The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-12
DIsPENsARY IS PROHIBITION |
Election Will be Held on Decem-
Der 18th
Bank ut Mount Olive Chartered
Very Little Cotton Coming In-Ma-
tcriaI for Mansonic Temple AtriS-
ing Commissions Issued
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. NoT. ;.


State Auditor Dixon and Corporation
commissioner Samuel r. Rogers 'eave
Sunday night for Columbus. Ohio IL
order 70 reach there in time for Inc
cran;ng session OF the national con-
yention of state auditors, tax coh'-
misioners etc, at which a great many
questions involving state ana ioc''i
taxation will be brought up. UT.
Dixon has studied very much on Ih's
question and he will be able to give
the convention some valuable lue"s'
Commissions are issued TO w. w.
Boddie and c. II. Banks as hrst anu
second lieutenants of Company d.
Third regiment, at Louisburg, ana 10
Frank P. Virgins, second lieutenant
company A., Third regiment at war
renton. Governor Glenn has accept
ed the resignation of Lieutenant w
II Fov. Company G, Third regiment
Reidsville.
The Citizens Bank of Mt. olive II
Wayne county, is chartered, capl'ai
stock $4,000, J. D. Kelley, X. l..
southerland and others being the STOCK
holders.
The Raleigh people will vote the day
after Christmas, December Zo'h' oh
the question of whether the dispehsarS
is to be retained or whether theie
shall be prohibition. Twenty-four
Years ago Raleigh was a dry town At
that time the sale of liquor was al
lowed in the county and there were
tseyen saloons on the very edSe oi the
township which cid q rushing busl-
ross. Il is claimed by the prohibition
element that it is dead sure to win ana
that the petition for an election SHOWS
this. On the other hand the aoVo-
lcates for the dispensary thlnk thaI
institution be retained. or course
humber of very sharp attacks Oh re
l6ispensary have been made and tLcie
is no little feeling aSalhsI
ir all circles. Governor Glenn mas
taken occasion several times 10 crit
lic:se it sharply. It is felt even By IL:
advocates that it IS By no manner q
means a good institution.
State superintendent Joyner mas
delightful letter today from DIR. ,. I
Mitchell, the president OF Rlchmoh'
college. who took occasion to pay MI
,Joyner's annual report a great man
commitments. He said that it wa
, ,verv able and conclusive and that
was inspiring to follow his figure
showing the progress North Caroln
-, has made, the report being valuaole I
9 all the southern states by reason oil II
, broad treatment Of questions which ai
Z IN measure before all the states
|, the south. He declares that Nj. 10.
lner is making history and that d
a work in North Carolina is develop:
d tbe whole people in one OF h12he
e benefit and will be a monument
e him.
If General Pond, L. S. A, retired.
here, the guest Of General Charles
Is Woodruff. During the Civil Wal
Il campaigned in this state around was
IL ington. He married Miss Elizabe
BdnnSOn, OF SelLld, S'oCSl VI 3"
=. F. Bahnson. His son graduated
the state university at Chapel Hill
is few years ago.
Attorney Norman II. Johnson Of
III North Carolina Merchants Associate
Sc will speak at Newton on the IS
ce Statesville 18th, Mooresville 18th a
as Rockingham 22nd.. Next "Wednesday
,et speaks at Philadelphia TO the TT;
& Cling Men and Merchants Assoc
ad ton and on Thursday will speak
NJ the Merchants Assoc
% ton and the Board of Trade.
en- Remarkably little cotton is cLj.
ia in these days, the farmers are mold
ol en- to is very tight and believe til
'ic will be an advance in price.