The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-19
Randolph and Cumberland Line to
Be III Miles LONE
Company Has Capital Stock of S1.O60,-
OOO-GOvernor Glenn a Trife Better.
Directors of Insane Hospital in Ses-
sion-Hearing Before Corporation
Commission-Other News Notes.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. c., June IA.

build a line III miles long, from Fay
etteville to Deep River in Moore
county. then along that stream to such
a point as the directors may determine,
the line passing through Cumberland,
Moore, Randolph and Guilford counties.
The charter is for 80 years. The capt.
tai stock is a million dollars. Edward
V. Shedd and Morrison f. Caldwell of
Aberdeen and T. J. Edwards Of Provi-
dence, r.. |. are the principal stock
holders.
No new rural free delivery mail
routes have been established in the
state for over d month.
Next week the State Bankers associ-
alton meets in annual session at Toxa-
way. 8 hundred and twenty banks ara
members of the association.
Despite the very unpleasant weather
the reception given to the Teachers AS
sembly last evening at the executive
mansion was largely attended and was
a very brilliant affair.
The state board Of internal improve
ments has 50 far filed with the govern
or only one written report, this being
on the state school for the blind here.
NE Cf'IIIS liz EIdCI IIId lcCA ny
the matter Of petition for an election
in Raleigh on the question of prohibit
ton or d~ispensary. Rev. Sylvester
Belts informed your correspondent to-
day that he had almost seven hundred
signatures, among these four doctors,
several lawyers and two ministers. Pas
tor MaSsee of the Baptist Tabernacle
and Rev. Dr.. T. N. Ivey of the Metho-
dist Christian Advocate.
The directors of the hospital for the
insane here in session today consider
ed the preliminary arrangements for
125 more female patients there in the
new structure, which it is expected to
have completed some time in July.
There are more than 1875 applications
on file of a character needing imme-
diate accommodation but all %applica-
tiOns will be looked into with special
care.
The condition of Governor Glenn
was a trife better today. He had in
termittent fever and is rather despon-
dent. Mrs. Glenn is suffering from
ptomaine poison, due to some food
from tins.
The SOutl0rn Bell Telephone Com
pany filed its answer with the corpOr-
ation commission today in the matter
of Secretary of State Grimes, who COM
plains that the toll rate was excessive
from Raleigh to Pitt county and asked
that a uniform rate be fixed. The an
swer denied the power of the commits
SiOn under the state law and under the
18th amendment to the L. S. cOnstitu-
ton.
State Auditor Dixon caves at five
o'clock tomorrow morning for Clinton
TO deliver an address at the closing OF
the public school, he taking the place
OF Governor Glenn who is of course I'M
able to speak. 1t is very probable that
the governor will make very few
speeches for the next few weeks. 1t is
the comment of his friends here and
elsewhere that he has done too much
in his desire to please and instruct
He is a very ardent speaker and puts
his heart in the work.
The rain which has fallen in this
section today is the hardest in three
months and it is expected to bring up
the streams which have been quite low.
1t is quite remarkable that there have
been no washing rains this spring and
this fact has really helped crops.
A charter is granted the Carolina
Savings Bank and Trust Company OF
High Point with five hundred thou
sand dollars. authorized capital stock,
E. NJ. Armfield and a number OF others
from High Point, Worthwhile, etc, be-
ing present. The bank is to begin bus
mess when $40, 900 is subscribed. An
other charter is granted the Ruthei-
ford Veneer Company, capital stock
twenty thousand dollars at Rutherford
ton, r. L. Williams and others stock
holders.
Your correspondent had the pleasure
of being the only newspaper man pre-
sent at the discussion by attorneys be-
fore the corporation commission yes
terday afternoon on the answer by the
Southern railway to the petitions filed
with the commission protesting against
any change of schedule on the night
train westward from Raleigh. The
SOuthern's attorneys filed the answer
and then desired that il should be
heard at once, if possible. One OF them
stated that he had seen Mr.. Duncan
McIver of Carthage on the street and
thought he was counsel for the COM
%pIainants. 1t was suggested that Mr..
McIver might be at the ONCE of the
morning paper, and he was ~telephoned
for, both he and eX-Judge Robert w.
Winston being found "a the Office and
they lost no time in going to the cor
poration commission where a very in
teresting, if somewhat impromptu dis
cussiOn was had. Ex-Judge Winston
is a very forceful speaker, and his Ian
guage was very vigorous. He was the
leading speaker for his side CT the
question. Colonel ROdman making the
leading statements for the Southern
railway, which he so ably represents as
division counsel.
AS was expected, the democratic
judicial convention of the district de-
c1ared unanimously for Armisted Jones
for reelection as the solicitor.
Teachers poured in tere today TO at
tend the annual ses~.On of their AS
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