The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-19
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Efforts for n Grand Display at b state
Fafr-Th~ Franehise
Quesuou-Dr. Elizabeth Battle Ads
dresses the Edgccomoe Farmers I'm
sffrnfm
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c.. September Is.


Raleigh. y. c. September Is.
The attorney general today granted
relief 10 Alex. McIver and ocher mem
bers of the old or fusion board of edu-
cation CT Chatham county 20 bring quo
warranto proceedings against the new
or democratic board OF public school
directors I'd Try title. The attorney
general avs ahat during the past two
months he has granted leave In a dozen
cascs to institute quo warran1o proceed
ings-
Tuesday night the chamber CT conn
merce will have a confererce with Raj
eigh's business men and the fair
COMMITTEES on The question OF decorat-
ed floats and = grand trades procession
here during the fair week.
The assistant secretary OF the fair. G.
b. benson. goes I'D High Point in n day
or W. to arrange for A consolidated
exhibit a. the fair by the eighteen fur
niture factories there. The Oxford or
phan asylum viii make n very attrac-
tive exhibit particularly OF It's indus
trial work.
Congressman Aviator Is here. He
says the real popullscs VIII vote for the
amendment limiting the negro franchise
and that no men are more eager 10
eliminate the negro from politics. He
says the republicans are by word or
mouth passing statements that the
courts win knock on the "grandfauher
clause" He says newspapers which
STATE the correct view OF the matter
ought 10 be regularly sent for a year
10 the ignorant whine voters, as the
Others known the facts.
A convict from Pender county is The
last arrival al the penluentiary. The
arrivals this year show decided falling
OF as compared with previous years.
Commander George l.. Morton. OF The
naval reserve brigade. desires that Gov
ernor Russell and staff go 10 New York
on the cruiser Horne but H. appears
that they will go by rail and steame
Commissioner OF Agriculture Patter-
son returned today from Tarboro, where
Thursday and yesterday a farmers in
stitute for Edgeccmbe was held. Thurs
day evening Professor w. +. Massey
spoke on Horticulture ard last evening
DR.. Elizabeth Battle, a daughter OF ,hs
late Mr.. William T. Battle. spoke on
manual education. and handled her
subject we'll. She declared such educa-
ton ought TO be in force in the public
schools.
Ex-Judge James c. MacRae. dean of
the law school OF the state university.
II utTt loT Il I'd. OF wv. ~ says NNo
opening is very favorable.
President Winston OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical college here is perfect
ing arrangements for the beginning
OF work at once on two more doml-
tories. these to be large ones.
The Raleigh Water Company Is pre-
pairing 10 build a settling basin OF 49,
000, 600 gallons capacity.
DR.. Scruggs. Raleigh's leading negro
physician. says he rs making good pro-
gress on the hospital building OF the
negro c~onsumptives' sanitarium nj
Southern. Pines. II contains two large
wards and a sun parlor.
Twenty recruits are ready to leave
here for the Fourth regiment nj Fort
Ethan Allen They will be in the
company OF Captain Beavers. OF Raj
eigh. Recruiting Of negroes here for
the ~Forty-seventh m Forty eighth &
quite brisk