The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Appointment of Tax Lister-Better
Street Sprinkling-Sermon to the
Soldiers-Ffshing Outings-POlitical
Forecasts-The Reorganized County
Fair.
Especial to the Messenger.)

Especial to the Messenger.)
Fayetteville, May 19.-At a special
meeting of the new board of alder
men Mr.. w. o. Holland, who has ef-
fciently performed the work for three
years was made tax-list taker Of the
city Of Fayetteville. 1t was ordered
that the sprinkler be discontinued,
and that the streets be watered from
the hydrants. This is better, for the
sprinkler is inadequate to laying the
dust on ~throufares as broad as those
CT Fayetteville.
Mrs. Kate Bruce, of east Fayette-
vile, who has been in bad health for
a long time has been carried to the
Highsmith hospital for treatment.
Miss Alice Harrington has resigned
her position as stenographer of the
Southern Real Estate Company, ana
will be succeeded by her cousin, Miss
Lizzie Harrington.
The two companies of the ~Indepen-
dent light Infantry battalion will at
tend service at St. Johns Episcopal
Church on Sunday morning, to heal
the annual soldiers sermon from the
gifted rector, Rev. w. Hughes, who
is chaplain of the battalion.
Capt. and Mrs. J. J.. Carswell and
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Gates have gone
to IVanhOe for a fishing outing of a few
days.
Yesterday the following party en-
jOyed a picnic at Mr.. Herbert Lutter-
loh's country place, Beaver Lake."
DR.. S. H~ighsmith, Misses Leila, Mann
ME and Annie Highsm1th, Mary and
Lucille Graham and Louise Holland.
They had fine sport at fishing, Dr..
H~ighsmith landing a black bass
weighing over four pounds.
The announcement that Judge T. A.
Mcneil, Of Lumberton, would not be
a candidate for Judge in this dis
trict leaves Solicitor c.. c.. Lyon, of
Bladen, the most formidable competi-
tor in the field. Cumberland will
have two candidates for the solicitor
ship, Messrs A. A. Sinclair, who has
shown great ability at the bar, and A.
s. Hall the efficient county attorney.
So far, the only Cumberland aspirant
for congressional honors is Mr.. H. II.
Cook eX-member of the legislature,
a prominent member of the bar, and
chairman of the county Democratic
executive committee. He will nc
doubt receive the endorsement of
Cumberland in the nominating o n
vention of the sixth district. Promi-
nently spoken OF for the State Senate
is Capt. A. D. McGill, who was Il
member of the house in the last leg
islature. Sheriff Marsh not being a
candidate for reelection, Capt. J.. d.
Mcneil, president of the chamber of
commerce and of the National and
State Firemen's Associations, and Mr..
N. A. Watson, a leading citizen Of the
western part of the county will be as
pirants for Office. Candidates for
the lower branch of the legislature
have not yet announced themselves.
Maj. A. A. McKithan superior court
clerk, J. B. Troy, treasurer, and w. M.
Walker, register of deeds will doubt
less candidates for reelection.
News was received her yesterday OF
the serious injury to Rev. DR.. F. D.
Swindell at Wilson, N. c., by his
horse running away, and throwing
him from the vehicle. At last ac-
counts he was unconscious. DR.. Swim
uCI1 "QS well hAO"A UOt AOIO anu Ia
Wilmington as one of the ablest min
listers in the North Carolina Confer
ence.
The Cumberland County Agriculture
al Sosiety will meet next Wednesday
in the city hall, to adopt the bylaws
formulated by the board Of directors.
Mr.. L. A. Williamson, the president
and other officials, with the directors,
are heartily imbued with the spirit of
such reorganization as will make the
Cumberland fair the best county fair
in the state, and they confidently hope
for the cooperation Of all the county
and town in their efforts. With such
support, they can not only place the
fair on a high plane as an agriculture
al and industrial exhibition but re-
store to it the social features which
made it such a pleasant reunion years
ago-emphatically the great annual
social gathering of the upper Cape
Fear country.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Haven SlocOmb to their
friends, announcing the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Lillian Taylor,
to Mr.. Neil D. Emerson, of Whining
ton, in St. Johns Episcopal church at
1880 o'clock on the morning of Sat
urday, June End. Rev. l.. ". Hughes
rector performing the ceremony. A
wedding breakfast will be served at
II o'clock at the family home on
Dick street, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Emerson will tale the north-bound
train for a bridal trip.