The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-02
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Death Of Prominent Pcople-Rumored
shut Down OF Mills Not True-En-
gineer for Fayetteville Sewerage.
News and Personal Notes
Especial to The Messenger.)

NSptclaA 10 Inc
Fayetteville, February T.-The
funeral services took place at 10 O'Clock
this morning from the First Baptist
church, of which she was a devout and
jealous member, over the remains of
Mrs. W. Il. Malloy, who died at Il
O'Clock on Sunday night Of n severe at
tack Of pneumonia. The deceased was
the daughter OF Mr.. W. III. Newberry,
Of this city, and wife Of MI. W. Il.
Malloy, prominent in the insurance
business.
Mrs. u. NJ. Melvin, n consistent mem
Der Of the Baptist Church. a fond wife
and mother, died of pneumonia at the
family home at White Oak, Bladen
county, last Friday. aged 10 years,
leaving her husband and ten children.
sever Of whom live at he homestead,
one is in Florida. a son, 7. j. Melvin.
is clerk of the HighsInith hospital in
this city, and a daughter. Mrs. p. a.
Marshburn, resides at White Lake
Bladen county.
Mrs. Holmes Owen died at the fam
ily residence in Seventy-FirSt township
Oh Saturday night. She was a native
Of Georgia, and is survived by her hus-
band and one child The funeral
services took place yesterday 1T Camp
Ground Methodist church. of which
she was Il member
The correspondent has ascertained
from the officials Of the Ashley Bailey
Silk Mills Company OF this city that
the news sent from here of a probable
shut down of the mills soon, on account
Of tie refusal Of union fnishers to
handle the output of negro employees,
has no foundation. Everything is 60
ing OIL smoothly at both the SIR mills
in every department.
Nj. Charles /. Taylor, of Whining
ton; spent Sunday with relatives in this
city.
Mr.. G. G. Myrover, Jr., who has
been for some time with the Western
; Union Telegraph Company, has taken
a position with the drug firm Of Arm
! field and Greenward-
CAPTAIN J. u. Mcneil, head of the
Merchants Mills and Steam Cotton
; Ginnery Company, who is president OF
both National and State Firemen's AS
; sociations, Of the Cumberland Cotton
| Growers Association, the Cotton
Warehouse Company, and chairman OF
the city board of finance, will this year
be a candidate for the state senate,
where he has already served his peo-
pie. He was before the county CON
cention for that position in 1904, a for
midable competitor of Mr.. n. n Sin
clair, who finally secured the nomina-
ton. When Captain McNeiH enters
the race there will he Il clash of wheels
on the track. for he never goes slow
about anything.
Mr.. Frederic Minshall, with Offices
| in Washington, d. q, and at Abbeville,
/ S. c., has been chosen by the board OF
public works Of Fayetteville, of which
Mr.. r. II. Horne is chairman, as en-
gineer in laying the system of city
sewerage, both for the preliminary
work and for construction.
Mrs. George Harris, OF Wilmington
with her little son, cones up today, tt
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. ii
Jennings on Gillespie street
Mr.. James Moran of Sanford, has
taken a position with Sidberry's Phar
macy.
BY next Friday trains on the Ra'
leigh and Southport r. r. will be run
! ming between Burns Level and Lower
Little River stations, this side of Lii
| l;nofon