The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-27
FAYETTEvILLE NEWS NOTES.
The City's Ere Deyelopment-Priccs
OF Real Estate-To Establish Whole
sale Business-Nexrs and Personal
Notes

of Real Estate-To Establish Whole.
sale Business-News and PERSONAL
Notes.
Correspondence Of The Messenger
Fayetteville, Nov. 20.-Fayetteville
cannot be called "on a boon" for there
is nothing sudden or sporadic about
its growth. 1t has been gradually get
ting ready for its present splendid de-
velopment. The promoters and stock,
holders OF the company give every as
surance that the street car line will be
running by next May, and it is contem-I
plated to extend it to Hope Mills, seven
miles south Of the city. Real estate is
bringing high prices, stores and build
ings are going up, all in demand and
with the tenants or owners ready to
occupy them as oon as finished. A
large property owner and business
man. who had a fine store building
burned in the big fire of last March,
made the remarkable statment that his
lot was already too valuable to put up
a store on and rent out-that he would
rather sell TO some n wishing 20
build. Tenants are already in the CT
fees on the upper floors of the hand
some new structure of the Bank OF
Fayetteville and that of the National
Bank of Fayetteville on Market square
is nearly completed. Along with all
this is a great increased volume Of
business in all lines. 1t will be only a
short time now before the Victory Cot
ton Mill Company will have its plant
in operation.
The Fayetteville Observer has just
installed a Mergenthaler linotype ma
chine in it's office on Green street-an
evidence Of the prosperity of that eX-
cellent paper at which its many friends
heartily rejoice.
Mr.. J. A. Oates, editor and proprietor
Of the North Carolina Baptist, a relig-
ious paper of large circulation and in
~tuence, has moved his Office into his
beautiful new building on Hay street,
opposite the Williams block.
A blaze on the roof OF the residence
Of Mr.. D. S. McRae, corner of Old anG
Henderson streets, called out the fire
department yesterday, but it was eX-
tinguished before much damage was
done.
Messrs. Dunn Brothers Of Raleigh
have rented part of the immense Will
liamS building on Hay street with the
intention of establishing a wholesale
grocery business. Fayetteville has fine
railroad facilities and an extensive
tributary country for such a business.
The Hotel Lafayette, which ras re
Gently undergone such extensive i'm.
proyements, is now lighted by electric.
ity throughout. Mr.. II. Med. Mat.
theWs, ne Of the best hotel men il
the state now has a house worthy O.
his reputation.
A movement is making to establish {
transfer company for passengers, bag
gage, freight, etc. There is one alread,
in operation, but there Is room for an
other.
Will Simpson was bound over to SUI
periOr court today, charged with e3
cape from the changing, taking Su
perintendent Coles pistol, and making
an assault or the latter. The story 0
his sensational escape vas told in Tn,
Messenger some months ago.
Miss jamie Evans will teach a
Parksburg this fall, and Mis- Lotti
Evans will take a school at Lunden
They are the accomplished daughter
OF Mr.. Jonathan Evans, a prominen
farmer On the east side of Cape Fea
river.
Ex-Mayor Fishblate of Wilmington
formerly in business here, was in tn,
city yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Adams, a we'll know
travelling salesmon, is a patient in tn
Highsmith hospital.
The Cumberland Savings and Trus
company, of which ex-Sheriff F. Fl
Steadman of New Hanover is presi
dent, began business today in tn
building formerly occupied by th
North Carolina Baptist, on the corne
{ or Market Square and Gillespie street
The other ogicers are J. F. Post, O
t Wilmington, and DR.. J. V. McGourgar,
vice presidents, and c. w. Rankin
cashier.
Mr.. G. G.. Morrow Of M~ecklenburg
president of the North Carolina divi
sion OF the Southern Cotton associa
l ton, will address the farmers Of Cum
? berland in this city next Tuesday, 9th
inst.
Rev. Y. G. Smith pastor of McPersol
Presbyterian chuch, five miles west O
town, begins this week a series of reli
2ious meetings, assisted by Rev. W.
l Blacks Synodical evangelist.
Opinions Filed by the State SuDren