The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER
Biz Seizure OIL Illicit DistiIIeT
Near Hoffman
Several Charters by the State-Old
Deyereux Mansion Being Torn Down.
Attorney General Gilmer Back From
Washington.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c.. April 5.

The historic old Devereaux mansion
which was quilt nearly a century ago,
and which has stood in what is now
known as Glenwood, Raleigh's new
suburb, is being torn down to give
way to moves Of modernity in that
section of the city. 1t is a building
of superb type. The floors are of
black walnut, and there is a thorough
keeping about the entire place. Work
men employed in the demolition of
the, old place have just found several
bolts of Confederate made cloth. the
product of the old Rickfsh mills
nea Fayetteville. A bolt of this
material will be paced in the Hall of
History for permanent preservation.
These bolts of cloth were found be-
tween b ceiling of the second floor
and h flooring Of the garnet. This
old home has long been known and
noted, and it has been recognized TO
be easily the most beautiful suburban
home in central North Carolina.
A brief wire announced the appoint
hent by Governor Glenn of IL dele
gates to the 33rd annual session of
the Conference Of Charities and Cor
rectiOns, to be held in Philadelphia,
Penn. May 9 to 16. The personnel of
those appointed follows: Miss Daisy
benson, j. S. Mann, supt. penitentiary,
DIR. James Mckee, Supt. hospital for
the insane; Rev. R. S. Stevenson, Miss
Fannie Heck, c.. J. Hunter, all of Ra-
leigh; DR.. P. l.. Murphy, Morganton;
w. w. Faison, Goldsboro; E. L.
Haughton, Pollocksyille; W.B. Street
er, Greensboro, and w. A. Blair, Win
ston-Salem. The officers of the ma
tional organization are. president,
Edward T. Divine; treasurer. r. ].
Hoguet; general secretary, Alexander
Johnson.
The safe chartered the w. r. Pleas
ants Concrete and Paving Co., at
Greensboro, with W., r. Peasants,
Garland Daniel and w. Drummond
Marrow as incorporators. The author
lied capital stock is for $40, 600, of
which amount $4,000 has been sub
Scribed. >.
A negro body was also authorized
under the name of "The Independent
A. M. E. Denomination of the United
States of America, incorporated, with
headquarters at Winston-Salem. There
rs no capital stock and the principal
fncorporators are Bishop R. D. Phil
lips, Rev. J.. w. Griffin and several
Others. The aim of the organization
is to unite or solidify the efforts of
all Independent UNCONVENTIONAL be-
liegers of that faith.
Governor Glenn today hOnored a
requisltion from the governor Of
South Carolina for Harry c. Halo
way. charged with cheating and
swfndling at Williamsburg, S. C.
What is possibly the largest and
most important seizure of an Illicit
distillery outfit was made last night
by Deputy Collector Downing and his
associates at a place near Hoffman.
The capture shows a large steam
chambered distillery, a steam saw
mill, with boiler and engine and two
mules. The general supposition, as
yet not entirely confirmed, is that 1t
is one Of the old government distil-
cries that had been put out of busl-
ness by the operations of the Watts
Law, and the prOprietors had as usu-
al taken to the woods.
Sheriff John Hodges, of Watauga
county, brought to the state peniten-
t1ary Charlie Isaacs, a young white
man who had been sentenced 10 a
10 year term in the states prison for
murder in the second degree.
j. D. Keeper, a Norfolk. Va, young
man in the employ of the Southern