The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-06
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
on the Opera Stagc-Snipcs
Turns States Evidcncc-F1oat Pa
rade for County Fair--Lnmber
Bridge Company Accepts-News and
Personal Notes

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Correspondence of The Messenger }
Fayetteville. September so.-The the
atrical amateurs of the city to he
number Of about $50. from the tots a
few years old to the society belle. are
in all the stir % rehearsals for their
presentation of "Powhatan," the his
torical opera, on the stage OF the F..
l. l. |. opera house next Wednesday
evening The company Is trained by
Professor Albert Baker. and those Who
have attended the rehearsals say ,ha:
the play will De good.
The managers OF the Cumberland
county fair propose TO make Thursday
October Goth. military day. spectacular
from Its attractions. There will be a
| parade OF Handsomely decorated floats
Tor which yaluaele prizes IN cash wal.
be onered;; a tournament with prizes
TO the winner. and coronation carc-
monies at the grand all in the armo-
~ Friday night, when beautiful souve-
Mrs will be presented To the queen a
her maids of honor.
Snipes. one OF the Atlantic Coast
| Line freight handlers. arrested on The
charge OF stealing goods from the
railroads, turned states evidence at The
preliminary trial yesterday. impiicat-
ing several of the other employees.
/ Mr.. Owen II Page. superintendent
OF the Fayetteville division OF the At.
lantic Coast Lie railroad. was a Fay
etteville visitor yesterday.
Mrs. z. B. Weed has returned from
spending the summer north. accompa-
MED by her niece, Miss Francella Mont.
and they are guests at Pine View,
the all-the-year resort OF Mrs. j. d.
Broadfoot on IIaymount.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Prior, of Red
Springs, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r.
NJ. Prior on Rowan street. Mr.. VII
liam Prior goes from here TO Monroe
vile. Alabama. 10 engage in the tur-
Dentine business.
Mr.. Fay Aubrey has been appoin, cd
free rural delivery carrier between
Fayetteville and Autryville.
A Cumberland farmer. who is sorlo-
thing of a bird shot, says that the
promise Of abundant quail, made by
Mr.. Pearson, secretary of the state
Audubon Society, will not be realized
In his part OF Cumberland county.
The quail are not there. the young
birds having been drowned out by
washing summer rains.
W. ID. Averitt, who died at Atkinson.
Ca. a few days ago. was a native or
Cedar Creek TOW nship in this county
and was II the Saith yea of his age. He
was a faithful Confederate soldier. 4
member Of Company F. Cumberland
Plough Boys, oath regiment North Car
nlina infantry ua rnnvad m Canrpio
in 1868. where he has since lived. He
took part in the Seven Days battle
around Richmond, the battles Of NAL
vern Hill, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg.
and the capture of Plymouth, n. e.
Captain J. S. Evans. now living in Tex
as. was commander OF Company +.
and in the latter part of It's service the
oath regiment was commanded by the
gallant and lamented Major Thaddeus
D. Love. of Bladen county.
Sheriff W. II. Marsh has completed
the erection of his handsome dwelling
on Dick street, and painters are o
doing the finishing off and decor1t-
ing.
Grading on the Raleigh and South
port railroad has reached a point about
six miles this side of Little River
Academy in Cumberland county.
Rev. H. L. Joyner has this week oeen
conducted a religious meeting az
Cokesburg church.
The Lumber Fridge Light Infantry
Captain Hall, has accepted The invita-
ton to attend the Cumberland fair
and acceptances ale hoped for from the
Maxton and Clinton companies.
MIR. F. II. Cotton, owner and genera
manager of the Algadon Knitting Mills.
expresses himself much pleased with
the plants output of business for the
first rear.
Captain Mcneil, Of the Merchant
Mills. and Mr.. c. III. Mclaughlin, OF
the Southern Cotton Oil Company, he
two largest ginnnries in the county, re-
port a much larger business In ginning
cotton this year than for the sans
time last year.
Mr.. and Mrs II. T. Cramer. to the
regret of Fayetteville people, will mako
their home in Georgia, where Mr.. era.
mer will engage in the naval store
business.
Captain n. H. McGeachey, commau$
ing Company +, Second regiment Nat
ional State Guard, has received an in
vitation for the company to attend the
state fair, on the occasion Of b visit
III Iub TIESiuSu~t ~lia4 AhoE poOosS-
be accepted.
Miss Sallie Parroll, Of G~oldsboro. has
entered training school for nurses OF
the Highsmith hospital.
Mr.. Owen Rogers and Miss Mary
Ray were united In marriage at Hope
Mills yesterday morning.
Miss Lizzie Morgan. OF Rockds5
township, has been brought up to the
uiphcmifh for treatment
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Morgan. OF Laurel
Hill, have been visiting relatives In
this county.
Mrs. Ed. Hawley has returned from a
visit { Mount Airy.
Mr.. B. F. Billiard. a native OF Cum
berland. now one of the wealtatest
business men OF Savannah. Ga, Is Wis
sting his old home.
Ronald Mcmillan, the youngest %
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