The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-25
All Previous Records in Raleigh
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Excellent Opening of -. Narv-
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Corporations May hc Fined.
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public instruction of South Carolina.
who was on his way home from
Greensboro. where he had been 10 al
tend the funeral Of Or. Charles n
Newer Mr.. Martin has recently been
elected superintendent for the ;hi~I
time. It was his third visit 10 Ra-
leigh.
Prof. Coon says the three negro nor
man schools AZ Elizabeth City Winston
ana Fayetteville open next Monday
He says they did better work last tenn
than ever before.
There IS remarkably little enthusi-
asm about tie launching OF the North
Carol IA prOtec. ed cruiser. al NeWpar,
News, October G,h. The reason Tor
this i no, known. Tut II is true.
Attorney General ner .as one
70 NayneSvil,e lor a few days.
The new system OF discipline IL the
Agricultural and Mechanical collc.a j.,
found 10 work admirably and the I'M
provement in the conduct Of the stu
dents is very noticeable.
Governor Glenn Will extend his
political campaign 10 the tenth dis
trlct, when the democrats put in such
a hearty fight.
State Auditor Dixon eft today Tor
New Bern where he speaks tonight,
then going to Jacksonville tomorrow
and TO Southport Monday.
\ cotton w of this county
make SPECIAL recommendation fol a
system Of W~areh0using cotton. Taerc
are now two warehouses Il q Large
scale bat Il very large u.c j. n eded
The county produces 10000 bales +
cotton annually.
The cadet corps at the A-riculCur"l
& Mechanical college, 400 strong Will
be uniformed by the middle f next
week.
State Treasurer Lacy is now wind
ing up collections of he corporation
and franchise tax and i is found that
it will considerably exceed that col
lected las year.
It is the comment here that more
building work IS now in progress than
at any one time ever before. the
heavy timbers for all three stories Of
the large public printery and bindcry
between the depot and Fayetteville
street are in place, and it will be the
best printing house in the state. The
News and Observer printing establish
ment next door is also coming along
| very we'll. Your correspondent is
very glad to know that Edwards &
BroughtOn, so we'll known in the
printing world, will build a very ARE
and handsome printing establishment
next year, having made the prelimi-
nary arrangements. Mr.. Edwards Of
the firm says its payroll g now larger
than when it had the public printing
The Standard Gas and Electric COM
pany has completed a new gas holder.
which is said to be the largest in the
state. The Raleigh Electric company
is arranging for q line extension. and
also has in view what may be termed
a private park on the north side OF the
city.
ST. Mary's Female school opened
with 1875 boarding students. All il
can accommodate ut present, numbers
having been tuned away. The t0tai
number having been reached several
weeks ago. Among the students Is
a daughter Of the noted Dr.. WOODROW
Wilson. This school IS now conducted
by the three Episcopal diOceses in
North Carolina, and that Of South Car
DINA which owns il. \ few years =
the property was heavily encumDercd,
but now all the debts have Teen paid
On the ground the Pittman Memorial
auditorium is under construction and
this will be the most unique building
in Raleigh, shaped Xix. an egg n
on TIE most modern lines as al a
ditOrium.
The T~eniteHtiary has had a very Lad
season for brick making. owing TO he
rains which have prevailed three
months, and the output IS theret e
much below the average. All the brick
made here are now turned out by the
p~enitentiary, but Whitaker and Hay
are putting in a plant for a large brick
yard north of the city. The demand
for brick here IS very great indeed.
Rev. DR.. Alfred H. Moment. pastor
Of the First Presbyterian church here,
has gone 10 Wallace, Duplin county,
10 preach during exercises in celebra-
ton Of the 150th anniversary # Rock
fish church. The gathering. from MI
that section will be a very great one.
There are now $50 inmates II the
Soldiers Home here on the roll. and
los were present today.
The Raleigh & Pamlico Sound Raj
way has arranged TO haul cotton and
tobacco into Raleigh, II rraverseS a
vssy fine country. As yet the track
is not in condition 10 permit passen-
ger traffic. The owners o. the road
are not only very wealthy and pro-
gressive men, but they are careful as
we'll and s. are the officials. This
road will open a new territtry TO Ra-
leigh and il is certainly extremely
important. The leaf tobacco marhet
here is being pushed with vigor, and
the citizens and the Chamber II Com
merce are aiding It very materially
The number q convicts in the pen
itentiary IS now only 625. The arri-
walls cannot De said 10 equal the de-
p~artures, the latter being due 10 ex-
piration of terms. since there are not
q great many escapes now.
Mention was made here today Of the
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