The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-06

Raleigh, n. G., November .
]. A Giles, the republican nominee
for congress In this district. is here and
make a great run n that he viii
carry his county Chatham He says
he win get q nice percentage OF the
populist vote.
]. c. l. Harris. Governor RusselIs
right hand man. is out in q severe
criticism of Senator Pritchard's man
agement OF the republican party. This
owe Postmaster Bailey. of Raleigh.
to say hat Harris does not like Pritch-
ard because Governor Russell viii not
let him like him.
DR.. ID. III. Abbott. OF the Fifth dis
trict. who to be the head OF
b republican party there. say the
prospects are bright for the election OF
Dr.. Alexander TO congress. and thai
Isaac Meekins. the other republican,
is outside the breastworks and that the
voters II deserving him. Meekius'
friends tell a very different story. as
they say Alexander does not have a
ghost of a chance. Tho fact is that the
republican party is all to pieces in that
district.
StCTtldTy bTuneT, Oh the dRricuIturaI
department, is advised that the South
Mountain Gold Mining Company. OF
which Robert p. Orr. OF Newport News,
is president, is having great success
with it's mine in Burke county. 1t is
now exploiting he vein and finding
rich ore in quartz, many specimens
showing free gold.
Grand Secretary Woodell, of the
grand lodge Of Odd Fellows left today
for Lino'- Afnr,rfoSn nc will ID Aha
work of the district deputy in that Sec
ton, the latter having recently died.
Odd Fellowship, he says, is on a great
DON in North Carolina.
One hundred firms here ave al
ready Joined the Merchants Protective
Association.
Next week the work of extending
southeastward from Harnett county
will begin. This road is owned by the
wealthy Dukes, of Durham.
It is said here that the senatorial
campaign will cost Julian S. Carr, who
is always liberal, over 10000.
The idea of erecting a monument
here to the memory of Calvin H. Wi
ley, the father of the present school
system, strikes a popular chord.
The movement of negroes north from
this section has ceased for the present,
but will be renewed in the spring. Many
will leave neXt cal .
John E. Ray, principaLof the insti-
tuition for the blind here. positively
declines to accept the presidency of a
Kentucky college. He prefers to re-
main here. The institution here ranks
among h best in the country.
At the next meeting of the executive
committee of the state fair a PROPOSE
ton will be made for the holding Of a
state exposition during October and
November, 1902.
The negro state fair here closed to-
day. 1t was educational day.
Mr.. Henry Mckee Tucker a been
appointed by superintendent w. H
Day, physician to the pen%itentiary-
Sun Bros circus. which wintered
here, will again go into winter quar-.
ters at the state fair grounds.
Two thousand volumes AVE arrived
for the new RsDey memorial library
Five thousand more are to follow: The
library will be formally opened Jan
uary 1. An expert is here to classify
and arrange the books
/ DR.. William B. Phillips, formerly OF
the university of North Carolina, goes
to the University of Texas He is
, SON of the late Rev. DR.. Charles Phil
lips, of the University of North Caro-
lima.