The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-08-21
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
Meeting of Cumberland C.mn
nomination of J. /. Netts-News
and Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger J

O.
Percy Thomas, long in the service ot
the drug firm Of Messrs. Ledberrv
goes to Newbern to take a position &c
registered drug clerk.
AT meeting of the directors Of tho
Fayetteville State Colored Normal
School, held today in the Office of me
chairman, Mr.. H. L. Cook. all the
faculty were reelected as follows: + p
Smith, superintendent; J. G. Smith
j. r. K. Simpson and Emma J. Council
assistant superintendent; R E. Jacob
primary teacher. Chairman Cook an
Dr. n. W. Lilly were appointed a
committee TO select a site for q Der
manent building for the school.
In enlargement and. new machinery
Mr.. Z. A. Poe has recently expended
about $4,000 on his brick manurac-
turing works.
Mr.. John A. Oats, editor and .,ro-
prietor Of the North Carolina BAD
tist, and a strong prohibitionist. will
the correspondent has strong grounds
for saying, be candidate before The
Cumberland county democratic con
yention for the legislature
The Southern Cotton Oil COMPANY
has this season put about 81 900 in
Improvements on it's extensive plan
in east Fayetteville Its cotton gin
ming capacity has been largely in
creased
About 10 o'clock this morning. on
the spur track of the Morgan
cotton mills, an engine turned over
catching Fireman Carlyle between it
and the tender. He was badly bruised,
one leg being lacerated, and one finger
being SO badly torn as to necessltate
amDutatiOn.
On Thursday afternoon, during d
heavy storm, lightning struck a nog
pen on the farm of Wiley Goodwin
about a mile northwest of the city,
killing four fine hogs.
Camp No. 852, United Confederate
Veterans of Cumberland county, met
at noon today, First Lieutenant Com
mander A. D. McGill presiding.
Col. c. w Rroadfoot, for Comman
der G. NJ Rose, absent on business,
stated that the camp was called to
elect delegates to tn reunion at More
head On the 23rd inst, and such other
business as might come before it; that
the rOund-trip to MOrehead would
cost $3.50, that hotel fare there would
be $3.50 per day; that Veterans who
did not go to the hotel would be ac-
commodated in camp, provided they
carried their ratiOns and blanket.
The train leaves here at 6 o'clock on
the morning of Tuesday, 22nd inst.
connects at Smithfield, and goes on
direct to Morehead. Tickets are good
until August 31st.
On motion, all Veterans present,
and reporting up to END INST, are
APPOINTED delegates to the reunion.
On motion of Col. c. w. Broadf0ct,
Col. J. B. Starr was appointed neao
of the delegation, and all delegates
will report to him. The following
were especially appointed: Comnlan-
der G. NJ. Rose, c.. B. Mcmillan, James
Kirpatrick, H. r. Horn.
Abundant A. A. Mckethan then
brought up the matter of transferring
ltba camD to another division, ana
also as to a successor to Gen. Julian
s Carr. whereupon J. II. MyroEer OF
fered the following resolution, "nlcE
was unanimously passed.
Rasolved 1st, That Camp So,
United Confederate Veterans, tenders
its thanks to Gen. Julian S. Carr lor
MS DaSJ services do
Veterans OF North caro-
lima. ::
2nd, That this camp places III
as the choice OF the olu
Soutehern soldiers of CumDerlanc' al
+he election on the 23rd OF August
that gallant soldier, Gen. ]. |. Met's'
of wilmington. to succeed Gen, Carr.
Mr.. H. r. Horne, chairman OF the
committee appointed by the camp TOT
that purpose, reported that 81 nao
haen collected for monument 70 tue
women of the Confederacy, and 81 for
the renovation Of soldiers graves
or Johnsons Island-which report
was adopted. .>+io,
Mr. ]. W. Atkinson called atIentlon
20 -he recent charge of Judge Peeole'
On lynching, as especially applicap
~ the old soldiers as upholoers Oh lns
law which remarks were receNeo
With marked appreciation.
NJ 7 II. Currie called the atten-
ton of the adjutant to the represents,
ton of the camp in all reunions anu
de]iberative bodies. based on It's % noe
av returns Of members in good stand
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