The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-25
100 Students Will Go Home
for Christmas.
Committee Begin Examination of
Kills Old Man-Judges and SOlici-
tors get Their CommissionS-Holi-
day Trade Reported Exceiieat-Oth-
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Bureau.

vouchers of the state treasurer, auditor
and insurance commissioner, and made
it's report setting forth that everything
was in perfect order and the book.
kept with neatness n accuracy. The
figures have already been published
The committee finished its work quick.
er han ever before and is very proud
Of it's record breaking performance
Senator Harry Stubs, who is on the
committee for the fourth time is al
ways the hardest worker and this year
excelled himself.
Insurance Commissioner Young says
hat only about 1,00e proxies of the
voters for the directors of Mutual Life
and New York Life Insurance Compan-
les came to him. Agents of both CON-
panies worked hard to get proxies,
those of the Mutual Life not sending
in any proxies here worth speaking Of
but pulling for the company'S directors.
There are only six persons III the
smallpox pest house here and four
houses i'm the suburbs are under quar-
antine.
There IS yet great scarcity Of coal here
and no signs Of Il let-up in the trouble.
Governor Glenn asSents to q change
of courts by which Judge Ward will
hold ~Pasquotank, beginning January
18th, for two weeks, and Judge ". r.
Allen, Mecklenburg, beginning January
18th for two weeks.
The governor issued commissions to-
day to the various judges and sOolici-
tors who nave to take oath of office
January list. Some time ago commits
sions were issued t two judges, D II.
GuiOn and Webb. The commissions for
congressman can be issued OF course
any time they desire, though It IS not
necessary to have these until next De
cember.
B. C. Beckwith Of the North Carolina
board OF internal improvements who
presided at the investigation Of charges
made by Prof Tillinghast against Su-
perinterdent e. NICK. Goodwin of the
state school for deaf mutes at Morgan
ton, returned here today and says that
as soon as possible he will file with the
governor the evidence in this case and
also his report and findings in the
matter.
The police justice fined a man named
Magrimi, employed in building the new
dormitory at the Catholic Orphanage
here. $50 and costs. for misbehaviOr on
a street car a fortnight ago. Magr1mi
had been ont on bond
Mr.. Christian Rasmussen, Of Mime
apOlis, editor Of a newspaperthere and
representing 100 Scandinavian news
papers was here today and met the
governor, agricultural department Of
GcialS and those Of the chamber OF
commerce, as we'll as a number OF
other citizens with a view to advertlS-
ing North Carolina in order to secure a
mHVement here of S~candinaVidns
from the northwest and New England
states, it being thought better to let
these come after they had been in the
country some time and had learned the
customs and language Of the people
here. Montgomery, Ala, is advertls-
ing very literally to get this class Oh
people. There are a number neal
Chadbourn and a few "a Greensboro
and Mr. Rasmussen stopped to see the
later this afternoon, then going on tG
Atlanta to see the state authorities.
The new fiscal veal of the state has
open very we'll in the matter Of new
corporations chartered, six Of thest
having been issued today, all for mer
camille companies in the minor towns
The indications are that there will bt
a great deal of development during thu
next six months. Gentlemen in a posi-
zion to know say that Raleigh within
a year will feel a growth which it ha:
never known and that there are to b.
some very important steps taken alon;
this line which will put it abreast Q
the foremost places in all this section
of the country
The executive committee OF TIL
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morrow at con and will receive tn
reports Of the state fair in October
which in spiteof the almost c%ontinuou
rains was a great success and one o
the best fairs ever held in the state
particularly from an agricultural poin
of view An earnest effort will b.
made to improve the building ETC., a
more room is needed. The plan o
holding the fair for two weeks viii
having been the idea in favor whel
the society met, during the fair, il
October.
The sale Of Christmas decoration
here, in the way OF evergreens, is yer,
large this season, including holly, mis-
tIetoe, and the beautiful running o
ground cedar which is found a few
miles south of here in profusion an
which makes one of the most effectiv
decorations imaginable. The holida,
trade is reported by the merchants t
be excellent and there are great man,
buyers from out of town The col
weather has been a stimulus to tn
trade and the merchants are very gla'
to see it.
The colleges all close tomorrow 70
the holidays and SO do the city's publ
schools. There will be a rush of stu
dents out of the city, there being 10
from other points who will go HON
Christmas. Some of the students at tn
A. & M. college will remain and a por
ton of these will work on the farm
at the dairy and in the city.
Secretary Bruner of the board of ae
riculture and Curator Brimley OF til
state museum, left today for the lake
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