The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Storm Tossed Birds Seek Shelter.
Fires I'm the Country-Importan
Sales of Real E,state-News and Per-
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Especial TO The Messenger)
Fayetteville. September 29.-This
city had its thousands of strangers
and unexpected visitors on Thursday
night. Wild goose, ducks. partridges,
song birds of the woods down To the
sparrow, and even smaller. They
came about night, settling on the tall
structure on Market square, the Nc
Keithan and the Knights Of Pythias
building and the market house. The
police a. headquarters say that all
night the geese were ''konking," the
ducks quacking and the quail whist
ling BY dawn, with many futter and
circling they were OFF On Market
square remained hundreds of the
small birds dead, either from the ex-
haustion of their flight, or killed by
the electric wires. 1t is supposed that
| they were driven from the woods and
| swaEnpS by some severe storm, and
/ found the high buildings on Market
square the first Available shelter or
rOost.
Last night the store of Mr.. Joseph
Johnson of Hope Mills was destroyed
| by fire, the residence adjoining being
saved with difficulty. The estimated
loss is 81 400, with insurance of $1,000.
Major j. W. MCLAUGHLIN, of Rae
ford, suffered a loss of between 500
! and $500 by the burning of his valua-
BILE barn and forage.
Mr.. E R. McKethan, a prominent
| real estate dealer, has bought a tract
of land south of the arsenal grounds
on Haymount, which he will lay off
| for building lots, both in great de-
| mand Many dwellings would be built
here at once, but for the scarcity Of
| material and workmen, all the force
available. being engaged on rebuilding
| the burnt district of Hay and Green
streets and Market square.
Mr.. Addison Lambeth and his sister.
Mrs. e X. Tomlinson, are both quite
i'll in the Highsmith hospital.
Mr.. w. D. McNeill, general mana
ger of the Victory Manufacturing Com
pany has returned from a business
trip to New York
Mr.. J. F. Harrison, president Of the
Ice Manufacturing company, and his
| friend, Mr.. Edgerton Lawford, of
England, have returned from trip to
| the mountains of the state. Mr.. Law
| ford left on his return to England
last night
Mr.. H. L. Cook, for four years the
very efficient democratic chairman OF
the executive committee Of the coun-
| ty, and a prominent candidate for
congress in the convention, speaks at
Whiteoak on Monday. He will can
vass the whole district in behalf Of
Goodwin.
About 1928, 900 of the business Of the
Comparative company of Charlotte,
the charter of which was cancelled,
was reinsured by the Fayetteville
| Life Insurance company.
| The city authorities in directing
Chief of Police Chasen' to notify the
druggists Of Fayetteville to cease SELL
ing wine and beer, and conf1ne them
selves to whiskey. took a very narrow
view of the druggist crause in the local
| prohibition law for Cumberland. A
druggist, taking out a license can sell
| under a physicians prescription, not
only regular corn whskey, but all
! kinds of brandy including French
brandy, rum and gin. Wine, a vim
Gus beverage, contains alcohol, which
! makes liquor a spirituous liquor; so
does beer, though in less quantity.
Fayetteville music lovers have had
nothing offered to them more delight
ful than the instrumental and vocal
concert given last evening in the au-
ditorium of the graded schools by
| Miss Kate McNeill, a rarely gifted vio-
iinist Of Charlottesville, Va, assisted
| by the exquisite voices of Mrs. e. n.
Williamson, Mrs Herbert Lutterloh,
| and Miss Mary Mcneil.
The authorities Of the Atlantic Coast
Line r. r. have informed Mr. F. r.
Rose, secretary of the chamber of
commerce, that mail services will be
established on the Fayetteville and
Sumter "Shoo Fly" as soon as a mail
car can be arranged.
| The Washington special sent out
on advertising tour by the Washing
ton Star, passed through this city,
stopping long enough for visits from
| large crowds
| Mrs. Gramma Garrison, who has
been a patient in the Highsmith hos
pital, is able to resume her duties at
the post office.
| Mrs. A. S. Rose has returned from
Morganton. where she has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs Murphy.
| Miss Nellie Fuller. of Durham, IS the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Huske on
Dick street
| Mr.. Owen Page, of Rocky Mount,
superintendent Of this division Of A.
lantic Coast Line, was here yesterday
| Mr.. Richard HiEes. Of the Mobile
Register, is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Robinson, on Haymount