The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
THE CHRISTMAS AFTERMATH.
Pleasant Social Doings I'm Fayetteville.
An Old Soldier Hobnobs With Ills
Frjends--The Osborne-AIlan Mar
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Fayetteville. y. c. December 30
Last evening. al his handsome residence
on Rowan street. Colonel Joseph B.
Starr informally but Hospitality receiv-
ID the following friends. TO aid him in
a symposium OF good cheer and the
keeping Of the Christmas holidays in
an evening spent after the fashion OF
the good old times: Major (. J. Hale.
Captain J. +. crosswell. Captain D. H
Graves. Messrs. J. F. Harrison. H r
Drake. Robert Strange, w q Hall j.
d. Williams. s. H Strange, J. II. Ny
No sooner were the cordial
handshakes exchanged and the cigars
lighted than the party became on BUSH
ness intent. and the cards were shut
fed and scores made up: and. until a
late hour. there was 4 contest Of skill
among Did stagers. The result was
lamentable, the host being. very un-
gratefully, presented with the prize for
having made the worst score of the
evening. by Mrs. 5. H. Strange.
Mrs. S. Fl. Strange and Mrs. John D.
Williams then replaced the cards on
the able in the centre. with the cromn-
piece of the evenings entertainments
a magnificent bowl of egg-nog faultless
in preparation, choice in its ingredients
and abundant in measure; and there
too fair DANES mad the last hour OF
the @evening one Of unalloyed enjoy
ment. When the guests made their
farewells to the host, it was with the
fervent hope that for this brave, fine
old soldier there may be many a Christ
mas yet Of a green old age.
The marriage of Mr.. G. H. Osborne
and Miss frances L. Allen. f~orecasted
in yesterdays Messenger, took place al
the home of the bridges father. Mr..
John L. Allen, Rev. ]. B.. Hurley, pre-
siding elder of this district. officiating.
The best man was Mr.. Bradley Osborne,
of New Haven, Conn.,, and the grooms-
men was Mr.. Stanley Mansfield. The
dame of honor was Mrs. Eva Dodson,
sister of the bride, wearing white crepe
de chine, and carrying pink carnations.
The brides gown was of elegant white
silk. with the veil. and her bouquet was
of white roses. The house decorations
were holly, ferns and crimson carna-
tons. illumined by colored lights. The
brides going-away costume was tailor
made blue cloth. Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
borne will include Washington and
New York in their wedding trip.
Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Green very delightfully."- entertained a
large number Of the younger society
set, whose merry laughter and the gale
ty of young, happy hearts made full Of
life the beautiful halls and parlors of
the splendid residence until a late hour.
One of the very pleasant functions
of the holiday season was the dance in
the ar1nory of the Independent Light
Infantry, the music furnished by the
Norfolk Orchestra, and the figures led
by Mr.. Charles G.. Rose, with the fol-
lowing taking part in the dance:
r. Mr.. C. G. Rose and~Miss Bessie Nc
Neill; MI. D. H. Htfin and Miss Grace
Mcmillan; Mr.. c.. L. Pemberton and
Miss Margaret Bridgers, of Whining
ton; Mr.. J. M. Rose, Jr., n Miss
Harry Warren Cameron; Mr.: Joseph Nc
Kethan and Miss Mary F. Robeson;
MT. J. A. Lambeth and Miss Minerva
McNeiH; Mr.. J. C. Taylor and Miss Jo-
sephine Boylan; Mr.. P. D. Laurason
and Miss Maud Haigh; Mr.. Jack Til
ainghast and Miss Isabelle Glover; Mr..
and Mrs. M. r. Bacon, of Albany, Ga:
Mr.. D. S. Owen and Miss Mary N.
BrOadfOOt; MIR. r. b. sanders ana Miss
Lillian Haigh; Mr.. A. B. Mcmillan and
Miss Mary Mcneil, Mr.. Ben Mcmillan
and Miss Lima Pemberton; Mr.. John
Misses Lin Pembeton, Mary Slocomb.
Mr.. Robert Mcneil and Miss Jana
Pemberton; Mr.. A. w. Patterson and
Miss Alice Matthews: Mr.. L. H. SUIT
ton, Jr., and Miss Emily Hatch, of
Asheville, N. C.. The chaperones were
Mesdames John D. MacRae, Herbert
Lutterloh and J. D. Williams.
Mr.. Howard M. Cook of Bayonne, n.
j., who is paying a visit to DR.. and Mrs.
r. D. Haigh on Haymount went down
yesterday with Mr.. Philip w. Haigh
for a day or two Of wild goose and duck
hunting at Cape Fear Lodge in Robe
son county.
Yesterday afternoon, near the Ashley
Bailey silk mill in the southern u
of the city, James Wilson, a negro boy
aged about Is years, shot Fred Ray, an
other colored boy of about the same
age. He was arrested and tried before
Magistrate overly; and in default of
bail, was committed to jail. Rays
wound IS not considered dangerous.
The Young society women of Fayette-
vile give a bal pordre this evening in
the armory of the Independent Light
Infantry, under the management of
Miss Linz Pemberton, Mary Slocomb,
Mary n. BroadfooL and Lillian Haigh.
It promises to be once f the brilliant
social functions OF the season.
Colonel T.. G. James and Mr.. c. w.
WORTH, of Wilmington, are welcome Wis
itors in h city today.