The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-21


Miss Myrtle Conrad arrived in the
city yesterday from Danville, Va, and
is visiting Miss Maibelle Sneed OF
, South Front street.
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An announcement which carries
much pleasure to a large circle Of
friends is that of the engagement o.
Miss Fay MeManus, daughter of Mr..
T. S. McManus, of this city, and Mr..
Joseph | SabistOn, of Jacksonville,
Florida. The marriage is TO take place
at the First Baptist church on Sep
TENDER 18th. Miss McManus is a most
popular and attractive young woman
and has a wide circle of friends in this
as well as in several of the adjoining
states. Mr.. Saibston formerly made
his home in Wilmington and has Il
larger number of friends here. at the
present time he is travelling auditor Of
the L. & n. Railroad with headquar-
ters in Jacksonville.
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DR.. Edwin Anderson Alderman.
president of the University of Virginia,
will deliver the annual address before
the New England Society on Forefath-
ers Day, the 22nd of December next.
The address will be delivered in New
York city and other prominent speak
er3 will include the General Of the
Army, the Admiral of the Navy and
the Governor of Massachusetts.
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Announcement has been recently
made in Mex York of the engagement
Of Miss Garry Peyton Wheeler, young
est daughter of the late General joseph
H. Wheeler, and Mr.. Gordon NJ. Buck,
Of New York. The marriage will he
celebrated at the country home OF the
Wheeler family at Wheeler, Ala. Oct0-
ber 2.
Miss Wheeler, who is pretty and
accomplished, is still in her teens.
At the reunion of the United C%onfcder-
ate Veterans at Louisville, last sum-
mer, she was made sponsor for the
south and her appearance in the hall
with her aged father was the signal for
a notable demonstration. Mr.. Buck is
a ~southerner. He has resided in New
York for several years, being a lawyer
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The Baltimore Sun of August, con-
One of the most delightful card par
ties given in some time was that in
honor of Miss Cornie Fore of Charlotte.
an attractive young visitor, on Thurs
day morning by Miss Louise Berry, at
her home on Fourth and Market stree is
Besides the guest of honor there were
also present two other charming
young visiting ladies, Misses lone
Scott, of Graham and Emily Higgs Of
Raleigh. The prizes were roses and
ferns, won by Miss Smallbones and the
"bOOby"-a Japanese doll, by Miss
Clark. Those present at the card party
were, Misses COrnie Fore, Louise Ber-
ry. TheO Cantwell, Helen Clark, Jane
Iredell Green, Olive Ounce, Bessie
Waters, lone Scott, Ella Jacobs, Mel
lie COtchett, Lucy Poisson Christine
Stevenson, Isabel Smallbones, Bessie
Loder, Florrie Grant, Emily Hisgs
Annie Hill Homes. Amoret Lord, Helen
Solomon, Bessie Albright, Laura Wei:
and Thalia LeGrand.
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tains the following special from New
port, concerning a race the Carolina
sailed by Mr.. Pembroke Jones and the
Caprice sailed by Mr.. Alfred Wander
bilt in which the Tar Heel yachtsman
came out victorious. The account reads
as follows.
New Port, R. l. Augu. 14.-Mr. Penn
broke Jones, in his 3O-fOoter Carolina,
and Mr. Vanderbilt in Mrs. Vanderbit'ls
Caprice. sailed a match race for $50 2
side this afternoon.
Both boats are from design by Her
reshoff, but the Carolina is one Of the
older class known as the Newport thir-
ties, and the Caprice is of the later
type known as the New York thirties
Since the New York boats came out.
two years ago, there has been cOnsid-
cradle rivalry between the respective
owners and a few races. Mr.. Jones and
Mr.. Vanderbilt are among those who
have discussed the question and some
time ago they made the wager which
was sailed off today.
1t was not a scratch race, Mr.. Jones
having bet Mr.. Vanderbilt that he could
beat him with the Carolina more than
five minute out to BrentOn's Reef
Lightship and back. The wind blew
fresh from the west, and in the heat
of three miles out to the lightship the
Carolina gained all the time she needed
to win.
The Caprice nearly held her own in
the run back. and when the time a
consulted it was found that Mr.. Jones
had won the race by 5 minutes and
- seconds, and thus had As seconds to
spare. Mr.. Jones sailed the Carolina
and Mr.. Vanderbilt was at the helm
of the Caprice.
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The Louisville papers contain
lengthy accounts of the nuptial cele-
bration of the Marchese San Ge!m4no
and Miss Virginia Hoge, and the facts
here given ale gathered from the st r
les published in several Of the papers
there. On account of Miss Hose's
former residence in this city. and he>
connection with many we'll kn1wl
North Carolina families. there was
great interest manifested here about
the wedding. Miss Virginia Hoge is
the oldest daughter of DR.. Peyton
H. Hoge. for many years pastor of the
FIRST Presbyterian church here. The
wedding took place in the Warren