The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-18
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. c., September u.

It was built Of concrete and he says is
one Of the best buildings Of its class
TO be found anywhere.
Colonel Charles Henderson of Troy,
Ala, has been elected railway commits
sioner. His family moved to Alabama
from North Carolina, being d branch OF
the Henderson family Of Salisbury.
He married Miss Laura montgomery. a
resident of Raleigh. He is one Of the
most prominent men in Alabama and
has figured there very largely in the
movement for reduction Of lower rail
way rates, being the first nan in the
state to take that stand.
\ few years ago in the band of the
A. & VI. cadet corps was a little boy,
James Higgs, Of this city, wearing
knickerbOckers and beating the drum,
and always keeping up with the pro-
cessiOn. He was a q who was
simply bound to succeed and now lie
has just received his third promotion
as a civil engineer IL the Southern
Railway, getting $1,080ra year He IS
only Is Years old and graduated last
June, having entered the college At the
age Of II and having been one Of the
best pupils at Prof. Norson's High
school here. During all his vacation
he worked for the railway. He is a
brother OF Mr.. Sherwood Higgs of Ra-
leigh.
Col. Bennehan Cameron, who is tie
first vice president Of the Farmers
National Congress says that quite /
number of persons from this state viii
attend its 26th annual session, which
begins October 9th at Rock Island.
III. The governor, Hon. Charles De-
neen will make the address of wei
come to Illinois to which Col. Cam
erOn will respond. There will be many
prominent speakers, including Joseph
E. Randall OF Louisiana, Esead forester
Clifford PinchOt of the United States
agricultural department, Harvie JOr-
dan, president of the Farmers Ma
tional congress; David Rankin of Mis-
souri,, who is one of the six largest
farmers in the country. who has 23,5Q4
acres of land in cultivation, 10000
acres of it in corn and who feeds
10, 900 cattle a Year and as many hogs;
NOScIllOi NuIllHIuSS Oh lowe
At the soldiers home today there was
another death, that of SOlomsn Pethel,
aged 70, from Iredell county who
served in Company G, Anu regiment.
He had been in the home a year, and in
the hospital all che time. Two other
inmates of the hospital are dangerous
ly sick and the death Of OEe of these
is daily expected
Two surveys have been naIe for the
proposed extension of the Raleigh and
Charleston railway from Lumberton to
Fayetteville and others will probably
be made. This road is now in opera
ton between LumbertOn and Marion,
S. G..
Railway people of the various sys-
TENS are naturally interested III the
new that the South ana Western rail-
way, which is really owned by tie Sea-
board Air Line, is going to tidewater
at Southport, this state. by way of
the Carolina Central rOad. OF course
this means that the latter road will be
made a perfect line from rutherford
ton to Southport, this Of course neces-
stating considerable expense on some
parts of the line. Southport has wait
ed sixteen years for a railway. a lit
tie grading was done in the uburbs of
the place for a rOa md considerable
grading las been dOne by two differ
ent systems for a proposed line from
Wilmington to Southport, but both
these companies failed ard their
schemes collapsed. A great deal Of the
water front above and Deiow the town
and everything to be had in the town
has hopn nnnoht IL &c understood ~
railways. representatives OF the Nor
folk and Western having secured very
large waterfront several years ago.
West Of Raleigh the Seaboard Air
Line is building a very considerable
amount Of new siding, to accommodate
freight trains. The company has elm
mated a number of curves in the road
and is now to reduce several grades
which give trouble, one OF these being
near Sanford and another three miles
west OF Raleigh.
State Veterinarian Butler returned
from the state test farm near States
vile, where he made a visit of inSpec-
ton on his way from ASheville where
| he spoke at a farmers meeting. He is
continuing his investigations OF the
true cause Of the forage poisoning Of
horses and mules in Hyde county and
four or five other counties in the east,
the United States agricultural depart
ment cooperating in this line Of re-
search. 1t is only known that the
deadly disease is due to a mould on
the forage.
The governor offers a reward of $50
for Junius Perry charged with the
murder of Badly Perry in Franklin
| county on the 18th Of august.
The car load of exhibits from the ag-
| rcultural department for the Boston
| food fair left here today. The freight
| charges will be about 5000 each way,
or about what they would have been
under the old rating. Now the charge
| is first class.
The corporation commission Will to-
morrow hear the exceptions by the
| Southern Railway TO its order reQuir-
ing a union passenger station to be