The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-05
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TWO pdIuOlS WHICH nave Deeu dShtQ
for. One of these is for w. B. Powell,
who in August was sent to the coun-
ty roads for six months in Halifax
county for assault with a deadly weap-
on. He pleaded guilty 70 ~tampering
with a witness. The governor says
the sentence is in his opinion light
Both the judge and solicitor refuse to
recommend pardon. The other case
is that of l.. harrington, who was sen
fenced to eight months on the roads
in Richmond county, for assault and
battery with a deadly weapon. The
governor says Darlington had a fair
trial and was convicted by d jury, his
only plea being that the offence was
committed in South Carolina. The
governor says he can see no good rea-
son for changing the sentence.
Senator Simmons was asked today
what was his view Of the taking over
to Cuba by this country and said:
1T is the one piece of ground the
United States has long needed. The
feeling among the letter class of Gu
boIlO IdS lOu5 bCNh lAoL IAC CIuUll
was a failure, and that the only safety
for the country was in the United
States taking charge of it. | have al
ways thought that this would happen
sooner or later. The enormous in
crease in our export trade to Cuba,
since the signing Of the reciprocity
treaty, for which / voted with a great
deal Of pleasure, though against my
party in the main, shows the vast pos
sibilities of trade between the United
States and Cuba as a part of this
country. Cuba and Porto Rico will
make two very fine possessions. The
remainder are worthless to us in my
opinion"
Adjutant General Robertson was at
his desk today and Will now be here
regularly having made Raleigh his
home.
Governor Glenn and the state Off
GERS forming the council of state, his
staff and the band of the Third regi-
ment will leave here Thursday night
at 1 O'Clock for Newport News and
will be there two days.
A charter is granted the Winona
Mining Company, at Indian trail,
Union county, capital stock $780, 900,
Henry F. Welsh and James F. Welsh
of Charleston, S. c.. and r. N. Welsh
of ~ThOmasville, N. c., being the stock
holders. Another charter is to the
Whitamore and Mobley Hardware Co.,
Reidsville, $4,000. The Charlotte
Hardware Company increases it's cap
ital stock from 100000 to $135, 900.
LELAND Norwood, the thirteen year
old son of Chief Clerk George Nor
wood of the Office of the secretary Of
state died last night of typhoid fever.
His was the fifth case of that disease
in the family in the past three years.
The appointment Of Secretary of
Stat Grimes to speak at Lexington
o nthe night of October 9Th is chang
ed to Granite Quarry, Rowan county
A banquet is to be given By the
people Of Greensboro to Hon. John
Sharp Williams on the occasion of his
visit there to speak.
The BuckhOTn Falls Power Plant on
the Cape Fear river has been sold to
Mr.. Umstead of New York, represent
ing the bOndholders for S250,0OO. One
of the receivers said this was aSgood
price adding that it would cost $780,
600 to complete the plant as another
set of power wires will have to be
put up.
The Sunshiners had a delightful
trip to Fayetteville last Saturday over
the Raleigh and Southport railway,
which made its merry music all day
and which completely captured the
good people of Fayetteville. The lat
ter were untiring in their attentions,
and chnyynH oil noonnnr Of on,,r+o.;o1
to the visitors. The confederate
veterans there were simply delighted
at the presence of the drum corps.
President Mills of the Raleigh and
Southport Railway was in charge of
the train. He informs your CORE
spondent that within two weeks a
train will be put on from Raleigh
through TO Wilmington, which will
make very quick time, leaving Ra-
leigh in the afternoon and making the
run through in about four hours, and
using the Atlantic and Yadkin divi-
sion of the Atlantic Coast Line, which
road to be sure the Raleigh and South
port is, on the very friendliest terms.
1t is quite probable that the Atlantic
and Yadkin division will use the very
handsome new passenger station which
Mr. Mills is now completing on Hay
street, in the heart of Fayetteville.
1t seems to be evident, in looking
through quite a lot Of territory that
the farmers planted more cotton than
they can pick. Pickers seem to be ex-
traordinarily scarce in the fields which
are literally white with cotton. This
was found to be the case all the way
to Fayetteville Saturday and all the
wav from Raleigh to Nash county On
Thursday on which day your CORE
spondent made the first trip.
At democratic headquarters two new
appointments are made for ex-Govern-
or Aycock, these being at Pilot Noun
tain October goth and Winston-Salem
on the night of that day.
Secretary of State Grimes has sent
to al the chairnen Of county boards
OF election in the state the books and
HANKS FIR uSn in the November cleo