The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-23

A Good Woman Coma Runasguy
Makes q CoIlision-SoldieHf Cese-
bration on Monday-An Interesting
Rumor OF Investment, ETC


Especial Z The Mesenger.)
Fayetteville. N c.. February 20
Yesterday. a her home In the west
ern part Of Cumberland county. MIS-
Bella Monroe passed away. and her
death removed a type OF sterling wo-
manhood which blessed the home and
the community in which she lived.
She was reared in the Presbyterian
faith. which was ever to her a vital
principle. to hive by and for. Her
parents came direct to this country
from Scotland. and there. near the
banks OF Little River. they had theirs
for generations led the simple. hon
est clean ives Of the canny Scotch
Perhaps the strangest runaway en-
record took place yesterday or the
great high road between his city and
"Ardbussa," the country home OF DR..
j. w. McNeill. on Rockfsh Creek.
The horse OF MeSSrS- Evans and Fish
er. Of St. Pauls, driving in a buggy
to Fayetteville from one direction. and
the horse OF a teamSter hauling wood.
coming from the opposite direction,
became simultaneously frightened az
some object on the road. but, instead
OF running different ways. they bolted
Sli CT Jill WIZ SAA< "
gether in a head-on collision, which
sprawled them and their drivers in
the road. The teamSter was badly in
jured, and MeSsrs Evans and Fisher
were hurt, but not so seriously.
Washington's birthday will be cele-
brated next Monday with fitting cere-
| monial by the Independent Light In
fantry battalion, Maj. j. G. Holinss-
worth commandant. The programme
of exercises will include street parade
target contest. presentation of prizes.
| short talks to the command, refresh
ments served, etc.
1t is talked here on the street.-the
correspondent can give 1t only as an
Interesting rumor, which he has not
yet been able to corfirm-that the
| AshJey-Bailley silk manufacturers. of
| Paterson, n. j., who recently lost by
fire in that city a plant valued at
$4,000 and employing 1000 opera
tfves-will make still another invest
| ment here, where they already have
superbly equipped silk mills. There
is no doubt that the Fayetteville en-
terprise has been very successful and
excellently managed, while labor has
been highly satisfactory, compared
| with the rouble beSetting 1t at Pat
erson- Messrs. Ashley and Bailey
although not residents, have largely
| identified themselves with the inter
ests of this community. Some time
| ago they bought valuable property
at Manchester, ten miles west of this
city, presumably as a site for another
silk factory.
At. 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the family home on Haymount,
Mr.. H. w. Lilly entertained at an
| elaborate ~ull-course luncheon, COM
plimentary to Mrs. Fancette, or Rlch-
mond, Va. Following were the other
guests: Mesdames w. M. Morgan. G.
| J. Cooper, =. w. Broadfoot. J.. D.
MacRae. Mary Hinsdale. S. H. Mac
Rae. A. S. Rose, Herbert Lutterloh;
Misses Kate Broadfoot and Jane
| Tillinghast.
Yesterday afternoon, on the occa-
| sion of her birthday, Mrs. E. S. VIII
| liams informally entertained the tol-
! lowing friends: Mesdames Thomson,
J. B. Hurley, T. A. Smoot, M. j. Penn
berton, T. c. Williams, IT., H G:
| Smith, j. H. Judd, j.. l.. GIBSON b.
| c.. Gorham, Miss Rebecca Williams.
welcome new corners to Fayetteville
! are Mr., and Mrs. George I. Lane,
who have taken a residence on Rus-
sell street. Mr.. Lane represents the
Metropolitan Insurance Company, anc
will make his headquarters IN TINS
city.
raw Hin Fork, an extensive truck and
cotton farm, is seriously III at MS
residence in this city.
Maj. j. r. Williams, New 1ork
manager of the New FoundFand
Humber Copper Mining Company, is
in he city for a brief visit.
Miss Mary Warren Cameron is the
guest of friends at Hillsboro.
Miss Ellie Williams, who has peeh
the guest OF Miss Eloise McDearmld
has returned to her home at RED
J Springs. A..
Miss Annie Elliott is visiting Mr..
/ and Mrs. w. c. Williams at Rec
Springs.