The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
FAYETTEVILLE f NEWS LETTER
Chamber OF Commerce Discusses Pub
lie Mnitcr-Asrested for False Pre-.
terse-SociaI Entertainntcnt-Ncws
and Personal Notes


fAAAcs <AAtk0SA o--1h ne kuEet-
Ing of the chamber of last
evening several important questions
came up. among them the appointment
OF q committee TO appear before the
county commissioners. urging work on
the Mary's Garden road on the east side
OF Cape Fear river, one of the great
highways in the country. over which
q large amount OF cotton Is brought
to Fayetteville. On motion OF Mr.. A.
A. Slocomb, a committee was appoint
ed TO cooperate with the farmers of
the county for the erection of a cot.oa
warehouse. The subject of the county
fair was brought up for consideration,
and the committee was continued In its
work of areusing a greater interest in
the annual exhibitions.
Neill Bolton, Of Carver's Greek town
ship, was arrested yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff ~Tiliinghast, charged with OBJ
tanning money under false p~retensc b.
Mr.. A. II. Slocerib. He gave bond for
his appearance 1T magistrates court
next week.
AcSlcihds dIlek uOOu MIS-. Jpuu II.
MacRae gave a delightful reception at
her HON on East Russell street, com
plimentsry TO Miss Cushman, of Ashe-
vile. The han isome parlors were
tastefully decorated and dainty refresh
ments were served.
Last evening a pleasant german was
danced in McKeithan's hall, the figures
led by Mr.. j. G. Thomson, escort;ng
Mise prnu,r ~ Da,;l-,n x-;.I .k~ fa
lowing on the floor: Mr.. T. III. Sutton.
Jr., and Miss Cushman, of Ashevil'c.
Mr.. Joe McKeithan and Miss Etheridgc
Of Texas; Mr.. Claude Rankin and Mss
Murdoch, of Florida; Mr.. |. Nj. Hunter
and Miss Minerva MCNEIL; Mr.. M. ID.
Burns and Miss Jessie Crosswell; Mr..
F. B. Sanders and Miss Jeanne Penn
berton; Mr.. Thomas Shaw and Misc
Lima Haigh; Mr.. Van Delmer and Miss
Lillian Haigh; Mr.. w. NJ. Jessup and
Miss May F. Robson; Mr.. Lee Wilt
ford and Miss Maggie Carson: Mr.. John
Pemberton and Miss Mary n. Broad
foot; Mr.. H. ID. Hefiin and Miss Grac,
Mcmillan.
Mrs. Mary A. Berchman died near
Hope Mills yesterday morning, age1 %
years, a woman Of great kindness and
Ihd1lIN W vi tAsS htCdN alu olilNe'a.
The funeral takes place at 4 o'clock
this afternoon from Big Rockfish Meth
odist church, conducted by Rev. E. X.
Welsh The deceased caves her nus
| band, five sons and four daughters.
Deputy Sheriffs Tfllinghast and Pate
arrested George Vann, negro, last night
wanted by the authorities for two
years. He was at first unwilling 10
surrender, but finally gave himself up
without resistance.
Miss Celia NJ. Robinson, who mas
been living for four or five years with
her grandmother, Mrs. NJ. c. Myrover.
on Haymount, returned yesterday 10
her mothers home in Pensacola, Fla.
Miss Robinson was one of the few we'll
equipped women journalists in North
Carolina. She frequently acted TO COM
plete satisfaction as city editor of the
Fayetteville Daily Observer, in the ali
sence of Mr.. l.. B. Hale, In Washing
ton city, was the Fayetteville society
correspondent of the Charlotte Obser-
yer, and a frequent contributor to the
northern periodicals.
The congregation o the First Pres
byterian church OF this city have grant
ed to their pastor, Rev. w. NJ. Farley
a months vacation, n he Is now en-
joying part Of his outing at virgins
| Vile.
Colonel T. c. James. Of Wilmington,
was registered at the Hotel La Fay
cite, yesterday.
Miss Fannie Williams Is visiting
Miss Martha Williams in Wilmington.
Mr.. Sidney Mcdaniel. a prominent
| farmer of the east side of the Cape
Fear river, is quite i'll at the home OF
| his brother-in-law Mr.. Jonathan Evans
Mr.. Herbert Lutterloh returned yes
| terday from a visit TO his brother, A..
r. B. Lutterloh. in Florida.
Miss Martha Williams, of this city,
| is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. A. White,
at Harrisburg, Va.
The truckers association of the Fay
etteville district are still IN
, their efforts to better their conditions,
and especially &c bring about conce-t
of action in selling their crops on the
! spot, without dealing with railroads,
, express companies and outside markets.
as by this plal they would at least
know always what they were doing. In
! this connection, Mr.. w. Johnson, who
| deals extensively in fruits u vegeta-
| bles on Market Square, informed h
! correspondent yesterday that this ysaf
| he cultivated a patch of less than three
| fourths Of an acre in the outskirts u
the city, and he had already solo frcm
it at his vegetable stalls more than
800 worth of truck.
DIR. Irwin Floyd has let the contrac.
| for the erection of a handsome brick
store tenement adjoining his BUILDING
on Hay street
Mr. ]. A. Emmett, of Greenvillc, :.
c., has been brought to the Highsnita
hospital for treatment. Mr.. Emmett
and family. who formerly resided here.
will again make Fayetteville sheir
home.
Misses Spandour, Bennett and Tolb.
| of this city, are attending a hou par