The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-20
Set of Photographs of Portraits
of Lords PropIetors.
Presented by Mr.. James Sprunt-Eas-
ter a Beautiful Day Governor
Glenn Back From Westinghouse
tition for Election on Prohibition.
Condition of Marshal BradIey-Oth-
err Raleigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., April 18th.

III UdH IClCg Il ASAS
night having added very greatly to the =
charm of the weather. The tempera- s
ture during the day rose as high as ~ =
degrees. The turnout at the churcnes
was never larger, and there were East $
or costumes galore. The offerings DIT /
the churches which ooserVe EeaS'el ,,
were very handsome, the morning coF {
,e.+iop NJ the church of the Good Shep-
berd which is to be applied to the
bujlding fund being sl,IV. II 10
MANNED to very soon resume WORK oh
this church, the first story having oeeh
COMPLETED several years and moi sIop
the work until completion.
Today there was a little chill IN Tue
air bu+ following the old custom III
this part of the country e'ersoouy
who could leave town went OUT 10 plc~
~. and fish on the streams and the J
ponds, and nearly every Vehlcie 70"
able was in requlsltloh.
Mr. lanes Sprunt, of W1lmlngton'
one of the most public spirited OF NolIn
Carolinians, makes a gift to the han
Of history of q set of photographs VI
bio collection of the portraits OIL Cn0
Lords Proprietors. The
we're taken by a very capable artIst a'
Wilmington. To each OF tle ho0
graphs Mr.. Sprunt has attacheu d
description giving the name u -
oripinal PAINTER, The p0rtralts' IN ~
fo,rns vour correspondent, may ne
lied upon as genuine, repio IN.
op1v the first Lords Proprietors ap-
nointed by the King. lie was tIs
caroful in making them UP 10 SEC liz
nn1v the original proprletors 60
conied. 1t required seVeral ye"l Tara
him 70 accomplish this opJect. -,
is only one portrait lacking, In"s II
Sir John Colleton, whose pielu, +
not exist in any public place ~ Ill
descendants have not peen nDe
eor,n Mr. Sprunt where one mlSnts
bod in fact they told Mr.. Spor-
h"otber in London that the Cir. the
4no;+ Of Sir John was DESTROYING the
Garolinas bv the Americans photo
DaroIntionax war. TIy framed
pranhs Ne handssularly fine
5S1aaod ahoSe a Pr Of lease Of
On up,aeeu nnnn"Sent fiesto George
any III I a 81 Parolina Esxske signature
me Mortn oa 4p;l 10 kfoprietors.
and seals of the IAlrsm the Eleventh
The supreme dit one.
Iahe up ne = Marshal Robert FL.
Dlstllct. Ten removed from the
nupleh1e home and there is a
aeNHS nn/and gratifying improve
hospital Ieondition.
sels niIoerintendent Joyner left to-
CIV Che mountain region to make
FOR of educational talks in the
"ay feAof Buncombe, Watauga and
anaeell. These speeches will cover
e,sga1oue from the goth to the 22nd.
@sharters are granted the GRANITE
0erall Company of Mt. Airy, to make
Sveralls, shirts, ousers and under
wear. capital stock $4,000, S. V. Pace
and other stockholders; the Amalgam-
ated Supply Company of Greensboro,
capita stock $4,000, to erect buildings
and do various other lines Of work.
The office of the governor in the
capitol is being refitted. Some OF the
stills of the floor nave dry-rOt and will
have to be replaced. The new mantel,
which is of wood, of colonial design,
very simple and yet striking, ana
bearing the seal of the state carved IN ;
high relief, replaces the old mante or
metal slate. The thing is of a very ,
delicate shade of green. The hearth
stone is the gigantic slab of North !
Carolina s%oapstone. which has been in
the capitol since about 1857. /
Mr.. Franklin Sherman who is to re- -,
sumo the position of state entomolo-
gist is expected to arrive here about
the first OF June.
The authorities at the agricultural
department are informed that this !
years strawberry crop in the Whining
~ I.-4rs.& rrhia1 hog no.
com ethe centre of that industry in
this country, is expected 70 reach {
2O,O 900 quarts. Y
This time five years g Raleigh :
swarmed with agents representing the {
great book companies but his year
they will not be here until the first of 6
July, when the state board will take ,
up the matter of the adoption of text s
books for the nex five years. 1t is ex-
pected that many agents will be here.
The state has certainly done wonders {
in the extension of education during | I
this period of five years, more in fact {
than in any period of ten or possibly I
even fifteen years previous. !
The secretary Of state granted a {
charter to the Monroe Hospital Asso- T
citation. incorporated. without capital :
stock and for the cOnduct of a benev- ,
client and charitable institution, with l
a training school for nurses. The in-
corporators are T. P. Dillon, r. A.
Morrow. J. J. Grow and r. F. Beasiey, t
all of Monroe. Y
Governor Glenn has returned from a
Washington City. where he went to +
look after the adjustment of the mil 7
itary accounts of the state. The gov-I e
ernor says they are in a favorable conf
dition, and when the settlements havei
been made there is 10 doubt that North r
Carolina will get all she needs in the e
way of added appropriations, as there =
is a most kindly and considerate feel I
ing for this state. The chief execu-t o
tive of the Tar Heels was also privi- I
legged to call on Mr.. Roosevelt, in conf S
pany with Senator Simmons. Senator f
Overman. Congressman Webb, Mayor b
McNinch. of Charlotte. and other menu =