The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-06
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c., June !.

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! Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. G. June !.
Today the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company fled its charter
and domesticated itself. The secretary
OF state says this can be done At any
time; that there is no Limitation as -
10 date: the only thing being that no
business can be done until the charter
is filed. Not a few able lawyers say
the Willard insurance law repealed all
that part OF the Craig law which re-
| fers TO insurance. The attorney gen.
eral holds the reverse, however; but
while the Willard law is in this re-
spect recognized, IL is significant that
no charge is made for filing charters,
! though the fee is So, and the Craig law
| say the usual fee shall be charged.
The Ossipee cotton mill is putting up
a weaving house, TO contain $50 looms.
This mil. is at Elon College. over thir-
ty-five mills are making additions or
improvements.
The committee on the reorganization
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college meets here Saturday afternoon:
Monday afternoon the board Of trustees
meets and will elect a president. There
is a pretty hot contest for the presi-
dency Of the college. The persons who
are prominent in ii are w. ;. Prim-
rose and George T. Winston.
A number of young society people
left here for Chapel Hill to attend to-
nights german at the university.
Mrs. A. Q. Holiday, wife of the pres
ident of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college, is critically sick. Mrs. V.
c. Aver, mother Of the state auditor.
is at the point of death.
The brOWnSt9Qp UuarrN at Sanford.
Moore county, is now being extensive
ly operated and 200 persons are employ
ed. Stone is being shipped to Atlanta.
Norfolk, Richmond and Newport News.
and a good deal to Raleigh.
The grape growers all say the pros
pect for that crop is particularly fine.
So is that for the crop of cultivated
blackberries.
Collector Duncan says he will in a
few days remove all the present store
keepers and gaugers who are demo-
Gratis and appoint republicans in their
place.
Ii the federal court today Dandrill.
the white man who committed burglary
at the postoffice at Plymouth, was put
on trial. He was captured in West
Virginia some months ago and was
brought here by Postoffice Inspector
Gregory. He has a pal now doing
time in the penitentiary here.
The commencement exercises of st.
Mary's school here were held this
morning. Eleven young ladies gradu-
ated. Miss Christine Busbee, OF RAJ
leigh, delivered the valedictory, and
Miss Minna Curtis Bynum, of Lincoln
ton, the SalutaOry.
Notice is specially given by the state
superintendent of public instruction
that the new school law ADDS Civil
government to the list of studies upon
which public school teachers must be
examined.
The lowest bid for building the an
mex to the state museum is ST, 200, and
is made by a Tennessee firm.
1t is found that during the past tive
years J.. c. L. Harris. the fusion chair
mon Of the board of agriculture, was
paid 49, 400 in fees.
E. H. Baker, democrat, is dropped as
stenographer in Revenue Collector
Duncan's office, and Solomon Mason
republican, takes his place; while G
r. McCulloch, clerk, democrat, is GUST.
ed and John Camden, republican, sue.
ceeds him: McCulloch is from BLADDER
county. There is now only one demo.
crat left, N. E. Brown, of Robson
who by a grim irony, is chairman o
the civil service board here. Republi
cans regard the civil service law a!
made only for the benefit of republi
cans.
There is a large assemblage here O.
persons who want places in the gif
Of the board of agriculture. Ten fer
tilizer inspectors are to be elected a
this meeting.
The United States district court viii
probably take a recess tomorrow To-
three weeks. There are many cases we
to be heard.
Oscar j. Spears is appointed refere,
in the matters in dispute between Mrs
Pattie d. B. Arlington and w. H. Ar
rington, of Nash, her former husband
Rev. DR.. Theodore D. Bratton, o
Spartanburg, S. c., accepts the presi
dency of ST. Mary's school here.
Today nearly all the smallpox pa
tients and suspects were released from
the pest house and detention camp.
Sixty counties have completed settle
ments of state taxes for 1898.
There are % 104 federal convicts ii
, the penitentiary here. No more viii
be sent, save those sentenced at tn,
present term of the fedral court here
The attorney general of the Unitet
States has so ordered.
The city's flag for the cruiser Raj
eigh was prepared by Miss Kate Den
son. 1t is of red, white and red silk
the colors Of this city and also of ST
Walter Raleigh.
The Jim Crow" cars on the train
J, today attracted a good deal of atten
ton, among egroes especially.