The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-08
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Return From Bridal Trfp-Big Milling
Enterprise on Foot-Anniversary Of
Odd Fellows-News and Personal
Notes.

Fayetteville, n. c., May Mr.. and
Mrs. E. J. Hale, Jr., returned last
evening from their marriage trip. MT.
Fayetteville Observer, a young man of
the very highest standing in the COM
munity, a member of st. Johns Epis-
copal church, and an old member Of
the Fayetteville Independent Light
Infantry, in which he took great in
terest in his earlier manhood. Mrs.
E. J. Hale, Jr., is a charming and &C
complished woman, eldest daughter Of
Mr.. Henry Jones. one Of the most in
fuential citizens If the county.
A big milling enterprise is in sight
here, though the plans nave not
been formulated. Messrs Thorpe,
Davis, Cook, Catheratt and Mcknight
have beef here comforting with local
capitalists on the project of erecting d
print mill valued at 100000, n
northern men guaranteeing s125,OOO
if $4,000 is subscribed here. The
plan is to use the power Of the Cape
Fear Electric Company, which VIII te
in this city within the 7exa sixty days.
The electrical machinery, which has
been for some time stored in he My
rover store on the corner Of Hay n
WinslOW streets, has been removed
| to the sub-station or BlOunt street
Mr.. J. w. Jackson has taken a posi-
ton as agent with the Fayetteville
district of the Metropolitan LlTe III
surance Company.
At a special meeting Of the b. ara Of
| aldermen last evening, the purchase Of
the Gorham lot, in rear Of the Ut bic
building now going UP on Gillespie
street, was authorized, as an extension
| to the structure. The board author
! lied the subscription to the San Fran
! cisco sufferers recommended by the
| nance committee.
Now arc lights AVE been installed
by the city plant on the different
streets, and they are a very handsome
lamp.
Superior court convened yesterday,
Judge o. H. Allen on the bench. There
will be two weeks given to the civil
and one week to the criminal docket.
Mr.. S. H. Wilson, who has been
visiting his brother, Mr.. j. B. Wilson,
has returned to Porto Rico. where he
c~ultivates a large orange farm.
Both companies of the Independent
Light Infantry battalion have received
instructions to attend the goth of May
celebration in Charlotte.
Miss Julia Wade, of Goodwin, who
was operated on for appendicitis II
the Highsmith hospital, will be able tc
leave for home in a few days. Mr.
Edgar Faucette, of Oxford, a patien1
in the same hospital, has returned
home, cured.
Mr.. John r. Myrover, travelling rep
resentative of the Buffalo Cary SAT-
Company, arrived to day to visit h
mother, Mrs. NJ. c. Myrover, on Hay
mount.
Last evening Cross Creek Lodg
No. 4, |. O. O. F., met with Past Gram
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routine business, with a few grace
full Introductory remarks, called o,
! Major B. c. Gorham, past grand sire
who ably presided Over the ceremOn
I les incident to the celebration of tn
[ 87th anniversary of the lodge. Tn
first speaker called on was D. T. Oates
who ably eXemplified the principles Q
, the order: Hon. G. M. Rose Odd Eel
lowship in past days: Mr.. w. B. Nal
: 10y, a very fOrcible talk on the orde
l in every day life and its contact wit
[ or fellow a showing how the CO
s ors are symbolic of union and sympa
thy; Mr.. J. NJ. Lamb, a ringing speech
at the conclusion of which he prom
+ ised to address the lodge at some tim
in the future on Why He Is an Cd
, Fellow Mr.. David Caster and Other
responded gracefully and apppropr
ately.
Mr.. w. D. Caster, one of the tru:
Q tees of the orphan asylum, made
very gratifying report, showing tt
order in the state to be in a prospe
Gus condition. At the home thel
= are 80 children, we'll cared for ar
happy, who will be educated, even
the collegiate branches. A splend.
o home is being built for aged Odd Fe
! lows and hereafter no poor man
woman will be left to the charaiti
" of the cold world.
< The Fayetteville lodge has spe1
6 about $500 on its hall, and now h;
le one of the handsomest assembly roor
70 in the state. The lodge is numero
" and prosperous, with an infusion
~ young blood. 1t voted $4,000 for t
San Francisco sufferers. During t
IL evening Mr.. Wade Saunders entertai
ed the audience with fine music fro
+ his monograph, and delightful 7
4 freShments were served.
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