The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-26
AN EPIDEMIC OF MATR|MOhY
Swamp Lands to be Drained as
an Experiment
Affairs at Methodist Orphanage-Na-
finnaI Biscuit Company Builds
Warchouse-Work of the Historical
Society.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh Nov. %

ESdlCISu ANoF SS
A good deal Of the talk in this town
these days is about weddings and 1t
Is said that between this date and the
end of the year there is to be at
least a score Of these, many of them
being of society people. A lady remark
ed at reception last night that matrl
unony here seemed to be epidemic here
this season. The English sEarroWs
which are so numerous at the union
passenger station enjoy the weddings
as much as the rest of the world
for to these busy little birds weddings
mean rice, with which the rooms
and platforms Of the station are daily
besprinkled.
The state board OF education met to-
day and considered various matters
1Ee fact that $1,000 acres Of the per-
haps three quarters o. q million acres
of swami land, Of which this board
has control, are to be drained as ali
experiment. and in TACT an objec-
lesson 10 the entire eastern part Of
the state, is of much interest not only
coast states.
A charter is granted the Earl Lodge
Company of Cleveland county, which
IS to deal in real estate, erect and rent
Buildings, etc, the capital stock being
$4,000 and B. F. Jones and others
being stockholders.
The National Biscuit Company has
built a large brick warehouse here
near the union station, Raleigh being
one of the most important distributing
noints.
Superintendent J. n. Cole of the
Methodist orphanage expressed his
pleasure today at the fact that q num-
he: of the children there who have
bee sick are well again. There has
ut nnen a death in the institution.
at. .mber Of inmates are now 125.
SuI~>.- .ntendent Cole, talking about the
Crphanage which the Western North
Carolina conference is to establish
said that it was capital idea and that
double as maLy orphans would be car
ed for.
There has been a great demand foc
offices in the Masonic temple building
and this is very CRAFTY ing to the man
aGement Practically all have been
taken. 1t is expected that The build
Ing Will be ready for occupancy by the
first of June. The progress made war
rants this belief.
uhe state historical commission has
issued a pamphlet which is explana-
tory of its work. 1t is the desire of the
commission that people should know
What 1t is doing. It is unearthing,
arranging and classifying a mass Of ex-
Temely valuable historical material.
which is soon 20 be ie shape for use
by students, who will in such an event
come here and avail themselves of the
work OF the commission.
Assistant Labor Commissioner Ship
man said today that the manufacture
efs IN North Carolina are showing
much interest in the amended law reg
ulatlng the labor Of children in the
mllS, which goes INTO effect January
ISt, next. lie says many requests for
copies of the law have been received
The full text of it is on page of the
last report of the labor bureau. a COPY
OF which has been sent to every man
Tutacturer, newspaper, farmer and me-
chanIc on the mailing lists, as well as
&c county officers, legislators, judges,
solicitors and rural scnoo1 libraries
throughout the state. He asks that the
manufacturers look up the copies al
ready sent them which has no doubr
Been misplaced and thus remove any
need for an extra copy as the supply
Us running short.