The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
INEFFICIENT TELEPHONE SER
VICE.
Temporary ReceivershIp-Death OF
Rev. DIR. w. NJ. Wetmore-News
and Personal Notes I'm Brief.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Especial TO The Nessenger.)
Fayetteville. n. c.. March 26.-At q
called meeting OF the board OF aldermen
last evening a petition was read. num-
erously signed by business men and
others OF Fayetteville. complaining OF
the unsatisfactory nature of the tele-
phone service. and asking that the
franchise of the p be revoked.
Aessrs. w. L. Holt. H. II. Drake and
s.. H. Strange appeared personally. and
stated their reasonable grievances.
Aessrs. Mcdowell, vice president. and
G.. A. Hoherness. general manager. Of
Ae Carolina Telegraph and Telephone
Company. were then heard by the
board. they admitted the inefficient
service of the exchange, and acknowl-
edged the reasonableness of the COM
plants made, but promised that the
evils should be remedied. and that
hereafter Fayetteville should have as
good service as any other town in
North Carolina. After discussion, a
committee was appointed for investi-
cation Of the matter. consisting of
&iessrs. R H. Buckingham, r. g.
Haign and j. B. Underwood, Jr., for
the city. and w. l.. Holt and D.. T.
Oates for the subscribers, giving the
telephone mpa until April 10Th to
40 away with the grievances complain
ed of. The committee are determined
to improve the service. but they hope
and believe that the company will show
such readiness to cooperate with them
that no revocation of the franchise will
be necessary.
The order. revoking the appointment
of Dr.. II. W. Lilly, of this city, as
temporary receiver Of the Fayetteville
W~aterworks Company, is not to be
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nell as 10 the merit or sufficiency of
the award of $3.50 0 made by the board
OF arbitration as the amount which the
city of Fayetteville should pay for the
rights, franchise and property of the
company. 1t simply means that the
Waterworks Company. although a New
Jersey corporation, is at all times,
amenable to the jurisdiction OF the
Federal court. and that no actual neces-
sity exists for the receivership.
Fayetteville people. ave received
with regret the news Of the death yes
terday Of Rev. DR.. w. NJ. Wetmore,
aged about IS years, at Li%ncointon, N.
c., where he has been rector of the
Episcopal church for more than forty
years. He spent his youth and early
manhood at the Wetmore homestead,
four miles west of own and was a
nepheW of the late George Z. Badger,
his mother having been the sister OF
[ Llldl ulSl1llS III IL.
more was the youngest son and the last
Of the immediate Wetmore family, the
eldest OF the succeeding generation
being his nephew. Colonel c. w. Broad
foot. and his niece. Mrs. w. II. Nc
Pherson, daughter of the late Lieuten-
ant General T. n. Holmes. who mar
| ried Miss Laura Wetmore.
The head ~bookkeeper and the over
| seers OF the different departments of
the Hope Mills Manufacturing Compa-
ny nave presented a gold headed cane
OF elaborate workmanship and artistic
design 10 E-r. z. H. Cotton. who recent
Iy resigned the superintendency, in
token OF their appreciation Of his past
valued services and his pleasant per-
sonal relations with them.
| At the exercises. at Raefo-d, Of Cape
| Fear Council No. 10. Junior Order OF
| American Mechanics, a short notice of
| which has already been given in The
Messenger, the presentation of Bible
| and flag will be made by Mr.. V. c..
| Billiard, member OF the legislature, and
| the acceptance by Mr.. 3. T. McBryde.
county superintendent Of instruction.
Hon iB. r. Lacy, state treasurer. is
expected TO be present on the occa-
sion.
Mr. Z. V. Jeffrys. of Fremont. ". C.
has taken a position as additional tele-
|. graph operator OF the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company, the increased
business of the road requiring more
force.
Yesterday Professor c. w. Wake
land, superintendent OF the Donaldson
Davidson Academy, received news OF
the death of his father at his home in
Ohio.
Colonel K. M. Murchison. a prominent
New York business man, and a nat.ve
of Cumberland. is visiting friends and
relatives in this city and county.
Mrs. w. NJ. Morgan is making a visit
to relatives in Richmond. Va
Yesterday afternoon the 9Th and 10tA
rooms OF the city graded schools enter
tanned a large crowd of their friends
with an amusing and well rendered
musical comedy. "A Trip Through Eu-
rope"
The Rockfish Sunday School Associa-
ton will meet in the Methodist church
at Hope Mills tomorrow at 2:3e o'clock;
and. after religious exercises and mu-
sic. addresses will be delivered by Rev.
J. NJ. Page and Mr.. II. o. Davidson
During the past week Rev. L. 3. Pat
tershalI has been conducting a series
Of religious meetings I'm the Methodist
church in East Fayetteville.
South Carolina truckers are shipping
large quantities of cabbage plants TO
the southern part of this county, Rock
! fish township. At Cotton Mr.. Joseph
Johnson has just set out about 10. 900.
Professor ]. A Jones, superintendent
! OF the Fayetteville graded schools, will
take position as teacher OF mathemat-
les I'm the faculty OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical college at Raleigh,
1 during its summer school This will be
l after he completes his work with the
: summer school OF the State University