The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-21
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER
Rain Throws a Damper on the
Bryan Reception.
Speech Delivered In the City Hall.
Extensive improvements on the =
Opened.
Messenger bureau
Raleigh. y. c. September II

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Raleigh. y. c. September Il.
Arrangements had been made for
Mr., Bryan % speak out doors today.
but very early in the morning . cold
drizzle OF rain with : strong northeast
wind came along and made The
weather very unpleasant AID ths-c
was 4 scur-y 10 get a hal. The
acadcny Of music. the largest hall. was
unavailable. IS q play was on tonight.
and rehearsals were necessary. ana -
the city hall was looked after III
bad weather. Of course, kept many
people away from town. but "A goodly
number came. Among the arrivals
Wee Congressman Charles Il Thomas.
OF New Bern. and William ". k!tchin
u R"Nbo-o. aud these had a little CON
ference with Senator simmons a.
headquarters. The senate Was very
busy during the day. He was asked
Q the political situation in The
state and remarked that things lookeI
Very Wei.
Among The vicitors here was ]. l.
Blades. Of New Bern. % we'll known as
Il very large owner of saw mills. He
has sold all his mills except a planning
mill at New Bern. for which he has
retained 81, 900. 900 feet OF timber. He
has sold a billion OF feet 10 the Nor
folk and Southern Railway company.
His family holds Il mill at Elizabeth
City and also a planning bill.
A char,eC is granted the Bank OF
Oriental. III Pamlico county. with So
600 capital stock, George II. ROBBERS
of New Bern being the principal stock
holder; also charter TO The H Levi
company at Rutherlordton. capital
$4,000, TO do a general mercantl"
business.
Sheriff a. NJ. Saunders of Johnson
county. brought W. COAyicts 10 The
penitentiary. one Il white man. con-
victed Of murder in the second degree.
to serve 10 years; the other a negro.
to serve for life for burglary in the
second degree. Sheriff Brogdan, IF An
son, bought two cOnvictS. and Deputy
Sheriff Dunn Of EdgecOmbe, two
Chief Game Warden John Upchurch
left today 10 visit about ten counties,
TO see how the county wardens are
doing. He says so far as he is III
formed the birds have been very well
cared for this year, and that there
! have been very few violations of the
law. The fact is that the farmers,
who are the main factors in the pres
ervatiOn Of birds. are rapidly be2rn-
ing convinced that the birds are their
friends. Certainly there are many
I times more birds than there We're a
few years ago. This certainly applies
to this section of the state. Farmers
in Wake and counties around here say
there are plenty Of cartridges, but
from some parts of the state news
comes that birds are scarce and that
large numbers of them We're drowned
by the summer rains.
The new and very extensive yards
of the SeabOard Air Line in Raleigh
are nearly completed. There are sew
eral miles of track and a great deal OF
money has been spent in the improve
ment. The yard office will be moved 10
! the north end of the yard.
The Raleigh public schools will open
Monday and will be full TO the limit
1t will be late in the winter before me
East Market street school Will be
ready for use. The High school viii
| occupy three rooms at the Centennial
| school. including the large hall, thi,
being a makeshift until the High
school building is erected.
The supreme court will devote next
week to the hearing of appeals iron
the fourth district. The attorney gen
email says there are no important stat,
. cases.
i Some MAGNIFICENT cotton was sen.
-, MIG
Il Florence Tucker. Mr.. Will Robbins
/ Elder Simpkins, and others, TO go L
Boston. On some of the stalks thev'
are $50 bolls. There are certain crops
around Raleigh Which have certain
never been surpassed. Mrs. Tucker
farm manager insists that that cr)I
will be two bales to the acre, and Eide
Simpkins makes bold 10 say that ne i
confident of four bales TO the acre
This will be a record breaking yield
= The report on cotton sales here dur
ing the season which ended Januar.
y 31st shows that the receipts at Raleig.
| were 1924, all OF his coming b.
wagons. There yet remains some cot
ton Of last years crop through rhi
section. Not much cotton is being mar
ketad and farmers generally are hear
10 say that they propose 10 stand p.
{ their guns and hold for a. least e
cents. OF course, it IS hard 10 get then
all in line. the one horse farmer N
the tenant being problems. one farm"
was heard 10 say that he would rathe
n sell for s cents and get the use Of n
money, ~contending that he could 20
more ont IF it by turning 1t over tina
n by waiting.
The theatrical has opene
) here very well in point Of audience:
There is very good prospecr for a
auditorium adjoining the theatre rex
: wear. The site has been bought an
paid for. The theatre Itself needs wiC
ening. The plans are for al auditorium
: 10 se1t $500 persons. this 10 oe
= ground fccr structure set back fror