The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-24
People Like nh. Roosevelt and He Had,
aGood Time.
The President Was Delighted With
the Appearance OF the Mounted
Marshal-Stafe Troops Made a
Poor Showins-Record Breaking At
tendance Of Fakirs-Governor Glenn
Returns From Greensboro.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c., October II

to be $I29 500, which is very much
more than was at first expected. How
ever, there does not seem TO be much,
fear Of being unable to raise he entire,
mouat This the Masons all feel
The thousand and one fakirs, VINO
were at the state fair left today. going
{ o all parts OF the country. AS ne
of them remarked, they had a con
vention, some meeting who had o
seen each other for years. II was tho
greatest gathering OF them ever In
North Carolina They had some very.
dirty shows ald there was gambling
of Every kind imaginable n news
paper editor here said that it was the
boldest outfit he ever saw, and that the,
shows were as vide open or wider, as
could be imagined.
Raleigh can look back on u yellI
spent week, crowded with pleasant in
cidents, of course the reception 10 he
President looming above everyt .
MIR. William Boylan. who was chief
aide to Chief Marshall Frank Mebane.
put the whole thing as neatly as pos
sitle when he said to President Rose
Welt: I'VE liked you before you came.
sir, but now we love you" The Pres
ident said this charming complimant
went straight to mis- heart. This was
Just the sort Of bouquet Raleigh gave
him.
The problem which is confronting
the Cotton Growers Association is
how 10 get all The growers in line. or
course relatively few out of the vast
multitude belong to the association. A
few Gistrust it, many have never heard
Of It. and there are some tricky tar
mers who wOuiu deceive their mex:
neighhCr.
GOVERNOR GLENN GRATEFUL
FOR SYMPATHY.
Governor Glenn said today that lie
deeply appreciated the kindness and
sympathy which a been shown him
regarding the death of his brother.
General Glenn. these expressions COM
ing from all parts of North Carolina
While he was passing from here to
Greensboro with the body of his broth
er, the people he.e, there and along the
route We'd with each other in sympa-
thy, love and kindness. The governor
is unable to answer the mass Of let
ters and kilograms and SO requests
your correspondent to express to the
people of North Carolina his thanks
He vas very grateful for the sympa-
thetic telegram which the President
sent him regarding General Glenn's
death.
The governor was compelled to can
eel the engagement at Red Springs, TO
address the Synod and the one at
P%inehurst, where he was to speak OF.
good roads. He says he will fiji his
other appointments. He will go to
Chattanooga, to attend the Southern
immigration and Quarantine Conven-.
lion November 8 to 10, and shows deep
interest in this. He says that no ap-I
continent of private secretary will be
made until about the middle Of next
week.
Your correspondent has referred to
some criticism which was made re-
garding the emitting of the breakfast
to President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the
Executive Manson. 1t should be stat
ed that this would not have been a
public function. but a private and per-
sonal one, as the governor and his
brother, General Glenn, were together
in the arrangements for it. Some per-
sons appear to have had the idea thaI|
1t was a public affair, and hat tho
state If North Carolina was to pay for
1t. but this was not at all the facts
Charters are granted the Concord
Milling Company. to make flour, meal
etc. at Concord, capital stock $50 900,
&. 7. Crowell n others stockholders;I
the Crow Fertil ,ze- Com, any, at M.
roe, capital stock, 500, 600; j. J. Crow
r.. d. Crow and E. w, Crow, being the
stockholders.
NO DANGER IN THE "CABBAGEl
snake"
State Entomolcgist Woglum laughed
very heartily today when he received
a lot Of letters about the ~"cabbagei
snake" This is in fact only a worm
entirely harmless and as Mr.. WoglumI
remai Eed, could be eaten without IN
jury &c the eater. But somehow a
lot Of the country people are full OF
the foolish notion that it is a snake.
and some silly newspapers have larga-|
u sIread this notion.
Johnston county was given the cr;zel
for the best count; exhibit at the state
fair. though it is claimed that tha. OF
Wake was much superior to 1t in agriI
cul.uia a products shown.
Aicx Birdsong- is being searched for |
BEING charged with the murder OF Eli
"a Maulding, a negro woman. He tried
to Kill another negress, and struck
her a heavy blow.
Governor Glenn and his family re-
turned late last night from Greensboro
where his brother, General James d.
clern. was buried Attorney General
Giliner and John w. Thompson ac-l
compared the family on the sad mis-