The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-28
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, \. C. December -.

Raleigh, \. G.. December -. !
There never was a guieteT Christ
mas here, the general comment hains
upon the quietness and good behavior
and freedom from accidents. The Vt
of explosives was much less han
Governor Glenn says he, worked a
good deal during the day bit yet spent
la pleasant Christmas, having a special
lCAr1stWaS tree a. tie executive man
lsioA for his i!gtie nieces and nephew,
land their friends. There were pres
'enfs for everybody and the governor
IeceiVed seine very handsome ones.
State Auditor Dixon spent the whole
day 1T ,2Ome, having a sort of family
iEeu1ion which he and his wife very
ig,early enjoyed.
State Treasurer Lacy devoted The
day to home life and in the eventuG
delivered an address at Brooklyn
Methods, church, which was packet
TO the lini,.
Secretary of State Grimes spent the
tday quietly at home with his far.;,g,
land 50 did Attorney General Gilrrr
Governor, Glenn remarked that
isome man had been going around
town stating that he was taking the
iSwoboda treatment. but that it was
untrue. He remarked: Il am no Try
ling TO reduce. my weight during my
term, but rather to increase il. 20
lshow how we'll the people of Ncrtll
tCarolina look after their governor.
my weight is now 226 pounds"
| Revenue Collector Duncan is spent
ting the holidays at Beaufort, his
ihonle, as very little is going On in his
department.
The p~ostofhce people have certain
lily had a busy time, more mail nav
ling been handled than ever before,
There being a very notable increase III
1.-THE moun of registered mail i'll and
lout. Two. extra clerks and two extra
jcarriers were employed.
It will be several days before people
lget at work again actively in the va
irious departments. The work W 20
Hast Saturday had been very heavy in
jail of them, getting everything III
readiness for the legislature, which is
ito meet on the 9th day Of January.
Everybody was made to enjoy
christmas in the institutions here
and at the ~penitentiary and tho Jail
1.-The prisoners were shown Il great
many attentions, being given special
dinners with all sorts Of gifts and
ibeing favored with singing of d very
thigh order.
The North Carolina Historical Com
mission has reprinted the address de-
ilivered last month by r. D. w. Coz
Inor before the state literary and his
ito3ical association here for the need
iof a state library building u the de-
|partInent of archives and records. The
pamphlet is illustrated by pictures CT
ltke Old capital at Raleigh which was
burned in 1881 and of the superb
OF Washington, by Canova.
(which stood in its rOtunda.' A specia:
|efTort is to be made to secure such .
building and all the influences are be-
ling. put to work in this direction.
1t is very clear now that d supreme
test is being made as to the matter
l0f 4 state r~efornatOry for Young
and wayward children. TIE
pressure which will be bought TO bear
lon the legislature in this direction will
he far greater than v before. II"
work for the movement is c~ert9ir:y
|be!ng thoroughly done.
The bad week on the Seaboard Air
II i've two miles north of here has teen
cleared away and trains arc again
running regularly. 1t il simply won
that only one life vas los, Ill
this wreck. which presented some Tciy
~curiuuS features. The man who ~
Was asleep ia q; bank Ill IA
.liCuEe. |
For cnanned and tracked hands &C. !