The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-23
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, y. G. Oct.

Theodore Marshall were married
They left directly after the wedding
for San Francisco, whence they sail
for their future home, Hong Kong,
China
The corporation commission makes
Of every railway to place bulletin
boardN in a conspicuous place at each
ticket Office. upon which shall be bull
letined the time at which each train
carrying passengers is due to arrive
and leave under its public schedule.
1t is also made the duty Of each rail-
way at each telegraph station 80 min
utes before the time when it's trains
are due to arrive at such stations 10
bulletin this fact upon the board
whether said train is on time or not
and if behind Schedule time to state
as nearly as possible the time it is
behind. Wherever there is any in
definite delay of any passenger train
it is made the duty of the railway to
bulletin at all such stations the cause
of such delay and the probable con-
tinuation thereof, AMI the passengers
on board of such train shall also be,
informed of probable delay. 1t is
further made the duty of the railway
to cause it's bulletin of all delayed
trains to be corrected from time to
time, as the entries thereon are as
certaihed to be incorrect.
Governor Glenn will not appoint an
inspector general of the national
I'd of this ctatn until NNUQmhpr I
owing to the pressure of business. It
is learned that there is a strong
movement to have Lieutenant Colonel
T. C. James, of Wilmington made in
spector general. He has been in the
National guard for 20 years.
Governor Glenn had a number Of
callers to the executive office today,
presiding at a meeting the council of
state and heard argument in a case
in which it is sought to take prison.
'er from this state to South Carolina.
The governor left this afternoon for
Greensboro to speak and will be
away the remainder of the week.
The ChileS-JOnes Furniture Com
pany Of Lenoir changed it's name to
the Chiles-McCall Furniture Company.
J. NJ. Chiles, Edmund Jones. and 9TH
ers are stockholders.
The first dance of the capital club
since it has beeen reftted was given
last evening. TIL new ball room is
easily the most beautiful one in the
state; in fact nothing approaches it.
1t may be said that there IS nothing
more attractive in the south.
The bad weather made against the
fair very decidedly though a goodly
number of visitors came in today.
The northeaster has been on for d
couple Of days 1t is the first bad
weather the fair has had in seven
years. this being really wonderful
streak of luck.
Efforts are being made to secure
light battery for the Charlotte artll-
lery. 1t has now one rif1ed gun, the
other pieces being Gatlings.
Wake county makes at the state
fair one of the very finest exc1blts
ever made in North Carolina. The
decorations are very artistic and are
the result of study of the great ex-
position. New Hanover and edge
combe have very meritoriOus county
exhibits. The North Carolina agri-
cultural department has the best ex-
hibit it has ever made OF products
many being from the test farms. Ihe
textile department of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college makes very
fine showing not only at the far
grounds but also in its own building
at the college.
Hollis Winston, son of DR.. George
IT. Winston, is an engineer in the u.
s. navy. He was detailed as the en-
cineer of the Charleston which took
Secretary Root around South Amerl-
ca. and now he is detailed to the
Columbia which will take President
Roosevelt to Panama to see the canal.
Last night at the Academy of Music
the plav Dorothy Vernon of Hadden
Hall" was presented for the first time
outside of New York, the scenery and
costumes being very handsome and
elaborate The performance lasted
until half an hour after midnight.
The leading lady had to be prompted
very frequently.
Thirty convicts were sent from the
penitentiary to the State farm at Ill
lerv not far from Weldon where they
will pick cotton. These convicts have
been employed on the brick yards,
where work has been stopped until
next April.
report on the public schools shows
that 5000 children are in attendance,
besides these there being $500 other
persons at school here. Raleigh Is
growing right along now. During the
year ended today the humber of build
ing permits issued was 16o. sixty-five
per cent of the residents are White
The post Office receipts the $67,79O as
against $50 900 four years ago. Ihere
Sc IN I>o n dotorpoincd n.rort TO enlarge
the corporate limits of the city, now
only a mile square There are five
miles of paved streets and II CT ma
cadamized streets, out of total mi
leage of 65. There are 25 miles Of gas
mains. The city debt is only 1888, zoo
At the last election there were 1.4OO
most Of it bearin per cent int-rest
white voters. Tt re are about 900 ne
goes nf the voting age, but only
about go oe these vote The number