The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11
PART OF STREET RAILWAY SOLD
Northern Man the Purchaser-Big
Observation-Disclosures Man Rents
Farm-Arm Broken by Hammer
News and Personal Notes. -
lspecial to The Messenger

Fayetteville. " c.. Oct. w. u.
McNeill. OF the Fayetteville Street
Railway company has effected the
sale of ope-third OF the Company's
interest and holdings 10 a. G. Bish-
on. of the New York firm OF Haynes
and Bishop, who was here few
weeks ago. He was then much ina
pressed with Fayetteville business
and industrial advantages and pre-
dicted that there was the making OF
2 prosperous city within her walls.
Thirty persons were baptized yes
terday afternoon in Cross creek at
Robinson's bridge, by DR.. !. j. Han,
pastor OF First Presbyterian church,
converts OF the religious revival
which has been going on for two
weeks. conducted by Rev. + X.
Neighbor. OF Salisbury and Or. Hall.
of this city.
w T. Graves OF Baltimore, has
rented Summer Time" the country
place OF Hon. John G.. Shaw. where
| he will raise truck poultry. etc.
| This is one OF the best farms 49,
county. for Mr.. Shaw is notE4'
/ good lawyer but n good farmVr
/ Or. and Mrs. Graves made the
/ journey from Baltimore to Fayette-
| Vile by private conveyance. that the
might carefully examine the lana
of Virginia and North Carolina be-
! fore choosing their residence,
Mr.. T T. MCGilyary. n prominent
( Mason OF Fayetteville. had his left
arm broken on Saturday. while work
ing at the forge OF the Carolina Ma
chine Co. by the dying of of sledse
! hammer. which Mr. G. =. Russell was
using
The following compose the recep-
tiOn committee to go 10 Charlotte
Monday. and invite Bryan 20 Fay
etteville. Mai T.. J. Hale. chairman;
l~r' J II Anderson.
Hon. I. G.. Shaw. Messrs. ". l.. Cock
\ Fayetteville Observer reporter
has been interviewing leading citizens
of Fayetteville on tn" ques-
ton OF street paving and the FOLLOW
ing warmly advocate bona issue
for street improvement: Dr. H. w.
Lilly. president Of the Fourth Ma
tiOnaI Bank and president OF the
Victory Manufacturing Company; {.
J. Cooper, general manager of the
Southern Life Insurance Company
and vice president OF the Bank OF
Fayetteville: Frank II. Stedman, pres
Iident of the Cumberland Savings ana
Trust Company and manager OF the
Cross Greek Building and Loan AS
sociation; II. Med. Robinson or the
firm of Robinson and Shaw, leae-
ing member OF the Fayetteville bar.
When Alderman r. II. BuCkingh -,
after a hard fight got his ordin9
through. requiring property Es
to lay granolithic sidewalks IN ~at
of their premises, he said: on, yes'
property owners will cuss me out,
but good sidewalks are going to
bring about paved streets. 1t looks
as if it were coming.
The following party left today FOR
a pleasant trip to jamestown, Wash
ington. Baltimore and New York:
Misses Della Matthews. Kate McPher-
son, Alice Haigh. Mary +. Robson,
Mary l.. Aver, Gussie Mcmillan and
Margaret Jennings.
Mr. John McLaurin. a prosperous
farmer of the Mccall, S. c., section,
is a patient in the Highsmith hospit-
al.
Mrs. James Sprunt has returned
to Wilmington after a pleasant visit
to Mrs. w. J. McDurwind OF this
city.
Mr.. r. H. Dye, OF the law firm of
Sinclair and Dye. is in Raleigh to
argue the case Of Beasley VS. the As-
erdeen and Rockfield Raif@ 90
pany.
The Information recently given ost
by the Industrial News OF Greensboro
that the merchants of that city were
dissatisfied with the consolidation of
the Fayetteville Scottish Fire InsuT-
ance Company and the North Care
lima Retail Merchants Association,
was received with surprise By the
business men here, as there was no
iRtimation that all was not smooth
sailing at the time the merger was
understood to be effected.
The congregation Of the Christian
Scientists is greatly increasing here
and several accessions have recently
been made to the membership OF the
church, including women prominent
L. ENnrnttnuilln cnninl