The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25

plant is situated in the southern out
skirts of the city, has recently installed
a fine humidifier system throughout its
buildings, and has on the way new ma
chiuery for an increase of more than
1000 spindles, giving it over 1900
spindles in all. At the recent annual
stockholders meeting a dividend of .
per cent. was declared on last years
earnings.
One of the notable, very large flu
nerals in the history Of Cumberland
county was that of the late Caps. J. ~.
Mcpherson at II o'clock yesterday, ut
Mcpherson church, four miles west OF
town, attended by IA great gathering
from ali the surrounding country II
by large numbers from Fayetteville.
The exercises were conducted by Rev.
Y. g. Smith. assisted by Rev. D.. H.
Tuttle, pastor of Hay Street Methodist
church, and the Rev. David Farley,
the grand old pulpit scholar and con-
sGcrated priest Of God, under whose
ministrations the deceased grew IL
strengthened i'll religious faith. The
service was opened with an exquisite
solo by Mrs. w. NJ. Morgan. ! large
number of Confederate veterans at
tended the funeral, formed in a body,
and laid the remains of their dead COM
rade to rest. The tributes of flowers
We're moi only profuse, literally cover
ing the new made grave in their beau
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CRATE and tasteful i'll design One OF
the honorary pallbearers, Mr.. Ransom
Burns, among the few survivors in this
section of the Bloody Sixth regimen,
carried Capt. Mcpherson off the field
when he was desperately wounded at
Petersburg. Riding in II Of the con-
veyances carrying the honorary pail
bearers was Ben Jones, the cOlored
body-servant Of Capt. Mcpherson, who
was by his side all through the civil
war, and brought him home when he
was wounded. He bore the body Of
Col. Isaac Avery off the field at Gettys-
burg. Ben Jones is II of the best
types of the family slaves before The
war; and, if the Messenger please, the
correspondent intends to give his biOg-
raphy in a future Sunday edition of the
paper.
In the beautiful Mcpherson church
graveyard lie men and women who
made their impress on the times in
which they lived Alex. Mcpherson,
father of John A.: his father, AleXaE-
der, born in Jura, Scotland, about the
middle Of the 18th century; Theophilus
H. Holmes, lieutenant general in the
Confederate armies, and his wife,
Laura, daughter of the late George
WetmOre, and niece Of the late George
+. Badger. Her epitaph is brief, but
eloquent, dictated by General Holmes:
'She made her husband a Christian
\ beautiful marriage took place last
evening in historic Galatia Presbyte-
rian church, in the west part of the
county, which united Mr.. Lauchlin
McInnis and Miss Mary ellis, Rev.
David Farley performing the cere-
mony. a delightful reception was held
afterwards at the residence Of Mrs. j.
A. ellis, mother of the bride.
The result Of the municipal primaries
yesterday did not surprise anyone con-
versant with Fayetteville public sent1-
ment, thought it was very significant
Whoever may attempt to disguise the
fact, it was a prohibition andanti-prO-
hibition fight. More than one commuD-
icatiOn showing this was written to
the Fayetteville Observer, endorsing
Mr.. c. 2. OVERLY, the opponent of the
incumbent, Mr.. c. B. Mcmillan, lead
ing is the ticket nominated: Mayor
ing is the ticket nominated: MaryOr,
{. Z. Mcmillan; aldermen, W. l.. Haw
ley, T. H. Maultsby, n. B. Alexander,
j. A. Barnes, r. G. Haigh. d. \. Nc
MILAN, ]. D. Mcneil, J. F. oJhnson,
r. II. Buckingham, j. G.. Holdings
worth, w. W. Horne, l.. W. Clark, J.
A. Pemberton, Robert Jones: board of
audi and finance, II. B.. Horne, Z. Nc
MILAN, J. D. Mcneil, !. f. Johnson,
nations except Robert Jones for alder
man in place of J.. B. Underwood, Jr.,
who declined TO enter the contest.
On the way to McPherson's church
yesterday the correspondent passed
through the only body of round long
leaf pine left in that part of the coun-
ty, and one of the few bodies left in
all the upper Cape Fear section. 1t is
owned by Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Macarthur,
and its value may be estimated by the
fact that she can get between $1,000
and $4,000 for the tract of abBut 200
acres. but she refuses to sell.
Rev E. r. Welsh and Mr.. Leak con-
Quoted a religious revival all last week
at the town of Hope Mills. and another
will begin in the Methodist church at
Hope Mills No. , tomorrow.
Mrs. L. c. Smith died in this city
yesterday at the residence of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton III. Smith.
Mr.. Z. 7. Whitfield has returned from
q pleasant visit to friends i'm Florida.
Misses Kate Cain and Alice Denhanl,
Of White Oak, Bladen county, are Wis
iffng friends in this city.
Mr.. James Kyle, of Wilmington, is
making a visit TO his parents. Capt.
and Mrs. w. e. Kyle, on Green street.
Mr.. r. B. King, head OF the King
Wholesale and Retail Drug Company,
has re~purchased the beautiful cottage
on Haynouut- which he sold tn Sf- p