The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-30
Assemble at the Raleigh
Federal Court.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
AZ Wake Forest Coileze-Dcgrees Com
ferred-Meeting OF Directors Of Ras
porations Leave the state. Others File
Charter~-Sat Boarc of Health Ap-
pointed by the Goyernor-Statc Conc
veuuou OF Insurance Wen.
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Raleigh. y. @. May e5.-Following
was the commencement programme AT
Wake Forest college today: Salutatory
address by O.. ". Bailey. Norfolk. Va:
Orations were delivered by graduates.
as follows: Individuality w. y.
Johnson. Sampson county: Literature
and its Rewards" T. n. Savage. Hertz
ford county Third Act" l. r. Var
ser. Gates county; Value OF Vote" Z.
S. Carlton. Duplin count valedictory.
Battle Of Life ]. c. Turner. OF
Statesville.
Graduates were: Bachelors of Law
w. p. Etchison. Hugh Long. C. w. Nc
Neill, Il. +. stephens. 7. l.. Smith and
j. c.. Wright.
Bachelors OF Arts-W. NJ. Autry. c.
y. Bailey, T. II. Barbee. a. ]. Bolln.
]. p. Bowers, J. y. Bailey. w. \. Brad
sher, p. :. Carlton. L. &. Camp. r. j.
Dew. w. p. Etchison. w. F. Fry. c.
Gore. g. II. Herring. ]. y. Jackson. w.
n. Johnson, w. a. Mccall, l. g. Nc
Intosh, G. w. Mcneil. w. +. Swain.
j. c. Owen. w. c. Parker. Jr., W. +.
Powell, w. r.. Hickman. c.. b. Sander
lin, r. d. Savage, w. O. Speer. ]. w.
Spence, r. d. Stephenson, j. c. Turner.
L. r. Varser. J. O.. Wilson, w. w.
Woodhouse and j. c. Wright.
Master Of Arts-J. NJ. Brewer, Jr., p.
S. Carlton, w. II. Peck. j.. G. Mcneil,
c. Nj. Staley, r. D. Stephenson and C.
H. Utley.
The directors of the Raleigh and Cas-
ton railroad and the Raleigh and Au-
gusta Air Line me- here today There
being no quorum, the meeting adjourn
ed without date. ]. Il. Bachelor. pres
sided and Patterson. of Charlotte. was
secretary. The purpose was "a accept
the new charter consolidating these
roads in the Seaboard Air Line system.
1t is rumored the new charter may not
be accepted after all, since there is said.
! to be objection to a certain clause. The
stockholders meet in October. and this
matter may be deferred till then.
George Il. French is here, a guest OF
Governor Russell. 1t is found that he.
r. H. Bunting, c. H. Gilbert. r. b.
Russell n w. j. Harriss were SUBJ
poenaed to appear as witnesses in the
Wilmington riot cases of last Novem-
Der. No one can say when that matter
Will be taken up. The statement is
made that there are so many moon
shine cases that the bill has not been
drawn. Russell and Harriss are here.
The preferred Accident Insurance
1 TnySny nc py +nlnyy ra-Hr
The Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance
Company makes nan inquiries OF the
secretary Of state regarding the Craig
law.
insurance Commissions Young has
gone to Old Point TO attend the meet
Ing OF the Southeastern Tariff Asso-
citation.
The state board of agriculture was
today called to meet in special session
in June.
A movement began to day for a state
convention OF insurance men here June
9th to memorabilia the governor 10
convene the legislature in special SEES
sion to repeal or amend the Craig law
The State Mutual Insurance Com.
pany, withdraws from North Carolina
The Northwestern, which had filed Il.
charter. now desires to withdraw.
The governor appoints the following
as the state board OF health: Rlcharc
ii. Lewis, Raleigh; Charles ]. O'Hagan
Greenville; j. l. Nicholson, Richlands.
A. w. Shafer, Raleigh; Albert Ander.
son, Asheville.
The New York Life Insurance Com.
pany today filed its charter. The Pa.
cifc Mutual. OF San Francisco. filed It,
charter, but not its bylaws.
Chairman McNeill and s. l.. Rogers
OF the corporation commission. left to
day to inspect the Atlantic and Morn
Carolina railwa-.
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