The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-02
DEDICATION OF MONUMENT
iIonors tn n Revolutionary Sotdier-Ai-
sosion Mills vii Use Electric Pow
er-sttempt ut Store Robbers-ffss
From Mount Lebanon.
Especial ~ The Messen II

Fayetteville. January 3o.-At II
O'Clock last Saturday. ut the old Bai-
lard homestead in Cedar Creek town
shin. a large crowd attending the Inn
pressive exercises. IA monument was
dedicated TO the memor. Of homas
Bullard, a soldier of the American
Revolution, an eloquent address beng
delivered 10y his great great-grandson,
Mr.. Won &. Rullard. ex-member OF inc
legislature and Il prominent member
of the Fayetteville bar. The n
ment, which is the work Of Mr. t. L.
Remsburg, of his city, Is OF Barre
Vermont granite, and OF tire Sarcopy-
hagus design, with the following IN
scriptions:
THOMAS BULLAKD.
Born in Virginia Dec. 18th, 1882
Died March 10Th, 1887
\ Revolutionary Soldier.
Enlisted in Sharp's Company. OH "
G. regiment, Nov 10Th IT'S;
Pensioned August 18th. 1888,
After Life's fitful fever lie sleeps
we'll"
Erected by his descendants In iooS-
Thomas Bullard was the grand
father OF J. j. Billiard. embe OF the
present board of county commission
ers. and chairman of the preceding
board: great-grandfather OF Il. T.
Bullard, a native Of Cumberland, now
a wealthy business man OF Savan-
nah Ga.
The Algodon Knitting Mills COM
pany, which is about to triple the ca
pacity of its plant. and add Il finish
ing department, will use power from
the Cape Fear Electric Power Com
pany, as soon as communication III
made with this city.
An attempt was made to break into
the grocery store of Messrs. Hum-
phrey Brothers, on upper Hay street,
during Saturday night. One door was
half prised open, and the other partly
u%nhipged.
A small blaze at the residence OF
Mr.. ]. +. Johnson on Maiden Lane
turned out the fire department on
Sunday night about o O'Clock. but the
fire was soon checked. with the dam
age trihing. |As
A package Of fig paste has been
brought TO Magistrate c. L. overly,
this city, direct from Syria, by his
friend. Jacob Zahram, the fruit grown
on Mount Lebanon by Mr.. Zahams
grandfather, Bishop FL khounL OF
the district OF Judea. 1t is said that
the fig paste is prepared exactly as
was that used by Christ and hts dis
ciples in their journeys through
Syria.
Mrs. H. NJ. Pemberton is visiting
her sister, Mrs. y. G.. McKeithan, at
jacksonville, Fla, thence b Will 80
to visit Mrs. Milton Bacon at Albany,
Georgia
Miss Julia Fall, of Red Springs, Is
the guest OF Mrs. J. b. Worth ON
Hay Mount
Miss Fannie Kyle has returned
from a visit to Imboden. Ark.
Miss Mary +. Alexander is making
n visit to Mrs. Joseph Ross in Char
lotte.
Miss Lena Butler, n very pretty EN-
ployee OF the Fayetteville p~ostoffice.
left the building about II O'Clock on
the morning of December 2Sth, being
absent from her post Is or 20 min
utes. But in that short time some
thing had h~appened-as she had as
cended the stairway to the
of her brother-in-law, Mr.. J. W. Boil
. ION. where size was ia HtA " %"ss
and Mrs. Strickland leave for Dothan
Roscoe Strickland. Of Dorthan, Ala
Rev Mr.. Joyner, a Methodist minister
of the Coksebury circuit, performing
the ceremony. The marriage was n
well-kept secret until the bride and
groom gave IL out last evening. Mr.,
and Mrs. Strickland lave for Dothan
tomorrow night, where he Is engaged
( in the naval stores business.
Tomorrow evening at S O'Clock at
the residence of her step father. Rev
II. 4. Royal, on Haymount, Rev j.
Il. Hurley. presiding elder Of h dis
trict, performing the ceremony, Miss
Mia Monk will be married 10 Mr.. J.
". Draugton, n merchant Of Dunn,
To attend the marriage there are in
! the city Misses Annie L. Patrick, OF
Clinton. and Mary Monk. Of New
Bern
Mr.. J. J. Mcmillan. Of Elizabeth
town. is a visitor to Fayetteville.