The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
Funeral Of Mrs. CaIIais-ProspectinS
for a Truck Farm-Democratic Ez-
ecutiye Committee-PersonaI Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, ". c., August 20.-The
FUNERAL services o place at 10 o'clock
this morning, from her residence on
Moore street, over the remains OF Mrs.
Anna Calais. relict OF the late Charles
Calais. a devout Christian women,
greatly esteemed in the community.
The following children survive her:
Messrs. John d. and Charles Calais,
Mrs. John Barnes and Miss Kate CAL
iais. of his city; Mr.. Harvey Calais,
: OF FLORENCE, s. c.; Mrs. Elijah Shep-
herd, of Sanford, and Mrs. T. C. Vann,
Of Greenville, Tenn.
Mr.. A. w. Writzel, OF Cleveland, o.,
Is a visitor in this city, and for the
past day or two has been informing
himself of the character OF soil, prices
of land, conditions OF labor. ETC.. with
a view to engaging in trucking and
grazing.
Yesterday Messrs. w. L. Primrose,
of Raleigh. and o. K Nimocks, OF this
city, adjusted the insurance of <. NJ.
Taw for the loss of his store by fire.
He claimed $500. and was paid $500.
Messrs. II. L. Goodwin, w. A. Stew
art and j. c. clifford, Harnett county
lawyers, were here yesterday in a hear
ing before Mr.. $. H. MacRae, referee,
in the bankruptcy case of f. f. Young.
Alderman T. H. Maultsby, running d
farm in the eastern outskirts of Fay
etteviIle, is the first to exhibit an open,
well filled cotton boil for this county.
Cumberland, a chool district in the
southwestern part of the county, will
have a handsome new public school
house at a cost of $500, Mr.. /. III. Brady
taking the contract for it's erection.
Abe Farmer. a negro, serving a sem
tence of thirty days on the public roads,
has escaped from the chain-gang.
Captain d.. H. Graves, who has been
sick at the Hotel Lafayette, is much
improved; Mr.. NJ. Mel Matthews. pro-
prietor of the hotel, who has been con-
fined to- his room for some days, Is
able to be down stairs.
Mrs. H. r. Hall and Mrs. Walter
Hill have returned from the s%eashore;
MIR. and Mrs. s. H. Strange and Miss
Margaret Strange are also back from
Wrightsville Beach. Misses Francis
Hill, of Richmond. Va, and Marta
and Mrs. r. G. Haigh on Gillespie
street. Miss Lucy Murchison. of Will
mington, is visiting Maj. and Mrs. E.
l.. Pemberton on South Dick street.
Rev. d. P. McGeachey, Of Richmond.
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
Brown on Russell street.
Miss Blanche Thornton, who has
been at Jackson Springs, goes to Ashe-
Vile for a stay of some days.
AT today's meeting of Camp So
United Confederate Veterans, w. o.
Hall, commander, Presiding, the follow
ing delegates were chosen to the
AsheviIIe reunion on the Both instant,
r. A. Mcpherson, 7, W. Atkinson, j.
w. Correli. c. B. Mcmillan. ~. u.
KYLE, w. G.. Hall, of this cityPhaW
Kyle, w. CT. Hall. The commander was'
authorized to appoint other delegates.
Miss Robbie Hall, of this icty, daugh-
ter of Commander w. G.. Hall, was
unanimously chosen maid Of honor 10
the sponsor on the camp, to be selected
hereafter.
At noon today the county Democratic
executive committee met, Mr. ii. l..
Cook, chairman, presiding, and Mr. Z.
G. Rose. secretary. The Droposltlon 10
order a ballot promary was deIeated
by a vote of 10 to g.. The county, NOM
mating convention w ascalled on the
18th OF September.