The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
LIVELY FAIR WEEK EXPECTED
Efnch's Options on the state swamp
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Huske-Conyfcts
and Railway Building.
Messenger Bureau.

haIeigh, ~. C., OCTOBER d
The supreme court devotes this week
to the docket of appeals from the Sew
enth district. 1t is a light docket.
The grounds OF the Methodist or
phanage are being prepared for the
erection of the main building.
Mrs. r. c. Rivers, wife of the man
ager of the Raleigh Academy OF Music.
died yesterday after a long illness, and
was buried this morning.
Corporation Commissioned Abbott
left oday for Wilkes and other coun-
ties IN that section, to instruct the
county officials regarding taxation I'M
der The new act.
Fair week here is to be very gay. The
social features will be numerous. There
will be a number if visitors from Viz
ginia- The Capital Club today arrans-
ed 10 give germans on Tuesday and
Thursday Of that week and the marsh
ais ball on Friday. General William
p. Roberts is the chief marshal.
Among the arrivals today are Ju-
MUS Davis. Wilmington; N A. Sinclair,
Fayetteville; a. w. Mclean, Lumber
ton; p. b. Masten, Winston; ]. b.
Schulken. Whiteville.
Supervisor J.. c. Lashley leaves the
penitentiary tomorrow with 125 con-
victs, to do the grading on the noun
tain section of the railway popularity
known as the Three C's." The states
contract becomes effective October 10Th.
The work begins at Marion. 1t is inter-
esting to note the fact in this onnec-
ton that the convicts hara already
built W railways across the Blue
Ridge, these being the Sp~artanburg and
Asheville and the Western North Caro-
lima. The convicts have built two
fifths OF all h railway mileage in the
state and the calculation is made that
their work in this direction since 1874,
when they We're first put on railway
work ION the Spartanburg and Ashe-
ville) represents 81, 500, 900. The direct
appropriations by the state to the peni-
! Tertiary since 1868 are very nearly 81
600, 900.
Rev. Mr.. Huske. the new archdeacon
OF this Protestant Episcopal diocese,
has assumed his duties here. The rec
tors of Christ church and the Church Of
the Good Shepherd, in Raleigh, are in
San Francisco. attending the general
Episcopal convention and Rev. Mr..
Huske is officiating in those churches,
alternately. He yesterday preached mis-
first sermon, in Christ church, and
made a very fine impression as a force
full speaker.
The attorney general and Mrs. r. D.
Gilmer have arrived from WayneSville
for the winter.
The reason why the state board of
education was opposed to the contract
or option which K. S. Finch had on the
states swamp lands was that under it
he could run a line ten miles long and
ten feet wide. running this around all
the timber n leaving out all the land
that was worthless to lumbermen.
Then the sale of a few thousand acres
would prevent the sale of any other OF
tho state lands in a la ROE area and in
stead of the states getting so cents an
acre it would get only so cents an acre
for the choicest of the lands, the lines
being run to suit FINCH and the pur
chaser. AS a matter of fact one of the
two deeds which Finch presented to the
board for approval and signature ra-
around all the timber lands and left q
burned section. 1t is due to the state
board to make this statement.
Tomorrow the entire cadet battalion
at the Agricultural and Mechanical col.
lege here, 300 strong, will be uniformed