The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-23
sGIENN RETURNS TO RALEIGH
With His Recent Visit to
Observation-Disclosures Association Ad-
dourns-Dr. Hines Improyed-Other
Raleigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., March 19.
Governor Glenn returned this norm
ing 10 the executive Office after an
absence of three days which were
spent pnoftably to his constituency.
At Charlotte the governor was pleas
ed 20 be in company with the COVER
nor OF South Carolina and Hon Alton
D.. Parker, together with whom he
participated in the special programme
as arranged and observed by the
Greater Charlotte club. The governor
expresses particular appreciation as
to the cordial courtesies extended 10
him. He will remain in Raleigh for
a number of days, and has announced
that hereafter he will at nc time
unless it be on specific and urgent bus
incss-be away from the Office more
than three days at q time.
S. II. Buck, one of the cleverest and
most efficient inspectors in the employ
of the ~postoffice department, will at
an early day move his family from At
lanta, Ga, to Goldsboro. Mr.. Buck has
Just returned from Tecumseh, Ala,
where he was called by the sudden
and serious illness of his aged father
C.. M. Buck who is now 70 years old
Mrs. Buck has also attained her nth
year.
This seems to mean that Mr.. S. H.
Buck will be transferred in the depart
ment service and the demands in the
state have called for the appOintmnt
Of another inspector, which now gives
four to this division. Mr.. V. E. AL
bertie. who has been in the Indian
Territory will work in this part Of the
state in a like capacity.
The closing session of the Wake
county teachers association was held
Saturday, adjourning about l o'clock
after ii remarkably successful initial
convention of three days. Permanent
organization was affected by the cleo
ton of County superintendent 4. V.
Judd president and the enrolment of
more than one hundred members. The
Wake county association for the better
ment of public school houses II
grounds also perfected its organization
during the session with Miss Edith
Register as president and over $50
members including ladies of Raleigh.
State Superintendent j. Y. JOyner de-
9ivered a comprehensive address on
the privileges and Opportunities Of
School Committeeman and DR.. +. P.
Wenab1e, president of he University
of North Carolina, treated II a most
interesting and mastery names ''The
place of Public High School in u
Educational SYSTEM declaring that
they should be a direct stepping stone
to the colleges and thence to tile uni
Nersity.
Last evening in the course of an ad-
dress by Professor G.. L. Coon of the
state department of education on
GLOW to Teach Reading" declared that
the beginners readers in use in the
public schools of this state "are I'M
- ommon rot" and that it was a shame to
! )lerate them for they lead the chill
O. dren not to the light but to the dark
-. ass. That there is nothing in them
,at will lift the children above the
Ct, rt and the only good thing about
lem is the PICTURES
A charter was issued for the Lenoir
.'ealty and Insurance Co., of Lenolr,
: apital $5O.N0O' authorized and $4,000
subscribed IL J. FL. Beall, Z. &. Le-
noir and others.
Many friends throughout the state
will learn with deep regret of the Sc
cious sickness of Mr.. r. H. Bradley,
marshal of the supreme court and
grand tiler of the North Carolina
grand lodge of Masons, He has been
confined to his home for about a week
and while there is some change for the
better the improvement is very slow.
DIR. e. p. Hines, one of Raleighs
oldest and most honored physicians
who suffered a serious stroke of paral-
ysis two weeks ago is considerably i'm
proved, so much so that he is able TO
sit I'D q little while every day. How
ever he has not regained the use Of his
left side.