The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
Not Yet Agreed Upon by
Supreme Court.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS
Organize and Elect Clerk and Stenog.
rapher - Fusion School Board In
Sampson Holding on-Another Small
pOx Case In Ralefgh-Meeting Of Di.
reetOrs OF Raleigh lnsa Asylum.
Meeting Of State Fair Asseciation-Its
ProsnorOns Conhtrfnn.
Prosperous Condition.
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Prosperous Condition.
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Raleigh, n. c., Apil Sit was said
today by supreme court justice that
the court has not yet agreed on the Day
case
A new recruiting officer will be here
in a day or two. The war department
is no longer able to furnish any officers
for duty at headquarters Of states.
Railway Commissioners McNeill and
Rogers today drew pay for the first
three days in April at the rate Of 81 500
annually. Their pay up to April 1st
was $4,000 annually. Now it is as cor
poration commissioners $4,000.
The railway commissioners re-elect-
ed Henry Clay Brown as clerk, at a sal
ary $1,S00, and Miss Elsie Riddick, of
Gates county, stenographer, at salary
of 1920. Clerk Brown is an invaluable
man and his reelection gives special
pleasure. 1t is not yet decided wheth-
er or not ADbott's protest shall go on
record The commission considered
the rules of pratice. No complaints
were lodged and no cases taken up.
The session continues tomorrow.
Robert H. Bradley was today noti-
fed by James Davis of his appointment
as one of the three sergeants-at-arms
from North Carolina at the confederate
reunion at Charleston.
The state superintendent Of public
instruction was notified today that the
fusion board of education of Sampson
county was holding ON. Street Brewer,
the county superintendent, gave notice
and asked what to do. The state su-
perintendent tells him to recognise the
new board, and let the courts settle the
matter.
The smallpox patient who was today
sent to the pest house is a negro named
Julius Caesar Falcon, who lived in the
house from whence a former patient
had been removed to the pest house.
Directors Of the insane asylum here
today elected j. D. Biggs, chairman;
and ]. c. Bellamy, secretary and clerk;
James Mckee, Wiley B. Fort and R. H.
Stancel, executive committee Dr.
George L. Kirby was reelected super
intendent at the former salary of $4,000
and William R. Crawford, steward at
$1,000, this being an increase of 5000,
because to his duties are added those
OF steward for the criminal insane,
who are confined in the penitentiary.
Mrs. M. NJ. Whitaker was reelected
matron at $500. The matter of provid-
ing for the criminal insane was left ia
the executive committee.
The executive committee of the North
Carolina state fair met today. 1t was
shown that the receipts Of the last fair
been paid and the annual interest paid
on the bonds, and that all the debts
save $500, had been paid. This amount
was ordered paid and thus the State
Agricultural Society will not owe q
cent. A claim of nearly $1,000 for use
and damage to the fair grounds by the
Second regiment was made on the gov
ernment, which has paid 1857 Of the
amount. There will be another meet
ing of the committee April 25th to
make arrangements for the fair next
October and to decide whether it shall
be made an exposition. The society
is in fine shape and will push matters.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., April 4.
There were yesterday signs OF snow.
Today when people rose they found the
ground white and the snow falling
rapidly. All the morning the fall con-
tinued- But for the fact that there was
rain early in the night, the snow would
have reached depth of six inches or
more. The trees, some of them coming
into leaf, were heavily weighted with
it and so were the trees in bloom.
At Greensboro last night the presence
OF mind of a young lady saved her life.
A young man and herself were in a
buggy at the depot when a train dashed
upon them. She sprang out. The man
was hurt, the buggy WI cked and the
! horse so mutilated that a policeman
shot him.
The city primaries tonight were well
attended. Not in a long time has inter-
est In local politics been so deep. There
are some important matters coming in.