The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-09-27
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
First Baptist Church Improvements
Railway New-Dr. Moments
Condition Still Serious-State In
urane Department News-Re-
QUESTION from South Carolina's
Goyernor-The Foreign Cotton
Mil Men.
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Mill Men.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. C, September %
The congregation OF the First Bap-
list church expresses very great pleas
IRE at he success of the re-dedication
services which were held yesterday
The church was built in 1859, largely
through the libe<alits Of the father o.
late Rev. DR.. Thomas 4. Skinner and
cost $50 ,oO0.
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
Mason left here for the philippines,
where Mr.. Mason joins his regiment,
he Twenty-ninth infantry. They will
be absent three years. Mrs Mason
was Miss Marion Haywood OF this
sitx. a daughter OF the late DR.. Rich
ard B. Haywood.
The public schools opened today
with a notably great attendance. The
total number of students in the public
and private colleges, schools and IN
.titutions here is something over
6,0Oe.
The Raleigh and Pamlico Sound
railway is expanding almost a quar-
ter of a million dollars to get into Ra-
leigh. The work is now almost COM
plete and in two weeks the trains Will
be running regularly into the union
passenger station from Washington.
This gives a new line to Norfolk and
to all northeastern points.
The condition Of Rev. Alfred H. Mo-
ment, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, is still critical and the chances
are against his recovery. Rev. DR..
J. w. ROsebOrO, of Fredericksburg,
Va, preached in his church yesterday
and was asked 10 take charge during
the illness of Mr.. Moment. Mr.. Rose
boro is a native of Statesville, and Is
making a fine impression.
J. r. Young, one Of the trustees
of Peace Institute, says the opening
IS the best this college has eve had
and that there are 100 boarders AMI SO
day students.
Commissioner Young expresses very
great satisfaction at the annual con-
ventioI Of Insurance commissioners
acid at Richmond, and says it is the
hes lie eve attended. Next year it
Leets at Deti cit. He vas n by
your correspondent about the North
Carolina fire insurance rates and said
they were less than the average rate
anywhere in the south or in the north
west; in fact, any where in states
under like conditions.
Mr.. Yours vas questioned as &c how
the fire-wasto law was being enforced
and replied that it was being nor
and more carried out, but that the
PEOPLE and the officials also had to be
educated up to it. He keeps a mar
on the go all the while, investigating
fires. There is yet a lack of complete
cooperation on the part Of city and
town officials and the insurance de-
partment, for a good many of them
do not co operate as they should.
The effort is being made to educate
them as to the duties without going
TO extreme measures. He says that
progress is better in this line than he
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to be.
The Presbyterians may have in this
state what is known as the string
system of colleges, including those at
Charlotte, Statesville, Raleigh and Red
Springs. This is found to operate
very we'll in a number of states. Al
Peace Institute here a number of int
provements are to be made, including
new dOrmitOries which are found TO
be an absolute necessity. A presirent's
house is also to be constructed.
Governor Ansel, Of South Carolina.
made requisitiOn on Governor Glenn
for Glenn Tate, who is in jail at Laur-
inbur@ and who is wanted in MARI
borough county for assault with in
tent to kill. Sheriff Green of the latter
county will come for him.
This year the state fair offers a
$3.50 premium for the best county ex-
hibit, and Wake is going t o be a
worker for the prize. William Robbins.
who made such a notable Wake
ty show at the last fair is making a
splendid collection Of exhibits for the
coming one.
Inquiry was made today as to the
condition of Secretary Thomas K
Bruner, of the state agricultural de-
partment, and it was learned hat he
was improving. He has been suffer-
from septic fever, and at one time was
very i'll.
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