The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Messenger Bureau,
Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
Hollaman Building,
Raleigh, N. c., September II.


do business in this state. Colonel J.
w. Powell of Louisville, KY, is in the
city and is general agent for both COM
panies.
A charter vas issued this morning
for the Galloway Real Estate Co., of
Salisbury, capital $4,000 by T. G. Will
Hanson and others.
Another charter was to the Stanley
Mercantile Co., of Stanley, CASTOR
county. The capital is $4,000 by w.
L. Jenkins and others.
The Piedmont Investment Co, of
Greensboro changes it's name to Whit
aker's Bed Brace Co., and changes
the capital from $1,000 to 81, $50.
A call is issued for each of the cot
ton growing counties in the state to
send ten delegates to a cotton conven-
ton to be held in Raleigh, October IL,
during the state fair, to hear Presi-
dent Harvit Jordan of the Southern
Association.
E. G. Leach of this city has entered
suit against the Raleigh Street Rail-
way Co., for $4,000 damages for in
jury received by being struck by a
street car on Fayetteville street more
than a year ago. His ankle was seri-
ously, in fact permanently injured in
the accident.
Another civil suit just entered here
is by the Clark Cotton Manufacturing
Co., Of J~onesboro against the Western
Union Telegraph Co., this is for $500
damage alleged to have been sustained
by reaso of delay of a telegram from
a New York commission house to the
GClark Co, quoting a price for goods.
The delay forced the company to sell
for a much lower figure.
T. P. Stevenson and his aged father
J. r. Stevenson of New York spent the
day in the city comforting with the
state department of agriculture re-
garding the purchase of a small
farm of fifty acres or more. They
desire to locate in this state especial
1y for climatic reasons
DR.. r. F. Bumpass pastor of the
Edenton street Methodist church here
landed in New York today and there
learned for the first time of the death
CT his only daughter Miss Jessie who
died at New Bern several weeks ago.
The sad news was broken to him by
relatives residing in New York. He is
just back from a tour of Europe. He
missed both cablegrams and letters
conveying the news of the death while
he was in Europe. He sailed for
America from Naples. He received
advices of the serious illness of Miss
Bumpass and was on the I'VE of sail
ing for home to be with his daughter
but another letter came to the effect
that she was much improved. On the
strength of this DR.. Bumpass resumed
his travels. Then the relapse came
followed by the death Of the young
lady n every effort to inform the
father miscarried.
Announcement is made at democrat
ic headquarters that State Auditor B.
F. Dixon will make campaign speeches
at West Durham October s, Oxford
October 8, Frank1inton October 10,
Warrenton October II, Weldon Octo-
Der IL. H. L. Cook of Fayetteville
will speak at Whiteville October l.
For the state republican campaign
quite a string Of appointments are an
nounced for ex-senator Marion Butler.
They include Nashville October 4
Smithfield October 6, Oxford October
II, Henderson October Is.
Managers of both the state demo
cratic and republican campaigns have
agreed. that the correct construction
of the election law fixes the time fol-
the opening of the registration books
in this state at 9 O'Clock Thursday
morning October 4, and close at sun
set Saturday October q.
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few days announcement will be made
definitely as to North Cardinals par
ticipation in the launching Of the
cruiser North Carolina. It appears
from what can be gathered that there
will not be a large official party. Il
is not known whether the staff OF
Governor Glenn will accompany hin
On this occasion. A great many per
sons from northeastern North Caro-
lima will witness the ceremony. 1t is
expected it will be almost a year be
fore the vessel will be ready to receivs
the silver service which the legislature
will no doubt provide for and which
designs for will be submitted by thu
time the legislature meets. These de
signs will cover North Carolina sub
jects.
Mr.. C.. F. King of Boston was her,
today in a private car with a party
of newspaper men on his way south
to look after his Oil properties ii
Texas, having been out in the Ohio ani
Indiana oil fields.
Tt is stated that there is a combina
ton here among cooks and house ser
wants to regulate prices; in othel
words a sort of a trust. The result i:
that a lot of this class of people TAKE
things easy and don't work. TIL,
statement is made that they dom
have to work-that is that one mem,
Der OF a family can support five others
It is very easy to see who are feeding
such people. This is n of the rea
sons why the vagrancy law ought to be
enforced here-enforced without fear