The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-05
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
Bridge Contract Awarded-Church and
Lodge Officers EIecsed-Wounie<i
Man Win Rsxnver-cnnafnifsrl sn
Charge OF Larceny-perSprsal Notes.



Fayetteville, i. l. November 90
The city OF Fayetterl : has awarded
- the oswego Bridg, Company. u
New York, the ccntrae: for bull lin:
.'.e steel bridge over c-ess Creek On
Green street. the work y be comp ct
ed by the Is Of April next. The truss
span viii be SIS feet from center | o
center, roadway "a feet wide. two
foot-yays 4 feet wide each. and floor
Ing of heart pine.
At last evenings quarterly confer
snce of Hay Street Methodist Church
the following stewards were elected
E. &C. Gorham. H. e. Sheetz, w. w.
Cole, j. j. Powers, E. A. Poe, J. w.
Lamb, II. R. Hall, W. S. Cook. c. ID
Sedberry. j. A. Street. G. B. Pat-er-
son. NJ. f. Crawford, II. G. Smith, j. +
Kennedy, j. F. Parker, III. T.. King.
recording steward, w. w. Cole; district
steward. q. K. Nimocks; Sunday scto,.
superintendent, j. III. Judd.
The Mcmillan Brothers Still Manu-
featuring Company ON Person street
have just completed for the Wood Dis
filling CoInpany n of the larges.
still worms they ever turned our.
and doubtless n Of the largest in the
south; having $50 square feet of con-
densive surface
Following are the officers elect OF
Cross Creek Lodge, Mo- 4, /. o. .. F..
who will be installed at the first meet
ing in January: T. A. Thornton. N. G.
c. r Wakeland, y. c.; w. Y. B ,oa.
R. s. W. D. Caster, f. S.: II. r.
Horne. Treasurer.
Yesterday the first meeting of the
creditors o fthe Franklin Martin Drug
Company on Market Square was
held before Referee Victor Borden, in
this city Claims to the amount OF
S. 5000 were filed; the assets consist OF
S1,575, from sale Of stock, and $4,000
in solveue accounts.
Tomorrow evening a harvest home
service will be given by trained chill
dren OF the Sunday school of the First
Baptist Chuach, for the benefit of the
Townsville Orphanage.
Alfred Dummy, a young white man.
Of Hope Mills in this county, has been
arrested in Charlotte. charged with
stealing brasses from the Hope Mills
manufacturing Company and is in the
county Jail tO await a preliminary
Rearing.
Mr.. A. T. Parmalee, of Lumberton
has accepted a position with the Nc
Diarmid Wholesale Lumber Company
iTn this city.
Thirty or thirty-fve people of sport
ing proclivities leave tonight IN. the
northbound Atlantic Coast Line train,
in u special Pullman, personally CON
ducced by Captain w E.. Kyle, to- wit
ness the football game at Norfolk.
Mir E. S. Nash;. of Wilmin gtOn
was a visitor in Fayetteville yesrer-
day.
MRS. W. D. Smith has returned from
a visit to her nephew. DR.. Faison, in
Jersey City.
Following are the delegates from
this city to the Baptist State converr-
ton ir Raleigh on the 9th Of Decem-
Der, Rev DR.. J. j. Hall, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Messrs. J.. o.
Ellingtoa, d. T. Oates, w. H. Powell.
w. B. Malloy, w. Fl. Tomlinson, K. w
Harrell..
Contrary to general expectation,
Howe, the negro shot BY Montague on
Donaldson street a few days ago, will
probably recover. The wound was u
very remarkable and seemingly fatal
one, and DR.. J.. H. H~ignsmith's opera
ton in extracting the: ball was com
plicated and difficult. His a and
that of Lii Melvin, recently shot
through the throat by another negro.
strikinglE show the advantage Of an.
emergency hospital in a large towns
These two men would undoubtedly.
have died,,. but for proapt and skillTul
surgical treatment, and their cure
saves the county the great cost of two
murder trials.
The report of the pastor of Hay
Street Methodist Church shows that
there was collected for all purposes
last year. s4,121.20, and that the total
membership is 497.
Mr.. J. e. Hart, of the well-knovn
New York firm Of Hart and Tolar. is
a welcome visitor in Fayetteville.
Mrs. John H. Anderson is visiting
friends and relatives iT this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Holt last even
ing pleasantly entertained the Hill anu
Down Town card cluT1s at their bsau+
tiful nome on HaymouHt-