The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-24

The election OF In- GIeSn OIL the car
nivaI is now in progress at carnival
headquarters, III Market street. The
polls are open and TIE voters are drop
ping in to stuff the ballot boxes for
their choice. This s one election IN
which no objection i'll be made toI
voting early and ofte-. OF can vote
just as many ballot at one time as
you may desire.
Up to last night the vote for queen
stood as follows:
Miss Octavia BoatwTi sht............ go
Miss Anne Taylor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %
Miss Bessie 80
Miss Mamie McGirt. IS
Miss Annie Blount DeROsset..-...-. %
Miss Lille JOhnson..-....-.--..-..- 30
The carnival executive committee
met at headquarters last night, Chair
man 8. II. Fishblate, presiding.
A telegram was received from Colds.
bOro, where the EIks' Carnival is In
progress this week, and it announces
thai the attractions Of the Layton Car
nival Company are all that they hava
been cracked up to be. These are the
shows that are to be The attraction at
the Wilmington carnival. The animal
show is especially praised III high
terms.
John r. Turrentine. Jr.. of the con
fetti committee, reported that 20,0O0I
bags have beer ordered and are now in
transit. There will be a plenty to fiji
your hair, your whiskers, you clothes,
yours pockets, and what not.
The executive committee reported
that they sent out three men yesterday
to advertise the carnival. Mr.. A. S
Holden left for a trip up the Seaboard
Air Line. Mr.. John Blomme went up
the Atlantic Coast Line. and hIT. RiYen-
bark went over the Wilmington and
New Bern railroad. Besides this pro-
vision for advertising, the committee Oh
yesterday mailed 500 Autographs to
rural postoffices and responsible mer-
chants in the country. who have kind"
ly consented to post them.
The committee announced last night
tina in addition to the low rates on the
railroads.. there will be carnival ex-
cursions from Fayetteville on the
steamer Highlander, and from Little
River, s. c.. on the Steamer Compton.
The committee discussed the PROPOSE.
ton for the Wholesale merchants to re.
turn the railroad fare to all country
merchants who purchase bills of $500
or over. The committee hopes TO see
the merchants act upon this matter, as
- t. r-,rI 4&-,a x-;-StArs
and be of material benefit to the trade.
The committee announced the follow
ing additional donations for the coun-
try store.
From Detroit, Michigan, manufactory,
a handsome cook stove. sent through
Messra. j. w. Murchison & Co.
From Mr.. T. II. Thompson. travelling
representative of the Eagle Paper Conn
nany, Of Richmond. Va. On the bags Is
An attractive advertisement of the car
Hival.
The following donations have beer
made fer the country stole through IN
c. w. Polvogt Company From NJ. Co
her, Sen & Co, of Richmond, Va. OLE
evening shawl. one red Spread, onC
plush cape, one flannel waist. one il2r
mel petticoat, one silver watch, II sat
teen aaderskirt, one dozen inen nap
Hns. From Weingarten Bros of New
.YRk-One W. B. corset. The manu-
f~acturers of this celebrated corse
write t Mr., Porvogt Is follows: Max,
it known to the lady who is luck!
CROUCH to win the prize that she cal
send US her size and the color an.
shape desired and you can resc assure.
she will receive a fine corset"
The parade committee also met las
, night, Chairman j. J. Fowler presiding
The committee makes the following
announcement:
In this delightful city. What's l.:
sittin' sort o quiet on the old Cap
lear" there are more beautiful AM
captivating young ladies to the sQuar'
yard b can be found this side o.
paradise. In some way they surel!
Must be close kin to the immacula.'
daughters of the most patient man. be
history informs US they wer,
yery beautiful.
"BaIIie is authority for the statemen
that no earthly court since time began
whether Biblical OF geological, coul'
vie with Wilmington in h glory of II
womanhood. He, lately. as his mum
erous articles will show, has been hunt
ing up all N pretty expressive adJec
lives and adverbs to qualify his prais'
for the fair sex, but we confess he can
wei be too extravagant.
Some great writer has proclaime,
that the grandest type Of h Caucas
ian race lives between the Potomac an
the Savannah rivers. We heartily agre'
with him; and she's a woman who nov
gracefully glides with queenly splendol
upon this terrestrial sphere right her,
in Wilmington. May h grow in beaut.
a by day, and in richness of charac
ter every hour: and may southern
chivairy see to it that the whit. f1owet
OF her glory shall be kept sweet an
unsuIIiad for all time. Even Ralli