The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-06
PREDICTS DEFEAT FOR HEARST
Tom Dixon Expresses His Opinion
on the N. Y. Campaign.
Value of the Exhibit at the Recent
Boston Food Fair-Nearly All the
State Officials are Campaigning.
Fire i'm COtton-The Negro State
Fair-Raiiroad Construction Work.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., November 1st-

Raleigh, n. c., November 1st-
Postmaster Willis G. Briggs return |,
ed today from the Morehead City sec
ton. He spoke at that town, and says
they told him he was the first republi-
can to speak there since the adoption
of the constitutional amendment i'll
1899. He also spoke at Syrma- He
found the people there greatly inter
ested in the big catch CT fish. TWO
men went out with theiI nets in small
boats and in a day caught S24O worth.
He says the long bridge or trest'e be-
tween Beaufort ard MOI ahead Citg is
completed and that trains can now
cross it. All will be filled IN except W
channels, in each of which there is Il
draw bridge for boats. Postmaster
Briggs says that October shows the
biggest business in the history Of the
Raleigh Lostcfice, SG,758 against SG,lS7.
a year age.
Charters are granted the Peerless
Drug Compeny, Aeheville, to do a
wholesale and retail business, capital
stock $4,000, Robert L. Cook, Alice
| Vance and others stockholders; The
Swinden Fptford Fish Company, Wash
ingtCn, to CpaTlte notS, deal in fish and
oysters, etc., $50, 900, w. E.. Swlndel!,
A. S. Fulford ari others stockholders.
The Pennsylvania Company at Rose
merry, $50, 900, E. E. Brown of Green's
boro, and Others stockholders to do a
general merchandise business and nave
many other privileges.
State Superintendent James Y. JOY
ner, who is treasurer Ct the Charles
D. McIver mCrument fund was greatly
pleased today at receiving from the
public-spirited George W. Watts, Of
Durham, a Contribution OF $250. III
his letter Mr.. Watts says that he was
in the fullest sympathy with the move
ment. That Dr.. McIver became MS
, close friend soCn after his arrival IN
North Carolina and that he friendship
had always been maintained. State
SUPERINTENDENT Joyner says that he mas
received four contributions of SlOo
each. Money is coming in every cay
and he g that it be sent to him as
rapidly as possible.
AS Tom Dixon was leaving for New
York he expressed the opinion again
that Hearst would be defeated ana
was taken up by n or two persons
at the union station. Opinion seems
TO be divided as to the result there
and strange to say there IS a gfea'
deal of interest here in this hight
some people talking more about 1t th2n
even about state politics.
There Seems to be very few people
who believe that the people IN this
county will vote in favor of the issue
of $500. 600 of road bonds. Some OF the
roads are in very bad condition, Whlc'
were improved a few years ago, simply
because they lave not been looked
after properly. There seems to De VeiS
little interest in the election anyway:
In MANY ways the splendid eShlol
which rorth Carolina made during Oc
toher at the Boston Food Fair is sho"
ing it's value. Many are coming ners
from that section of the country, max
ing inquiries about various matters, III
cI11ding land. quarters for the "lnte
for visitors, business openings, etc. SEC
retarv Burner was entirely cor1ec
when he spoke of the / value y
1 the show which was made there an'
declared that it would produce be',e
results than did the one MADE at IN
St. Louis Exposition.
The capitol is ~certaigiy a dull plac
these DAYS, everybody seiag out on tn
war path engaged In the democrat!
G camnaicn. Only one head Of departm9n
@ was n mis- quarters today. n ne "o"l
he away also if his health permltte
him TO sneak. The state officers nav
certainly worked hard during the cam
naipn and have made scm2 tenn
sneeches. Governor Glenn and AUG
tor Dixon have naturally maze nlol
cneeches than any others ard DOtn b"'
been in great request.
The fire which began IN a tnOusdA
ba1os of cotton on the platform OF I'd
southern Railway here last FRIDAY a.
+arnoon continues and is SAID TO q
roadv have lone about $4,000 worm I
damaee the total value OF the "a
ha,as which were on fire being aool
s12 o The cotton belongs to tr
railway, as the latter had given a Oh
Of 1ading for it, to Colonel Cnaries !
| Johnson Of Ra,eich, but OF course u
cotton is insured. 4 cotton ire Is Oh
~ the worst to put out, but salt "at'
seems to be the best thing TO use, III
der ordinary circumstances. Inc nis
wind which almost constantly presai
tanned the fire in this cotton, wiz
was particularly exposed. WIN !
crop grown is there such utter Cal
lessness as with cotton, after II h'
be nrst been planted. Yesterday ~nl
travelling through a particularly III
+ cotton country field after field "
> passed literally white It'll cotton WI
a lot of it on the ground, n mu
hanging in strings in the wide op
49, hollis, simply begging 10 be cared 4
ls and in two fields observed not a>o'
. had been picked.
Rev. Sylvester Belts who started .
q movement 10 get a vote here on I
question of prohibition In Raleigh
against the d~ispensary says he is NJ
irving to get members OF the legis
ture to pledge themselves to get
watts law so amended as to permit I
holding of such elections, which I
sunrene court has declared to be ii