The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS NOTES
Death of Mrs. j. III. BIake-pfeasaut
ReccDtion at Parsonage-Educa-
ton and Pension BoardS-Death of
Mrs. w. r. McDuffe-Ilurt i'm u
Runaway-PerscuaI Notes.
Especial to The Messenger

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Fayetteville. y. G., July 1.-The fun
Ieral services were held yesterday NJ
%Iternoon over the remains of Mrs. ]. II.
blake, who diesl at Southern Pines.
and the burial .ook place at the Nc
ARTHUR family 5urying-ground a few
lmiles west of this city. The deceased
twas before marriage Miss Susan Nc
IArthur, daughter Of the late Duncan
Macarthur, and sister of Mrs. d. y.
Mclean, of this place. She leaves a
husband and several children. Mrs.
BLAKE was a noble woman, devoted wife
land mother, who illustrated her Chris
titan faith both IN the work of her life
land the pious resignation of her death.
Last evening Rev. and Mrs. D.. IL.
futile celebrated the anniversary Of
1.-THE formers birthday by a reception at
1.-THE parsonage On Gillespie street to
the stewards and other officers of the
HAY Street Methodist Church and their
wives, at which the hours were very
pleasantly spent and delightful re-
Ifreshments served. Congratulatory
resolutions were adopted, and pastor
and officers pledged their best efforts
Ito make the coming year one of ex-
lceptional prosperity in the history OF
1.-THE church. The guests present were
lMesdames Hall, T. A. Smoot, b. {.
|Graham, w. S. Cook, w. w. Cole, J.
Ia. Steel, M. F. Crawford, @. K. MINI
locks; Colonel w S. Cook, Messrs. 3
&C.. Graham, w. w. Cole, J. A. Steel,
M. F. Crawford, H. r. Hall, Q K.
INimocks, J.. MO Lamb, J. H. Judd.
IL. A. Poe, j. ]. Powers.
While Mr.. Neill Black, with his lit
tile daughter Fanny, was driving Il 4
buggy near Manchester yesterday, the
horse took fright at a train on he
track, and ran away, throwing both
from the conveyance, and Mr.. Black
was badly hurt, having three ribs bro
ken. The child escaped injury.
News has been received here OF the
Heath, at Florala, Gla., of Mrs. W. K.
|McDuffie, a native of this county, and
daughter of the late Malcolm Melon
laid. She had been making prepare
lions for a visit to her relatives in
Cumberland when she was taken SICK
Last evening at $3.50 o'clock, in the
of Rev. V. G. Smith, who per
the ceremony, -ir. P. c. Kin
low, assistant to Mr.. w. T. Jones, man.
ager of the electric light plant, was
married to Miss Lula Startling, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Marshall Starring.
The county board of education,
Messrs. j. H. Currie, J. w. Hall and
J. A. Oates, vii, meet Monday, and,
other business, will elect a
superintendent OF public IN
struction. The correspondent has
heard of no competitor of the present
efficient incumbent, Mr.. B. T. McBTyde.
The county pcAsion board, Colonel
&C.. w. Broadfoot, Major A. A. Mckee
than, Messrs. A. D. McGill and N. C..
|Thagard, will meet Monday to con-
slider applications, about fifteen OF
which have been filed so far.
Mrs. T. A. Smoot, of Durham, went
down to Wilmington yesterday to visit
her mother, Mrs. McGirt, after a shor,
stay with friends in Fayetteville, where
she is much admired and esteemed.
New wood work is being put into the
dam, and additions made to the cot
ton ginning department of Captaia j.
D. McNeill's extensive merchant mills
plant. \
Miss Eleanor Huske gave a very
pleasant entertainment to a number Of
young friends at the hospitabIe FAM
lily home on Haymount.
Misses Lillian and Mary SlocOmb will
be the guests mkt week at a house
party given by Miss Lizzie Hotcnkiss
at Charlottesville, Va
The Misses Williams, of Decatur,
Ca, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Rankin on Russell street
Mr.. Bowyer, OF Autryville, was
brought up to the HIghsmith hospital
Yesterday very ii of typhoid fever.
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