The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-28
CLEAR THE NORTH.
CAROLINA RIVERS
To Finish Raleigh and Southport
Railroad TO Fayetteville BY
May 1st.
STRANGE DREAM COMES TRUE
Past Councillor w. +. l'aison, Of
Junior Order, Declares the
Orpl,anagc Will Fail.
STRANGE DREAM COMES TRUE

Especial 10 INC IIfIlea- ijlbI)utCil.p Y
RALEIGH, N. c., February .7.-Dr. j.
\ II. Pratt, secretary OF the state Gcolog-
| ical Hoard is in the city to-day on bug
mess connected with the boards work
| OF laying OFF the bounds for nets and
| other fishery distractions in the streams
! tributary to 4kbcmarc Sound, under the
| provisions or the 2Nann bill. He says
! that the board Will take up the matter
I OF marking and clearing the Cape Fear
| River as pcttioncd for by the Cham
| Der of Commerce, of Fayetteville, but
! that he does not see that anything de-
finite can be accomplished until the LeEts-
iature meets. The board las no avail
able funds for new work.
President and General Manager j. A..
Mills, of the Raleigh and Southport Rail
road, announces that beginning to-inor-
row the trains from Raleigh will he opcr-
ated twelve miles nearer to Fayetteville.
That ls to what have been named the
Buunlevel and Lower Little River sta
lions. the latter being twelve miles be-
ycnd Ellington lie feels sure that lie
Will be able TO get the road through TO
Fayetteville BY May LIST.
Past National Councillor w. Il. Faison.
OF the Junior Order. United American
Mechanics, said to-day that he IL de-
this State or a JUNIOR Order orphannge
action regarding. which was taken at the
recent State Council at Salisbury. and
he Is satisfied that such an institution
Will never be established In this State,
despite the fact that resolution passed
the State Council endorsing the orphan
age. The resolution, he says. carries
with it. IL the institution is to be estab-
lished an eighty per cent Increase in the
per capita tax on the order in the State.
This makes it doubtful il the councils
Will approve IL.
William j. Belamy. a prominent law
yer of Wilmington. is chairman of the
State Orphanage Committee, and Is Lead
ing the fight for the orphanagc.
w. A. Myatt, a prominent merchant
here and extensive property owner, had
q vivid dream Saturday night that
flames were bursting out of the pantry
of ono of his numerous houses, which
he owns In this city. He walked him
self up, calling on the firemen ito turn
on the water" Then last night about
the same hour tina he had this dream
on the previous night fire did start In
the pantry of one of his large tcnements
and completely destroyed the building.
The strange notification Of the dream
has occasoned much comment about the
city.
A fine farm horse herd of thirty
hogs and large number OF improved
farm implements, including mowers.
and reapers, We're burned in fire just
west of Raleigh this afternoon, which
destroyed an immense barn and its con-
tents OF the farm of Mrs. Elizabcth
Grimes.
a handsome pastmasters jewel was
presented to j. II Mullins, chief of po-
lice OF Raleigh, last night by the William
G.. Hill Lodge of Masons.
MIR. Charles II. Gatts. the popular
travelling passenger agent for the first
and second divisions of the Seahoard
Air Line, Is receiving the congratulate
items of friends on his commission as
major on the staff of Adjutant-Gencra
II. r. Robertson. of the North Carolina
National Guard. The appointment has
received the APPROVAL OF Governor Glenn.
and will fa issued as soon as the Cover
nor and General Robertson return TO the
city.
Another interesting piece OF news In
military circles here is that the annual
inspection of the companies composing
the North Carolina National Guard 10
begin at Wilmington. March 9Th. is 10 be
made by Captain Thomas f. Schley,
.Twcnty-third Infantry. on the part of
the War Department. along with Inspec-
tor-Genera L. ~. Balm, OF Cioldsboro. for
the State organization. Captain Scbley
is a son of the famous Admiral Schley,
Of Spanish American war fame.