The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-22
ASK FOR UNION DEPOT
LINCOLNTON AND CHARLOTTE CIT
IZETS FILE PETITIONS.
Governor Appoints Delegates to the
Farmers National ConGress-Char-
ter- Granted-Other News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c.. September 18th.

Raleigh. y. c.. September 18th.
The revenue authorities say that the
number II arrests for moonshining sell
ing whiskey without license and aiding
in making whiskey. during the quar-
ter which viii end with this month
will be a full average. They expected
reduction.
Yesterday it was stated in the office
Of the state treasurer hat all the
sheriffs had made full settlement OF
their state taxes. with the expection
Of the defauting sheriff of Wayne coun-
u. Today it was stated in the office
Of the state auditor tina eight sheriffs
have not yet made full settlement.
a charter is granted the LumbertOn
Improvement Company, of LumbertOn,
capital 1925, 900. a. w. Mclean and 9TH
erS stockholders: to purchase or lease
land or buildings in Lumberton or else
where, erect hotels, cottages, etc. An
other charter is granted the Currituck
Telephone Company. with headQuar-
ters At CoinjOck. to operate mes in the
counties of Currituck, Camden. PaSquo-
tank, Perquimans, and Dare, capital
stock s.. 500, Z. L. Johnson n others
stockholders.
DR.. TAFT Butler, state veterinarian,
says that matters in his department
are IN very good shape: that there is
relatively little disease among horses
and cattle. There is always a little
Texas or splenic fever among cattle in
North Carolina.
1t is expected that the supreme court
will file next Tuesday the first opin-
ion for this term.
Nh. Benjamin Dixon. son of State Au-
ditOr Dixon. left today for Columbia
University. New York to study law.
The county of Rockingham today
made full settlement of state taxes.
The April bulletin of the agricultural
DEPARTMENT has just been made and
now the May bulletin is beino sen out,
having been just received from the
public printer. who also sends the June
bulletin. which will be next mailed.
Todav a netition from the citizens of
LincOlntOn was filed with the corpora
ton commission. asking for a Union
Passenger station. A petition was also
file by the citizens OF Charlotte, max
Ing the same request. Notices will be
served upon the railways and they will
be given time to answer if they desire
to do so. 1t may be that they will
agree [ build the stations without
further proceedings on the part of the
commission.
Inc SONeILOT lOUdV appointed the
following delegates to the Farmers
National Congress to be held at Mag
ara Falls. n. Y. September 22nd. to
October 10th: w. E. Darden, Willow
Green; George Bellamy. FL Paso; w. P.
Parker. Enfield: ]. G.. Hackett. North
W~flkesboro: d. J. Aaron, Mt. Olive;
s. H. Strange. Fayetteville: j. P. Ali
son. Concord: w. E. Audrey and S. 3.
Alexander. Charlotte: R. w. Wharton,
Washington: NJ. w. Ransom, Jr.. We'll
don: ]. w Granger. Kinston; John j.
Wolfen+0~ New Bern; r. H. Speight,
Wrendale: NJ. B. Pitt. Old SPARTA: E.
l.. Daughtridge. Rocky Mount; ]. B.
Phillips. B~attleboro: F. L. Barnard.
Franklin: w. r. Capehart. Avoca;
John Wood Edenton: J. A. Stevens,
G~oldsboro: j. J.. Laughinghouse,
Grimesland; ]. B. Davis. Warrenton;
T B. Parker. Raleigh; w. z. Grassland.
briggs: Manly Mcdowell. Morganton:
". l. Everitt. Rockingham: f. w.
BrittOn, ROsemead; r. r. Kicks. Rocky
Mount: B.. w. Kilgore. Raleigh: s. l..
Patterson. Raleigh. j.. NJ. Forehand,
Rockyhock: j. b. Stokes, Windsor: Will
liam Dunn. New Bern: G.. Y. Allen,
Auburn: r. w. Scott. Melville: A. T.
McCallum. Red Springs: J. P. McRao.
La~urinburg: r. L. DOughtOn. Laurel
Sprir~-- w. A. Graham, Machpelah;
A. Cannon. HorSeShOe: J.. H. William
son and H. c. DOckery, R~ockingham;
]. G. Burrough, Henderson: J. B. Hol-
a Cool Springs: P. H. Hanes. Win
stOn. T. t. Ballinger. Tryon: ]. c. Cur
it's. Luther: J. W. McLendon, Wades-
bOro: ". B. Daniels. Epson; J.. Bryan
Grimes, Grimesland.