The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-30
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. Nav 18th, 1905.


Raleigh. May 18th, 1905.
Complaint was made to the Corpor-
aton Commission Of the condition of
the Yadkin railway, a line from Sails
bury to Norwood, Stanly county. The
corporation has made an order that on
account of the heavy grades, and the
large amount of freight traffic and
further on account of the curyes in the
road, the track ought to be re-laid with
rail of at least TO pounds to the yard.
the present rail being not over 90
pounds, and that the defective cross
ties ought to be replaced by sounding
and the road bed given such attention
as to make it safe.
Professor w. A. WitherS of the Az
ricultural and Mechanical college has
been in correspondence with the war
department regarding the monument to
General Lee Davidson which the gov
eminent will erect at the battle ground
OF Guilford court house and which will
be unveiled July 4th. He was able to
give h war department a record that
it did not have, namely the date Of
the commission Of General Davidson,
this being August 81, 1880, by acts of
legislature. This fact will be stated
upon the bronze tablet upon the mon
ument The address at the unveiling
will be delivered by Major William A.
Graham of Lincoln county.
On the first of June Mr.. William A.
Crawford, Jr., of this city will marry
Miss Elizabeth Kirby, at Geldsboro.
Mr. Crawford was for many years the
steward at the state hospital for the
insane here, of which Miss kirby's
father, the late DR.. George l.. Kirby
was superintendent.
The crops of small grain in this Sec
ton of the state make a very good ap-
p%earance and the cool weather does
not appear to have injured them.
The Standard Oil Company has Of
fered a reward of 81 for informa-
ton with which to secure the convic-
ton Of the person Or persons who muir
dered night Waterman Strickland, blew
open the safe and set fire to the ware
house. AS has been stated the people
living in the n~eighborhoOd have pro-
tested against the rebuilding on the
same spot, and the chief of police has
declined to grant a rebuilding permit.
The new building will probably be well
u in the suburbs, so as to minimiZe|
the danger to the city from the fire,
Had the wind been blowing when the
fire occurred last week, it would have
been hard to prevent much d%eStruc-i
ton of other property.
Insurance Commissioner Young has
occupied his new Office in a leasedi
building, and finds it particularly con-
venient. His Office has been on theI
third floor Of the capitol, i~nconvenient|
for him and the public as we'll, tberel
being no elevator in the building.
President George l.. Lyon of the|
North Carolina Trap Shooters Associa-I
ton. has completed the arrangement fOrI
the tournament, which will be the sec-l
ond and will be at Durham June 14thl
and 10th. The first tournament wasl
held here, last summer.
Fol nearly two months the Board of
Aldermen has been trying to elect al
city attorney, but there is a completed
dead lock, three candidates being in the
field.
Complete settlement has now beenl
made by this State for the bonds held
by South Dakota and by Schafer Bros,
Of New York, and the incident, so tOl
speak, appears to be closed. The gOy-l
ernor and treasurer have been to New
York and made settlements. Ex-Gov-I
ernor Russell and others no doubt wish
to collect on all the special tax bonds,
of which the total amount authOrized
by the carpet bag legislatures were
something over $25,OOO,OOO Of which,
Over two thirds was actually issued
The treasurer saws tina the state rel
ceived for these really only 100000.
The aldermen of Raleigh have,
granted an extension of the franchise
of the Raleigh Electric Railway, so as!
to make it run for so ears from this
date, the company agreeing to build
two miles of new track in a year, and
to operate the line to the Union station,
Raleigh being perhaps the only place
in the country with a street car system
a depot connection.