The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-18
REPLY TO JUDGE CHRISTIAN.
NORTH CARoLINA,S PART IN THE
WAR OF THE STATES.
Programme for the Meeting OF the
State Literary and Historical Asso-
ciation-Tobacco Bringing Good
Prices-Ffne Prospects for the State
Fair-New Rural Free Delivery
Routes
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. C., october IL.

Raleigh, n. c., October 13.
Eight more rural free delivery routes
are established, with the following car
riers; Cary, Albert II. Ivey; Timber
lake. Edwin r NOEL; Burlington, three,
Mrs. Alice Foster. Charles F. Foster,
John 4. Shaw; New Castle. William 3.
Howard; Stedman, L. NJ. Avery;
,WiIkesboro. James H. Lewis. There are
four lady carriers now. One Of these
had had that position a long time and
has been found to be very efficient.
Painters are at work rejunevating
the old walls Of the House of Represent
t~aIives. The walls will be a light buff
color and the ceilings white. II has
been many years since the walls have
been painted. The interior OF the Oy-
ernor's office has been reprinted for
the first time since the summer Of 1885.
a number of persons mere have re-
ceived campaign literature in the shape
of leaflets from eX-United States Sena-
tor Marion Butler, which contain the
Information that a great many OF the
POpuIls,s are supporting Roosevelt for
the presidency.
The need Tor ain continues 10 be
very urgent. but the prospect Is Door.
There IS quite a sharp change in the
" I'd lEEt III 4 lew uOuIS LEO4I SUMMER 10
autumn.
II is extremely duh here in all the
state departments. Only one of the
state officers is on the ground, the 9TH
ers all being absent. most of them en-
gagged in TIE campaign.
One of he new features in the Hall of
History in the state Museum is an eX-
hibiJ OF pistols, illustrating the de-
VelOpment of that weapon from the
time of the Revolution TO the present,
beginning with one of the long and odd
looking FIN locks and ending with a
InaUser, 1O-shOt automatic, cited for
one thousand yards, while the Revolu-
tiOnary weapon would hardly kill much
beyond fifty yards, if it ever hit any
thing. The mausers shown had been
very kindly lent by the New York deal
ers. Won LenZerke and Detmold, and
are certainly curiOsitieS in the way
of
SpOrtsmen find that there are plenty
OF cartridges this season, though many
of the birds are not half grown. 1t
would be better if the open season for
this shooting did not begin until De-
cember I, as by that time all the birds
would be fully grown.
The prices of tobacco at the ware
houses here are now quite satisfactory.
This marks a victory for the growers,
who said that they would cut the crop
uO"u so HucQ mat SOOO prices would
be bound to result.
MIN cOnVictS from the penitentiary
have been sent to the southern part of
this county 10 cut wood under private
contract. There continues to be a great
demand for convicts for private work
of all sorts.
NeXt Tuesday evening the fifth an
nUal meeting of the State Literary and
historical Association Will be held in
its meeting place, the Raney Library
Assembly room, its president, DR. C..
AlphOnsO Smith of the State University
presiding. The subject of his address
will be The Average American" Other
addresses will be by Professor d. H.
Hill OF the Agricultural and Mechanical
college on North Carolina books issued
during the last twelve months; John
Charles McNeill, of the Charlotte OBJ
server on Our State Literature; n
President T. p. Venable on The Uni
versity and it's Relation to state His
tory" The features OF the evening
however, will be the reply to the
charges made by Judge Christian, OF
RichmOnd, Va, regarding North Caro-
lina's part in the war between the
states. This will be read by Chief
Justice Walter Clark. the chairman Of
the committee of veterans which has
prepared the reply. The latter is said
to be remarkably complete and abso>
lutely conclusive.
There are to be a great man events
here during the state fair next week.
including the reunion of the Confederate
Veterans. and the fourth annual tour
namen of the Gun Clubs, at the clay
pigeon matches. The prizes are valu-
able.
The decoration of Raleigh for the
State Fair has begun, and practically
all the business people will make their
houses CAV during the week. The Fair
is to be a very clean one, with no gam
bling and no shows immoral or improp-
er in any way. The last fair was very
marked in this respect.