The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-02
Messenger Bureau,


A' ot SDA 81 ~
An alarm of fire sounded while SER
vices at the various churches were in
progress Sunday night attracted the
Raleigh people whose interest was
heightened by a faring glow in the
northwestern skies. A frame house
occupied by negroes was ablaze, and
situated as it was, only two doors from
st. Pauls Methodist church, one of
the handsomest negro churches in the
state, there was occasioned great
alarm. The smoke rolled over the
neighboring house, and entered the
crowded church. Precip1tate retreats
were beat by those at worship. The
night was slightly haZy and the glow
from the burning building nearly en-
tied all the churches in the city within
range Of the alarm bell. There were
no injuries to attendants upon service,
but the frame building was badly dam
aged. 1t vas something more than
half an hour ere the stubborn blaze
was extinguished-
A letter received from State Treas
urer B. r. Lacy is to the effect that he
continues to steadily improve. Mr..
Lazy Il d. pICSOht at AAAS
Arizona, a point i'm the extreme south
eastern section.
The state charters the English-Mc-
Larty Company at Charlotte to handle
physician and hospital instruments and
drugs. F. S. English, III. McLarty, w.
s. Stevens and w. 81. Belk all of Char
lotte are incorporatOrs, subscribing
$4,000 in an authorized capital stock
of $4,000.
The Southern Timber Company,
Asheboro, with the privilege of man
ufacture of iron and steel goods TO-
gether with the timber business; au-
thorized capital stock is 100000 OF
which amount $4,000 is paid in by e.
McAlister, Asheboro, T. G. McAlister
and E.. P. Wharton of Greensboro.
Governor Glenn is spending today at
Dallas in CASTOR county, where he ad-
dressed the Cotton Growers Assocla-
ton. He will ON Wednesday address
another branch of that body at Went
worth, going Thursday to washington
where he will spend Friday ON state
business and on Saturday will be IN
Charlotte to attend the important for
estry meeting to be held there.
The post office department announces
three additional free rural delivery
carriers. effective March l, at Biscoe,
Goldhill and Price.
The secretary of state chartered the
Park Avenue Land Co, at Raleigh,
with B. S. Jerman, III. n. Jackson ana
r. n. Simms, all of Raleigh, as incor-
porators. The authorized capital stock
is $50, 900. The Beckwith Drug CO.,
wholesale and retail, at LumDertoh,
with $1,000 capital stock, and j. X.
Poole, r. E. Lee and r.. B. Beck as
stockholders. Charlotte comes out
with another cotton mill incorporated
by w. H. Harriss, Atlanta, Ca, David
Clark, Charlotte, and L. A. Blythe OF
Philadelphia, Penn. The capitaliza-
ton is for 100000. of which amount
$500 is subscribed.
The jefferson Fire Insurance Co,
of Philadelphia, Penn, was admitted
to the state. 1t will be managed
through the Atlanta, Ga, offices of the
company.
Information was received in Raleigh
that places all beyond question the
appointment to pOstmastershlp or
Frazier and Grant. The president has
notified the committee on post offices
and post roads that the senate will
not hold up the applications of these
two gentlemen. The impression here
in Raleigh seems to be, and in fact IS,
that rather than put the president In
the attitude of withdrawing on account
of the recent endorsement Of Black
burn, that such must be, in connection
with the matter of politics as regards
federal patronage; it may again be
stated that Postmaster Bailey has re-
ceived additional assurance h a his
pole is the safe n for the Raleigh
'simmon.