The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-03
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Charged With Selling Whiskey.
SkjiiyuI BurSlars-I:ank Dividend.
News and Personal ->ot:s.
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Fayetteville, y. c., January 1.-The
funeral services took place at Eliza
bethtown yesterday over the remains
of Capt. Thos. S. Whitted. who died
at the home of his son, Mr.. Duncan
Whitfield of heart disease, aged 10
years. The diseased was of a distins
uished family on both sides, his father
being William Nash Whitted, and his
mother before marriage, Miss Emeline
McKoy daughter of Congressman Jas
McKoy, known as the watch dog of
the treasury" He was a brave south
ern soldier, carrying to his grave the
effects of a terrible wound received
at the Wilderness, and he was at the
time of his death commander Of Bla-
den camp of Confederate Veterans
Catpain Whitted was of 1ovable charac
ter and winning personality, and his
death viii be greatly mounrned He
leaves a widow, who was Miss Eliza
beth Cromartie, sister of Mrs. D. H
Ray and Mrs. T. II. Sutton of this city
and three sons, Duncan, of Chadbourn,
Thomas, of Bombay Fla, and Marion,
of GOIdsboro.
Loveday Carroll, a negro woman,
was tried Yesterday before United
States Commissioner Wilson, charged
with selling whiskey, and was bound
over 10 the federal court This was the
first court of Mr. Wilson in this city,
he having succeeded ex-Judge Sutton,
who recently resigned the commission
ership.
The burglars, who blew open and
robbed the safe of the postoffice at
Dunn before day on Monday morn
ing. were professionals of talent" for
the dynamitink was very skillfulIy
done They timed the robbery to make
big haul, the postoffice being usually
flush Of money, nearly $4,000 with a
large quantity Of stamps, being taken.
On Sunday morning there was a
novel contribution to the collection
plate in st. Johns Episcopal church.
an envelope enclosing a deed to a
pew, dated June 18th, 1880, in favor
Of Joshua Carmon, made by G. P.
Matlett and J. w. Wright, wardens.
That was. time when they rented,
leased or owned the church pews
Mrs. Neil D. Emerson, of Whining
ton, will spend the winter with her
parents Mr. and Mrs A. H. Slocumb
Fayetteville enjoyed probably the
biggest Christmas tree in it's history
in the armory yesterday afternoon.
w. T. Smith, wholesale and retail
paint dealer on Person street, planted
n royal holly in the center of the hall:
erouS hearted women of the city, hung
it's festive branches with all sorts of
good things for hundreds of children
Yesterday the National Bank of Fay
etteville, Of which w. A. Vanstory is
president, declared a quarterly divi-
dend of two per cent, besides putting
aside a considerable amount to it's al
ready large surplus. The quarter just
ended has been the most prosperous
in the history Of the very successful
bank.
The colored people of the city cele-
brated today at the opera house, with
addresses by J. A. Smith and F. G.
Grant
There is freshet of nearly forty
feet of water in the Cape Fear river
today.
During last nights high wind the
scaffolding around the lofty tower Of
the Hay Street Methodist church, was
blown down, but no part of the build
ing under construction was injured