The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-09-11
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER
appointments Made for Democratic
speakers-Glenn Invited to Newport
News-Students Arriving a. the A.
and NJ
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, =. c., September 9Th

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At democratic headquarters the fol-
lowing appointments are announced for
Congressman ". ". Kitchin: Lenoir.
September 18th, at Caldwell court:
Morganton, 18th; Newton, 2ls,.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge OF Odd
/ Fellows meets this year al Toronto
canada, and several we'll known Ra-
ieigh members Of the order will attand
lnsluding Charles VI Busbae. B H.
"oodell, c. B. Edwards, Charles +.
Lumsden and Joseph J. Bernard Sew
eral ladies will accompany these gen
tlemen
Today was registration day al the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
Students from almost every county in
the state have arrived there.
A charter IS granted the Wedding on
HardWarS Co, inc, at Charlotte. with
authorized capital stock amounting 10
$4,000, J. H. Wellington and Leke
Seawen being the principal stock
holders.
The directors Of the hospital for the
insane met today III the Office OF Gov
ernor Glenn and discussed matter rel
atIVe to the new building there. now
practically completed.
Inc governor is invited by Mayor
Samuel K. Buxton Of Newport N.cws,
TO be in that city on the 5th Of Oc.ober
and deliver an address befOre the
League Of Virginia municipalities
which was organized by Mr. Buxton
and which embraces all the Virginia
| towns. The date of the meeting is
the date before the launching Of the
cruiser North Carolina at which the
governor, his staff, the state officers
and great number Of other prominent
North CarOlinians will be present
Mayor Buxton is native Of North
amptOn county in this state.
Today all the contracts for the public
school text books for the next five
years were signed by the governor and
the secretary of state on behalf OF
North Carolina They will next be
signed by the book publishers who get
the contracts.
Governor Glenn returned this morn
ing at o'clock from Laurinburg where
he spoke yesterday, the audience being
The appearance Of the army worm
in large numbers IN this section causes
some alarm among the farmers. II
has been about a dozen years since it
last appeared. OF course, it eats cyery
thing in its path that can be eaten.
The oldest cotton buyers here say
the crop this year is undergoing many
| hardships. They say they never knew
h11t q
there are always high prices in wet
years and SO really an acre makes
about as much as it does in a dry
year so far as the money is concerned
The state now has 155 convicts at
work on the extension Of the yards
of the Atlantic Coast Line at Will
! mington-
The Methodist Orphanage has be
gun it's work for the term, about 80
children being present, some new Cncs.
About 10 ended their term in the sum-
mer and are now at work at various
places.
The colOred mail carrier at Raleigh
whose suspension and dismissal was
|, recommended by the postoffiee inspect
or, has been droppsd. The inspector was
here today and says that OftonSeS
1
of the state have been very few n
number during the past few months.
The democratic county committee
meets next Saturday to make its plans
for the coming campaign.
Students poured in here to the female
| colleges and the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college and all will be crowded
to their utmost capacity. The Baptist
University for Women needs more dof-
mitory room. Owing TO the strike
and other causes, perhaps, work mas
gone on very slowly at St. Mary's on
the new auditorium and the first story
IS as vet incomplete. A number OF
other improvements have been made
| there.
The corporation commission has kept
ND very closely with complaints ana
none of any special importance remain
undisposed OF.