The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Chamber of Commerce Matter-In-
stallatiOn of Officers-Real Estate
Transfer-Thanks to Congressman.

Fayetteville, July THE last meet
ing of the chamber OF commerce was
of unusual interest, largely attended,
with animated discussion as % thu
general matters affecting the public
welfare. The chamber, by a close
vote, adopted a compromise measure
regarding the telephone service,
though the majority of the cOmmittee
having the matter in charge favored
bringing the Carolina Telephone
Company TO book" as far as it lay
in the chamber TO do SO, by requiring
better service or the FORGETTING of the
franchise. A vote Of thanks was pass
ed TO Congressman Patterson for his
success in obtaining the appropriation
for q public building and 10 Senator
OVerman and Simmons for their eff
cient aid. Mr.. F. r. Rose, the secre-
taTT, was directed to go to Whining
ton, and personally confer with the off
ciays Of the Atlantic Coast Line r. r.
Co., as to the application for a down
town ticket and information Office for
the travelling public, thus obviating
the necessity Of going the long dis
td4i'V up O"A W TIC NIHSIo" SIletl
passenger station, and also as to I'M
prOvements asked for in better light
ing Of the station at night.
Captain Z. r. McKethan, real estate
dealer yesterday sold to Mrs. Sarah Z.
West the we'll known KershaW place
in the eastern part of the city.
The following officers of Cape Fear
Council, No. IS, Jr. o. u. A. NJ, have
been Installed for the ensuing term.
E. R. Hall, P. c.; J. c. Carson, c.;
V C. Billiard, V. c.; J. W. Judge, R. S;
w. H. Pfester, A. R. S.; E. J. Kennedy,
F. S.; c.. D. Hall, Treas; F. W. Bell
nett, c.; Rex Cain. w; F. Sidberry,
|. S.; J. Faircloth, o. S.; A. B.. Jenkins,
Chap; J. R. Vann, D. Caster, J. w.
Judge, Trustees
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Billiard, of MOrganton,
was a visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss LESSEE Williford, of Rocky
Mount, is the guest Of Miss Maggie
Carson on Gillespie street.
Mrs. E. VI. Cook, of Pembroke, Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Olive Evans at
Idaho, on the east side of Cape Fear
river.
The June mOrtuary report OF Dr.. A.
S. Rose, city physician, taking in only
the strictly corporate limits gives 3
white and 4 colOred deaths, three Of
the latter being under 5 years Of age.
Fayetteville and HOlt-MOrgan village
in the southern mill suburbs will play
base ball this afternoon at Gillespie
street park, the Tolt-Morgan cornet
band furnishing music.
NOrkmen are digging the fOunda-
lions of the new residence of Mr.. A. H.
SlOCOmb, Jr., on HaymOunt, west Of
the dwelling of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
VI, Green.
Miss Addie Bell Barron. Of Char
lOtte, and Mrs. Jenkins Patterson, Of
Wake Forest. are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. kindley on HaymOunt.
Large quantities Of material for the
construction of the cotton mill of the
Victory Manufacturing Company have
been hauled to the company's site at
the Pierce vineyard in the southern
outskirts of the city.
Next Tuesday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock interesting services will be held
in the laying of the corner stone of the
new First Baptist church in this city,
and at the same time of the Hobbs
Memorial building. The programme
of exercises will be given later, and
will comprise very attractive features.