The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER.
Aftermath OF the Election-The Odd
Fellows Enteltain-A Great Game
PreServe-SermOn to knights of
.Pythias-News and Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The MeSsenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., November 12.-
The election is YER and, in accordance
with the recent counsel Of the editor
Of The Messenger, let us, with no bitter
feeling as an aftermath of party strife,
work together for the general welfare
Of the state. Cumberland county has
cause for pride and pleasure i'll its
ticket elect. AS to Maj. A. A. Nc
Keithan. clerk of the superior court:
w. VI. Walker, register of deeds; John
B. Troy, the venerable treasurer; DR..
j. V. McGougan, eonorer; Charles
Jesup, surveyor, and John Owen, com
missioner; all reelected, it is needless
to speak-the democrats have spoken
by putting them in for renewed ser
vice, Major McKeithan for a third term.
The new senator, ]. w. Mclaughlin, is
a successful business man of the west
ern part Of the county, welding a we'll
deserved influence; the representatives,
DR.. j. w. Mcneil and H. H. Bolton,
SO bore themselves on the campaign as
to show that they will serve the people
in the legislature; Mr.. Herbert Lutter-
lob, who will doubtless be chairman of
the board Of county commissioners, IS
one of the prominent and successful
business men in North Carolina, a man
of high character and the courage of
his convictions; the other commission
ers, J. w. Johnson, Lauchlin Mcdonald
and W. j. Oliver, are esteemed. citi-
Zens.
Very interesting services were held
yesterday in the Firt Presbyterian
church, on the occasion of the sermon
to Cumberland Lodge No. 5. Knights
of Pythias, by the pastor, Rev. w. NJ.
Farley, a very able and impressive dis
course. The music was very fine with
Mrs. w. G. Hall as organist. The
choir consisted of Mrs. E. H. William
son, Misses Kate Alderman and Marion
McRae, Capt. N. H. McGeachy, DR.. ]
r. Highsmith, Messrs. Davidson and
E. H. Williamson.
Gen. Gill, former receiver Of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley railway, nov
president of a Baltimore trust com
pany, and associates, have bought ali
immense body of land in the western
part of the county, arabic and wooded,
with a large fishing lake. which they
will use as a game preserve, the as
ISOLATION taking the name of the CrOa-
tan club.
One Of the pleasantest events of the
season a the banquet given by Pine
Encampment of Cross Creek Lodge No.
4. l. O. o. F., at which interesting talks
were made and a splendid supper was
served. -
An important meeting Of citizens is
to be called, probably this afternoon.
by the mayor in the city hall, to con-
slider the important matter of offering
inducements to the Methodists, who
p the establishment of a female
college, to locate it in this city. Fay
atteSlue once had an opportunity,
which it lost by neglect, of securing the
Presbyterian college for women, which
has done so much toward the building
up of Red Springs.
Immediately after this meeting there
will be another very important n b.
the trustees of the city graded schools,
to consider the question of selling their
building on Hay street to the govern
ment for a public building, and 10
locate the school elsewhere.