The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25
FAYETTEVILLE FLASHES.
Hope Mills Graded SchooIs-Prob-
able Railroad COnnections-BIOck
OF buildings CompIeted-Personal
JOttings.
Especial to The NaSSo,-rl

Especial to The M-essenser)
fayetteVllle. y. c., August 20.-The
good people Of the western part of
cumberland county ara making exten-
Isive and hospitable preparations for
the third annual reunion of the Con-
1ederate Veterans Of Seventy-Ffrst
land Quewhiffle townships. the COM
lmittee OF ARRANGEMENTS being Messrs.
D. B. ellis. D.. a. Blue. w. E. McGi1I.
Mesdanes j. H Currie. W.. II. Skies
isabelle Lamont. J. w. McNeiu. ! O.
Brown: Misses Eloise NIcGiu Kate
lShaW. The reunion takes place ON
Saturday, September 9Th. and will he
iopened with prayer by Rev. D.. NJ.
FARLEY. h address of welcome will
Ibe made by Capt. J. H. Currie, and
1.-THE response by Maj. ]. w. McLauch-
lin; the GRAFTON will be delivered by
Mr.. H. A. London. of P~ittsboro. intro
lduced by Mai. Z. j. Hale. The Hope
Mills cornet band will furnish the mu-
Isle.
Prof. S. D. Cole. county superinten-
ident Of public Instruction. has been
detected head of the graded schools of
Hope Mills. The town has voted bonds
the support of the schools. and the
lfall session Will open October LIST. In
proportion to its size. there are few
towns IN the county which have so
Igreatly increased in building and
population as Hope Mills within the
past five years. and it presents an at
ItractiVe picture of Industrious life as
1.-THE trains whirl through its suburbs.
! Dallas Williams, cOlOred. is in Jail
lon the charge of stealing q diamond
ring. which experts declare to be ex-
lceedingly valuable. He claims to have
it frim a negro woman.
Between lis and 200 miles of tele-
phone lines have been established IN
Cumberland county, outside of Fay
ietteville. n still the work goes on.
connecting factories. saw mills and
teven truck farms with the city.
Misses Leila and Eta Hart. former
Fly of Wilmington, are having built a
handsome dwelling on Cool Spring
Istreet.
John Gregor was arrested a few days
lago in this city. charged with deser
ltion from h army. n Lieut.. Jones.
IOf Fort CasWell, was here yesterday to
iget evidence in the matter. He speaks
las if there were n probability Of eStab-
Fishing a recruiting station here.
The recently acquired control of the
ISeaboard Air Line railroad by the
Rock Island and Frisco System may
lbe productive of important results
there. Mr.. John Blue. president of the
Aberdeen and Rockfish railroad. is now
free to max much desired n
ltions in this section. and it is probable
THAT ne will give Raeford. in the west
fern part of the county. a railroad out
Ilet at an early day A conference
with Mr.. Blue by he Fayetteville
IChamber of Commerce would not be
la bad thing at this time.
The Armfield Wholesale Grocery
company has for some days had it's
lonn1c in fho nayIr ctara and wa rah0lSaC
lon upper Hay street. and is today oc-
lcupying the offices. The buildings of
1.-THE Huske Hardware Company adjoin-
ling are nearly completed. The High
Ismith block of fou stores on Green
street will be ready for tenants in a
few days, and it is said that in n
lCapt. J.. D. Mcneil will establish a
large bakery.
Heavy rains are iniuring fodder and
cotton in Cumberland. If they are as
heavy on Deep and Haw river a fresh
let may be expected in the Cape Fear
labout Sunday.
Mesdames w. L. Holt and w NJ.
Morgan and children have been SPEND
ling some days at Bonnie Doom" the
beautiful country home Of the FOR
liner.
Col. T. C. James. of Wilmington. is
Registered at the Hotel Lafayette to-
lday.
MesSrs. w. L. Bo'+ A. H. Slocomb,
In. A. Sinclair. j. f. Harrison and L.
Ii. Hale have returned from a trip to
New York by sea.
Mr.. r. B. Lutter1oh. now a promf-
Inent business man of Tallahassee. Fla.
has been paying a visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Lutterloh on Haymount
Mrs. G.. L. Hammond. Of New York
Eity. is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. P. Sidberry. on Cool Spring
street.
Mr.. Arnold Borden. a prominent cot
lton dealer of Goldsboro. is here on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Med. Robinson left
TODAY to visit friends at Wythevil1e.
Virginia.
Mr.. John s. Haigh has gone to Ashe-
willie to ~recuperate his health.
Mrs. ]. E. Hawley will spend some
time at Mt. Airy White Sulphur