The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
SUDDEN DEATH OF GEN.. GLENN
National and State Flags on the Capt.
toll at Half Mast.
Governor Glenn ACCOMMODATING the
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sonic Lodge st Spencer-Other Ra-
leigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., October Is


The death Of General James ?.
Glenn, brother OF the governor and
his private secretary, which occurred
late last night, was a great shock to
the governor and to the people OF Ra
leigh. General Glenn had been in OK
tremely poor health for two years. 1t
was stated that his trouble was acute
indigestion, but it may have oeen
something more serious. His age was
SO. He was a graduate OF the Virginia
Military Institute, and has been in the
service of the Southern railway, Was
adjutant genera four years, under
Governors Fowle and Holt. His last
illness began early last Sunday. He
has really never been well since he
went on duty as private secretary, put
stuck to his post. IN fact he wanted
to go to his desk Monday, Governor
Glenn informed your correspondent
The governor was very anxious about
his brother yesterday, but last night
felt easier.
The council Of state met this morn
ing to take action regarding the death
Of General Glenn. The national and
state flags On he capitol were put
at half staff. The executive Office was
closed. There were many callers, in
Guiding all of the state officers, at he
late home Of General Glenn, which is
quite near the executive mansion. 1t
was announced that the governor
would leave, with the body of his
brother for Greensboro this afternoon.
General Glenn's wife and children were
with him at the time of his death. The
enc came very suddenly.
STATUE TO SIR WALTER RALEIGH
. The fact that the money for the stat
Re to Sir Walter Raleigh, to be placed
kA.Nash Square here, is at last to be
fdsed, is certainly gratifying There
WEas $500 in the hands of Treasurer 10
seph G. Brown. To this is now added
1852 from the Virginia Dare Associa-
ton. The remainder of the $1,000
needed is to be raised under the aus
pieces of the North Carolina Literary
and Historical Association, which SO
far has failed IN nothing it has under
taken. 1t is proposed that it shall OBJ
tain offerings from the school children
Of the state for this purpose.
Mr.. McCallum of the state board OF
agriculture arrived today from Georgia,
where he was a judge at the state fair.
Assays it is a revelation far ahead Of
gthing ever dreamed of in this state;
With $22, 800 for agricultural premiums;
$1,000 for the best county display;
$500 for the best industrial display; 500
for the best bushel of corn, wheat, etc.
He says that any one of the best six
county exhibits will exceed the entire
display of agricultural products at the
state fair here.
NEW LODGE OF MASONS.
Grand Secret5ry Drewry, Of the
Grand Lodge of Masons says the new
lodge has been organized at Spencer.
He says the growth Of the order IN
the state is so rapid as to really be
surprise. There will be a special meet
ing here on Friday Of the full commit
tee on the Masonic Temple, which will
make all the plans for the cOnstruc-
ton of that building. Their have been
long delays in the work, but as a re-
suit the building will be a handsomer
and far nose costly one than at first
proposed; in fact will cost some $40
900 more than was originally proposed.
The most delighted man in Raleigh
today was Orren r. Smith, who, dress
ed in the top of the fashion, was seen
at the railway station, literally cover
ed with badges and medals. Very
prominent was his badge Of bronze
as a NJ exican war veteran, that as q
member of the famous expedition Dy
3 ALBERT Sidney johnson in 1888 against
= The Mormons at Salt Lake City, that
as a Confederate veteran, the bronze
cross of honor, near which was a badge
Df +1a Cron1 Arp3v of tho RQnI1hi1c-
which a been specially presented
to him by members of that organiza-
ton in honor OF mis- services;; in audi
ton being his Confederate camp badge
and also that of the reunion of Mex1-
can war veterans now in progress at
Raleigh. He is as interesting a char
acter as the state affords, and was one
of the most enthusiastic ShOuterS anu
listeners when Henry Clay made his
famous speech here from the east por-
tico of the capitol in 1914. He was
quite ready to have offered his ser9l-
ces to the United States for the wal
with Spain a few years ago, if he had
thought they would have been accept
ed. He is always ready for a scrap
for the flag.
WAREHOUSE COMPANY CHAR
iERED.
A charter is granted to the Far
mers,' Merchants and Bankers Ware
house Company, of Maxton, capital
stock $50, 900, to store cotton, tobacco
and other commodities and to deal in
the same, A. j. McKinnon and others
being the stockholders.
The Christian Advocate Publishing
Company, of Greensboro, is authoriz-
ed to reduce it's capital stock firm $10,-
800 to $4,000. d. B. Coltrane is the
president of the company.
Warrants are issued for II libraries
by the state for rural public schools,
four going to Haywood and three to
Wilkes.
State Auditor Dixon has returned
from a trip through the splendid noun
II in section of Buncombe, Yancey and
Madison. He says he had a grand