The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-05
DEATH OF DR.. D|NNO0|E
DISTINGUISHED Educator Passed
Away at San Francisco
commission Limits Time for Building
WOrkhOuse at RiedsV1Ilc
Tickets Costly-Excellent ACCOM-
modations Prepared for Nat1ohai
Guard at Exposition.

%, Raleigh, \. c., July 3.
The corporation comission today is
sued an order limiting the time for
the completion Of the Southern rail-
way freight warehouse at Reidsville, |
and requiring that it be completed |
within 80 days from this date. The
commission notifies the railway that
it finds there has been unnecessary |
delay in the construction of the ware |
house.
1t is learned That 1t costs the
Southern railway SCI, 900 to print the
pink tickets which it now sells and
which carry a coupon emitting the
holder to Il rebafe OF cne cent a mile
in cas- the suit is decided against the
company There are all sorts OF inti-i
nations today as to the bringing OF
penalty suits against the compann.
Some persons say that they believe d
number of these win be brought,
while Others do not take thai view.
James Heusc, ageI g. from Halifax
county died at the SGAiers' home last
might. The confederate veterans are
going fast. Of them and Of widows of
soldiers rs have died in this county
during the past twelve months,
Arrangements are being perfected
tor the test or friendly suit which is
tt be brought in Franklin county to
go before the supreme court, to see
widdie, for many years the president
tax to keep their schools open the full
four months in the year and thus obey
the mandate in the constitution. State
Superintendent Joyner has entire con-
fidence of winning in this case; in
other words that The supreme court
will reverse it's old fogy decision in the
Sampson county"case.
The attention of the corporation
commission is again called to the bad
condition of the Seaboare track be-
tween Wilmington and Hamlet which
that company some time ago agreed
to put in perfect condition before the
END of the current year. 1t being I'M
derstood that half a million dollars
would be expended in this work.
Much regret is expressed here at the
unexpected death Of Mr.. James Din
woodie, for man years the president
of Peace institute here. His death oc-
Cured at San Francisco where he was
visiting his son William. He had re-
Gently sold the school and bought a
very beautiful suburban home in Raj
eigh. He told your correspondent the
day he left that he thought he would
take a trip around the world and thus
get a rest, after fifty years of steady
labor. He efved i'll the confederate
artillery, from Virginia. and taught in
that state , TENNESSEE and here.
There is great pleasure expressed
at the reelection Of Z. ". Judd as sup
~erintendent of education of this county
All the factions cot together on this
educational question and reelected him
unanimously.
A charter is granted the Reidsville
Hotel Company, capital stock $780,
600 with one hundred stockholders
Coz a while there was opposition by
a few business men OF East Main
StItSt mere ~ AHC SAtCHSlol " Tx
street car line there, but all Of this
has ended and there is not a bit Of
trouble.
The accommodations for the North
Carolina National Guards at the
jamestown exposition are excellent.
Large hospital tents will be used,
each accommodating eight men. The
tents are fiOOred and cots are furnish
by the government. The water sup
ply and the sanitary arrangements are
first class.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal
publishes very full reports from cor
respOndence in all the cotton growing
states of the crops up until last Mon
day. There was good weather gener-
ally and the crop made progress, but
it's lateness is everywhere impressive.
There being blooms only in the far
south. The boil wecvil is more num-
erOus in Texas. There has been TOO
much rain in Oklahoma