The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-14
Col. A. B. Andrews Merely on a
Pleasure Trip.
Large Number on Roll Of Oxford
Orphanaee-Three Circuses Billed
for RaIei.h-No Change in strike
Observation-Disclosures Glenn Certain
That Three More OF the SALISBURY
Lynchers VIII be Convicted.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. G., August II.

Raleigh, y. G, August II.
The papers have had something 20
say about the recent visit Of Vice Pres
idenr 4. B. Andrews Of the Southern
Railway to Edenton and various places
on the Norfolk and Southern Railway,
and have intimated that the Southern
might a k over this system. People
who know what they are talking about
say there is nothing in this NJ
and that Vice President Andrew. has
promised Mr.. Cannon Of the Norfolk
and Southern that whenever he had 4
little leisure he would take a little
trip over the line of the Southern Col.
and Mrs. Andrews while on this trip
paid their first visit TO the beautiful
home Hays" the residence of Mr..
John Wood at Edenton and greatly en-
joyed it.
superintendent w. J.. Hicks of the
Oxford ~Orphanage is here and reports
378 OF the roll at that institution.
No fewer that three circuses are TO
be at Raleigh this year, Robinson's
mex month, Cole Bros, in October and
Barnum and Bailey's November 5th.
The latter circus will close its season
either at Raleigh or Richmond, it is
expected.
President William Wynne of the In
dependent Telephone Association OF
North Carolina said today that his
company would look very closely INFO
the evidence given by the Bell Tele-
phone company at the recent hearing
by the corporation commission on the
complaint of Secretary of State Bryan
Grimes. President Wynne intimated
that he did not think the evidence
complete or conclusive. He remarked
that he did not know what the commits
; sion would decide in the matter. 1t is
said the hearing cost the Bell company
several thousand dollars as there were
MANY witnesses and a great deal of
preparation of the case.
Brigadier General Armfield, COM
handing the National Guard in this
state, was here last night and went
to the camp at Morehead City on an
early train.
Mention has been made of the fact
that B. D.. Williams, a section foreman
here on the Seaboard Air Line had
tried to kill his wife and daughters.
! ne Was lOudy Idhcu 10 tuS equity
| roads to serve a sentence of a year.
Charters are granted the l.. A. NJ.
Coal company, Charlotte, capital stock
500, 900, to deal in coal, wood, feed
stuffs, lumber hides, etc, H. c. Long,
D. M. Austin, w. G.. McPhee and
Thomas w. Long being the stock
holders.
Another charter is granted the Wen
dell Quarry company, Durham, 10
operate granite quarries, capital stock
$50, 600, H. S. Owens and others stock
holders.
The state book commission meets
here on the 18th.
The strike Of union carpenters is un-
changed. There are two sides to the
question, disinterssted people say. On
the n hand there is complaint by con-
tractors that "Jacklegs" are in the
union now, to which the union men re-
ply that such men were taken from the
farms to do work and it was expected
they would be taught by the expert
enced carpenters. 1t is said that a CON-
promise might be effected by which the
contractors could finish the work they
now have on hand, say by January 1st.
The strikers say they can get $3.50 for
eight hours work at jamestown.
Lieutenant J. S. E. Young, U. S. A,
spent yesterday here taking over the
papers of the office Of the cOmmandant
of cadets at the Agricultural and Ne
chanical college, Lieutenant HeatOn,
Z. S. A, turning these over. Lieutenant
Young is a very interesting man. He
served in the National Guard of this
state and made his way up from the
ranks 10 the regular army, serving with
much gallantry in the Philippines, and
made a trip around the world in Il
government transport. He is a very
clever tactician and is the sort Of
: man to build up the cadet corps at the
college, which is sadly lacking in many
forms of instruction and certainly 4
esprit du CORPS. He will take charge
September TIN when the college term
begins. The military department has
never had the attention il deserved
The cadet OF the highes5 military
standing is in the position 20 receive
a commission in the United States
army from the president each year.
The county court house here is 10 b.
, : enlarged considerably and metal fur
niture is to be placed in il. New cells,
baths, and steel doors are 10 be pisced
in the county Jail. The court house is
TO be steam heated.
Letters from Texas show that there
will be a fine crop of cotton in that
state. The boil weevil has done much
work on the lowiands but not nearly
auck On the upland.
Governor Glenn feels certain that at
least three of he nen under arrest
for the Salisbury lynching will be con
yicted. Much satisfaction IS expressed
by the officials at the conviction OF The
ring leader, George Hall and his fifteen
year sentence.
No report Is TO be made by the
special committee on a city-owned
water-system until experts. now con-
sidering the real value Of the present
private plant and ths cost OF q new
one, make full report.