The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-05

= i, the state. Governor Glenn was
present but Lieutenant Governor VIM
{ represented him Is n Of the Of
fetal speakers.
Governor Glenn viii send through
Brigadier General Armfield an invita-
ton to all the National Guard OF this
state to he preseat mt the occasion OF
the visit OF tine President to Raleigh
in October. There are no funds To
NEE the expenses and so they viii
have TO be met by the troops. Tents
will be put Up on the golf links on the
fair grounds for I'LL who come.
Governor Glenn has held up . requi-
siticn made by Governor Tyrrell oil
Georgia for Benjamin o. Kersh, want
ed at Savannah on the charge Of Kid
mapping his own child. The governor
desires TO fully investigate the case
the delay being at the suggestion 81
a number Of prominent North Carroll
ma citizens, who do not believe Karsn
should be turned over TO the Georges
authorities Governor Tyrrell appears
to think that the delay is tantamoun,
to a refusal TO honor the reQuisitiou.
II D to be the opinion that a
large hotel will be built by private
individuals a. Beaufort Persons n
Raleigh and Greensboro are said to Be
interested in the project Work on the
railway bridge to onnect Morehead
City and Beaufort is to begin lex
month, the United States having given
permission for the work. Mr.. Merfit'
of the Atlantic and North Caroiina
road says the bridge will be compiet
ed by next summer.
It is learned that two Raleigh mel
are making extensive purchases O
swamp land neal Havelock, on TIL;
road. with a view to establishing :
cattle ranch there. 1t is a country in
which there are many reed marshes
and other good pastures for cattle al
the year round.
A Lexington man who was In IA
leigh recently spent an hour in max
ing a count of the number of persons
in that time who entered the disoen'
sary. He says it was 100. This week
a man drove all the way from FuQuay
Springs here after liquor and arrived
at the very moment in the evening
when the doors of the dispensary were
being closed.
It is expected that by the time tne
Methodist conference meets a III
of orphan children in the orpnAnagt
here, which is in charge 'of DIR. D. w
Jenkins, will reach 150,. il being 0
something over go.
A letter has been received at tns
agricultural department from Commits
sioner of Agriculture Patterson iron
Paris. 1t is his first visit abroad an
his impression, will be extremely inter
esting. His tour will be, however, quit
a hasty one. as he expects to- be BACK
at his desk by the end of September
The contract has been let for tne
grading of streets through which tn
extension of the street railway, Il
mile and a half in length will be male
Much of the rail has been; laid along
the line, and work is to Begin in Sep
TENDER. Practically all the lots in the
new suburb through which the exten'
sion is to run have been disposed OF
and the company has purchased 81
acres more of land adjoining the loca'
ton of which is excellent.
The frame work of the grand Stah'
at the fair grounds is about complet-
ed. The President will speak in this
stand on a platform which' is TO DC
very beautifully draped and decorated
with the national colors, the deslgn
having been already prepared here by
the firm which will do the work