The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-07
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Installing New Machinery-A Novel
Form Of. Acknowledgements
COurt-City Electric Plant to Prove
PrOftable-Inter School Debate.
Especial to The Messenger

NopCt1dI W 4ICooOA6Cl.
Fayetteville, April 4.-The Fayette-
willie Wooden Ware Co, whose plant
lis situated in the southern suburbs, has
Installed a powerful new engine. p:lr-
lchased from the Liddell and Chambers
company of Charlotte, through it's ex-
lcellent Fayetteville agent, Mr.. Ed.
Smith.
One of the most attractive and novel
forms of advertising in any business
is that adopted by Mr.. r. B.. King, head
lof the King Wholesale and Retail Drug
company, OF this city, consisting of I
handsome pony and elegant pleasure
lcart, exhibited at stated times in front
of the store, and to be presented Oh a
|~certain Gay to the girl receiving the
greatest numebr Of votes. This is a
lprize worth several hundred dollars.
Walter Partridge, the negro TO be
hung on Thursday could hold a leyee
in his cell every day, if the Sheriff
would permit it, such is the morbid Gu
lrioslty of the ignorant people of hoth
traces. He addressed a letter to the
governor, begging for his life, but
those who know Partridge best believe
that it was dictated to him, and thai
The is too stolid and british to realize
his condition, or to care much about
lit.
The county board of education have
employed a teacher, MIR. Parham, to
a night school certain evenings
lin the week at Holt-Morgan Mills I'll
|.age, for the benefit of the poor md
iilit9rate while laborers, who may at
least fit themselves to vote in the next
election.
An election has been ordered for the
first Tuesday in May, for a vote on the!
question Of the issue of 5000 in mu-I
5 Ter cent. bonds, for the en-
iargement of the electric light plant
etc. In anticipation of this election,
the city light committee has issued a
public statement, in which an exhibit
is made, wherein, with the enlargement
Of the plant, allowing the city to per-
nit 1000 lncandescent private lights,l
and 81 street arc lights, it is estimatedl
that the income will be SIT, $50, and the
cost $4,000, leaving a profit for al
sinking fund Of $4,000 per annum.
Yesterday afternoon Magistrate I. P.'
had on trial Walter Council. al
negro, for firing at a conductor and
on the Atlantic Coast Line|
railroad, a short time since, and ,heI
accused was sent to Jail in default OIL
5000 justified bond.
Superior court was for u .,nei
weeks term. but it lasted until latel
yesterday evening of this week, for thes
trial of the case of Josiah Pope and } !
A. Taylor VS.. JoseDhus Pope, On thes
ownership Of 40 acres Of land in Black
River township, valued at 5 $1,000 or 81
900. The litigants seemed to feel that
multitude of cOunSelOrS there waSI
safety" for the lawyers for the plaiu-i
tiff were ex-Judge Sutton, Messrs. RcseI
and Rose, H. l.. Cook. D. T. Oates, !
Bolton, n. A. Sinclair, Stewart, OF
|Harnet: for the defendant, Colonel C
wv. Broadfoot, NIessrs. Robinson and
J.. C. Clifford Of Harnett.
Protracted religious services viii be
held in Hay Street Methodist church,
REV. D. H. futile, pastor, until Easter
An inter-school debate will be held
lat 2aeford next Friday between the in
at that place and the North
ICarolina Military Institute at Red
ISprings, the subject being: Could
this country adopt free trade?"
I Mr.. c. P. overly, justice of the peace
land auctioneer, announces himself a
ican,iidate for the Office of mayor, sub
Iject to the action Of the Democratic
lefty primaries.
Captain and Mrs. J.. NJ. Goddard
have gone to Raleigh, where the latter
Twill be treated for an affection OF the
Ieyes.
Captain r. P. Gray, of Greensboro.
secretary and treasurer Of the Cape
Fear Electric Power Company, was
lcarried yesterday to the H%ighsmuth
hospital for treatment, and is getting
Jon satisfactorily.