The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-09-07

IS vide as heretofore.
The Marlborough House has been
forced tn return 10 the old svster-, cf
employing oolored men a. dining room
servants because nos enough ~hfta
girls could be secured % do al the
work required
So far your correspondent has h.>e,
able 10 find only one man in public
life here who fayors government OWL
ership Of railways. He saws that N-
Bryan in his declaration in favor II
government ownership i exactly seven
y years behind North Carolina since
seventy years ago this state declared
TOT such ownership of railways. lie
adds that. as 4 matter Of fact. the
people are behind MIR BRYAN IN his
declaration and position. but thai the
politicians are not II will be very
interesting 10 know whether this
statement IS accurate or not As IL i
very strong the question BY prominent
men here, one of wlEv-n - told The
speaker that he absolutely differed
with him in his statement ana said
that there was no public sentiment
whatever n North Carolina in favor Of
ownership of trunk lines by the gov
eminent and local lines BY the state.
! ne speaker then went on 10 say that
Wnefe roads were owned hv govern
ments they were better managed and
the rates were Chaper than they are
IN this country, but this statement 100
was questioned very strongly Decla-
ration br State ChairmanS.mmons that
Mr.. BRYAN was merely giving his pri-
Vate views and not speaking for his
party was very positive a. was that II
Governor Glenn 10 the same pont.
Other public men. with the one excep-
tion mentioned are heard Id say that
they take the view OF the senator and
the governor.
Articles continue 10 arrive for dis
play al the Boston Food Fair. N the
North Carolina section North Caro-
INA. has as stated. secured the best
place Of exhibition and il S remark
able what is being done with really SO
little money
It IS 50 late in the year that the
jamestown exposition commissioners
will nor be able TO secure any products
and 50 1t seems that their Only chanc4
for a display next year will be to Sc
cure those which Mr. Bruner and Mr..
BrlmleT have obtained for use at BOs-
ton next month. The ARRANGEMENT
for the collection Tor jamestown
should have begun at the beginning Of
the summer since the installment
must be completed by next April.
State Veterinarian butler goes TO the
Hyde section TO compete the study OF
the disease known as forage poisoning
which continues to Kill horses there.
though the trouble is abating some
what. number Og people take
precautions to give other food TO their
horses, obtaining this from other
points. while others have sent their
horses away. The majority are In
such financial position that they can
take neither of these steps The eff
forts Of Dr. Butler will be TO discover
which one Of the moulds in the forage
causes the disease. 1t Is known that
it is usually a mould
Professor Hagedorn of Washington.
D. c., arrived here today and will be
the Instructor of the Third regiment
band and also Professor Of Music at
| the Baptist University for Women.
The band will continue its Friday
night concerts in the capitol square
uiItII toiu "cdtutI. mere was UtuS
last Friday night on account Of the
laying Of granolithic pavement near
the grandstand.
At the Baptist University for Wo-
men next Tuesday evening there will
be a recital to show the power Of the
great organ just installed in the chapel
there, this being by far the largest or
gan in North Carolina
= gang Of cOnyicts numbering 103
We're sent from the penitentiarE today
TO Wilmington TO work on the railway
81 being already there on that work
Governor Glenn goes to Laurinburg
tomorrow 10 address the Union meet
ing of all the Sunday schools Of the
county He has no other appointment
until about the middle of the month
He has been especially invited TO go
10 New England and make some po-
litical speeches this fall and hopes
10 be able to do this in October. but
cannot yet say as to this matter
Today here was a meeting Of the
faculty of the Agricultural and Me
chanical college to outline the work
Of the term which begins this week.
4 number Of members Of the faculty
are new men and there are several
promotions.
There is no Improvement in the CON
dition of Marshal Robert H. Bradley
of the supreme court who has been
i'll since last winter and who has un
dergOne two serious operations
The supreme court devotes this week
to the dockets Of appeals from the sec
ond district. The docket Is a light
one
State Superintendent Joyner has re-
turned from Chatham county whore
at Rigsbee he made speech Saturday
before very large assemblage in the
interest Of the public schools and local
tax He says the result Of the gath
ering will be good school, buildings
and tho necessary tax
The attorney general has completed
the drawing Of the contracts for the
school text books for the next FIVE
years and these have ben sent on 10
the various book companies which