The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-17

~Sl1EEG u 1Nu1Tai at NaSn-
ington ~ working on the North Carroll
IA civil war records DIR. Dixon ad-
vertlsed in all the papers in the state
for original returns. etc. made during
n period OF the civil war. Nothing
except official papers of the actual
war period being accepted. DIR. Dixon
IS greatly impressed with the charac-
ter Of the work being done and says
h North Caroline roster will be vefy
complete He secured a number OF
records himself and the war depart
ment Of course has q large number
Tbs record will be so thorough that IL
Will give the whole history Of any of
flcer or enlisted man showing exactly
what became Of him from the begin
ming to the end Of his service. The
wisdom of having only those returns
which were made during the war is
very plain when one remembers thai
the roster Is To be Of both Confederate
and Federal soldiers. IL IL was per-
mitted TO make up rosters now from
memory. n can readily see how many
people can get on the pension rolls.
particularly or the Federal side. where
so many men are like wolves around
h treasury. watching for a chance
10 get funds.
State Auditor Dixon says the total
amount OF taxes 10 be collected this
year will be about the same as last
' car SANSbI lIlp>r from cor poEdkfbIIS.
as he thinks about 600 new
tons will be put on during the current
year. The taxes will be ample 10 run
the state. which has not had 10 borrow
any money since the spring Of 1902.
That borrowed was paid back. The
auditor says North Carolina will COM
pare financially with any other state
il the union.
The commencement exercises Of the
Medical department of Shaw UNIVERSE
". cOlored. are In progress here and
a number of prominent New England
men who are members OF the board of
trustees are present. This university
which has els students on its rolls. Of
both sexes. is one of the largest in
h south and is maintained by the
Baptists of New England and OF North
Carolina. 1t was established in a very
small way in h autumn of 1865. a
Confederate soldier having made a gift
of the trees from which the timber
for the first building was made.
h Confederate drum corps of the
Raleigh camp OF Confederate veterans
which for a number Of years has at
tended all the Confederate reunions
will go to the one at New Orleans
which begins OF the 25th of this
month. There are -four in the corps.
but only three can 20. one being too
i'll to leave.
The labor unions in Raleigh have
adopted resolutions standing by the
labor forces at High Point. where a
big fight is in progress.
The corporation commission. will. it
is understood have a hearing week af-
ter next on the question of the union
passenger station at GoldsborO. This
is an old question but now for the first
time is squarelv before the commits
sion.
4 charter is granted the Greater
Charlotte C~hautauqua. incorporated, to
conduct at Charlotte ChautauquaS
which shall furnish a high class Of
moral, literary and intellectual enter
tainments. The capital stock is So
900 and w. E. Mason and others are
the stockholders.
Invitations have been received to
the marriage of Rev. Plato Durham
and Miss Lucy Cole at Rockingham,
on the Gath of April.
Governor Glenn will head the North
Carolina delegation which will be a
strong one at the hearing at Washing
ton on the 25th instant on the estab-
lishmeEt of the Appalachian Forest
Reserve. this hearing to be before the
house committee.
No large social events are being
talked of here to mark the Easter sea-
son. Really the only thing of special
prominence will be the Damrosch CON-
cert. which will of course attract great
numbers of society people from Ra-
leigh and other points in this section.
The public schools here had holiday
today on account of its being Good
Friday.
The plrtcky colored man, the janitor
of a building here. who one evening
this week saved the life of a little
child from death under the heels Of
a runaway horse has been given $3.50,
the purse having been made up by a
number of citizens. 1t is the second
case Of l~ife-saving this man has done.
He was a sailor some years ago and
leaped overheard and saved a little
child from drowning. About thirty
two years ago the then mayor of RAJ
leigh, Joseph w. Holden, at the risk
of his own life pulled from under the
feet of a pair of runaway horses a lit
tie girl. in front of the very building
where the rescue was made this week.
A painting is being made of the sill
yer service which used to be in the
captains Cabin Of the North Carolina
blockade r Advance the work
being done upon the order of the son
of Captain Thomas Crossan. the com
mander of the Advance. A Raleigh