The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20


viIle-Large Attendance Expected ss the
County Onicers'. Convention - Recent
Rains Improve the Crops-Six Men on
Trial for . Lynching
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh, n. G., July IL.
Judge Purnell arrived this morning
from Asheville and held a regular term
which a number Of accounts were ap-
proved. He also received the bond OF
j. B. Fortune as clerk of the court and
administered the oath Of Office to him.
District Attorney Aycock made the mo-
tion.
Judge Purnell also heard a motion or
a receiver for the Cumberland mills. in
the case against it by the Eastern
Building and Loan Association, OF
Syracue, n. Y. There are a great many
parties defendant
j. S. McRae, Of Fayetteville, Is ap-
pointed receiver. John w. Hinsdale
appeared for the plaintiff. and K. T.
Boykin for the defendant. The claim
of the plaintiff is for $25, 600.
A penitentiary convict from this
county who is what Superintendent
Smith terms "a trusty," expressed a
desire to eat blackberries. The SUI
perintendent let him go out in field
and pick some. He failed to reappeaI
He was arrested at Forestville by tn,
sheriff and restored to the penitentiary
today.
The Judge says he has notified Clerk
Shaw. of the court OF Wilmington,
that he will not be removed or disturb
ed The judge will be at Ashevflle
three weeks longer. returning there
Monday to hear the great case OF
Scarpe VS.. the Western Land Company.
involving title to over 10000 acres OF
land in Buncombe, Mcdowell and
Burke counties. The grant for this
land was issued in 1895 to Samuel Tate.
The railway commissioners say no
decision is arrived at regarding the
rate Of reduction of railways, and that
none will be reached until the end OF
next week, during which time the COM
mission will be in session at Round
| Knob, on the Western North Carolina
railroad, near Ashevifle.
Barnes Bros, printers to the council
of state. get the printing of the agri-
cultural department. which lis separate
| from the other printing.
The state treasurer says over hall
the sheriffs In the state and a great
number of other county officers VIII
| attend the meeting at iMOrehead City
| known as THE County Officers conven-
| tion. Auditor Aver went there today
! to remain until 1t ends and to secure
| the largest possible attendance.
The Charlotte artillery detachment
| sixteen strong, armed with a Gatling
| Hldwitzer and revOlvers, Is uniformed
by the state as a light battery.
The fruit crop east OF the mountains
| is not a good one. In the mountain
| counties 1T is excellent.
Fine samples of tobacco of this
years growth are coming in The out
| look is good. They dry and very hot
| weather did some damage.
| Rains after July 7th have unques-
| tfonably improved all crops and raises
| the percentage of condition above those
| given yesterday in the agricultural de-
| partment's July report. Most of the
| returns on which that report was based
were dated prior to July 7th.
News comes in that great numbers
| of populists are deeply disguSteu al
| occurrences since January LIST last, and
| are ready to return to tlre democratic
party.
Many persons elected as judges and
| registrars of election decline TO serve
| for the public school tax election Au-
| gust 1n.h. Opposition to the election
| incree~ S daily in many sections and
| is BIS favored. Large quantities OF
literature are being sent Out by the
press bureau. in support Of the elec-
tiOn.
The man arrested at Mt. Airy ON the
belief that he was the murderer of Mrs
Springs at Lexington, has proved his
| innocence and is at liberty.
The Seaboard Air Line, It is now de-
| ciared, is making complete arrange
ments to build from Rutl1eTfordbon 10
! Bristol, via. Asheville, Burnsville and
Cranberry.
Six white men who lynched Robert
Chambers near Cranberry, in Mitchell
| county, are on trial in Mcdowell coun-
ty for that crime. Under the new law
persons accused OF 1ynciring must be
tried in a county other than the cone
in which the crime was committed.
The capitol officials attempted to
evade responsibility for removing all
the veteran negro employees and put
ting in their places some who are par
tisans. But the attempt has failed.
The secretary OF state says each ap-
pointed his own man.
The Salisbury knitting mill, long idle,
resumes work Monday, with much new
machinery.
In the educational m1ddle in Wilson
county, which was decided by Superin-
tendent Mebane today, the facts are
as follows: The board of commission
er-s met in the court mouse on the first
Monday in June. The three populist
members refusing to go into an e1ec-
tfOn, the two commissioners appoint
ed by the judge (democrats). the Clerk
of Court ]. d. Bardin Gdemocrat) and
G. H. Griffin, register of deeds, IRE
pubiican). proceeded TO elect a board
of education, composed of the follow
ing: Connor, son of Judge Connor.
(demOcrat). Bass. (populist), and s.
III. Wick, (colored). This board Is the
one recognized.
Victory for the Railroads.