The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

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Fayetteville. ~. c., April 22-The
board Of aldermen OF Fayetteville have
granted a fire permit to the Armour
Packing Company for the erection of a
building for its branch house in this
city. OF which Mr.. A. s. Holden, recent
ly OF Wilmington, is the manager. The
building will be situat or upper Hay
street. about n hundred yards below
the passenger station OF the Atlantic
coast Line railroad. and. being con-
tigious to the main branch, can be
connected easily for receiving freight
by the spurs and side tracks. Assur-
auce is given hat il will be a substan-
tial structure in every respect.
Mrs. Kate Mcneil Utley issues cards
to out-of-town friend announcing the
marriage, at home on the 18th instant,
OF her daughter, Miss Kate Chamber
lain. to Mr.. Frank c.. Dixon, OF Char
lotte.
Mr.. w. L. Hawley, chairman Of the
water committee Of the municipal
board, was almost the whole of yester-
day under examination before ex-Judge
Shepherd. master in equity in the case
Of the City of Fayetteville VS.. the Fay
etteville Water. Light and Power Conn.,
pany. The history of this case has 81
ready been given in The Messenger,
and 1t is necessary now only to give its
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franchise of the defendant
the city a the right. on the 1st OF
July. 1903, to call for a board OF ap-
prajsement of the property. and TO
assume the ownership on the payment
of the value set upon it by the board Of
appraisers. All this was done and the
city rendered the sum-, $780, which
the company refused to receive. Judge
Bryan, On complaint. placed it in the
hands of DR.. H. w. Lilly as temporary
receiver, and this receivership was
revoked by Judge Purnell in the FEEDER
al court. Besides Mr.. Hawley. Messrs.
J. A. Penberton, r. O.. Haigh, D. A.
Mcmillan and N. B. Alexander, men,
bers of the board Of aldermen, were
examined. Major A. A. McKethan. an
ex-alderman, and Mr.. Buie, city clerk.
The defendants were not ready on their
side. except with the testimony OF Colo
mel c. ". Broadfoot, one of their attor-
neys, and the first hearing before the
master in equity closed this forenoon.
The counsel for plaintiffs are Messrs.
L. A. MurchiSon, city attorney, and A.
A. Sinclair; for the defendants MeSsrs.
Broadfoot. Rose & Rose, and H. l.
Cook.
At the last meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Tolar-Holt-Hart Cotton Mills
Company Mr.. FOL r. Tolar was elect
ed president. Mr.. J. H. Hart vice presi-
dent, and Mr.. E.. w. Nalley secretary
and Messrs. Tolar and Hart
are both Southerners, the former a ma
tive of this place, and have been very
successful in business in New York,
while Mr.. Nalley is an office man Of
long experience.
The new Lakeview cotton mill to be
erected here will be equipped with
both spindles and looms. for spinning
and weaving, and will be owned by
Messrs. w. L. Holt and E. H. and l..
a fIUfl1inY1Cnn Thn-. ara nF the v-@fI
known cotton mill m families
of that name, conspicuously successful
In manufacturing. Mr.. w. L. Holt is
now president of the Holt-Morgan and
Holt Williamson mills. Mr.. E. II. Will
Hanson is vice president of the latter,
and Mr.. l.. A. Williamson secretary
and treasurer OF the former.
There was a regular storm of sleet,
with some snow. in the southern part
Of Cumberland and in Robson county
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. H. 7. Drake. of this city, trucking
and commission merchant, yesterday
afternoon shipped north a refrigerator
car, with the largest cargo of lettuce
that has yet gone forward this season
622 baskets.
Mr.. L. McNair. of Maxton. passed
through this city yesterday, summoned
to Winston by the critical illness of
his brother. Mr.. Murphy McNair. who
is Frustrated by his second attack Of
paralysis.
Yesterday afternoon Right Rev. Leo
s. Had, o. S. B., Bishop of the Roman
Catholic church in North Carolina and
president Of Belmont College, arrived
and is a guest at the Hotel Lafayette.
Last evening there were impressive
services in ST. Patrick'S church, con
Quoted by Bishop Hail, assisted by Rev.
Father Marion. and five persons receiv-
ed the rite of confirmation.
Last evening, at their residence on
Haymount, MI. and Mrs. John r. Nc
Neilf delightfully."- entertained a num-
Der of friends, complimentary to Mr..
r. H. Taylor, of ~Carmensburg, Perm.
sister of Mrs. Mcneil. The parlors en-
suite. all thrown into one, were beauti-
fully decorated in pink roses and green
foliage, while the supper. room adorn-
ments We're tasteful and elaborate.
Those assisting Mr.. and Mrs. Mcneil
IN receiving were Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Broadfoot, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Lilly,
Mrs. Walker, of Spray, N. c.. Misses
P. Fl. Matthews and Jane Tillinghast,
and Mr.. ]. B. Tillinghast. In the din
ing room presided Dr.. and Mrs. J. D.
w. w. Hurke, Mrs. Herbert Lutterloh
throughout the evening, n in the re-
ception hal the guests were greeted by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Morgan. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. MacRae, Mr.. n Mrs. H.
Lutterloh. Mr.. w. L. Holt.
Mrs. Faucette, who has e the
guest of MI. and Mrs. w. NJ. Morgan.
returned to her home in Virginia yes
terdav