the re-appointment of Elder Hurley,
who during his short stay here has won
4O4 lilIiiSCAL ilAcNAAS " SIA III - -S'AN'N'
Smoot is not only exceedingly popular
with his own congregati ton, but is be-
loved by all creeds and classes, and, as
| Raleigh, Wilmington, and several other
cities were very anxious to secure his
ministry, Fayetteville is to be counted
! fortunate.
The business of the late Alonzo Gar
| rason will be sold on the nineteenth Of
| Io,-+ ha oIr mi Il rat
Mrs. Flowers, who has been quite i'll
| for some time, has been taken to the
| Marsh Highsmith sanitariam.
| Mrs. Sarah Smith is quite i'll at the
| home of Mr. J. H. Culbreth.
| DR.. J. F. Highsmith was suddenly
called to Dunn today to attend the
! Oates. of this city, who is critically i'll
and who was once an inmate OF the
! Marsh-Hig ghsmith hospital.
Mr. D. A. Mcmillan is sick at has
! home on Gillespie street.
The Rev. H. 7. Graham, Of the Pres
byterian church, who has been quite
i'll at the Marsh Highsnlith hospital, is
! improving.
Miss Lizzie Hill, who has been the
charming guest of Miss Lima Pemoer'
ton, has returned TO her home in Hal
fax.
Miss jamie Williams. has returned
from Manchester where she Eas beel
residing for some time. and is d01nlclle'
at the Lafayette.
Professor j. \. Mclean has returned
to Shelby.
Mr.. John F. Harrison has retur1e'
: from a trip nortn.
DR.. H. W. Lilly has gone to Colleg
Park, Md, to JOIN his wife and chill
dren, who are on a visit to Mrs. Lilly
! parents.
Senator James NJ. Lamb and Mr.. Z
K Nimocks have returned from GoldS
| horo, where they attended conference.
; One Of the tenement houses, ON Hay
! mount, of Mrs. Mary j. Pembertor
caught fire last night, but,owing to tn
3Hompt reSEsinSe OF the are1leh' LII
flames were soon eXtinguished. An &C
/ cident which threatened to be a serlou
one occurred on the way 70 the fire
l Mr. James PhEllips, was, i1E some way
caught between the body Of the true
and one of the wheels, and botn M
ankle and one band was painfully hur
!, The choir of ST. Johns EplscopS
/ church is now busily engaged with tn
? rehearsal of their Christmas music.
4 meeting of the vestry it was decide
! . to have. q vested choir, and il Is nope
:, | that it will be organized by Christina
;, Miss Bessie Nicholson has gone
. | Greensboro on a visit of a few days.
Miss Lima Pemberton has gone
. | Selma to visit friends.
Mr.. y. II. Smith has returiss1 1rol
Red Springs, where he has been VlSl
! ing his children. who are attendin
= ! school in that city
Mr. H. T. CrameY has gone to Sout
Carolina