The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
A NEW ENTERPRISES
Cotton seed OF MILLS at Davidson Ia-
eorporated-yrethod G iss sOrphanageLos
cated-Another Big blockade Still
Captured
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c.. March 25.

Raleigh, y. c.. March 25.
The secretary OF state today incor-
porated the Davidson Cotton Seed OIL
Company. The capital stock la s2o.oo0.
and the incorporators are w. J. Martin,
Jr., ]. p. Munroe. ]. Lee Sloan. Jr.. W.
r. Gray, II. ]. Brown. Knox & Brown
and II. NJ. Sloan.
Mr.. John Julian. Of Salisbury. Nao
was given the position OF annotat4ng
and indexing the public laws OF isss.
leaves for home today. He can proce ID
no further with his work until Edwards
& Broughton continue the printing.
The agricultural department collec.-
ed $1,000 yesterday as the tax on fer
tiliZer, which sum was paid To the state
treasurer. The treasurer states that he
generally has 10 his credit from $3.50, 900
to 100000. seldom more than the former
and seldom less than the latter sum.
This money is deposited in sixty Diff
ferent banks in the state.
Thos. w. Davis and +. Williams. both
of Wilmington, are registered at the
Marlborough.
The commissioners in the damage
suit growing out OF the fight between
the Raleigh and Cape Fear and the
Cape Fear and Northern railways have
awarded the plaintiffs $500 damage.
a location has been agreed on for
tuC -htliIOulsl pIpudndbe. 1t Is HIty
acres in area, and Is on the site OF the
old Devereux place. within $50 yards
OF the city limits. The children to be
admitted 10 the orphanage Will not be
confined to Methodist parentage. but
will come from every denomination in
the state.
Mr. A. NJ Scales has been made pres
ident Of the new board OF the colored
Agricultural and Mechanical. college at
Greensboro.
There is general sorrow over the sad
death of Mr. w. II. Branson. secretary
of the East Durham Cotton mills,
which occurred yesterday at Durham.
Rumor has it that there are two ad-
ditional cases of smallpox here but
this report has not been confirmed by
any physicians.
A large blockade still has been cap
turfed in Franklin county; and w. L.
Holland, a moonshiner from Franklin.
was brought here yesterday for trial.
So far as "outsiders' can Judge there
is no telling when any of the many
quo warranto proceedings now insti.
tuted in this state will be adjudged.
The nature Of the suits seem essential.
ly to partake Of procrastination Loge
Harris said yesterday that he~<elt
pretty sure that the Day case would
not be decided for month yet. This
seems likely. In the meantime there IL
apt to result much Inconvenience ami
bother; and one would not be surprised
IL the authorities found themselves IN
the same position that they were n
during the session of the last legisla-
ture-without money enough to pa
for the return Of escaped convicts.
-Four negroes this morning were ar
rested for stealing at the Carrollton
hotei. one confessed and implicated
seven others. Some time ago this hotel
discontinued its bar, and stored all its
wines and liquors in a room OF the
building. The negroes have been steal
ing this by the kegful. 1t is presumed
that this is the same gang that have
been so persistent in petty thefts here
for the past two or three months.