The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. N. c., August 4.
A general order from the office of
Adjutant General Register directs that
the First Infantry. North Carolina Ma
tional Guard. will proceed to Manassas.
Va to participate in the maneuvers
which begin there September 5. Colo
mel Robertson will on arrival report to
Brigadier Genera ]. NJ. Lee, command
ing First Brigade, Second division. He
Is directed 10 keep in communication
with Deputy Quartermaster General
Jones at Atlanta, who has charge Of
the transportation of troops to the
maneuyers. and to have his regiment
in readiness en- train at short notice.
The surgeon general of the state will
see that the regiment has proper med
icaI attendance and supplies, and the
quartermaster general of the state will
supply the necessary tenting etc. The
uniforms required will be that of the
regular army. All the details of the
trip will be left TO Colonel Robertson's
judgment.
Governor AycOck returned today from
Shelby where ne addressed a large au-
dience yesterday, in a political speech.
He brought back a pocket full OF CAM
= TaIgn poems, the title of which is I'm
bound to vote for Parker" set to the
air of Dixie" land written by DR.. M.
b. Wharton The poem set forth that
Wei show TO Teddy where his
grave is,
Dug by Parker and by Davis"
State Auditor Dixon says HI his
theme, in his address at Boston before
the Grand Army of the Republic will
be the Confederate soldier. He is very
enthusiastic in regard to his visit.
1t is a critical time for the crops now
n many OF the farmers have ON
siderable fear of too much rain, which
would prove very injurious to cotton
particularly.
There will be no more elections on
the prohibition or dispensary question
until next year, as the law provides
that none such shall be held within
ninety days of the general election.
Captain w. H. Day has so far i'm
proved that he expects to leave here
Sunday for one of the resorts, in order
~ fully ~recuperate.
State Treasurer Lacy has gone to
Cdswell and Yadkin counties to make
some Masonic addresses.
1t is expected that the percentage of
strength Of the national guard of this
state in camp this year will much ex-
coed that heretofore and that there
Will be more strict observance of re-
NulI CllISAlS- 1neTe IS neeQ FOR THIS
course. Last year was the first in
which the encampments were paid for
by the government and it is said that
at one of these but little work was
done.
The new agricultural building at he
Agricultural! and Mechanical college
here will occupy one of the finest sites
around Raleigh, considerably higher
than nat on which the other college
building stand. There is a view for
many miles to the SOutheaStWard and
Eortheastward and also a fine one of
rich farming lands to the west, in the
foreground being the 400 acres of the
college farm. Nearby is the state fair
ground, the Catholic o~rphanage and the
Methodist o~rphanage. 1t will be really
difficult to find a finer location any
where in this section.
1t is expected that the ~orphanage of
the Christian Church for Virginia and
this state will be located near Method
some three miles west of Raleigh and
Immediately upon the lines of the Sea-
board and Southern railways. The site
appears to be practically agreed upon.
The Republican district convention
here nominated w. Claud Pearson of
Chatham county for Congress and
Thurston P. Hicks, of Henderson,, for
electOr. The attendance was small, the
days of large Republican conventions
- IILS EdAl OI TIE Sldle having passed.
There is very little enthusiasm in the
party and very few men run the con-
VentiOn, quite largely office holders or
eX-Office holders:
Mention has been made of the fact
that a wealthy gentleman has given
500 to the North Carolina Society OF
Daughters Of the Revolution for the
purchase of the Andrew Johnson house
here. 1t was intimated tina the house,
which has been purchased, would be
moved TO Pullen Park, but it seems the
plan now is to place it in the grounds
of one of the public schools, not far
from where 1t now stands.
There will be a very large extension
Of this county public road system dur
ing the next 80 days. The rural free
delivery routes have greatly stimulat-
ed road building. This county is now
very we'll covered by such routes and
the service is good.
The 44th annua state fair will be
held here October 17-22 is proposed to
make a record breaker. A good deal
OF work is TO be done in the way of
making the buildings more attractive
both inside and outside. a revision of
the premium list has been made and
a number OF new premiums added.
There is an increase of premiums on
field crops and farm products generally.
The good crops and the fine spirits of
the people are signs that there will be
a great turnout. The race purses are
being increased % per cent. The mid
way Will be made clean, yet attractive
as was the case last year.