The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04

treasurer Worth TO Make a Crusade
Against This Practtce-A sunday
school superintendent NJ a uoen.
shiner-The Royal Domes'
Heated
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c.. August ?.


Raleigh. N. c., August .
The state charters the Monroe cot
ton seed oil and fertilizer works. CAPT.
tai $4,000, W. c. Heath and others own
ers.
The Royal Arcanum today filed its
charter and domesticated itself under
the provisions of the Craig law. Mr..
Robson, of Texas. the head OF the or
der. was here last month 10 make ar
engagements.
A firm at Cherryvilie. CASTOR county.
writes the state treasurer. that In that
town there are three cotton mills and
four company or factory stores; that
the pay OF the mill operatives is al
ways forty-ive days in arrears and in
the intervals between pay days the pay
is entirely in coupon books. good only
at these four stores: that at these stores
the prices are very high, and that the
factories say they cannot be forced 10
cash these coupon books. Treasurer
Worth says In reply that the coupon
books are in violation OF the law, as
the attorney general has plainly de-
cided. 1t is his purpose TO stamp out
ali this trade coupon or check business
wherever, it may exist in the state.
Republicans high in position here say
SSidlOE EElltaldTu VIII utClue WIN Will
be the next postmaster at Wilmington
and that he will be a republican. They
declare there is nothing in the rumor
that a sound money democrat viii be
given the appointment.
Deputy Revenue Collector Surles, of
Johnston county was here today. He
says his county Is the banner one for
moonshiners and that during the past
year forty Illicit distilleries have been
SieZed there, Of these seven in one
township. Surles says he made a curl
Gus capture one Sunday morning re
Gently an Illicit distillery and a large
quantity OF blockade" whiskey at the
house OF a superintendent ora Presby-
terrain Sunday school. The whiskey was
found in jars and jugs all about the
house., hidden in the stable and in
brush heaps. The distillery la been
in operation within fifty yards Of the
house. The superintendent was arrest
ed and passed by the church in sight
of his Sunday school. carrying one OF
the JUICE which had been seized.
Speaker II. G.. Connor, OF Wilson. In
here. 1t is regretted that he could not
accept the position of lean Of the law
school at the state university.
President Webb, Of the North Caro-
lima Fire Insurance Underwriters AS
ISOLATION, calls the first annual meeting
at the Battery Park hotel, Asheville,
August 23rd-25th.
All signs across the sidewalks here
| must be down by August 18th, under
, penalty.
The Ladies' Hospital Aid Society here
has decided to endow a cot in the char
ity ward, for patients outside of Raj
! eigh, in Rex hospital. The cot Is in
memory of three members OF the so
i ciety who have recently died-Mrs. A.
@. Holiday, Mrs. Omega Foster and
Miss Annie Simpson.
George F. Ivey, who is elected in
structor Of textile art and science at
the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege here, is a brother OF Editor Ivey,
of The Raleigh Christian Advocate. He
is a graduate OF Trinity college and IL
superintendent of a cotton mill at
Forest City, n. G.
At St. Mary's school tomorrow be-
tween $50 and 1890 o'clock p. m, the
!, reception to the bishop and Mrs. j. Il.
Cheshire and Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Brat
ton will be given by the Episcopal
) churches here.
Mrs. Manning. relict OF the late Hon.
John NJ. Manning, professor OF law ar
the university. makes 1t a gift or his
library. Mr.. Henry We'll, of Colds
boro, makes a gift of 81, 900 to the Ii
brary.