The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-21
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
Electric Light Plant Inadequate
Fa%yetteville's Fire RecOrd-Popular
Newly Marrfed-A Show Sees Trou-
bIe-PersOnal Mention.
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Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, \. c., June 16.-The
city light committee, through its
chairman, Alderman N. B. Alexander,
reports that it has or file applications
for 1000 more incandeScent lights,
which it is impossible to furnish. as
the electric plant is now taxed to its
utmost capacity. With more power,
the electric light system could double
its profits, as there would be consid-
cradle income from day service in
running electric fans in restaurants.
drug stores, etc. The committee urges
the board of aldermen to take into
consideration the speedy enlargement
! of the plant.
| Fire Chief James S. Mcneil shows
that his department for the past year
: responded to 33 alarms Of fire on
property calued at about $4,000, and
! that the total loss on same was $3.50,
covered by insurance to the amour Of
$2,SS0. The department consists Of 10
active members, divided between two
hose wagons, and carrying over 1000
feet of hose. There is a reserve force
lOI " SSllSISS III lHS SIllCoId SlSdI1
Fire Engine Company and equipment.
{. and another $3.50 horse is bout to be
bought for'one Of the hose wagons.
The water supply is satisfactory the
pressure being 10 on an average dur
ing the alarms of fire:
d: Few married folks ever started from
Fayetteville on a wedding tour with
more cordial wishes for happiness
than Mr.. and Mrs. W.. J.. Bradley, who
went north after their marriage on
Tuesday evening. The bride, Miss Sa-
rah L.. Hart, has been a favorite in
social circles in this city ever since
n came here to reside from Will
mington. Mr.. Bradley was very ill here
his spring, and sympathy drew our
people closer to him in a warm friend
ship.
An itinerant show, travelling in two
exhibiting "Lunette, the Flying Lady"
opened out on the green at Holt-Mor-
gan Mills village-and then trouble
began. Whether or not the boys
thought the show a bum" perform
ance, which deserved wreckIng, they
pelted it with bricks and put out the
lights. The ShOwmen retaliated with
pistol shots. winging one assailant, for
which they passed the night in Jail.
The city government gives the whole
police force tel days vacation, with
full pay, this summer, taking it time
about. These public servants have
we'll earned the outing. The force is
small in numbers for SO large a place
and the duties night and day are ar
duous.
Mrs. Dixon, of Charlotte, is visiting
relatives in this city.
Mrs. R. H. Troy, of Atlanta, Ga, is
the guest. of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Troy
on Haymount
Mr.. w. H. Wetmore, of Greensboro,
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Hurke.
Miss Maud Haigh delightfully."- en-
tertained a party of friends yesterday
afternoon at s~ix-handed euchre COM
plimentary to Miss Dora McRae, of
Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Fannie Johnson of Whining
ton, is making a visit to her sister,
Miss Hattie Starr. Mrs. hnso is a
native of Fayetteville and finds many
old friends delighted to see her.
Doubtless one of the largest refrig-
orators in the state has just been
put UP in the culinary department of
the Hotel La Fayette, n was sent
about 1000 pounds of fee at a time
and can take care of several ~carcasses
of beef, mutton, etc.
Fayetteville and Dunn play a match
game of baseball at the park his af-
ternoon.
The Jessup Naval Store Company, of
North Carolina and Florida, Mr.. A. II.
Slocomb, of this city, president. has
moved its Fayetteville office from the
wholesale house of A. E. Rankin &
Co., on Person street, to the southern
tenement in the main building Of the
Highsmith hospital, on Green street,
and is now installed IL elegant quar-
tiers. From the McGeachy Company's
dry goods store to Old street. no par
of the business section of the town
has been built up more handsomely
than South Green street, and the i'm
posing Highsmith block makes 1t a
very attractive thoroughfare.
Professor j. A. Jones. superinten-
dent of he city graded schools, left
today to attend the national education
al convention at st. Louis, AMI will,
of course, visit the exposition.
Mr.. A. J. Woodward, the venerable
father of Colonel w. ]. Woodward,
who has been very i'll al his residence
on Haymount, is somewhat better to-
/, day.
The following are the officers Of
Cumberland Lodge. No. 5, knights OF
Pythias: G. J. Cooper. c. C.: Rev V.
G. Smith. V. c.; A E Martin, p. Rev;
NJ. of A.; J. c. Vann, K. of r. and s.:
r. F.. Amos. 1. G.: Alex. Jackson, o.
G..
Alex. Geary, George Miller and Dan
Pope, negroes, were arrested last
night by Officers Scarboro and Mona
CHAN. charged with robbery of freight
cars of h Atlantic Coast Line rail-
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