The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
Especial 10 The Messezzer.)

shaw, Der OF congress-, has OK
tended TO the southern sJldiers OF The
county, through C1-nander G. VI.
Ross, Of Camp $50, United Confederate
Veterans, an Invitation TO enjoy the
hospitality CT MS country home.
F"Summer Time" on Hybart hill, on
Saturday, June 9th, the anniversary Ct
the battle Of Bethel coming on SUNDAY
June 10th, which is annually celebrat-
led by the surviving members Of CON-
Ipanies + and II, of the famous First
North Carolina regiment, at Yorktown
Special services OF very interesting
character We're observed at three Of
the churches OF the city on Sunday. Il
was farewell day in the First Baptist
church, where the programme consist
led OF a children's rally, with a short
talk by Rev. Dr.. ]. J. Hall, the pas
tor, who al II O'Clock preached very
!e~loQuently the last erD1on in the his
.toric building, which the workmen are
this week tearing Own TO make way
for the new church. IN the afternoon
iDT. Hall baptized zine persons at Milo
Branch, north OF town, the rite being
WITNESSED by 1,0Cu people or more. in
the evening there were floral services
by the children, and short talks b.
members Of the church as to its past
and future.
At St. Johns Episcopal church at
III O'Clock in the myrning, the indie
pendent Light infantry battalion at
tended in a body 10 hear the annual
sermon by their chaplain, Rev. |. ".
Hughes, who is rector of the church.
the instrumental and vocal selections
by the organiSt and choir were very
fine.
It was children's day at Hay Street
Methodist church, who acquitted
themselves with all credit in songs, re-
"details, etc 1t was also the S1th an
~lniversary Of the Sunday school, the
4oficers submitting their reports, and
the pastor, Rev. D. H. futile, making
Ia brief but able address. A pleasant
Feature OF the exercises was the pres
tentatiOn Of W pieces of silver service
to Miss Fannie Mclean, who has been
1.-THE excellent organist Of the Sunday
school for several years. In the even
ling Prof. Wilcox delivered al address
ION temperance, the first Of a series TO
last until next Friday evening.
An alarm of fire early Sunday af-
iterroon carried the hose wagons 70 a
blaze OF the roof Of the residence of
MIR. W. H. Bancorn, On Raeford lane.
which was extinguished, with little
damage to the property.
Mr.. Charles eagle, head clerk of the
Hotel Lafayette, who so successfully
managed the Hotel barrymore at
jWrightsville last season, takes the
lsame position this year, and left for
Wilmington on Sunday evening.
M D Il u,cla who hoe haav :,
teacher at Christ school, Arden, for
the past two years, o. to the UNI
I~versity of the South, at Sewanee,
Tenn.
Prof. J. A. Macarthur, principal Of
the Lowell High school, in Castor
|county, on Sunday conducted the exer.
Icises at Sunnyside Presbyterian church
the pastor, Rev. z. G. Smith, being in
: attendance on the general assembly at
iGreenville, S. c. .
Mr.. J. D. Poplin, a former resident
Iof this city, returned to Goldsooro
yesterday after a visit to friends here.
Mr.. Holmes, who has already served
i'm that capacity, is again at the clerks
desk in the Hotel Lafayette, in the
iahsence Of Mr.. Charles eagle.
Mrs. N. 3. Alexander and her daugh-
tiers, Misses Mamie and Norris, have
returned from a visit to friends in
South Carolina.
Mrs. NJ. D. Smith, after an extended
visit to Charlotte and Rockingham, has
returned to her home On Haymount.
Mr.. N. D. Emerson, of Wilmington,
has been a visitor in the city for the
past day OF two.
Cross Creek Lodge, No. 4, /. 0. 0. + ,
had work in the first degree last even
ing and Mr.. E. j. Kennedy, represen-
ltative to the Grand Lodge, gave a re-
port of his attendance on that body.
The Victory Manufacturing Company
for making cotton goods, made up of
northern and local capitalists, with 4
;capital of 1925, 900, was organized here
yesterday afternoon as follows: Pres
ident, DR.. H. W. Lilly, president of the
Bank of Fayetteville; vice president.
Adam Soterell, New York; secretary
and treasurer, F. NJ. Cook. New York,
manager, w. @. Mcneil, Fayetteville:
directors, A. Coterall, F. NJ. Cook, J.
IThorp, E. Davis, N. B. CoteraH, A. d.
Davis, New York; W. D. McNeill, H.
'Lutterloh, H. ". Lilly, F. H. Cotton,
u. V. McGougan, Fayetteville
It is the intention of the northern
|capitalists to build also extensive print
lcloth mills, which will be Independent.
lof the Victory Company, except as
purchasers of its output. An ideal
site has been chosen in the southwest
Iern outskirts of the city, and both
factories will be run by electricity
from the Cape Fear Power Company.
THE northern men looked over the
fground at several places in the south.
but found none presenting so many ad-
ivantages as Fayetteville.
The correspondent has received 4
letter from DR.. j. F. Highsmith, pro-
Eprietor of the Highsmith, now in Eu-
rope, speaking of the benefit and pleas
lure derived from visits to the great
hospitals, and of the courteous reat-
Iment of the professors. At the time
!of writing he had just met the famous
DIR. Raske, a great authority in sur
Igery and clinics.