The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-07
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Sale of Church Par~onage-Addition
Passenger Train Sersice-Bettcr Tel
cphOne Observation-Disclosures and
Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger
Fayetteville, \. c.. August 4.-The
Hay street Methodist congregation has
sold their parsonage on Gillespie street
a large and valuable dwelling 10 Mr.
w. E. Brothers for $500, which will
be added to the fund, already large, for
the erection of a new house of wOr-
ship. 10 cost about s20,0 900 or s25,000
Mr., Herbert Lutterloh has nearly
finished his new office on Donaldson
street, which gives him now n solid
handsome block from the Graham block
and music house on Hay street 70 the
Victory Manufacturing company Of
fee corner of Donaldson and Franklin
streets
Miss Mary Ella Moore, of Whining
ton. who is visiting Miss Jessie Cross
we'll on Rowan street, was the guet ot
honor at a card party given by Miss
Mary II. Slocomb yesterday morning.
Little Ralph King dislocated his arm
yesterday by fall from a bicycle.
Mrs. l.. l.. Greenwood is making a
visit to friends at Mount Airy.
Mrs. Charles Glover Of Washington
D. c., i visiting relatives in this
city.
Miss Louise Robson, Of Goodwin. has
been entertaining a number If friends
at house party this week
From the best information that
your correspondent can gather from
Cumberland farmers, the cotton CROP
in The county will be practically Il
failure, and cessation Of rain would
come too late 10 help il now. The corn
and pea crops are fine.
Messrs. G Il. Ledbetter and C. l.
Jones have been elected delegates from
the fire department 70 the national
firemen's association al Roanoke, Va,
on the 14th inst.
Next Monday the ''Shoo Fly train
from Columbia, S. s 10 Elrsd. viii D.
extended to Fayetteville. leaving here
at 6:15 O'Clock in the morning and re-
turning at 1870 O'Clock at night
Messrs c. P. NcCIuer, of Tarboro. and
A. Mcdowell. of Scotland Neck, officers
Of the Carolina Telephone and Telc-
graph company. are canvas>iug the
patrons Of their exchange here, with q
view TO putting in the Bell instrumen'7
and giving long-distance connection.
a. an additional cost Of 80 cents 2
month.
William Waddill, a negro. was com
mitted TO jail yesterday charged with
house robbery and stealing 4 mule
4 draft for forty dollars on Mr. Ee!.i
Black. Of Manchester. was found on
his person.
Mr.. + r. Rose. secretary u the
chamber Of commerce. spoke At the
last meeting Of the courteous manner
in which he was received b. the At
lantic Coast Line officials In Whining
ton. durng his recent business confe--
ence with them The company has
given u recently excellent extra train
service and promises 10 make needed
improvements 1T the passenger station
Mrs. D. T Oates. Of this city. an
Mrs. Joseph Bunting. OF Wilmington
have returned from 4 visit 20 t'd
Springs
DR.. s J Porter q former pasto-'".
the Baptist church Of this city. now
filling the pulpit OF Mt Olive church.
Kansas City. No, Is the guest o. Mr.
Ralph Jessup. on Haymounr. and al!
preach 20 the Baptist congregation o
morrow.
President ". 4 Mills. o. the Raleigh
and Southport railroad, states rha- ne
hopes soon 10 have three passeHse.
trains running daily between Rae gh
and Fayetteville.