The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-07
SENATOR SUMMONS WILL SPEAK
At Dedication Of Markers on Chicka-
Manga acknowledgements
to be Made on the A. and Y.-Char-
tiers by the Stafe-1O000 Verdist
Against the S. a. bids for Per-
Camp Site.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, y. c., November 3.
Governor Glenn and Senator Sim
mons were invited by Hon. a. c. Avery
to deliver addresses ON the battle
ground at Chickamauga, at the dedi-
cation of the markers to the sixtieth
and other North Carolina regiments
in that great fight. The governor was
compelled to decline ON account of
tor Simmons will speak. 1t is hoped
that a large number of North Carolina
veterans will go to the dedication as a
very interesting celebration of this
character, perhaps the last of the kind
for North Carolina, should cause a
Large turnout, particularly from wes-
tern North Carolina, from whence the
regiments in the western army went.
The number of rural free delivery
mail carriers today reaches 1904. OF
these 500 were paid Off yesterday, and
the remainder today, by Postmaster
Bailey of Raleigh.
The corporation commission has re-
turned after its inspection of the At
lantic Il Yadkin division Of the South
ern Railway between Sanford and Mt.
Airy. improvements are to be made
on this road, the Southern itself sug-
costing these. The road was found to
be in tolerably good condition. 1t ap-
pears that a number of improvements
are to be made on the Mt. Airy end.
Charters are granted the Citizens
Light & Power. Company, at Lenoir,
Caldwell county, $4,000 capital stock,
w. z. Ivey and others stockholders; the
Beaufort Land & Improvement Com
pany at Beaufort, capital stock $125,-
600, W. \. Mace, G. D. Jones, Charles
L. Alternately, and Fred l.. Merritt be-
ing among the stockholders; the Ok
ford Realty Company, with 100000
authorized capital stock, ]. w. Bullock
n others Stockholders; all these or
p%oratiOns are given very extensive
powers
The United States Marshal of this
district is receiving from District At
torney Holton of the western district
many i%nstanter subpoenas for persons
wanted as witnesses in the suit against
the Nick Williams Whiskey ~Distilling
company, which is charged with a long
series of frauds. Among the sub
pOenas served are som on the nan
ayers of the now defunct d~ispensaries
at Smithfield, Clayton, and one or two
other points In Johnson county.
Before the supreme court today there
was a continuation OF arguments in
the mandamus case against the city of
Raleigh by the eX-whiskey dealers to
force the calling of an election on the
| question of bar rooms or dispensary."
The foot ball cranks are manifesting
great interest in the game to be played
here On the 18th inst, between the
state University and the team of the
4. & NJ. college. The game will be at
the state fair grounds.
The jury in the superior court here
gives Mrs. Mary A. Stewart $4,000
damages against the Seaboard Air
Line, for the death Of her husband,
who was killed in a collision near
Southern Pines. She lost the first case
! a year ago: but the supreme court gave
a new trial.
Rev. Mr.. North, a recent graduate of
| Trinity college, is conducting a very
largely attended revival meeting at
Edenton street Methodist church.
P. J. Gurlick & Co, have brought in
| voluntary bankruptcy proceedings
against the Stave & Heading Company
of Washington, n. c., and Judge Pur-
nell will hear the case at Raleigh, Nov
|! ember 10th.
There is a good deal of amusement
| here at the new move by New Workers
to get some of the little South Amer
lean republics to accept some of the
special tax bonds which the people
shave repudiated in the constitution and
7 in convention, and to bring suit against
North Carolina and other southern
states. There is only amusement for
!, no one has the least idea that the mat
ter will amount to anything.
Next Wednesday there will be a
special theatrical matinees in aid of the
Catholic o%rphanage here.
The Colonial Danes of Raleigh will
complete the restoration Of the old
house in which President Andrew
Johnson was born, this house having
been bought and moved from Raleigh
to Pullen Park and set up there within
a few yards of the railways. AS yet
the interior is entirely untitled.
As vet bids have only been received
from two places. Wrightsville and
Morehead City for the permanent en-
campment site. 1t had been intimated
that some other points in the state
would compete, but it now appears
that this will not be done, as the i'm
preston seems to prevail that a point
on thu coast is what is desired.
A. NJ. Smith of Washington, D.. c.,
the brother of Charles ID. Smith. who
was murdered here, has procured a
great many affidavits to show that his
brother was not the pickpocket who
was arrested, for plying that vocation,
and who robbie da confederate soldier.
This pickpocket was allowed to go at
liberty after putting up a cash bond of
500. He and his pals would have put
up a thousand dollars had it been
asked for. Mr.. A. NJ. Smith says he is
Informed that the ~pickpockets after
giving this bond robbed people in b
union passenger station here-a very
daring bit of business.