The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
WaterwOrks and Sewerage Bonds.
New Freight Depot Occupied-En-
tertainment at Armory-News and
Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial TO The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, January 3.-Mr. Clue,
manager of the Armour Packing Com
pany in this city, and Miss Irene Hol-
land, the lovely daughter of Mr.. VIC.
Holland, will be married at 8 O'Clock
this evening from the residence of
Miss Hollands uncle, Colonel W. S.
Cook, on Cool Spring street.
Dr.. ". H. Lilly, president of the
Bank of Fayetteville, left for New
York city yesterday to close up, for the
city of Fayetteville, the purchase of
its 100000 Of waterwOrks and sewer
age bonds at a premium Of S6.425.OO,
and accrued interest at ) per cent.
The large and handsome new freight
depot Of the Atlantic Coast Line r. R.,
in the southern suburbs of the city, is
now occupied by the rreigllting and
clearical force, and was electrically il
Illuminated last night with striking eff
feet. Its arrangements are complete
for h receiving and delivery of
freight, while its business offices are
all hat comfort and convenience could
demand.
Last evening tn two companies of
the Independent Light Infantry battal-
ion met in the arinory for a very pleas
ant entertainment. At $50 O'Clock
Captain c. L. Jones, of the Grays,
asked Rev. DR.. J. J.Hall, pastor of
the First Baptist church, to ask the
Divine blessing, after which oysters
were served. Brief, bright talks We're
r,nJo hwy IL; ,o r,,o1%- o~I &ho 4-o>
ing was very pleasantly spent.
Night before last thieves, by means
of sc~affolding.. broke and entered the
second floor window on the west wall
of the store Of the HuSke Hardware
Wholesale and Retail Company, de-
scended to the first floor, and carried
off about $50 worth Of goods. They
made no attempt on the safe.
Mrs. Bertha Scanlin, widow of the
late Z. T. Scanlin, died at II o'clock
last night at her residence on Cool
Spring street.
At their meeting or Monday the
commissioners Of Cumberland county
gave warning to the road Overseers
that if thy failed to put up sign-boards
and mile posts, according to law, with
in sixty days, they would be prosecut-
ed; also notice to the stock law COM
missioners regarding hitching posts at
the gates across public roads.
The mortuary report of DR.. A. s.
Rose, city physician. shows Q deaths
for the month of December, ) white
and 4 colored. His annual mortuary
report shows a white death rate of 1876
per 1000 and cOlOred death rate of
25.2; total death rate of 17.S per 1000
based on a population of $500 whites
and $500 blacks, total 5000. This is
entirely whiting the corporate limits
The suburbs, which are very extensive,
including mills, etc, make the aggre-
gate population over 5000.
Howell, the negro who was shot by
Montague a few weeks ago on Donald
son street, on the charge Of running the
,atter's sister, is able to be out of the
hospital, and yesterday was bound
over to court by Magistrate Mclean
mise of marriage.
Officer Benton yesterday arrested
Charles Williams, negro, charged
with selling whiskey.
: The Gross Creek Building and Loan
Association of this city, Of which
Sheriff E. 81. Stedman, of Wilmington,
is secretary and treasurer. held a
stockholders meeting this afternoon,
and the exhibit of progress and bust
ness is very gratifying. The second
S0riOS will oI0co -a~f S,{,,-Io-