The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Interesting Municipal. Matters-Pest
House for City and COuTitN-GoOd
Offer on Street I'aving-Favettc-
Vile Fire Observation-Disclosures
ment for Daughters Of COnfedcracy.
Committed for Murder.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Fayetteville. N. G.. June l4.-CaD-
tain J. S. Mcneil. chief of the fire de-
nartment. makes his annua report to
the board of aldermen. showing that
during the wear the department re-
sponded to 35 alarms of fire on prop
erty valued at S2S.351. insured for
sl6.35O. with total losses OF ~s6.2os.50.
The force consists of 16 men. With two
hose age each carving 800 feet
of hose. and the Chicora Steam Fire
Engine Comranv. held in reserve. n
called out only once during the year.
There are one steamer and two hand
reels not in use. Captain Mcneil has
male a most excellent fire chief. Ii
ais department has been brought to u
high state of efficiency.
At the jast meeting of the board of
aldermen Mr.. Jonn D. Brown was
selected a site for a pest house. which
mStiOn-an honor Well deserved 1or
he has made one Of the finest officers
III that position the town has ever
had. collecting closely. and is ready
now to make settlement. though the
collector is not generally ready until
fall.
The county commissioners have
selected a sit for a pest house. which
Il NC JUN oI VIM MI oSA 80
city to bear one-third of the cost.
Mr.. E. A. Poe. who operates an
extensive brick manufacturing plant
in the southern outskirts of the city.
offers to sell to the city enough high
grade brick to pave one block %!
HAY street. from Market Square to the
junction of Donaldson and Anderson
streets. at a cost ONLY cne-third as
great as such material would cost
elsewhere. This is an advantageous
offer. and should be accepted. AS
handsome a thoroughfare as Hay
street deserves granite. but h next
best thing is here available. n at
least one square from The centre or
business can be paved at small cost.
once. too. this Improvement is begun.
it will NEAR the eventual pavinS Of
all the streets.
A municipal ordinance has been
passed authorizing the finance COM
n1ittee to sell the 100000 electric
light bonds. to run 80 years. bearing
D Der cent interest.
Mr.. D.. T. Oates. attorney for the
Raleigh and Southport railroad. has
asked a franchise Of h city. giving
the right of way to the railroad over
certain streets.
IN the absence of Mayor G.. r. &C.
MILAN at the Louisville Confederate
reunion. Nj. r. G. Haish. the Dopu-
lar dean OF the DOdrO OF dlueTiIleH. -
acting us MAYOR.
An entertainment will be given on
THURSDAY evening of next week. for
the benefit of FAYETTEVILLE Jeb tuart
Chapter United DAUGHTERS of the Con-
federacy. staged by Mr.. j. S. Atkln-
son. the we'll known play manager.
Mr.. Albert Stewart. a very bright
and efficient operator of this CIV
takes charge of the office of the Pos
tai TELEGRAPH COMPANY at High Point.
Mr.. J. r. BOYD. manager of the
office of the Postal TELEGRAPH Com
pany in this CITY. has been visiting
relatives at Concord. and
the centennial anniversary of the Con-
cord PRESBYTERIAN church.
Miss Mary Macarthur. president or
the Cumberland Association for Bet
torment of School houses. is attending
4 meeting of the State Association IN
Greensboro.
Miss Annie MacRae has returned
from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
NARROWING in Baltimore.
Mrs. George Hall. Of Red Springs
is visiting her mother. Mrs. A. ].
Woodward. en- Havmcunt.
The officials state tina for the pres
ant it is impossible for The new pas
senger train. which Will be nut on
next week. to make connection com
,nc back from Sumter S. c.. With
the night northbcund train reaching
Fayetteville at 1920 o'clock. on a"-
count CT the bad condition of the road
bed between Sumter and Benefits
Vile.
Lint Robinson. the negro who kill
ed his rrother-in-law. Reagans. on
Wednesday night IF last week. hal
his preliminary trial before Masis-
trate OVERLY Yesterday. ard was
com.-itted to iail for trial. without
hail. Five witnesses were examined.
erd the case does not look wolf for
PoHinSon.
Mr. George Wilkinson. of Tarh"ro
and Miss Mary Grigor. of Rocky
Mount. who the correspondent learns,
made a match were nar-
red lest evening in the narlor If tho
Hotel LsT ayette. Rev. ". NJ. Fairiev.
pastor of the First Preshyterian