The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-23
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Raleigh. y. G. April IL.
Governor Russell today pardoned
James Brooks. Of Pitt county. con-
victed OF abandoning his wife. The
pardon was recommended by the judge.
the solicitor and the prosecutor. and
Brooks has made provision satisfactory
to the wife and paid all costs.
AT the church OF the Good Shepherd
here yesterday $4,000 was raised toward
the church building fund.
Mr.. Marshall Barber. a well know
young business man. died yesterday af-
ternoon. Saturday an operation for
appendicitis was performed on him. but
too late.
There was no frost here yesterday
morning. but there was considerable
at Ridgeway. 1t can not yet be said
that it has injured the berry crop there.
which is a very large one.
In the supreme court today the en-
tire session was devoted TO the hearing
of argument in the three insane asy-
lum cases. This court will tomorrow
begin the hearing OF in ap-
peals from the Twelfth district. The
docket is not heavy. In about three
weeks the court will adjourn for the
term. There has for ten years been a
steady decrease in business in all the
courts.
Among t0day's arrivals here are II.
@. Connor, of Wilson: w. c. Monroe
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The street ears have resumed service
again. Only those cars are in use
which escaped the fire December 3lSt.
new ones not having yet arrived.
In this revenue district in 1898 the
collections from spirits, both whiskey
and fruit brandy, were $lo4. 726. That
was a brandy year: that is. there was
a heavy fruit crop. Last ear the collec-
tons were Sis, S33, and almost entirely
from WhiSkey. as there was little
brandy made. While last month there
We're III registered distilleries there
were 126 in March, 1893. The assertion
has been made tina the Wilson-Gor-
man bill regulated the increase capaci-
ty Of distilleries. The fact is the bill
was prepared by the republican admin
istraticon, but it went into effect Just af-
ter the WilsOn-GOrman bill. At first
this bill, requiring an increase in the
amount of whiskey to be made from
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hardship, but the last report for as
seSSmentS for failure to make the new
capacity showed only "a out of 126 dis
tilleries which failed to come up to the
requirements.
Eugene G. benson, son of Captain
Claude B. benson, of this city. is APP
pointed assistant clinical physician at
the hospital of the University of Mary
land.
All the convicts in the penitentiary
save those in the hospital too feeble to
walk. were given an hours outing in
side the stockade yesterday afternoon.
1t is the opinion that Greenville Will
get the proposed railway from Snow
Hill. The Greenville people have a
mass meeting tomorrow to subscribe
$15 600 to the road. and if they do this
it will go to their town.
The governor is invited to he pres
ent and deliver an address at South
ern Pines April 2Sth. on industrial
questions. He declines. as ne had al
ready arranged to give a reception or
the evening of the 9th at the execu-
tive mansion to the Capital Club.
Three convicts from Wayne county
arrived at the penitentiary today.
The Russell Gold Mining Company
has been Incorporated under the laws
Of Arizona to operate the Russell mine
at Glen Brook. Montgomery county.
and has put in a fine plant.
1t Is the plan THIS summer 10 nave
the naval militia Of the various states
grouped. for instance North Carolina
and South Carolina serving together.
1t has been the in some quar-
ters that the officers Of the men-Of-war
hurried through with the militia, show
ing the latter but scant courtesy IN
attention and the reports of officers in
the North Carolina naval militia as
shown in the last report Of the adju-
tant general are certainly pointed on
this question. The reserves of this
state certainly ought to have the use
of the steam yacht Lily, at such timo
during the year when it is not on pa
troll duty under the orders Of the shell
fish commission.
1t is said that 1000 Waldenses are to
arrive in east Tennessee in May. to be
colonized. The first colony settled in
Burke county, n. c., in 1893. 1t is said
the latter has secured 5000 acres in
Tennessee, which the new corners will
occupy, and that options on other ad-
jacent lands are secured.
Mr.. F. x. Myers. OF Charleston. and
Miss Myers, Of Wilmington, are here.