The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08
IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING
Fayetteville Needs Moro Reyenue-Ca1
for a Public Mceting-BOund Over
for Observation-Disclosures of PrOmi-
nent People-News and Personal
Notes.
Especial to The MeseSnger.)

Especial to The MeseSnger.)
Fayetteville, February 5.-A public
meeting Will &c held n the cnurt room
at s this evening if weather allows, OF
exceptional Importance to the tax pay
ers and property owners Of this place.
AS long as Fayetteville was at a stand
still or languishing, it was like a poor
man, who did not care whether his
fence was down or his roof leaked. But
with its remarkable recent growth
there has come the conviction hat it
must have more revenue to meet its
public needs-and tomorrow n
its people will meet in conference to
devise ways and -Four PROPOSE
tons, SO far as known, will be pre-
sented, which practically amount 70
three: First, the reaSseSsment Of prop
erty; secondly the increasing of the tax
rate Tin effect, the same thing;
thirdly, the extension Of the corporate
limits to include the greater part or
establishment Of a dispensary. If the
real estate of the city and suburbs
was assessed and taxed at the rats az
which it is held or sold-which is no.
done, nor is it done any where else
the municipal evenu would be
doubled. If the extensive suburb or
Haymount we're included, the revenue
would be largely increased, though II
pays now county tax far higher in pro-
portion than town property. The es-
Enlistment Of a dispensary would add
to the revenue, though not to the ex-
tent that many suppose. Numbers who
have, under prohibition, been sending
abroad for their liquors, would con-
tinue to do SO, knowing that they can
get better and at far less price, az
the ~dispensary law allows a o prof
1t Of 80 per cent. But, in fine, it may
be predicted that there will be some
thing doing" at the meeting surely
this evening. The burning question
seems to be the streets and sidewalks,
which are in wretched condition.
Mr.. Thomas H. T%fllinshast, VINO
died suddenly at 6 O'Clock on Saturday
morning, in Raleigh, was the brother
Of MIR. w. w. Tillinghast, Of TINS
city.
Mr.. Henry Smith has taken d posi-
ton with the Kelly Suspender COM
pany, travelling representative Ior
Georgia and South Carolina.
Mr.. J. w. Harper, representing the
Savannah harness house of Frank &
Co, has made Fayetteville his head
n,,o ~ or1 will %ro1yo1 IN }hir c1o~-
The marriage of Mr.. J. W..IngaIl
and Mrs. George A. Brown, Rev. Faith
er Caraper, priest Of st. Patrick's Cath
olic church performing the ceremony,
was a ma..c" Of surprise but hearty
congratulations to their friends in the
community. MI. IngOld is general
manager of the extensive livery and
sales barns and stables on Donaldson
street. and the bride is the daughter OF
the late James j. Ahearn, an esteemed
citizen of this city.
George Jackson and Butler Allen
have been bound over to both the fed
eral court in Wilmington, and the su-
perior court of Cumberland, for block
ade Whiskey shilling.
Al nc ldSL ulcSJlIlS VI cape ear
Council No. Is. j. o. L. A. NJ, Mr.. E.
w. Faison- of Raleigh, delivered an
eloquent address to a large attendenc /.
Of the members.
Nearly all the stores-every n be-
ing Tented-are occupied On the ground
floor Of the Highsmith block on Green
street, and it makes one of the hand
soonest sections of the city. The hos
pital annex, running the whole extent
Of the second and third floors Of the
block, is being beautifully fitted up.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Rose of Hamlet,
whose engagement Of marriage TO Miss
Hail, OF Hickory, has recently been
announced, is a native Of Fayetteville,
son Of the late John NJ. Rose, for many
years secretary Of the Cape Fear and