The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-03
BLIND TIGERS IN RALEIGH
Two Parties Held for Court for
Selling Whiskey
OF Extra Session Of Legislature Still
fin Doukt-WOrk on Railroad Stop
ped--Earn.ers' Institutes-Gifts for
Orphans.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh. n. c.. Dec. 60


Raleigh, N c., Dec 80
In d hurried interview the other day
with Chairman John A Oates Of the
North Carolina Anti Saloon League
your correspondent made him say that
the state voting as a unit would soon
drive the saloons and the dispensaries
out of North Carolina. What Chair
caan Oates really said was Acting as
a unit There is Of course differ
ence between the words which has a
value. Acting as a unit Will admit
OF either a constitutional amendment
or prohibition by an act Of The iegis-
laturC. It seems to be regarded 2
perfectly settled thing that North Car
olina is to ave complete prohibition
and that soon. Of course no one
knows, not even the governor yet,
whether there will be an extra ses-
sion Of the legislature or nOt-in case
there is, whether it will take up the
anti-liquOr question, but certainly
very great number of people think
it will.
The campaign against blind tigers
has already begun. TWO tenderlOin
women, one Of whom is the notorious
Bertha Brown, were arrested Friday
on the charge of selling Whiskey, u
drunken man having been found at
one Of the houses. He was taken be-
fore magistrate and told the truth,
that he got whiskey from both places.
The women were held under a $500
justified bond for which cash was
put up.
Almost all work has stopped in the
way of construction on the Norfolk
and Southern railway, that on the
great bridge at Edenton being sus-
pended until spring Most of the con-
struCtiOn force which has been in the
Offices here has been dropped
People are still talking about the
expected meeting OF the Legislature.
A prominent man wrote a letter to-
day saying be heard it was called to
me- Jan az 18th and that he hoped
the call would be delayed and that
the court in his county met on the
18th and that he did not want the
two to conflict.
The jefferson Standard Lite Insur-
ancc Company Of this city has taken
over the business and good will Of the
New Carolina Life of High Point In
surance Commissioner Young said the
latter company had about $350,00O o..
outstanding insurance.
.. A special committee Of the knights
OF Pythias was here today to consult
in regard to the work of that order,
which has a large membership in this
state The committee paid its re-
spects to the governor.
1t is learned that State Treasurer
Lacy will live in the country, and that
he is now building quite an attrac
tive cottage at point on the Seaboard
Air Line about miles north of Raj
eigh
On January 18th series of farmers
Institutes will begin at Richlands in
OnslOw county and will end at Win
slow and Swan Quarter on the 31st.
The institutes for men will be con-
Quoted by Dr. Tait Butler, T. B. Park
er, and w. J. McLendon of AnsOn;
those for women by Mrs. F. l.. Steph
ems and Mrs. w. R. HOllOwell, but the
latter will soon be relieved by Mrs
HUT, wife Of the state hOrtiCulturist.
State Auditor Dixon says that the
death of pensioners this year have
been very numerous in fact more than
usual. The last legislature so amend
ed the pension law that pensioners
in any one year who live as late as
September 1st Of that year, go upon
the rolls and the amount is paid to
their people.
A delegation Of about 20 Durham
people came here to bring gifts to the
orphans, 126 in number, at the MethO-
dist Orphanage, and gave the chill
,tiren q very delightful evening. The
board of public charities has reports
from all the public and other orphan
ages in the state and the show made
jG extremely gratifying. Not many
years ago there was only one orphan
age, but now there Gle nine and tlr-
increase in the number OF children
cared for has been remarkably great.
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FL. Public Speaker Interrupted.
Public speakers, are frequently in
terrupted by people coughing. This