The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-11
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS NOTES
Meeting of Chamber Of Commerce.
Truckers Association Organized.
Found Drowned in Little River.
Contribution to Bethel Monument.
News and Personal Notes.
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Especial ID The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, April 8.-The chamber
Of N met last evening, the
president, Captain J.. D. Mcneil in the
chair, and several important matters
came up for considerations; the matter
OF he location of the state test farm.
the report of the committee to confer
with the county authorities as to good
roads; the report of the advertising
committee land the erection Of a new
opera house.
The Cumberland County Truckers
Association has been organized, with
J.. w. Tomlinson president, w. il.
Kyle secretary aud j. A. King, w l..
Hawley, J. A. Vann and J.. w. Tomlin-
son executive committee. The Asso-
citation hopes to accomplish much by
organization and concert action. One
| movement will be made the CORE
! spOndeDt has been Informed, which will
be of great benefit, and that is to bring
about the selling of the truck on the
farms as it stands to- the agents, if
possible. The members of the Associa-
ton shipped 400 crates of lettuce yes
terday.
Herman Johnson and Marshall Pow.
ell, white, nave escaped from the coun
ty chain gang, ind have not yet been
captured.
Dave Walker, a negro of Carver's
Creek township, mentioned in a re-
cent news letter as having mysterious
ly disappeared when returning home
from a funeral, has been found after
days of diligent search drowned in
Little river, near the residence of Mr..
w. L. Winlliams. He wore his tron-
sers, shirt and shoes, but his coat was
gone He had lodged against a limo,
which swaying back and forth in the
stream, gave him the appearance Of
swimming in the water.
Captain A. D. McNeill, member OF
the legislature, and his daughter, Miss
Eloise, left today for AppOmattoX, the
former being one of the commission
appointed to supervise the erection OF
the North Carolina monument on the
field of surrender.
Mr.. Charles T. Hill, in the service of
the Kimball Piano Company and Miss
Bessie Wright, daughter of Mr.. l.. T.
Wright, were united in marriage on
Thursday evening at the residence OF
Mr.. Wright, Rev. D. H. Tuttle, pastor
of Hay Street Methodist church, per-
forming the ceremony.
Mrs. G. w. Lake, of Washington, Il,
c., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. R. III. Nc
Duffie on South Dick Street.
Mrs. j. w. and Miss Lucy Murchisou
of Wilmington, are the guests of Major
| and Mrs. E. L. Pemberton on Dick
street.
Mrs. and Miss Gardner. Of Whining
| ton, spent yesterday in this city.
Mrs. John Shaw, of Quitman, Ca,
is visiting Mrs. B. E. Sidberry on Per
son street.
Hon. George Howe, of New York,
member of Congress and vice president
of the National Fireman's Association.
is here today to confer with Captain
J. d. McNeill, the president, on the
| matter of interest to the association.
Jeb Stuart chapter, United Daughters
| of the Confederacy, in this city, OF
which Mrs. Hunter G. Smith is presi-
| dent, will contribute 800 to the Bethe.
monument; and, on the invitation OF
the Virginia Bethel Association, have
| selected Major E. J. Hale and Miss
| Fan Kyle to represent the chapter at
! the unwilling on Bethel battlefield On
the 10th of June. The chapter has
bought a plot On the hatfield where
, Henry Wyatt fell, which will be appro-
| priately dedicated and marked.