The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-25
MESSENGER Bureau.

from a campaign tour of 20 days in
the west, during which he spoke
daEIy, frequently twice He says
that during that time he o $50
miles and in various kinds of vehi-
cles. During the last week and a
half Of the tour Commissioner Pat
terson was with him The latter
returned today. Mr.. Patterson says
he never saw such a drought. ana
expresses the belief that it was even
drier in the mountain region h
it is in mis- part of the state. In
surance Commissioners Young. who is
also been speaking is back here He
save the governor has drawn larger
audiences that he did during his ia
nous campaign of 1900, and that
people of both political parties have
turned out TO near him and given
him a welcome. The governor finds
upon his return here that his little
son John has fever. which it seems
is typhoid. The governor has en-
gagements to speak in two or three
other states before che campaign
ends.
Today was the great day at the
State fair. and business was gener-
ally suspended and the public build
ings closed. Everybody took a hol-
tray and went to the grounds and the
capacity of the railway train and OF
the street ears was well taxed.
There have been no accidents during
the week and only n robbery has
been reported, in this case the thief
having been captured promptly.
Great numbers Of Johnson county
people attended the fair today. It
was their day and they enjoyed it
to the utmost They greatly appre-
ciated their display which was ex-
tremely meritorious.
Not long ago the commissioners
of this county filed a complaint with
the corporation commission against
the Seaboard Air Line against
grade crossing north of Raleigh,
which is regarded as a very danger
Gus place, asking that the
be required to provide an overhead
crossing. Today the company filed
it's answer saying no person has ever
been killed at the crossing and hat
it is not more dangerous than other
grade crossings in rural districts.
In fact all OF these on the important
roads are very dangerous. Yester-
day afternoon Brinkley House a
farmer Of this county was ki1lad
two miles west Of here by a fast train
on the Seaboard Air Line at a grade
crossing. y pair of mules he was
driving were also killed.
The chiefs of police of his state
had Il meeting here last night which
lasted until a very late hour. J.. A.
WoOrall OF Durham. was reelected
president and F. NJ. Jordan OF Ashe-
vile. secretary. John W. Cotton of
Tarboro. being vice president and J..
H. Mullins of Raleigh, C. H. Skim
ner of Dunn and S. NJ. Wheeler of
Oxford. composing the executive
committee. Every CHIEF in the state
is invited 10 become a member.
Ten miles o. the Raleigh and Pam
lico SOUND railway has been graded
and track laying is now progressing
quite rapidly. The first of the steel
bridges has been completed. The
worst of the grading is finished.
There are several very sick in
mates of the Soldiers Home. The
death rate is heavy now as many
of the veterans there are very fee
BILE. Yesterday ~forty-five of them
went to the State fair and enjoyed
it very much indeed.
tomorrow ten engines, which
weigh $4,000 Dound more thar any
others in use on the Seaboard Air
Lin will pass here on their way
south for use on the new rming-
nam division. ORDERS require that
they shall not exceed six miles an
hour speed in passing over bridges
on this division and not over 25 miles
an hour on the road bed.
The Raleigh ~dispensary is one of
the attractions of the city just now.
and there was a street full of the
thirsty on hand early this morning,
lined up ready to get in.
The Fire Underwriters of his
state in session here elected A. B.
Dangerfield of Winston, president, T.
Van B. Nets of Wilmington, secre-
tary and r. W. Murray of Green's
boro, c. w. Jacocks of Windsor. ].
r Patterson of Asheville. J.. C. Mar
shall of Wadesboro and w. w. Smith
or Raleigh, the executive commit
tee. The association favors the re-
peal of the regulations which for
bids division of commissions with
nonresident agents and brokers.
Next week the colored State fail
will be held here. 1t is the oldest
colored fair in the country. and has
not missed a year since it began
in 1879. The exhibits are not as
extensive as they ought to be, yet
they show marked Industrial and
agricultural progress.
New lodges of Odd Fellows are
formed at Saluda and Haysville.
The need for an absolutely fire
proof building for a State Library
and Hall of History is very patent
TO North Carolinians and the legisla-
Iure will be specially asked to make
provision for such a structure, t.