The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
GREENSBORO NEWS LETTER.
manufacturing Doing Good
Business-Resolutions Concerning
Death of DIR. Benbow-Addresx He
fore the Elkx.
Correspondence of The Messenger

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Greensboro. L. G., October IL.
One and one-third fare, railroad rates
will be furnished the delegates TO the
convention of h Daughters of the
~Confederacy at New Bern by the rail-
road good from the 18th to 18th of Oc-
tober.
Mr.. o. w. Bright. the New York man
who is having a club house built at
~Gibsonville. came in last night to look
over his property.
solicitor A. l. Brooks went to Chapel
Hill today TO address the citizens OF
Inat place on the political issues OF the
day.
ara II. DeButts succeeds Mr.. John &.
raham as G~reensboro's ticket agent
OF the Southern. Mr.. Graham having
to 90 in the hotel business.
Mr.. w. II. McGlamery, of Henderson
vile. Is at work in the ticket office and
IL IS looked upon as practically certain
that he will be put on as night ticket
agent 10 succeed Mr.. DeButts.
Judge Thomas j. Shaw, of the SUI
perlor court, has announced his decis-
ION In the Lyon habeas corpus proceed
ing over the possession of Pride Lyon.
the Durham lad whose mother having
separated from her husband fought to
~ ~ jill az ItI
OF remaining with his father. The case
was argued here in Chambers before
Judge Shaw on several occasions and
numerous affiidavits were filed by both
sides. His decision is that the bow
snaL remain with his father. The moth
CT, VINO Is now living in Winston. has
Drought a suit for divorce from her
husband.
Mr.. w. p. Landreth, of Walnut Cove.
was a visitor to the city tday going TO
HlSn Point to arrange with some fur
nlture factory to manufacture a COM
Dlnatlon trunk and table which he has
invented. He exhibited a model of his
invention to his friends here II is
quite an interesting invention and Mr..
Landreth, his friends hope, will make
a good thing u of his ingenuity. The
model is about the size of a small grin
and can be carried as such. 1t is cana
Die of being quickly turned into a good
SIZED table. Mr.. Landreth states that
ne has already refused a thousand dol
lars for his invention.
AL a meeting of the trustees of Gull
lord college, held September 29th. 1902.
Inc following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
whereas, Since our last meeting, our
Heavenly Father has seen meet to re-
move from our midst from work To re-
ward, DR.. D. w. c. Benbow, who has
been one of the trustees of the college
since it's organization.
b it now resolved by the trustees
OF Guilford College in meeting assem-
pied, that in the death of DIR. Benbow
ms FAMILY a lost a devoted father,
the community and our state an IN
rlght N honored citizen this col
leSe a loyal and useful trustee. That
a copy OF these resolutions be spread
upon our minutes, a copy published in
the Greensboro and state papers and
a copy sent to his family with the as
surance of the heartfelt sympathies of
tne trustees of this institution in their
affection. J. s cox
Secretary.
The Hard Wood Manufacturing Com
pany very recently started in our CITY
already booked a number of good
sized orders for interior finish of hard
WOOD. Among them are orders from
winston for the finish for a $50 OOO. 90 |
dwelling, from Durham for the library |
and from our local contractors. as we'll |
as from Lynchburg, Va, and other |
places out of this state. To fill these |
orders they will have to use Birch. |
Curley Maple, plain and Quarter Sawed |
Oak, Red Oak and Poplar as |
ven as the best grade of our native |
flne. The management Of the |
naturally feel very much encouraged !
the success they have met with in |
such very desirable orders so
'oon after starting up their plant.
MI. Fred Harper, a member of the
Luxembourg, Va, lodge of Elks. has ac-
'epted an invitation to make the prin- |
ipai adaress at the annual memorial
service OF the Greensboro lodge of Elks
n December. Mr.. Harper is a law
PARTNER of senator John w. Daniel of
lrg1naa and a prominent Elk. He is
| native of Wilmington and is consid-
red a very fine orator.