The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-08
THE FOURTH IN RAIlzGH.
Celebration OF Independence
Day-A. & n. Summer School Be-
gins-Decrease in Number Of Rail-
road Wrecks
Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, -. c.. July T.
The Fourth Of July was observed
here today and tonight on an extern
sive scale. A salute was fired by the
detail from the local troop in the Cap
itol Square and half an hour later a pa.
triotic meeting began AT the City Hall.
A. A. Thomson presiding. Rev. A. r.
Moment prayed. Rev. DR.. NJ. NJ Mar
shall read the declaration of Indepen-
oence. The star Spangled Banner was
sung, there were addresses by DR.. Geo.
T: winston, Governor Aycock, Chief
Justice Clark. Professor Henry Jerome
Stockard read an original poem. The
Old North State and America were
sung. In the afternoon there were day
light fireworks. and a parade OF the
local military, followed by the tournsa-
ment OF the firemen. In the evening
there was an elaborate display OF fire
works at the Cameron field. A good
many country people came in n there
were several excursions. There were
not as many farmers as were expected.
as they are so busy with their crops.
This afternoon the second session OF
the Summer School OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical college was begun, the
exercises being held in the now ON
plete auditorium in the Pulien Memorial
Hall. Interest in the school is much
greater than il was last year n the
attendance will be more than twice as
great. Some of officials seem TO hin
that over one thousand will be present.
The appraisers and arbitrators for the
dry goods firm of BoyIan. Pearce &
Co. have allowed fifty-five hundred dol
lar damages on account of the fire a
fortnight ago.
In an interview with Secretary A. c..
Brown OF the Corporation Commission
it was learned that there were now
80 building n loan associations doing
business in this state. The number in
creases slowly, only four new ones hav-
ing been chartered in one year. All
are home associations, none from 9TH
er states now doing business in North
carolina. There are It's banks now
under supervision of the commission
the increase being no since the upe
vision Of banks was placed in the hands
of the Corporation Commission. In
April 1899. Not much railway build
ing is now going on in the state, a few
lumber roads in the east and west are
IN course OIL COHSlruCllOu- luc pE1HCi-
pal work is upon the Durham n
Charlotte n the Raleigh and Pamlf-
co Sound railway. During the past
twelve months the Suffolk and Carolina
railway has been extended to Elizabeth
City from Boxley, a distance of thirty
miles. The Raburn Gap railway will
soon reach the state line, coming from
Tennessee and will go to Franklin.
G. M. Bentley has arrived here from
Pittsfield, Mass, and becomes assis-
ant to State Entomologist Franklin
Sherman. He has been teaching three
years in New York. Tomorrow this
division of agricultural department win
begin inspection of fifty one fruit tree
nurseries in the state.
Regret is expressed here at the ill-
ness Of Eugene c.. of Athens.
Ga, He is a native of Raleigh and is
a son of the late Rev. DR.. Levi Bran
SON. For many years he has been the
head Of the State Normal college or
Georgia. He has gone to Europe, his
place being supplied by Frank Harper.
who has for sometime been principal OF
one OF the public schools in Raleigh.
During June only twenty-five persons
were arrested here for drunkenness.
There is a remarkable decrease In
the number of railway wrecks in this
state. Two years ago.. and even later.
there was a perfect streak Of wrecks,
and daily they were talked about. as
many of them were fatal. Now they
are and not talked of.
The June receipts Of the Raleigh
postoffice were s4,401. against $4.275 for
the corresponding month last year.
The revenue receipts in this district
were s16S. 379. as against s1S1.649 for
June 1903.