The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-08

Fayetteville to Rebuild Whole Burned
District-The Wilmington Convoca-
tion-Memorial Services-News and
Personal Notes.
Especial TO the Messenger.

Especial 10 Lue Messenger
Fayetteville, May 3.-Mr. +. W.
Thornton announces that he has lie.
the contract for the rebuilding OF his
large store in the burned district in
Hay street II will be a handsome
fireproof building Of three stories,
equipped with elevators, the second
and third floors being used as offices.
This completes the list of eleven stores
10 rebuild the whole burned distric-.
the others being Messrs. D. H. Ray,
Warren Prior, National Bank Of Fay
etteville, for Kyle Carver, Herbert Ldt-
terloh, Mrs. VI. j. Pemberton and DR..
J F. H~ighsmith, a block of five stores.
the work Of which will be we'll on
by he time he returns from Europe.
The Wilmington convention Of he
Episcopal diocese of North Carolina
has been in session in St. Johns curch
since Tuesday night, with interesting
proceedings, and eloquent sermons.
preached by Rev. j. J. Grifiths, Jr,
Very Rev. Dean Horsfeld, of Colds
boro, and Rev. H. E. Seabreeze, of
Wilmington. The vestry of St john
church has appointed the following TO
| represent the parish at the annual
council, to be held in Christ church,
Newbern, on the 18th of May; dele
gates-B. r. Huske, F. r. Rose, ". H.
Pope, n. B. Alexander. Alternates-S.
H. Strange, J. J. Crosswell, J. H. An
derson, W. NJ. Martin
Both of the companies of the
-Ioro,l1r+ irh+ Tnfonrry- hot
| talon are invited to the Charlotte
Twentieth of May celebration, and
meet tomorrow evening to consider the
question of acceptance.
Mr.. J. H. Myrover, of this city. has
been invited to address the North Car
DINA Society in Richmond, Va, on the
occasion of the society's banquet on
the evening of the 18th inst. in honor
of the Goth of May Mecklenburg Dec
lartion of Independence, his subject
being The Lost Colony"
Raeford Institute, which has had a
very successful year under Prof. Nc
Leod and his faculty, will begin its
commencement exercises, lasting three
days, with the baccalaureate sermon
on Sunday by Rev. DR.. Vann, president
of the Baptist Female University al
Raleigh. On Tuesday the Young Mems
and Young Women's Christian Asso'
Citations will be addressed by Rev
Watson NJ. Farley, pastor of the Fay
etteville First Presbyterian church
There will be also debaters' confess
defamation, recitation, etc.
The United Daughters of the Con
federacy will conduct memorial ser
vices in this city on the 10th Of May
rendering a dinner in the armory' tt
the Confederate Veterans, with the IRE
s%entatiOn Of crosses of honor. III
usual memorial ceremonies will be con
Quoted at the Confederate mOnum7n
on st. James Square, and at the mon
ument in Cross Creek cemetery, which
with the soldiers graves, will be deco
rated. The memorial address will b.
delivered by Rev. L. W. Hughes, rec
tor of St. Johns church, and chaplain
OF the Independent Light Infantry bat
talon.
Mr.. J. A. Oates is building an ofic
for the North Carolina Baptist on par
of tho Haigh lot on Hay street, an.
will put UP a handsome structure. Il
will use the first floor and part Of tn
second. the remainder Of the secon'
being given up to Offices.
Mr.. John r. Myrover, travelling rep
resentative Of the Cary Safe Company
of Buffalo, n. Y, is visiting his moth
er, Mrs. U. C. Myrover, on Haymoun1