The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-08
Messenger Bureau,

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Lodge of MasOns, arrived here this
morning to attend the meeting Of the
committee on the temple, but it was
found that Architect Charles *. Bry-
ant could not arrive from Richmond
until tonight, and as he had all the
for the construction of the temple
the committee had to await his arrival.
Grand Master Liddell, speaking about
the order in this state, said it was
never before so fiourishing or was
growing so rapidly.
The Martin Knitting mill here has
increased its equipment to 81 knitting
machines and eleven rivers.
The work on the Raleigh and South
port railway will now be pushed with
much greater rapidity than heretofore,
as the addition Of fifty convicts next
week will be Il great aid to the con-
StructiOn.
Among today's arrivals were Sena-
tor Charles A. Webb, Asheville; john
u. Bellamy, Wilmington; DR.. 4. FL.
Speight, Whitakers; David Bell, En-
field: T. w. Mason, Jackson.
Wingate, the sewing machine agent
in Jail here, who was brought from
TarbOro to prevent lynching, is said by
his attorneys to be very anxious to
give bond. His attorneys say he is not
i'm the least frightened, though the
sheriff who brought him here holds the
other view. Wingate's attorneys say
he will be at Tarboro at the preliml-
nary hearing.
The men who are getting up the lists
for the proposed elections on the Wills
kew question here now say that by to-
morrow they will have a thousand
names of registered voters on the pc
titiOnS.
Senator Charles 4. Webb, Of Ashe-
vile. says he does not think there were
ever before so many people III the
mountain region and that all the small
towns are full of visitors, a great many
of them from other states.
The American Banker, published at
New York, says in an editorial that
Tie New York statute in regard to SUITS
against states to recover bOnds, tnelf
principal and interest, was aimed at
the state of Colorado n was enacted
at the instance of a banker at Albany,
who nOIuS COlOEduO WdIldhIo, "hhNA
tht state declines to pay.
State Auditor Dixon has gone TO Fu-
quay Springs, in this county, this place
being a very popular resort with Hal
eigh people.
Farmers say that the cotton is in
many places very weedy, owing to the
late rains. Rain fell during about two
thirds of July.
The state auditor is at work on the
rev pension lists making the correc-
tiOns, adding new names sent In Dy
county boards, deducting anne or SOL
diprs and widows who have died, etc.
There are a good many new James
Clerk Wilson, of the office OF the
secretary of state, who has in charge
cOrDOratiOn matters, has established a
card system of indeXing all
tiOns. fine total number of these when
report to that office being now ABOUT
5000. not including common carriers
which report to the corporation coHl
mission.
Secretary Wilson says that this year
obout as many land grants have been
issued as usual. This is the dull sea
son for getting grants, but many
searches are being made. MI. wilson
saws it is astonishing how the people
who obtain these grants find the Ian
but he says they get it all about III
snOts. little pieces here and there.
Clerk Norwood of the office OF the
secretary of state is very critically Ill
with typhoid fever. One of his sons
has y severe case of the disease, anC
y younce son also has it, having beer
brought here last Saturday from Dur
ham county. 1t seems that the disease
was contracted here before MI. NOT
wood left on his visit TO Canad
States Treasurer Lacy, who is a VIC
tim OF asthma, has now adopted tn'
pIan of sleeping outdoors, that Is IL
the porch OF his home, and has invent
ed his bed into which he can get lnslu'
the room and then can roll TINS GU
into the porch. He got the ldea Iron
n man in Ohio. He finds the pan y
great benefit.
Governor Glenn and Treasurer Lac.
will make Il visit TO the W1lkespofo
Jefferson turnpike. in which the stat
is making an investment to the amour
already of $4,000 by furnishing con
Wet labor. Mr.. Gordon Hackett wa
here today and spoke about the turn
pike saving that if the governor an
Treasure Lacy did not say tina
this was the best road in North Care
lima he would agree to eat his ma
They will be his guests on the trip all
will go to Jefferson. The road is nov
within less than three miles OF the 10
of the Blue Ridge and Mr.. Hacker
saws the last Il miles is the finest r0a
he ever saw. 1t is 2 dirt road and nc
macadamized. BY the time it is CON
Melted to jefferson the state will haV
invested about $4,000 in the entel
prise. Mr.. Hackett says that the stat
has invested in another road, some
which were a long time in paying div
dends. but that North Carolina will It
ceiye returns from this turnpike quicl
S er than from any others.
: Ont of the so miles of the eXtensiO
of the Raleigh and Southport Railwa
southwark from Ellington about 81
miles have been graded, four miles
this system covering|the heaviest graz