The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS NOTES
Hope Mills Bank Begins business.
FaystfeviIIe ut Winston-A RiLc for
His Life-Educationai and Indus
trial Mass Meeting-Ncws aud Per-
scssal Notes.

FAYETTEVILLE. July 1s.-Thc bank Of
Hope Mills Is doing business over the
l~ccunter. having been duly organized.
with the following officers: President.
DIR. IL. w Lilly. also president Of the
Flank Of Fayetteville: first and second
vice presidents. DIR. s. Highsmith and
Joseph Johnson: cashier. III. J. Marsh.
lwho has Keen for years an efficient
ioffcer IN hi Rank Of Fayetteville:
on ectors. III. w. Lilly. J. D. Ellington.
wv. F. Blount- S. Highs1nith. l.. c.
Rogers. Conn AcPhail. John Harring-
ton. r. H Cotton. H o. Davidson. The
banking company will 1T oncs Greet i
building with bnrgsar-proof vault.
The Fayetteville fire department Is
Ire presented at Winston BY the follow
ing colnpeting team: FL. l. Dufhe Jr..
icaDtain n w~renchman: I. B. Black.
IbLtman: George Phillips. stockman:
w. {. Holland. J-.. coupler. Lennox
lBroinIle. nczzler: w. T. Jones. dele
lgate. Miss Bessie Mclean Is the OFF,
tCfal sienc grapher of the State Fire
linens Association. and went up TO
lreEort n proceedings Of h conven-
,tion- She is a lovely girl. daughter OF
ICaEtain j. d. Mcneil. president ot the
Iasscciati"n. and sister OF Fire Chief j.
Is McNeill. From her childhood she
has Eeep honored as the mascoI of the
Fayetteville fire department.
Mr.. Alex McLaurin. living on the
least side OF the Cape Fear river. was
lin the hands Of a IL; this city
yesterday. having slashed one foot all
Ito pieces with his axes. while cutting
ltin1Der IN a swamp near Cedar Creek.
III ne had given I'D. there in the swamp
by hir3self. doubtless he would have
lied to death. Fortunately. he rode
Ito his work on a bicycle: mounting It.
lanG able to use only ore foot. he made
lWhat sliced he could for more than
la mile to the house Of a frieni. was
into a carriage and driven rapidly
ito this city.
| Governor Glenn will address an edu-
lcational and Industrial mass meeting
of the colored race Of the upper Cape
Fear section in this city on the 25th
lday of August.
Mr.. John Underwood. long wei.
Iknown in the life insurance business.
has been appointed state agent of the
New York Bankers Life Insurance
COMPANY. and will make his head
Quarters in this ciry.
DR.. j. r. Highsmith. graduate of
dentistry i'll the University of Pennsyl-
Ivania. Will practice his profession in
this city. HAVING taken an office in the
lHiehsmith block on Green street.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. d. Wescott arrived
from Wilmington yesterday. and are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. q. A..
|Thomson on Maiden Lane.
Mrs. j. A. F'embertcn and Mr..
lStuart Pemberton will spend the re-
lmaInder of the summer at Black
Mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Med. Robinson
lare at Atlantic City for a short time:
Mr.. Robinson's two daughters. Misses
lCather'ne and Bessie. are visiting
friends at Faison.
Mrs. Joseph r. Ross. of Charlotte,
us the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl.
lIcDuffs on Dick street.
The Raleigh correspondent Of The
IMessenger of yesterday saws: "he Gov
lernor has received a letter from Cum
Ibriand county. declaring hat the
must be met PROMPTLY" This corre-
lsrondent sees all around him every
lcav the urgency Of this need. AMI the
igreat work of the drainage Of the Flea
IHjll sWamps is already greatly retard-
LED by the lack of hands. And yet in
this city. around the railroad passen-
tser station. Market SQUARE. and in the
wards in rear of the stores. are gangs
Iof negroes. with some worthless
l"niteS. uoiIiS HOlil1S from morning
Itlll night. The writer doe not think
lt1ll night. The writer does not think
lelant represent an earning capacity
LOT from $40 to $50 a day.
IaaV1e Cameron. who has been in Jail
tor several DAYS. for shooting Ray at
IBr1tton's saw mill. was released on
rail Yesterday. He claims that he
in se!f-defense.
A pitiable case came to the notice
lof the correspondent n few minutes
AGO. Mrs. Culbreth. living in the
Iscuthern outskirts. was walking to
with her child to get medical
treatment for it. when the infant died
llr ner arms on the road. To add to
her affiction. her husband is serving
a term in iail fer retailing.