The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-13
THE SKIES LUMBER COMPANY
An Important New Enterprise-Mov-
ing for Better Streets-P1easant En-
terfainmenf-Sfore Robbed-News
and Personal Notes.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Especial TO The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, February 10.-The in
corporation Of the Skies Lumber COM
pany. of Fayetteville, with so, 900 SUBJ
scrfbed and authorized capital $780,
900. Is hailed with great qualification
| here. The incorporators, Messrs. w.
II. Skies. W. n. Britain and w. ].
Johnson, are among the most extern
sive lumber operators OF this section,
owning large bodies Of pine and other
timber, among their holdings being the
valuable Carmichael lands, purchased
for S76,500 a day or two ago by Mr..
Britain.
A 5oint committee. composed Of Cap
| tain ]. D. Mcneil. Messrs. n. B.. Alex
| ander and A. A. Mcclellan, from the
board of aldermen, and Major B. z.
Huske and Messrs. c. ]. Cooper and
W. E. KingeyA from the chamber Of
commerce., has been appointed by May
or Mcmillan to consider a feasible
plan for better paving of the streets
md sidewalks. It is understood that
| the committe will recommend the paw
ing Of Market Square at once, and the
parking in the center of Hay street,
from Market Square to the Hotel La
Fayette with brick paving on the
sides. Something like that, or better,
is certainly badly needed.
Sidney Mcqueen, the colOred bucks
ter at the market house, who has been
| arraigned more than once for dealing
in liquor, is again under bond for
his appearance at court. having been
| charged before United States Commits
sioner Sutton with selling whiskey
! during the county fair last October.
Mr.. T. P. Armfield. of Charlotte, has
taken the position of bookkeeper of
the Armfield Wholesale Grocery Com
pany, succeeding Mr.. j. A. Woodward,
who resigns, to take the place>o OF man
ager of the Southern Realty Company
at Greenville. S. c.
Miss Blanche Thornton last evening
at the beautiful home on North An
derson street, delightfully."- entertain
ed a large number of friends at cards,
| Mrs. J.. r. Tolar, Jr., and Miss Lillian
Slocomb winning the prizes.
Among those who passed the exanl-
| nation before the supreme court, and
| received license to practice law, was
| Mr.. H. L. Brothers. Of this city, a law
| student of the University.
| The subscriptions to the fund, which
is intended to be about $25, 900, for
the new Hay Street Methodist Church
building, are especially increasing, and
| the prospects are bright for complete
! success.
Mr.. Higgins, manager of the Caro-
| lima Telephone. and Telegraph Com
pany's office in this city, was called
| to Tarboro last evening on business.
Fox hunting up this way is increas-
| ing the number of its. devotees, and
it is no longer confined to profession
| ais. The younger people of both K
who are almost universally fine riders,
| are taking to the sport, and it is no
| unusual thing for a prominent young
| society woman to ride Ito town with
the "brush," after an exciting chase.
| Expert Craftsmanship inc graceful
| dancing have been, time out of mind,
Fa~yetteville's accomplishment.
The store Of Mr.. j. A. Black at
| Manchester, west of this city, on the
| Atlantic and Yadkin railroad, was rob-
bed last night, and n Of the men
was caught.
Mr.. Leo Dughi, of Raleigh, has TAX
| en- a position with the Postal Tele-
| graph Company in this city.
The Skies Lumber Company was
duly organized tn1S morning dL Tile
office of Robertson and Shaw on Dom
aldson street. The principal office will
be in this city, and the principal place
| of business at Treefall, ten miles west
of Fayetteville.
The correspondent is informed that
yesterday Hon. j.. G Shaw, of the firm
of Robinson and Shaw, was riding
over the country southwest of this
city, taking rights of way for a rail-
road line. This is taken to mean
the speedy extension of the Raleigh
and Charleston railroad.