The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-23
PLANS FOR PUBLIC BUILDING.
FAYETTEVILLE Committee ON Sites and
Option-Cfty Graded SCHOOLS
Transfer OF Valuable Property
News Notes.
especial to The Messenger.)

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Fayetteville. ~. G, September ~
Under Instructions from Washington.
this morning a COMMITTEES. consisting OF
Messrs. F. r Rose. secretary OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. A. H. Siocomo.
a leading business man. and A. L Mo
Caskill. postmaster. examined n num-
Der of sites on the principal streets OF
the city. and took option on the prope
~, for the erection OF a government
building. There are at least half =
dozen eligible locations on Hay. Person
and Green streets the best on Hay. as
thew are most centrally situated This
looks very much like a public ouildins.
and the city Is very much gratifed at
the outlook. especially taken in con-
nection with the visit OF Mr.. Arlington.
secretary and treasurer Of the New
York Union Bleachery Company. which
was wired 20 The Messenger last night
II does not look as IL tho company
would invest so much in property. and
not erect the plant.
In the Hay street building The city
graded schools. Professor j. A ~
superintendent, made a very gratifying
fall opening yesterday, the numoer Ga
pupils in attendance being nearly %
per cent. greater than on any previous
year. Following is the faculty for this
year: y. A. Jones, superintendent; J..
A. Conley. principal; W. A. n
assistant principal; Mrs. Kate Utley.
! Mrs. Kate Bruce. Misses Clifford Jor-
dan, Ethel Fisher, Margaret Whitehead,
Kate B~roadfoot, me Patterson, Bette
w. Evans. Ethel Walker, Kate Matth-
ews, Marion Mclean, Mrs. Breeze and
Miss Mclean conduct the branch or
| the school in east Fayetteville.
Mr.. T.. C. Jackson, a popular and sue
| cessful commercial traveller, has pur-
| chased from Captain Z. r. Mcclellan
the William b. Wright property on
| Haymount, and will there build a n
some residence. 1t is an ideal situation
for a pretty home, and Messrs. JACK
| son and Mcclellan, who retains the
| Troy lot adjoining. will make extensive
| improvements. The street in the rear
will be graded and opened TO the west.
and the correspondent suggests Arsen-
al Avenue as its name. The Wright
place is almost historical. There for
many years was the homestead Oh the
late William B. Wright( whose venera-
BILE widow still lives in this city. more
thar four-score years of age), a leading
member of the Fayetteville bar, set In
a splendid grove, and surrounded by
Conservatives and 'shrubbery that
Shenstone might have envied," TO use
the words of the eloquent Writ In the
trial of Aaron Burr. When Shermans
forces DESTROYED the Confederate ar
senal the Wright residence and out
houses were involved in the great nre.
The third quarterly conference or Hay
street Methodist church was held In
the Sunday school room last evening:
The new pastor of the First BaptlsI
Hall rnaanflV 0t
Norfolk. Va, occupied the pulpit, &c
the qualification of large congregations
last Sunday. The Presbyterian and
Methodist congregations visited wilI
the Baptists at night.
Captain J.. d. Mcneil has returnet
from Chattanooga, Tenn. Wnere ne az
ended the meeting of the lnternattona
Association of Fire Engineers.
Mr.. Leon ]. Goddard has returned
from visits to New York and Balti'
more.
Mr.. Herbert Lutterloh is visiting hi:
brother, Mr.. l.. 3. Lutterloh, at rama
haSsee, Fla.
The reporter is glad TO know tina
Mrs. w. L. Holt and children are al
conyalescent. Miss Stella Jones, . o.
HiiisDoro. graduate OF the Hisnsmltf
hospital. has been their special nurs'
during their sickness.
Miss Daisy Smith has returned to he
4 hOfnS at dIOluSDOIo, ~
visit to friends in this city.
Mr.. John Edge, who had his leg badl!
cut up at Tolar's saw mill in RoDesol
county. was brought VI on the Maxtol
train today for treatment at the High
smith hospital.
Charles Harper was tried before Mag
.strate overly this morning, charge
with assault with intent to Kill on
negro named Simmons, and was boun'
: over in the sum of 800. Immediatel
! afterwards he. was arrested by Deput
: Sheriff Monaghan, on the charge Q
: criminal assault on his own daushtei
and the Preliminary trial lakes plac
his afternoon.
; The Colored State Baptist Sunda
School convention begins in this cit
: ] this evening-address of welcome D
Mr.. @. K. Nimocks. Rev. +. +. Smith
w. j. Peacock. DR.. n. T. Roberts, {
} Shaw University is president.
{ Messrs. J. T. and b. V. Judd, tn
father and brother of DR.. Judd, VIII
have been visiting him., have returns
4. home.