The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-20
FAYETTEVILLE MAYORALTY
a Candidate-ArriyaI of
Sewerage Engineer-Right Granted
Road t Lay Track-Strange Disap-
pearance-News and Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

anu fcrSOnal notes
Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., March 14.-Mr.
III. Mel. Matthews, the popular mana
ger of the Hotel Lafayette, announces
himself a candidate for the mayoralty
Iof Fayetteville. Though his card is
modest, like the man himself, it Is
Vigorous and out-spoken, and plainly
,tntimates that, should he be nominated
land elected, his will not be a do-notn-
ling, sluggish, administration, bur a
working out of reform and improve
lment. He states that he does not de-
lsire the support OF those who "ara
satisfied with present conditions, Or of
those who believe in the present metL-
Iod Of caring for the public streets"
There are a great many who are not
satisfied with present conditions, and
Especially with the present street
methods. Mr. Matthews would make
an excellent municipal head. The
present mayor, Mr.. C.. 3. Mcmillan. is
Ialso personally popular, and has been
found a hard man to defeat. If he
seeks a denomination he will prove
IA formidable competitor.
Mr.. Ralph Lyon, agent of the Sim
ger Sewing Machine company at Rock
jtngham, has arrived here, to take a
similar position in this city, succeeding
IMr. NJ. F. Jefferson, who goes to Wash
lington, n. c., to engage in business.
Mr.. Frederic Minshall, consulting
engineer, with office at Abbeville, s..
&C., and Washington, D. c., arrived yes
Iterday afternoon, the contract having
been let to him by the board of pub
lie works Of the city for the prelimi-
mary and construction work of the
Sewerage system soon to be laid.
The lettuce movement north from
this point is increasing every day now,
and the shipments are growing in size
and Importance.
The board of aldermen at the last
meeting granted to the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company permission to
lay additional single or double tracks
lon Winslow street, over which it en-
tiers the city from the south, with GER
tain conditions as to bitches. side
walks, etc.
The Huske Hardware company mas
NEARLY completed the exterior work On
the handsome three story building, ad-
Joining it's imposing store on upper
Hay street, for occupancy by the Arm
deld Pepsi-Cola Bottling company
With its construction we will have the
lArmfield Huske block, rivaling the Ho-
tel Lafayette and Williams blocks,
the Thornton iron front block, the
knights of Pythias block, the High
smith block, the Mcclellan block, and
|other groups Of handsome structures in
the city. The Floyd store ON Hay
street is nearly finished, presenting
Ia very attractive front.
Mr.. G. M. Rose has gone to New
York, where he will be with Mr.. H. l..
Cook as counsel for Mr.. J. A. Shute
In his suit for damages against a street
lear company, mention Of which has
ALREADY been made in The Messenger.
Mr.. John c.. Gorham, Of the Southern
Real Estate and Algodon Knitting
Mills companies, has returned from a
business trip to Alabama and Missis-
|sippi.
Mr.. c. C. Remsburg is a patient in
the Hightsmith hospital.
Rev. Frank Watson, a native of this
lefty, now pastor of the Baptist church
lat Portsmouth, Va, is here to perform
the marriage ceremony of his niece,
iNllSS XldIIlo AIhluSOu, anu WI. z, y:
Muse this evening.
Miss Sue Pigford, of Clinton, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Vanstory
lon Cool Spring street.
Captain Jefferson Robson, of FlOr1-
Ida, formerly a Cape Fear river steam
boat commander. is visiting relatives
In this city.
A son of Mr.. J. A. Mcdonald, Of
Pearce's Mill township had his leg
badly cut up this morning, while
working about the machinery in the
IHolt-Morgan cotton mill, and was car
ried to the Highsmith hospital for
treatment. DR.. Highsmith performed
Ian operation, and thinks that he can
!cure the boys leg.
George Whaley, aged Is or % years,
youngest son of Mr.. Hiram Whaiey,
Ia venerable and esteemed citizen of
this city, has been missing from this
home since last Friday forenoon. He
has had the misfortune of mental
laberratiOn, and was in the State hos-
Ipital at Raleigh; but, since his re-
turn home, seemed to have recovered
himself. The family have been utterly
unable to trace him since he walked
from his home on Haymount down in
Ito the city last Friday morning.
Yesterday Captain J.. D. Mcneil, OF
this city. president of the National
land State Firemen's association, ap-
ipeared yesterday before the governor
Iof South Carolina at Columbia, in ad-
vocacy of the firemen's relief pill,
which the legislature of that state
recently passed, but which the insur-
Iance people are fighting and trying TO
induce Governor Hayward to veto.
lCaptain McNeill made an eloquen,
lspeech in behalf Of disabled fremen.