The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-14
THE rERTIIIzER RATES CASE
Taken Up In the superior Conrt-Lay-
ing Heating and sewer Pipes Look
ing Ont for the Hilisboro burglars.
A Runaway Marriage.
Ralesgh. ". c. Novembcr >.

Raleigh. ". c., November ..
The case Of the corporation commas
sion against the Raleigh and CASTOR
and the Raleigh and Augusta railways
was called in the superior court here
today. IL Same up OF appeal from
the order % the commission that ten
tons should be the minimum carload
OF commercial fertilizer. TIE Caroslr1
Central railway took Its case Of nke
character before Judge Simsonton. who
as; week decided in favor OF the
commission.
The democrats brought suit against
b present. sheriff OF Hereford county.
to Dust him, but he Is yet in office. The
present officials at the capitol thought
until TO-DAY that he a been ousted.
but today he sent money 10 the treas
ury on this years taxes.
A defective iue came near causing
a fire in the agricultural building last
right.
Work has begun on the Odd Fellows
building here. Two OF the oldest sores
on the principal street are being torn
away TO make room for X.
The capital square looks like "a rorti-
cation this week, OWNS to the piles OF
earth from deep trenches I'm which the
heating and Sewer pspss are placed.
h heating plant is In the supreme
cot building and the pipes pas a
through a wooden box. Into this wa.er
entered and several times flooded tas
basement OF the supreme court bull t.
ing.
The police were on the lookout W
terday for any suspicious charactcrs.
upon receipt OF a telegram announcing
the breaking open OF Sheriff Hughss'
safe at Hilsboro and the taking ~
$4,000. Some officials believe that these
crimes in this state are nearly all COM
mitted by adroft negro thieves. 1hat
is the opinion as TO the robbery u Co.
lionel Julian S. Cars rouse NJ Durham
end several residences here.
Mr.. J.. Watkins Goode. OF Chase City,
Va. arrived here yesterday and regis
tered as George *. Gilmore Chase
City" at a hotel. Miss Mary Gilmore,
of that town was a pupil at Peace in
stitute. She gave Il out that her
brother was coming. She and Goodo
met at the capitol square AT 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. walked n few
yards to the home OF a Baptist minis
ter. and were married. Then they went
to the hotel and the groom drew a pen
through the name Gilmore" and wrote
further down rhe register -. Watkins
Goode and wife. Chase City" The mar
riage licenses gives his age as %. and
that Of the bride as Is. but President
Dinwiddie, OF Peace institute. says
she is only 16. There was no objection
to the marriage by the young lady's
parents. ony that they desired 81 defer
red for a year. until she had completed
the course Of the institute.
A J. Henderson, a brakeman on the
Southern railway, is I'm the hospital
here, his foot having been cut of by "A
train at Soma.
T'hG jury in the superior court yes
terday found in favor OF the railway
in the case Of the heirs OF OVERLY. IA
fireman who was killed here three years
ago on the SCapoard Air Line by the
over turning II an engine. The road
proved that the spikes OF n rail had
been drawn and the Fish-plate rcmov-
ed by persons whose purpose was to
wreck the train. The suit was for .1s.-
coo.