The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-07
IksPEcTs 1. Ill. c.
Found Everything Along he Line h
Vey Good Condition
Progress OF Work on the Durham and
south Carolina Raiiway-Charrer to
the High Point and Winston Electric
Raflway-Good Attendance at the
Coiored State Fair-Oshcr Raleigh
News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. y. e., Nov. -
Governor Glenn returned this morn
lng from his trip OF inspection on the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway.
regarding which he said: Il found the
road in q very good condition indeed:
in fact everything along ;he line is an
good shape. Mr.. Fred /. Merritt ac-
companied me on the trip. and EXPLAIN
Ell everything to me improvements Of
every sort are being made. new rail Ia
being put down, new and much heavier
bridges built, and work il I'm progress
on the great bridge or trestle TO con
meet Morehead City and Beaufort. I
am very much pleased with the con-
dition i'll which l found the road"
The governor at Beaufort made an
address at the laying OF the corner
stone IL the new d spacious dormi-
tory of st. Pauls school. Regarding
this he said: There was 4 large turn
out of the people; the exercises being
n charge OF the Masons. | went
through the school and found II to be
a first-class one. The people were ex-
tremeiy hospitable, and | enjoyed my
visit To the good old town very much
indeed. | found Il lively interest I'm
education which gratitied me-"
Mr.. William Moncure was here to-
day and said that the Durham and
South Carolina railway. twenty nine
miles in length. connecting Cast Dur
ham with Nonsall, which is n ne% sta
ton at a point midway between Merry
Oaks n New Hill on the Seaboard
Air Line, southwest of Raleigh was
completed today and the rains will
in all probability be running within n
week. He says the road will be opera
ted independently and hat it was built
promarily to develop timber. II passes
within four miles of the great water
power on Haw River, which was
bought a few years ago by the Dukes
of Durham.
Grand Secretary Il. III. Wooderl OF the
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows says an
encampment was instituted last night
at Wilson. Application has been re-
ceived for a new lodge ut Solitude.
Ashe COUNTY
The charter for the Charlotte I.lie
Insurance Company was granted to-
day. Reference TO this was made
some days ago. The company has
100000 capital stock. with power TO
increase this TO 100000, II will in
sure against death, accidents, and
sickness.
\ charter is granted the High Point
and WinSton-Salem Railroad Company.
with leave to build and operate cleo
trio or other kinds of inter-urban and
street railways. handling passengers.
freight. express and other business,
and with power to build and operate
lines in n direction no over 90 miles
in length from the place where the
principal office Is situated; power IL
also given to develop water powers,
furnish light and heat, etc. The capt.
tai stock is $450.OOO, &. G.. Yctter Of
Pennsylvania holding forty three hun
dred of the forty five hundred shares.
the other stockholders being j. X.
Mills. X. A. Wheeler and Il. III. Wheel
er, all of High Point.
The Industrial Club of Raleigh will
hold the first annual banquet next
month, and it will be The greatest event
of the year SO far as this organization
is concerned
Ex-Judge III. @. Ewart of Hender-
sonville is here, to See his son James,
who has typhoid fever at the Agrfcul-
tural and Mechanical college. Mr.
Ewart returned last week from Fits
burg, where another son IL GONZALES
ing from an attack of the same fever.
There was a good attendance at the
colored state fair today and c In
terest was shown. The pupils from
the colored school for leaf mutes and
blind were taken TO the fair in a body.
One house i'm the tenderloin district
here has been pulled by the police and
mistress Of the place il 10 be tried to-
morrow, on the charge Of conducting a
disorderly house.