The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-09
Splendid Address by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Observation-Disclosures Glenn and
Party Leave for Newport News to
Take Part in Launching of the North
Carolina-Matters Regarding the
Carolina and Tennessee
Railway Company-Big Sale Of Seats
for the Nordica Concert.
Messenger Bureau
Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
Hollaman Building,

night for Newport News in a private
car 10 be present at the banquet to be
given by the busin:ss men OF New
port News tomorrow, and a. the
launching of the cruiser North Carroll
ma Saturday. In the party were Mrs.
Glenn, Miss Glenn, Adjutant General
and Mrs. Robertson. Colon=l Charles
E. Johnson, Colonel A. H. Arlington
and Mrs. Arlington, Colonel WeStcOtt
Robinson, Miss Lillian Thompson and
Mr.. c. 4. Hunt. Meme Of he state
officers were in the party. n GOV
ernor said he va very much astonlsh-
ed at none of the council Of state going
to the launching after he had secured
| special invitation for them and that
he had of course expected all TO be
present.
A charter is granted the Knight
Littrell Stationary & Book company
of Asheville, capital stock $4,000.
Charles Layton, the ga who a. a
dairy near here Yesterday afternoon
killed a man named monaghan and
who was committed to jail without
bail on the charge of murder was given
a hearing before a magistrate this az
ternoon. There were two witnesses,
one Of these being a Frenchman, both
employees at the dairy. The one VINO
could speak English said that the men
were fighting and that monaghan
first took a stick and then Layton selz-
ed a shovel and struck him on the
skull.
Today the members Of the two com
mittees representing the policy hold
ers of the Mutual Life and New o
Life left for Ne WORK city, where they
will tomorrow ask 16 Qu stiOns OF
those companies.
A new lodge of Odd Fellows is char
tered at Woodland in Northampton
county.
The state board of publicf charities
has placed in it's Office plans OF the
best class for jails and counties which
contemplate building jails will find
these plans to be of very great value
and convenience.
Democratic State Chairman Sim
mons the following new
speaking appointments: Ex-Governor
Aycock, Smithfield November 2; Locke
Craig. Lo%uisburg, October 18th; Hen
derson that night; Clayton 18th. Rocky
Mount 18th, Beaufort 18th. Mt. Olive
10Th, Warsaw goth, Burgaw 22nd, Will
mington that night, Whiteville 25rd.
A letter from Secretary 7. K. Bru-
ner of the agricultural department
who is at Boston il charge Of the
North Carolina exhibit at the great
food fair there writes your correspon-
dent under date of October lst, the day
the fair was opened: w had a glo-
rious opening, great many thousands
of people being present and l have
never seer such enthusiasm as marx
the affair. Lieutenant Governor Win
ston who made the opening speech
was at his best and captivated the
thousands who heard him. Afterwards
4 large number of prominent people
, came to see North C%arolina's exhibit
and took the trouble to look up Mr.
Herbert Brimley or myself, in order
| 20 express their qualification that oul
state had come to the fair, and hat i
: had lone the thing SO handsomely
2 These visitors saying that we woule
t ind responsive and generous apprecia
ion in all New England. | have neve'
felt so gratifled at the reception glVei
e to me personally and to the stat
through me. There was much regre
! at the absence of Governor Glenn AM
many invitations I'M to him.. A
9 Lieutenant Governor Winston a t
leave at once, it was unfortunate tina
q no social attentions could be oficlall
extended this state. l am sure all TIL
will be welcomed news to those a
home who owe to see our state push
ed to the fore and advertised at it
true worth, especially in a land Q
wealth and industry like this. l ar
sure the good results Will come to tn
n state from this effort of the state boar
of agriculture. l omitted to say i
my account Of the opening ceremonie
that at the close of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Winston's address the capita
marine band played Dixie" and tina
! the crowd, rose, stood uncovered an
at the end Of the music cheered mos
heartily"
W Mr.. ]. Bis Ray of Macon county
here in regard to matters regardin
the Carolina and Tennessee Souther
;" Railway Company. He said it
. building from Franklin to Knoxv1ll
=, and is already graded from Bushne
=, in Swain county down the Little lei
nessee river to Stony Point, beginnin
at the ]. 8. Bailey lands and from th
g corner OF the Tennessee state line
=, Maryville, Tenn, leaving s miles Q
10 the Bailey lands ungraded- Bale
" enjoined the road from building on b
% lands, claiming that the building
y the road As feet above the river woul
destroy a water power worth four mi
IS lion, five hundred thausand dollar
,e He tried to force the railway to bull
le $50 feet above the river but the raj
rs road said it could not do this as
Ut would loose the work already done,
1t miles in length Appraisers are
lp meet on the 18th inst, and asse:
Is damages. Bailey lists for taxation Il
land at So per acre, so the only que
T. ton will be whether the o viii Pc
r the amount, build and risk a trial
the superior court on the question