The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11

Cook-Work OF Cape Fear Electric
Power Company-Death OF Mr.
Carroll. Etc.
Especial to The M~essenger.)
Fayetteville. N. g. March AT the
target contest on Saturday OF the Ia
dependent Light Infantry battalion.
Companies A III b. Major j. g. yann
commanding. Major E. l. Pembertoa.
q crack shot. ex-Commandant
OF Company A, won the Mott god
medal by a score of - out of a possible
25, Corporal Paul Watson O the Blues.
carried of the next prize. a handsome
old medal by a score OF 10. Mr.. -. A.
King won the prize OF the Grays by a
score of Is. Deputy Sheriff Monaghan
got the Blue BOBBY. a tin gun. and
Corporal Z. l.. Pool the Gray body"
a tin cup. Refreshments were served
at the armory. and h presentation
OF prizes was gracefully made by Coio-
mel w. S. Cook.
There Is no pause in the establishment
and equipment OF the Fayetteville sub
station of the Cape Fear Electric Power
company The poles are set to east
Fayetteville for the service Of the Holt
Williamson cotton mill. and, presume
ably. OF the Southern Cotton OIL Com
pany. As the correspondent UNDER
stands il. while this sub station will
be complete and thorough in its appa-
ratus, a costly plant is not needed.
The water power will be electrically
transmitted from Buckham Falls TO
this place at a very high pressure. and
the main work of the substation will be
10 convert this into a low pressure of
voltage.
At $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
at the Baptist Mission at the Hotel
Morgan mill village. the funeral service
took place over the remains of Mrs. ].
w. Carroll. aged So years. whose Chris
tan life was full Of good works. She
leaves a husband. a faithful C~onfeder-
ate soldier, and five children. Walter.
| Willard. Ernest and Elan, and Miss
| Hattie Carroll.
The Jeb Stuart Chapter. United
| Daughters of the C~onfederacy OF this
| city. of which Mrs. Hunter CT. Smith IL
president. will adopt the state flag
J hereafter. to be used at all conventions
They have also appointed committees TO
properly designate the unmarked graves
OF Southern soldiers in n old Cross
Creek cemetery. and to secure an as
semby hall for the meetings.
| Mr.. j. b. Farmer, former local super
OF the Armour Packing Com
| panys house at this place, who was
transferred to Norfolk, being succeeded
by Mr.. A s.. Holden, of Wilmington.
has declined the Norfolk place. and will
II Idhc Il DOSlLIoh VIII the ATIuIleiD
Wholesale Grocery Company.
On Saturday the firm of Messrs. ]. A.
l Burns & Co. found themselves the
victims OF a queer robbery. They re-
| ceived a shipment of stores. of which
six cases had been opened and robbed
IN transit, only one pair OF shoes being
taken from each case: and, strange TO
say No. 6 in every
Mrs. j. Z. Bunting. who has been
making an extended visit here. has re-
turned to Wilmington.
Miss Sarah Brown has returned home
after a visit to Miss Loula Wells, Of
Wilson. n Miss Zaida English. OF
| Richmond.
| A man does not have to be vain 10
like to be appreciated. and the warm
| concentrations of The Messengers at
l titude on state and national politics
ought to d il proud" Hardly a day
passes that the writer is not approached
| for the papers service in behalf of true
| Democracy.
Acting under instructions OF his ply
sictan. Captain R.. A. Switzerland has
withdrawn his candidacy for the may
orally OF Fayetteville. his health not
being strong enough to stand the an
Vass. and attend to municipal duties.
besides his regular business. There Il
Likelihood that there viii be a primary,
and one of the machine will go in.
Very heavy rains fell here last night.
and equally as heavy are reported north
OF this place II SO. a March fresher
my be expected in the Cape Fear river.