The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09
aTEAM- FAILED TO TURN UP
Farmers Day. a Failure-Death OF
Mrs. Rebecca MeDaniel-McBrydc.
Pender Marriage-ImpOrtant Sale Of
Timber Lands-News and Personal
Notes.

Fayetteville, February 5.-By
whose fault, or from what cause, the
correspondent is unable to say; but
to put the truth plainly, Farmers
Day." Saturday, was a iasco. The
good team promised by Presiden.
c. c. Moore, made up Of Messrs. 3 eott,
Of Alamance, and Brown, of Column
bus. failed to appear, nor, so far as
the writer knows, was any explana-
ton given. This is a rather poor way
to keep up interest in the cotton grow
ers' meetings. Very few farmers ap-
peared in the city hall when the as
sembly bell rang, but that may nave
been because they had already ascer-
tanned hat neither Of the speakers had
arrived. The meeting was postponed
to the 14th. instant.
The funeral services took place at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the
residence of her son-in-law, Mr.. Jvna-
than Evans on the east side of the
Cape Fear river, over the remains of
Mrs. Rebecca Mcdaniel, widow OF rhe
late John Mcdaniel, who died on
Saturday morning, aged 81 years, hav-
ing been feeble for two years, from
d ldII 1IOIu WHICH, S11 uCScI ICCoF-
cred. The deceased was before mar
riage Miss Rebecca Uzzell, Of Wayne
county, and she leaves four children
one son, Mr.. S. F. Mcdaniel, and
three daughters, Miss Jonathan Evans
and Misses Lon and Willie Mcdaniel.
She was one of the oldest members
of the First Baptist Church Of this
city, in fact, she was probably a char
ter member, as the church was or
iganized by her brother-in-law, the
late Rev. James Mcdaniel, one of the
most powerful preachers of the Baptist
faith in North Carolina.
FRIENDS here have received cards an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Iucle
Mercer Pender daughter of Mr.. John
Clifton Fender, of Tarboro, to Mr.. D.
l.. McBryde, of Little River Academy
in this county, in Tarboro Calvary,
at l o'clock on the afternoon of We'd
nesday next.
The steamer C. w. Lyon is expected
to reach here tomorrow from Eliza
BEETHOVEN, where it will receive the
finishing work before beginning to
run on the Cape Fear river.
Rev. DR.. J. J.. Hall, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, who was for
some time a patient in the Highsmith
hOspital. was able to conduct religious
services yesterday.
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Governor Glenn writes to an officer
of the state national guard in this
city that he expects to attend the en-
ampme at MOrehead lex: summer,
and eat and sleep with the soldiers,
that he may best find out how to pro-
mote the interests of the guard
Mrs. D. H. Ray and Mrs. T. H.. SUI
ton nave been making a visit to The
old family CrOmartie homestead IN
Bladen county.
Mrs. c.. U. Robinson, of Pensacola,
Fla. is making an extended VISIT 10
her mother, Mrs. w. c. Myrover, on
Haymount.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Register, OF
White Oak, Bladen county, have been
the guests of Mr.. A. E. Martin.
Mr.. Claude Rankin has taken a pJsl-
ton with the Bank of Fayetteville.
Mr.. J. J.. Mcmillan, The Messengers
excellent ElizabethtOwn correspondent,
has been spending some days in ray
etteville.
The sale Of the Carmichael LANDS,
in the southwestern part of the county,
takes place this afternoon. The prop
erty embraces large bodies of farming
lands and timber, and it will be on
of the most important real estate
sales held in the county for many
wears. Have just heard from sale
There were 1000 acres, bought by ".
H. Britton, Florala, Alabama, Tor S'o'-
500.