The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-09

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tion-kev. DIR. Marshall Given = Holiday.
in the Pulpit.
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel,
Raleigh. y. c.. July I.
The directors of the North Carolina
railway Will hold their regular annual
meeting at Greensboro tomorrow. The
governor reappointed today the direc-
tors on the part Of the state whom ne
appointed in April. namely: II. IT, But
ters. William Gilchrist. John A. Arm
strong, John Graham. V :. Lusk. X.
NJ. Norment. A. c. Avery. Not
one of these live on the line
of the road. All of them left for
Greensboro this afternoon. as did also
r. NJ. Norment. president of the road,
and w II. Chadbourn, state proxy
President Norment was interviewed
and said: Il do not know whether
there will or will not be a reor.aniza-
ton. We will look into the matter of
bonds of officials. The prevalent idea
is that the directors on the part of
the private stockholders will meet
with us and that there will be no jar
ring. They all so assure US. do not
know what changes will Ire made. IT
any are contemplated do not know it
There will he a full meeting"
The directors will elect DIR. Norment
president. f. s. Walton secretary and
treasurer, G. a. Cook attorney. DR.
NOrmelt says p. B. Ruffin the vet
eran secretary and treasurer. volun-
tarily agrees to turn over the books
and papers in his possession
Stewart Brothers, no longer public
printers. return the copy for the 120th
volume of supreme court reports The
printing of ii Will be let to the lowest
bidder. The copy was not sent Stew
art Bros. before July 1st, on which
date their contract expired. They
themselves returned the copy with that
statement.
1t is learned on the highest author
ity that DR.. w. II. Whitsett. president
Of the Southern Baptist Theological
seminary. will tender his resignation
within thirty days.
Rev. y. s. Jones. late Of Winston. ac-
cepts a cal. to the Baptist church at
TarborO, and goes there July 7th
The agricultural department today
discovered two attempts TO sell unli-
censed fertilizers. one in Northampton
and on in Burke counties.
Next week the committee will begin
to send out literature regarding the
August public school tax ele,ction Two
speakers. j. w. Bailey and c. D. Nc
IVer. are now in the field. Others viii
take the field next week and there will
be a canvass of the entire state.
Rev. DR.. Marshall. rector Of Christ
church here. is by reason Of his feeble
health. given three months leave of
absence and is at Morehead City
At Morehead City last evening there
was a public installation Of odd Eel
lows officers. Grand Secretary Wood
all called in Ex-Governor Jarvis to as
sist him.
The drought in many ~ the counties
is now threatening. There are local
rains almost daily. but they are scat
tered. Some of the farmers are quite
despondent.
Governor Russell had a long confer
ence with leading republicans today.
He conferred with the state directors
Of the North Carolina railway. Ma
shall Mott. son Of DR.. Mott, was also
here to sec him.
The $" tary Of state has removed
nearly Of the books from the ware
house - which for years they have
been stored here. The removal is just
in time. He says many unbound copies
of supreme court reports have been
ruined by water.
a letter from Rutherfordton says
that last Sunday, Immediately after
Rev. j. II. Marlborough had ended his
sermon at Mt. Pleasant church, ne fell
dead. He was we'll known both As
preacher and teacher in all that sec
ton of the state
1t is now declared that towns en-
braced in townships cannot vote in the
August public school tax election.
Republicans here are denOuncing
Congressman Linney for endorsing DR.
John McBrayer as postmaster at Shel
by. and say he is odious to their party
Under a new rule. which the secre-
| tary Of state says he intends to have
reSciended, children are not allowed in
| the capitol square after o'clock p.
| m. 1t has caused good deal of in
! dCnant comment.
George Vanderbilt will make Ashe-
Vile a gift of a 800. 600 hospital. main
ly for consumption and contagious
diseases.
Haneline's registered dis:ilery near
Salisbury was burned yesterday; it j,
said by incendiaries.
The Southern railway and the At
lantIc Coast Line give a haff-rate to
the Shsriffs' Institute al Morehead
City.