The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-25
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, June 20.

Raleigh is TO have a police telegraph
lis practically arranged by the police
committee of the board of aldermen
and the GameweIl Fire Alarm system
and it is said that the new system will
be installed about September l.
There was no new developments in
the Rowland case today, except that
the attorneys for DR.. and Mrs. Row
land have absolutely put a stop to all
visiting and only permit relatives to
see the prisoners at the jail. This
course had to he taken. Mrs. De Van
mem, a sister Of Mrs. Rowland, is SELL
ing all the furniture at the residence
Of the late Engineer Strange. It is
stated that Mrs. Rowland has a father
and mother in Nebraska and that they
know very little about what is going
Oh here. Such was the statement made
today by a prominent man.
The Norfolk and Southern railway
applies for exemption for the Raleigh
and PamlicO Sound division from the
2 IA rate Of passenger fare. The di-
vision is only practically completed.
1t is hoped to open it from Raleigh to
Wilson in July, and to have it all
finished by the end of the year.
The Buckhorn Falls Power Company
has been delayed somewhat in it's
work by high water III the river. That
steram has been high several times
this spring, once extremely so, and is
Cow very full. 1t is not though prob
able that the power will be on be-
fore next October
The state board of education will
occupy six days in its visit to the
eight places which desire to be chosen
as the location for the eastern train
ing school for teachers. The board,
which is headed by the governor, pays
its expenses, no allowance for these
having been made by the legislature.
Raleigh has made more strides in
development this year than any one
year before in it's history. The num-
Der Of buildings now under cOnstruc-
ton is almost 100 some of them vey
important ones. The brick work of
Edward and B~rOughtOn's printing
house is almost completed. The fin
ishing touches are being given the new
telephone exchange building and to the
Jenkins Memorial Church, the latter
being a memorial to the late Rev. j.
w. Jenkins, superintendent of the
Methodist O~rphanage.
Before the police justice today there
was a very interesting trial Of a negro
I Frank Shaw, for stealing nearly $500
Ssrom a Syrian. At FIST it was charg-
ed. than an old negro man named
Hunter had taken this money, much OF
which was in English gold, but it was
found that the cal thief had put it in
the old mans trunk in order to dl-
vert suspicion from himself.
Private Secretary a. II. Arlington,
who is the secretary Of the state geol-
ogicaI board returned today from the
jamestown exposition where the board
met Yesterday, there being present
State Geologist Pratt, Frank WOOD
Hugh MacRae, and Frank r. Hewitt
The work of the year was reviewed
ann q very full report was made by
Pratt. which showed good progress
along every line. Theodore S. Meek
ms the new fish commissioner, VINO
TOO kOfice June list. was present anC
made his first report He said the
new law was being caldied out regafd'
ing taxes on nets and that the SherlHS
were collecting these taxes. The Geol
ogical board inspected North CaroIl
mas Mineral exhibits at the exposl
tiOn and found it to be very fine. sec
retary Arlington says this states agr1
cultural exhibit is very credltable an'
is being daily increased. Nearly al
the textile exhibits have been arranS
ed and this is a striking Al
of the furniture in the North Caroll
ma building is arranged. Nearly all O
it was a gift by the furniture mana
facturers. The North Carolina expo
Sition committee met yesterday, ever.
member being present
q charter IS granted the ]. L. Alex
.ander Hotter Company, Asheville, S25,
900.
The state agriculture department
will not issue any crop bulletin thi
season.. Up to last season it used t
issue these monthly,
w. F. Williams ana j. l.. McCallur
of Robeson county, we're before tn
corporation commission today in re
gard to securing better connections
Maxton between the Atlantic Goa
Line and Seaboard AIT III RallWa!
Mr.. McCallum, who was Il mempe
of the board of agriculture says tn
crop prospects are extremely poor l
his section. Cotton * sickly and sma
and the stand is bad. Rain and Col
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