The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
VI OF COMMERCE
Important Business Tranacted n Re-
cent Meetins-New Railrsrad OH
ection-Other News Notes,
Especial TO The Aessenger.)

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Fayetteville. n. &c, February Last
evenings meeting OF the cahmber Of
vas Of exceptional interest.
and the attendance both OF members
and outside citizens was large. The
committee 10 consider the matter OF
the state test small fruit farm n in
duce Its location at or near this point,
submitted a verbal report. Mr.. II.
Med. Robinson read the road bin franz
ed by the committee OF which Hon. j.
CT. shaw Is chairman: and. after an an
imatad discussion. the chamber by Il
large majority endorsed this bill In
preference 10 the bin now pending be-
fore the legislature. The latter bin
provides for n direct tax 10 construct
and maintain the public roads. without
submitting the matter to n vote OF
the people. The bill endorsed by tho
chamber provides for the issue OF $780,
00o IN th~irty-year bonds. with n direct
tax on wheels, to be submitted 10 the
people for ratification. Mr.. C. J. Coop
er, cashier of the Fayetteville Nat
ional Bank. submitted a plan by whicn
this city could secure additional rail-
DAD facilities by the or the
Raleigh and Cape Fear railroad TO this
point.
M. J. A. Mills, president OF the RAJ
leigh and Cape Fear railroad was N
this city only two or three lays ago
and conferred with prominent business
men. This extension would put Fay
etteville in close touch with a fine
farming, cotton and timber country IN
Harnett and Johnston counties. and
would restore to IL a trade which IL
once enjoyed. but which, has been oi-
verified of late years to Raleigh, Dunn
and other railroad towns. Il would
give the Raleigh and Cape Fear n river
terminal and a competitive fressh:
shipping point.
Few people know that pensions TO
United States soldiers bring into Cum
berland county from 5000 TO 81. 600
annually. Magistrate c. p. OVERLY in
formed the correspondent yesterday
that f~orty-six of these pension warrants
pass through his hands, averaging from
$24 to $36 a quarter, or from s. to $12 O.
month, and there are others besides
these throughout the county. Nearly
all the federal pensioners are colored.
Mr.. Charles Mallet was carride yer
terday 10 the Highsmith hospital for
. treatment.
Mrs. Kate Bruce, principal OF the
East Fayetteville branch OF the city
graded schools. Is quite sick.
The correspondent has been informed
that there Is no doubt Of a movement
having been begun for the lynching of
Partridge. he has never been able 20
trace this to any participants in the
alleged movement, and he In certain
that no prominent citizens were con-
cerned therein. At any rate. the GER
tainty that Partridge will be tried m
a few days, and that Justice will lie
speedily executed. should satisfy the
most exciting public sentiment.
Messrs. Walker and Banks William
son arrived here last evening from
Greensboro, on a visit TO their brothers.
Messrs. E Fl. M l.. Williamson.
Snow began failing here yesterday
between two and three O'Clock, held
up during the night, but came doxn
heavily again today and lis now seve-
raj inches deep.
On account OF the inclement weather
and consequent bad conditions OF the
roads, the attendance OF farmers was
small al loon In the court room today
OF the cotton convention, Of which CO..
J. s. Cunningham was to be the orator.
Therefore hemade no formal address,
but talked interestingly for some min
utes. much to the qualification OF those
present. The town and county people
have been much pleased TO meet Col.
Cunningham personally.