The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29

Showing Made is n Remarkable One.
To Wind Up Affairs OF the Last State
FaIr-Noney Coming i'm for Memo
rial to Calvin III. Wiley-Other Ra-
leigh News Notes
Messenger Bureau

Raleigh, y. C., December 81.
The corporation commission today
| gave out its report on the condition
| Of banks I'm the state at the close ol
business November 9Th. The showing
| made Is a very remarkable one. The
total assets are s4I,os5.539 an in
crease over one year ago Of no less
than sS.4s1,35s. There are 33s banks
and one year ago there were only 1S3
| The deposits subject to check aggre-
| gate S2..92O.12S. The report shows
| In the clearest sort of a way a grcar
| prosperity Of the tie aud the increase
III wealth and general development
state Treasurer Lacy's condition was
| improved today. members of his fam
lily stated He has q mild attack oi
pneumonia, and they say he will be
| out in few days.
| The governor was delighted at the
| Sunshiner Christmas Festival last
| night, given to the poor children OF
| the city. who were out by the hun
| dreds. He said: Il desire TO say that
| 1t is one of the very finest sights |
| ever saw in my life The governor
was as full of interest in the matter
as the children themselves
The executive committee Of the state
+! fair will meet on Friday. and will wind
was the most successful in all the long
history of the association. and will
also make many plans for the new
year. Included in these will be mate
rial improvements, alterations. and ad-
ditions to the present buildings. the
grading 10 the front of the grounds.
etc. There was a very great increase
IN the attendance over that OF any
previous year.
Mr.. Joseph q. Brown. the president
of the Associated Charities. says that
he fully believes Raleigh does more
for the poor children, in the way of
gifts and entertainment than any Other
place of its size in the country The
amount Of attention paid then here is
more than gratifying
\ charter is granted the Clavton
Drug Company, in Johnson county and
several amendments 10 charters of
MINOR corporations were authorized by
the secretary Of state today
secretary Bruner of the State Board
of Agriculture is in the vicinity of
Ne" Bern enjoying the duck shooting
Ihe commissioner Of agriculture has
received letter from Mr.. Ram
Chandra Narayan of Indore India AT
winch he has very high praise fo, the
pQlletin and other publications issued
bN the Board of Agriculture He SAYS
lHo1a very greatly needs American
methods Of farming He is also inter
ested In silk culture which the board i.s
endedVofing to promote in North Car
olina.
State superintendent Joyner is spen-
dln@ the holidays with relatives at
WILSON'S Mills. johnson county
Mr.. r. y. w. Connor of the State
educational department who has
charge of the matter of receiving the
supscr1ptlons from the public schools
Tor the proposed monument or memo
rial to Calvin H. Wiley remarked that
money is coming in quite well now.
Inc location of the monument the de-
sign, and the costs are matters to be
considered later
The report on the deaths in Raleigh
roy last month shows that in an esti-
mated population of 10000. of which
1900 are whites and 5000 coiored
there were during November Is deaths
exactly divided between the races and
"a births. of which II were white.
Ihree Of the persons who died were
considerably over 20 years.