The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-19
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS NOTES
Impressive Seryices-New Church for
FayctteyilIe-Might Have Been a
BAD Jirc-New Resident Physician.
Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

EftSPIIdA SOlSS. |
Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., May 16.-The,
services at the First Presbyterian
church, ON Sunday, installing the new
pastor, Rev. w. NJ. Farley, We're veryl
beautiful and impressive, and were att
tended by a very large congregational
The of Revs. Drs. H. G.. Hill
and j. NJ. Rose were able and appro-I
pirate, but the most pleasing feature of
the exercises was the presence of the
venerable and beloved Rev. David
Farley, father of the installed younGI
pastor, whose sermon was eloquent
and scholarly. The instrumental mu-l
sic by the gifted organist, Mrs. W. Gil
Hall, and the vocal selections by theI
choir were all of a high class. Thel
First Presbyterian church of Fayette-I
vile is now in the second century of
it's history, and is perhaps at highwatecI
mark in it's membership and the num-I
Der Of it's congregation.
One of the very pleasant events Of
the social season was the reception
rendered to her companions of the
graduating class of the city graded
schools by Miss Edith Hall, the lovely
daughter of Rev. J. T. Hall, pastor of
the First Baptist church.
The congregation of the First Bap-I
fist church, of this city, nave voted to
erect a house of worship which they
intend to make one of the handSOmeSt
in the city. The church has received
great accessiOns of membership within
the past few years, and is now enjoy
ing an era of great prosperity under
it's pastor, Rev. j.. J. Hall.
The siX-handed euchre Marty, given
by Miss Alice Matthews, compliment
tary to Mrs. J. r. Ross, was one Of
the year.
The Fayetteville Business CollegeI
has closed for the year, following be-
ing the graduates for the spring term
of 1905. H. NJ H~edgepeth, James
Maultsby, G. II. Watson, G. l.. Vann,
Annie NJ. Vann, Lille G.. Branch, Bes-I
sic Smith, Fannie Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Courtney, of
Caldwell county, are visiting Rev. d.
H. futile at the parsonage on Gillespie
street. Mr.. Courtney was q brave
Confederate soldier, and lost a leg at
Gettysburg.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles Kennedy
have gone to McColrS S. c., ON account
of the critical illness~of a %grandchild.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Gwathmey, of
New York, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William ]. McDiarmid.
Messrs. W. A. Stewart, of Dunn: J.
d. Shaw, Jr, and NJ. L. John, of Lau-I
rinburg, and r. c.. Lawrence, of Lum-
berton, were visiting lawyers here on
professional business Yesterday.
Capt. Tom Whitfield, of Bladen coun-
ty, is making a visit to his son in this
city.
From what the correspondent learns,
today, the lightning anne very near
playing havoc with much valuable
property when it struck the cotton
room of Hope Mills factory, No. 2. A
big pile of cotton was blazing in less.
than three minutes, and, but for the
company's fire apparatus and the good
work of the mill force, there might
have been the destruction of not only
Il costly mill but of much other real es.
tate.
DR.. Livingston r. Johnson, an honor.
graduate of Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia. has become resident ply
sician of the Highsmith hospital. in.
this city. He also took the full med1-1
cal course at the University of North.
Carolina, and DR.. Whitehead speaks
very highly of his ability, as do the
faculty of Jefferson College. Best of
all. perhaps, his home folks in his ma
tive county, Duplin, universally esteem
and love Livingston Johnston. Besides
the regular staff, this addition of Dr..
Johnson was rendered absolutely neces-
sary by the increase of work and pat
ronage of the hospital, which is always
nearly taxed to its capacity for pa
tents.
Rev. j. J. HALL, pastor OF the First
Baptist church: Prof. j. \. Jones, su-
~pe.intendent of the city graded schools,
and Prof. Carlyle, of Wake Forest Col
lege. will take I to,r in Europe this
summer
Mr.. Low Mansfield has taken IL rosi-
ton with a drug house in Baltimore.
The municipal government today.
through its attorney. MIR. r. III. Dye.
made a formal demand for possession
of the plant, which demand was re-
fused, counsel for the defendant com j.
pany showing an order from Judge
urnell granting an appeal to the cir
cult court.
AT a row yesterday at a school house
on the east side of Cape Fear river.
Stinson, a negro, cut another negro.