The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-29
FOR BENEFIT OF OLD SOLDIERS
Legislature Will Act Literally To-
ward Confederate Veterans.
january a Record Breaker in Point Of
High TcInperatuTcs-NorfoIk and
southern Railway to Have Offices in
the tfty-orporation Commission
and Freight Men TO Have Confer
cEcc-
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c. January 20.

Raleigh, y. c. January 20.
The legislature is going TO Re even
more liberal than was expected ia ih5
Confederate veterans. The cor,r,,i,.,
on pensions will. it is learned to.ay.
recommend that the bill carrying $3.50
900 annually, this being az incr. ase
or Sl15,0000 over the present annual
appropriation. The committees from
the first manifested d very I.3erai
spirit.
The State text book commission did
not yesterday decide upon 4 North Car
oIna history and a chapte. on Owes.
but resumed its session today. Cnlv
one OF the books submitted is in n.in:,
that of Mr.. Common, which is presen. ell
by Lippencotc & Company, and not BY
him:
The weathe" bureau says that Jam
uary will be a record breaker in point
OF high temperature, there having besa
only one spell Of the usual winto-
weather during The month ana tina;
being T:veys I23f 2345 2Sl5 2343 Die
being very short.
a favorable report is made on the
senate bill making ten years senara-
zion a cause for absolute divorce. Sey-
eral lawyers appeared in favor OF tile
Dill which covers only a few cases,
one or two being perhaps notable.
Many bill Of this kind have been in
troduced in past years to cover part1c-
uiar cases and only a few wears AGO
there We're some notable instances Of
this.
Next week there will be a hearing
of Senator Aycock's antitrust bill.
The Wake county teachers are in
session here with an attendance IL
about 100.
j.. William Bailey has been re-elnc.-
ed chairman Of the executive c0mrri'-
tee of the North Carolina anti-saicon
league. The league will put an orgln-
izer in the field to cover the whc:c
state.
To-day the session of the North CAP
lima association Of superintendent and
principals Of city public schools eng
ed: there being d number OF sneakers
and considerable discussion of q':-s-
tons submitted.
The Norfolk & Southern Railway
will in a few weeks have q very large
and handsome city Office here, north
Of the Dostofice and a large sign
makes this announcement. It is stated
that the Norfolk & Western Railway
also desires to get into Raleigh by way
of Durham.
Mention has been mada Of tbs fact
that the sheriff of his county said ne
felt sure there was no Illicit disti,linc
in Wake. His deputies put in th2ir
spare time rabbit, pOssum, turkey ana
partridge hunting and thus he sats.
see all the territory day and night. ana
would know the wherea bouts Of ANY
distillery.
A charter is granted the Laws LHn-
Der Company at Norlina, capital stock
$50, 600.
On the 10Th inst. the corporation
and freight Slon of all the
big railroads will have a sort Of con-
ference, to talk over the rate question.
Today the commission Office was flle3
with prominent railway men who cali
ed to pay their respects and incidental
liz 10 talk aho t all Sorts of matters
The commission had a hard Ia" vCs-
terday, HAWKS gola to Wilmington 81 I
The 5 o'clock morning train, returning !
at midnight.
Among the visitors here yesterday
we're w. E, Kyle, If TayIrta lille, Tep-
'esentiDg the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, which has very close traGlC
connections with the railway and !
Southport road. Nj. Kyle is one Ct teh
survivors, of the Ja-tlc 81 Bethel and
attended the great reunion two Years
go. He commanded the sharp sEOot-
RS of McRae's brigade, NIa.1T Charles
i. Stedman a Y he was one If thu
and brovest soldiers he eve
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