The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-07
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS NOTES
Board of Public Notwithstanding
the Fourth of July-Death Of Rev.
Il. L.. TrOy-IniIred by Mill Ma
Chinery-ShOrt News Paragraphs.
Personal Notes.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, July AT Il special
meeting of the board of aldermen and
board Of public works Mr.. II. II. Horne,
as chairman of the latter, gave notice
OF its due organization, and asked
the transfer Of public property would
take place, new books and accounts
opened, etc, with an itemiZed state
ment of physical condition Of said pub
lie property, amount of insurance car
ried, also the board of public works
wished to know if funds would be
available for paying the expenses of
an expert engineer in an examination
of the electric light plant with a view
20 its enlargement.
Mr.. K. Mcmillan, from the board of
audit and finance, reported back the
franchise granted to the Raleigh and
Southport railroad, ON account of a
failure to make a provision requiring
the road to work the streets over
which it has right of way, and asking
that the franchise be so amended.
Fayetteville is living in all the
heat, stew and stir of a Fourth Of July
celebration, the amusements consist
ing Of tub races on Cross Greek, run
ming through Eccles' Park, wheelbar-
row race, firemen's display and con-
test, sham battle of the military, base
ball, with fireworks and dance at the
armOIy tonight. Quite Il large crowd
came in over the Aberdeen and Rock
fish railroad, the streets are full of
crowds who, in spite of the intense
heat, seem to be enjoying themselves.
Miss Attic Marsh, formerly stenogra-
pher of the McDiarmid Wholesale
Lumber Company, of this city, has
taken the position of bOOkkeeper of
the bank at Red Springs.
The funeral services took place yes
terday morning at Liberty, Randolph
county, over the remains of Rev. Thad-
deus l.. Tray, aged 16 years, a native
of Randolph, son Of John b. and Nancy
Tray. He leaves Il wife and SOL, DIR.
L. s. Tray, and is also survived by two
brothers. Messrs. John r. and w. G..
Tray, Of this city, and a sister, Mrs.
Emma Peters, formerly of Charlotte,
row of Greensboro. Mr.. Tray was
for years a teacher in this city, con-
Quoting Il large and successful school
in Buieyille academy on Haymount.
Mr.. o. w. Patterson, who has for
two or three years been shipping clerk
for the Armfield Wholesale Grocery
Company. in this city, has taken a po-
sition with J. f.. Cortland, in Green's
boro.
Prof. Evander McGilvary, who has
just been called to the chair of philos-
cphy from Cornell to the University OF
Wisconsin. was a pupil Of Mrs. Kate
McNeilI's school, in this city, in his
boyhood.
\ small fire in east Fayetteville at
II O'Clock yesterday morning partly
burned the roof Of the house of Eliza
Wynn, but Mr.. Herbert Hawley, of
the McDiarmid lumber mills, extin-
guished the flames before great dam
age was done, with his force of hands.
William Perdew, a white boy work
ing in the card room Of Cumberland
mills, last Saturday lost three fingers
OF his right hand, cut off while he was
adjusting the machinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. III. MacRae are
spending some time at Asheville and
Toxaway.
Mrs. Jane Pemberton, with the chill
dren OF her daughter, the late Mrs. E.
L. e. Glenn, of Macon, Ga, arrived
here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. It. p. Harrell, of Che
raw, s. c., are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. B. Wightman on Old street.
Mr.. Jack Foster, of the Western
Onion Telegraph service, has been pro-
NOTED to be train dispatcher of the At
lantic Coast Line railroad at South
Rocky Mount
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