The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-06
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
A Freight Wreck in the Heart of
TOWn-Odd Fellows and American
Win HonOrS-STSpected Store Rob-
Der .Arrested-Very Old C.,ttCn Mill.
Especial to The Messenger

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Fayetteville, \. c., June 3.--Yester-
day about II O'clock q local freight
train, passing the lower crossing of
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, on
Hay street, split the switch with a
car loaded with flooring, left the track,
turned sideways and it's wheels plow-
ed he street from the Mansfield board
ing house to the Armfield Wholesale
Grocery House, the wreck blocking the
line for an hour n a half.
At their last meeting Cross Creek
Lodge, No. +, /. 0. O.. f., elected the
following officers for the ensuing term:
e. L. Wede, n. G.; c. S. Mcmillan, V.
g.; w. j. Boone, r. s.; w. d. Caster,
+. S; H. R. Horne, I. The condition
of the order in this city is very pros
porous.
Chief of Police Andrews, of Hope
Mills, yesterday arrested John Varvin,
a white man, suspected of robbing the
store OF Mr.. NJ. Morgan. in that town,
on Sunday night, as given in The Mes
senger.
Yesterday Ex-Judge Sutton, United
States commissioner, bound over to the
Federal court Thomas Matthews,
white, charged with selling liquor.
During the month of May the reg
1ste of deeds Of Cumberland county is
sued q marriage licenses, the whites
leading the negroes by two to one.
Mrs. J. A. Pemberton has returned
from Wytheville, Va, having been at
the bedside Of her sister, Mrs. Archer,
who has been quite ill.
Miss Leila Young, of Charlotte, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Marsh
on North Anderson street.
Mr.. Emmett Pemberton, now engag-
ed in business at Hartsfield, S. c., is
visiting relatives in this city.
Probably the Oldest mill building in
North Carolina is Beaver Creek fac
tory, situated on a fine creek of that
lame about miles southwest Of
the city. 1t vas built probably about
1918 OF 1920, is Of wood, four stories
high, fronting 100 feet and so feet in
depth. 1t does good work to this day,
II probably turns out more yarn, in
proportion to it's capacity, than any
other mill in North Carolina. Mallett's,
Rockfsh, Murchison's, Blount's creek
n Cross Creek cotton factories were
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1865; the torch was applied to Beaver
Creek. but the employees put out the
fire after the army passed. 1t was the
only mill left standing, and conse-
Quently for years after the war made
to a high premium.
Handicapped" and Sunset" anna
teur theatrical productions, were given
n, tho cfnr ra ne &bn 0,Hn,,o bo,,ra la~&
evening, for the benefit of the fire de-
partment. They attracted a large au-
dience, We're handsomely mounted and
well acted, and the cast embraced
such we'll known society people as Mrs.
Herbert L%utterloh, Misses Lottie
Thornton, Eliza Robson. Alice Mat
thews, Sallie RObeson, Edith Hall,
Louise Atkins, Lillian Slocomb,
Messrs. Lenore Tillinghast, John
Norman, Lon Mansfield, James Nc
Neill. Henry McDuffie, James Taylor.
The following are the officers for the
coming year of the young and progress
sive Cape Fear Council, Junior Order
United American Mechanics: d. Gas
ter, ]. 2. c.: Z. Blackburn, c.; d. NJ.
Murchison. Y. c.; ]. w. Judge, r. s.;
P. Thomas A. r. s.; E. J.. Kennedy,
F. S.: c. D. Hall, T.. V. Blackburn,
Con-; r. ]. Harris, W.; r. E. Hayes,
chaplain: A. Murchison, o. S.; 2. Wat
o II, L. s.: ]. L. Wade, W. H. Pfister,
j.. K. Nann. trustees.
In the obituary notice OF Mrs. J.. B.
Underwood. in Thursdays news let
ter, the name of the oldest daughter,
Mrs. ]. A. Moore, was inadvertently
left of.
Several cars loaded with coal some
how became derailed yesterday be-
tween Mumford and Franklin strets,
requiring a large force of hands to
clear the tracks.
Hon. J.. G.. Shaw and family are
spending the season at their country
place. summer Time" Mrs. Shaw,
who has been i'll for a long time. has
much improved in health.
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