The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, N. c.. April s.
The sixth annual state convention OF
the North Carolina Christian Endeavor
Union began her this evening. ii the
Chrictian church, Rev. A. u Thaeler
OF wInston-Salem presiding. Miss
Ruth Worth. daughter OF the STATE
Is the secretary. Address
OF welcome were made by Rev. NJ W.
Butler. pastor OF the Christian church
and Rev. DIR. T. n. Ivey. editor Of The
Raleigh Christian Advocate. The ad-
dress of the evening was by Rev. How
ard e. R~oadthaler OF winston-Salem.
his theme being Organized Chris
tianity."
The cotton planters are receiving
from the government blanks on which
they are urgently requested to give
the names and postoffices OF all ginnerS
OF whom they have any knowledge
From these ginners the government in
tends TO get monthly reports. Ths
planters say this Is the proper plan and
that in no other way can such accurate
results be obtained, results which arr
OF vital Importance to growers.
President Winston. OF the Agricultur-
al and Mechanical college here, reports
/ that the enrolment has reached 90
which breaks the record.
The base ball games between Trinity
and the Agricultural and Mechanical
\ NOlltkts NLa1u NtIt W uaNt DfEN DlAN-
ed here tomorrow and Saturday. hasS
been postponed.
Julian s. Carr OF Durham. sends Sza
for the democratic campaign fund and
promises as much more.
Today Captain u. b. Vance. recruiting
officer for this state, received orders to
close the office here and open one nj
Charlotte. This part OF the state ap-
pears to have been quite we'll cleaned
OF recruits. The office at Charlotte
will be opened about May LIST.
The first annual report OF Insurance.
Commissioner Young is in press and
will be out in a few days.
The state charters he Truth-Index
Printing and Publishing Company, OF
Salisbury. 1t will publish daily and
weekly newspapers. Lee s. Overman
and John S. Henderson are among the
ed the Kinston Telegraph Company.
capital $4,000. II. o. Hyatt and others
stockholders.
Senator Butler today THAI
j. F. Click. of Hickory. will edit the
Caucasian, h senator's newspaper
and populist-republican organ here.
Senator Butler publishes a long edito-
rial on Democratic State Chairman
Simmons in which, in capital letters. he
declares OF the latter He is afraidt"
in this referring TO the scathing reply
: which made to Buffers pro
poslllOn lot a JOINT discussion OF tht
/ constitutional amendment, after TN,
populist convention had made "A pre-
tence of declaring that IL was no is
sue, so far as their party was con
cerned.
. The advance sale of seats to ID
Wolf Hopper's The Charlatan'' Is ex
. tremely large. He makes a long juml
5 here by special train from Augusta
and leaves here on another special 70
Norfolk. This performance will en-
the theatrical season here. which Il
all respects has been the best eve
q known.
The Odd Fellows here this evenin
observed the eighty-first ~anniversar
OF the founding of their order, in hand
some style. Among the speakers WEI
W past grand masters, G. F. Lumsde
n w. c. Douglas-Grand Secretary j
" H. Woodall and Secretary OF Stat
Cyrus Thompson. Past Grand Masts
Charles M. Busbee, OF the sovereig
n grand lodge, left here yesterday for A
e lanta and addressed the order I'm thu
city.