The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-10

the HoteiS dt WTlgnISVlile Will net
$4,000, and that the other there has
made a small fortune. It has been a
great year for travel eud everybody
seems to have money. There has been
a rumor OF a plan to build a very large
and costly hotel at Wrightsville and
this plan has intimated that a notable
millionaire might invest in street
railways and build this property. This
rumor is given for what it is worth.
3. D. w. Conner is publishing the
work or a supplement covering North
Carolina for a United States school
history. The supplement will be Illus
trated especially.
The clerk of the market here found
that a farmer who had been selling
butter both by wholesale and retail for
some time was adulterating it with
taIlow. Samples of the butter which
the swindler claimed was made from
the milk of pure Jersey COWS was testi-
ed and found to be very highly adulter-
ated. The mans arrest is to be made
when he comes to town again.
The corporation commission is az
work upon the statement which will
show the railway passenger rates in
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learned that North Carolina makes a
very good showing in this respect.
There is a movement for yet lower
fares, and it is said by some ~observant
people that this will be pressed consid-
erabIy during the coming session Ct
the legislature.
There are intimatiOns that there will
be a movement to secure increased
pensions for Confederate soldiers. II
is the desire, if possible, to give 0
to the fourth class soldiers and to
widows. The latter now only get SIS
a year, but State Auditor Dixon who is
now reviewing the pension application
hopes to see the amount increased TO
500. This of course is a very small
amount. The state is felt to be in con
ditiOn to increase pensions.
Among the visitors at the executive
Office today was Colonel W. T. McGheo
of FranklintOn, the inspector Of small
arms practice who is i,uilding the rife
range at the permanent encampment
ground at Morehead City, for which
81, 900 has been set aside by the war
department. The range will be in
such shape that it can be used BIZ the
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next week, though it will be some time
before it is entirely complete. There
are rumors that there was some insub-
ordination during the e~ncampment by
officers. but not by enlisted men, II
reference was made to the officers or
n company particularly, 1t being
limited that Investigations will be made
as to their conduct, which grew out Of
the fact that there was only enough
mona: u Tar tnc troops for eight days
instead of ten. There would have
been plenty of funds fOF the full period
had not the war department inIpera-
lively ordered that the entire cost Of
the rife range should he taken ROY
this years quota, and not divided be-
tween this veal and nexI year. The
have literally no practice with
the rifles. and 40 one knows what az
count they could give Of themselves in
this respect. Rife practice IS regarded
as so immensely important that in the
percentage calculation of the value OF
a soldier it is given a great many
points. The first regiment viii get an
opportunity tt see what it can do in
this particular.
Metal furniture is being placed in
he office of the a%djutant generaf where
everything is being fitted for occupancy
by General Robertson. The Wedding
Of the fatter is one Of the events of
Virginia. His best man will be Brig
adler General Francis Macon. quarter
master general of the state.