The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-19
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Superior Court-RcporTs Himself to
the Jailor-P1easant Entertain
ments-Work ON Raleigh and SOUTH
port Railroad Held Up-Dinner 10
Employes.


Fayetteville. January 17.-Judse
Justice dispatches court business with
commendable promptitude, but, in
truth. there is not much doing on the
docket, and nothing of mor than local
interest has been disposed Of.
There was rather a unique ending 10
a trial before Magistrate Mclean yes
terday. Parker, a negro. was tried for
selling whiskey, and in default Of bond,
was ordered TO Jail. Though an old
offender, he Is still sensitive, vita g
horror of an officer and the handouts,
and he asked the magistrate 10 allow
which he promptly did. presenting
himself for . cell behind the bars.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Slocomb last
evening entertained the Haymount ana
Down Town cad clubs al their resi-
dence on Dick street.
Mrs. W. L. Holt gives a reception
aad tea this afternoon. at the beauti-
full home on Haymount, compliments
~ to her sister, Mrs. c. a. Scott, II
Burlington.
MIR. Ralph Jessnp. formerly of Fay
e~tteville, and recently on business in
Jacksonville. Fla, is here on II visit
and will probably decide TO make this
his home again. taking a position with
the National Bank of this city.
Mr.. d S. MacRae, electrician of The
Western Union Telegraph Company for
North and South Carolina, will make
his headquarters here instead OF AZ
Hamlet.
Following are the officers installed
of Cross Creek Lodge, No. 4, |. o. 0. r,
for the ensuing term: T. A. Thorn
ton, n. c.; C. r. Wakeland, V. g.;
W. T. Sanders, r. S. n. G. ]. @.
Barnes, l.. S. V. G.: j. Hollingsworth,
Warden; +. C. Gorham, Conductor;
D. H. MCLAUGHLIN, r. S. S.; Percy
Thomas, L. S. S.; F. B. Hall. |. G.; w.
H. Pfister, o. G.: G. Tatum, Jan; }.
G. Ochrl, M; ]. ]. Hall, Chaplain.
Rev. DR.. J. j. Hall, pastor of the
First Baptist church, is in the High
smith hospital for treatment.
Miss Rosalie Calvert. Of College
Park, Md. is visiting her sister, Mrs.
H. w. Lilly. on Haymount.
Mr.. Van Hardin, of Wilmington, was
a Fayetteville visitor yesterday.
Mrs. c. A. Scott and son., of Bur
lington are the guests of Mr.. n Mrs.
w. l.. Holt, on Haymount.
1t is reported here this morning
that work on that part of the line OF
the Raleigh and Southport railroad
which passes through Myrtle Hill,
the extensive truck farm Of Mrs. w. +.
Cochran, with park and beautiful
drives in connection. has been stop
ped by the general manager, Mr.. ). r..
Strange. acting as agent for Mrs. COch-
ran
Last evening Nj. and Mrs. J. l.. Ken
nedy pleasantly entertained at an ele-
CANT dinner the whole force Of em-
ployes of the Kennedy dry goods house,
the out-Of-tOwn guests being Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Weddifeld. of Sanford.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Pemberton has returned
from a visit to Mrs. Ashe at Lebanon.
Ohio, and is now the guest of Mrs.
f. L. Pemberton on Dick street.
The directors Of the Southern Life
Insurance Company are holding a
meeting in this city today, bringing
together numbers of prominent men
from the Cape Fear section.
Mr.. C. C. Campbell, a trained dry
goods man, long in the service OF the
Frank Thornton Dry Goods Company,
of this city. has taken a position rs
general manager of the dry goods
house of Fletcher and Smoot, McCaiIs,
s C.