The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-25
EErcBL1oAss ARE WORRIED.
Tire President Thinks Two Terms are
Enough for All Onice-Hoider-Debt
on Presbyterian Church Liquidated.
Preparations for Thanksgiving Day.
Other News Notes.



The Republicans, locally at least,
are we'll frightened by the news from
washington that the President does
not care to have ofice-holders serve
more than two terms. Some of the
office-holders pretend that the whole
story is a joke, but the laugh seems
to be all on the outside. 1t is said
that before he left the ena Prichar1
had the Republicans of Western
North Carolina know nat he was op
posed to the holding of office more
than two terms. and it seems hat has
filtered into this part of the state also.
Beyond any question h Republican
office-holders are very much agitated.
Charters are granted to the Wacho-
via Knitting Company OF Winston
Salem, capital stock s50,000,W w. S. Sic
vers and others stockholders. and to
the Concord Real Estate Company.
capital stock 500, 900, J. w. Cannon
and others stockholders.
Tomorrow the pamphlets which are
to be used in the public schools for the
celebration of North Carolina Day"
will be issued. The theme this year
will be 1.-The Pamlico Country" For
the first time the pamphlet Will be il
Illustrated.
I'd to yesterday the First Presbyte-
rian church hera had a debt OF $500
on it's new building. but at the service
yesterday morning $500 was raised.
being contributed by sixty persons,
and the remainder will be pledged this
week.
In the Supreme court this week
18th district appeals will be called an
argued. The docket is a fairly heavy
one.
Democratic State Chairman SIM
mons is quite a good guesser. He
thought the party's majority would be
close around $4,000 and it seems that
it is almost $1,000.
The sheriff of this county has Sc
cured a photograph of George w.
Tilley the young white man who late
in September shot and killed his
mother-in-law and dangerously woun-
ded his wife. The photograph shows
Tilley and his wife sitting beside each
other. There appears to be some lit
tie clue as to his whereabouts. The
governor has offered $500 reward for
him
The corporation commissioners
have gone to the mountain section of
the state to inspect several railways.
They have not done much inspecting
during the present year., but will look
over a number of roads in the next
few weeks.
Elaborate preparations have been
,ao1a hnro far tho nhcarxvnn % nc
Thanksgiving day. At the pcniten-
tiary the few %convicts now within the
prison will nave a good dinner. There
will he a big spread, turkey included
of course, at the Soldiers home, AMI
the veterans are looking forward with
much pleasure to the day.
Secretary Of State Grimes was talk
ing with your correspondent today
about the need of modern steel cases
for the very valuable records in his
Offices. He opened the doors of one
of the heavy cases made of fat pine
showing within paper boxes in which
is every land warrant. plot and sur
vey giving title to lands in the state.
And not only these. but every Original,
charter and all the original avs and
other papers-all are in such fire
trap cases. The state certainly ought
to make better arrangements. The
cases are so heavy and so large that
they cannot be taken out of the doors.
They were. in fact, built within the
offices. No state gives less care to
its public documents han does North
Carolina. This seems to be a notori-
Gus fact