The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-03
Children interested in thei. Annual
Trip to Beaufort
4. e. l. Knisr~ into TsaL~tgh for
Freight and Pa--~n<cr Bnstne~~-
Date Of state EnCzmpm~nt~ Not fes
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF wo=k in
TIN. summer school
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. - c. June IS

Vile Auditorium Company. capital
stock twenty-five thousand dollars.
more than 4 hundred citizens being
the stockholders- The company will
build an auditorium fo- general puT-
poses.
Governor Glenn who spoke al kins-
ton yesterday went to Oriental IL
Pamlico county and there sgoke today,
The insurance department has
brought abou; the arrest and binding
over to co4-, in : bond Of Sleo Of F.
B.. Fuller Of High Point. Nto = charg-
ed with representing the United States
Benefit Society Of America, i company
which has 10 license - co business IN
North Carolina
The Windsor division OF naval militia
has been r~e0rganized ana put In SHAPE
for service and the Inspector general.
Colonel Balm IS ordered to muster
it in.
There has been unusual delay in is
suing the orders as % the enCampment
Of the national guard OF this state. and
the dates have not Vet been an
nOunCed, though last week Governor
Glenn stated that the camp would BE-
opened by the tour of one OF the regi-
ments beginning July goth.
SEED fiofga K ov etaoi shrdlu Ouao
The insurance department Is adj
vised tina there are some suspicious
circumstances about a fire which de-
stroyed a store al brownsville night
before last.
\n~r u-nnl GNr1~aFn~ pvtyNtaN nj the
state museum will go to New England
and visit the various points at which
fairs are held il order TO see the route
which the North Carolina exhibit To
be made there mex autumn should
take in order to be OF the greatest ad-
vantage to the state.
Among today's arrivals was Con-
gresham Charles F. Thomas Of New
Bern. who goes 20 HillsbOro for a day
or two.
Excellent progress is being made in
laying the granOlithiC walks IN the
capital square. The walks aroun the
border of the square will be covered
with grass and this will add 10 the
appearance of the grounds. The old
fire cisters on the east and west sides
of the building are to be closed. These
were used before there was a city wa
ter supply and fire service.
State Auditor Dixon says that re-
ports from corporations are now
pouring into his Office. The state
now derives a very considerable reVe-
nue. from corporations, some coming
in from the fees for charters, the IL
cense fees. the general taXs and also
the taxes on what are known as the
excess value. the latter amounting e
q good many millions of dollars.
The agricultural department IS send
ing out experts to several points IN IN
state to collect exhibits which go C
New England. Mr.. H. F. Addicks
goes to Blowing Rock TO make coilec'
tions in that part Of the state.
AS has been announced the Atlantic
Coast Line virtually comes INTO fta'
leigh bv means Of the Raleigh anc
Southport railroad, very cOmplet
traffic arrangements having been Ell
fected. Twenty years ago the Al
lantic Coast Line began the construc
ton of a road to Raleigh by way o
Spring Hope. but stopped at the latte
point. having made an arrangement
i. with the Seaboard Air Line by whici
; If agreed not to build further TN
; way into what was regarded as Sea
board Air Line territory, upon condl
ton that the latter road gave 1t IN
T use Of the bridge over the Roanok'
/ river at Weldon. This arrangement
is understood expired in August lsoo
/ and since then the way has peen open
ed for the Atlantic Coast Line 10 ouil'
, from Spring Hope here. II seem
rather strange that il has not done s.
The link between here ana SpIlu
Hone is only twenty eight miles an
: the construction OF this "ould open
: very attractive new territory, D.
; tween the road now under constructio
= IN the east and the Seaboard Air LIN
: The Atlantic Coast Lin Is 50 pro
gressiye that il may yet make tn
Spring Hope connection
. INQUIRIES are made a. TO the coma
,ion Of Supreme Court Marshal Rol
q ert II. Bradley who has been i'll sine
April. He is able to sit up some eac
day but his improvement Is quite s!oT
Ouita 2 number OF teachers who a
tended the annual session OF e
d Teachers assembly here main !
: attend the summer school. nov in PR
OTG@-. rs taCISl 70 -
assembly appear 70 al agree that
was the most successful meeting Oh II
=. Assembly vet held. OF course II
J. not known where the next Il vi
" meet. The executive committed q
/! ways decides this question zach Jai
r. nary. The business men here o
the meeting a profitable on"
Il Out al the Agricultural and Aecha'
!: ical college where the summer scho
q Is in session there Is QUIT q busy ST
; Little children from the public scho
, are there as q class 70 rpractice AZ
they are certainly bright. There a
many lecture rooms and on these
; big letters are gwen the names OF u
8 lecturers. the subjects and the houE
=, The big whistle at the college engil
room gives the signal for the ehangiE
of classes and everything NOV
g. promptly.