The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
ANTI>LoTTEKY Law REPEALED.
by n Bluuder OF the last Legislature.
Hid invited for Purchase OF Raleigh
Ronds-St. Johns Day az the oxford
Orphan Asylum.
Messenger Bureau.


Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. ". g, June g.
The state today granted a charter 10
the Buncombe County Medical Society
for thirty years. J. a. Burroughs and
others compose IL.
Captain Joseph Il. Bachelor. United
States Army, of Raleigh, has one TO
the Philippines. His last post was
Fort Spokane.
General William II. Coz is here and
says that not in many years has he
seen the crops SO promising and SO
clean in the Edgecombe section. He
says the people are talking very little
politics.
The Baptists are pressing their cam
palgn in the counties beyond the Blue
Ridge, which are new territory for
them. Secretary White, OF the mis-
sion board, and General Missionary
Brown are campaigning there.
Chairman Travis, OF the executive
board Of the penitentiary. is here.
Nothing new has been lone as to any
settlement OF the prolonged contention
with the state treasurer regarding the
payment OF the penitentiary debt. or
this the treasurer has paid TO date
1886. or this S455 was paid before the
opinion of the attorney general and
50 1881 was for warrants which were
only up 10 December 31st last.
Colonel w. Il. Rodman. OF the state
guard, is here. 1t is not yet settled
whether his regiment Will encamp or
not.
The corporation commission is de-
voting eight or ten hours a day entirely
to the consideration OF matters regard
ing the assessment OF railway, steam
boat, canal, telegraph and telephone
| nrnnarfN and will ctRFa aag ,n ~ax.4a -.
to its conclusions until it's work lis
completed, by or possibly a little after
July 1st.
Attorney General Walser has writ
ten an opinion 20 the fusion board OF
education in Forsyth, in which he says
that where the old boards held over
they are the de facto incumbents and
are entitled to the custody of all the
property of the board: but the state
superintendent Of public instruction
does not recognize this opinion; as the
matter has been before the courts. he
recognizes only a court decision. The
supreme court has not passed on the
matter.
Hector Mclean OF Harnett county.
aged 80 years, is here. He and his
brother Hugh were the Oldest twins I'm
the United States. Hugh died last win
ter.
The district attorney is advised OF the
capture OF John Jarvis While in the
very act OF robbing the postofIice at
Aurora. He Will be tried at New Bern.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., June "a.
Attorney General Walser calls your
correspondents attention to the fact
that Chapter 1885,. public laws. 1899, rela-
tive to the probate OF deeds and the
private examination OF married women.
by a slip Of the pen repeats Section
1OiS OF the Code (Which is the section
prohibiting lotteries, or rather the SELL
ing of lottery tickets in this state) when
as a matter Of fac it was meant to re-
peal Chapter 124S Of the Code, relative
TO the probate of deeds.
James Seasons, Jr.. OF Rocky Mount.
and ~. 7. Wood, of Enfield, today filed
petitions in bankruptcy in the clerks
office OF the district court here.
The state treasurer says he want
the penitentiary debt settled by the
courts as quickly as possible. The cred
itors in this state, as well as in Vir-
gina, Maryland and Georgia, are clam
orous for their money.
Bids are invited for Raleigh's new
issue OF 500, 900 OF street improvement
bonds, thirty years, at 1 per cent. in
terest. Raleigh's net debt is now only
1888 $50, all contracted for street i'm
provements and sewerage. The city
Will no doubt IVA itself of it's option
and in a year or two purchase the
water plant, which Is a fine property.
w. 4. Withers and G. Il. Williams
will leave here next Tuesday for San
Francisco, TO represent North Carolina
at the agricultural convention.
The corporation commission will not
take up any other matters until IL dis
poses OF the assessment or railway and
other properly.
A large delegation OF Masons left
mere early this morning 10 attend the
meeting at the Oxford orphan asylum.
ana participate in the celebration OF
ST Johns day. The three events were
the addresses OF General William X.
Cox and Rev. DR.. John ID. Huffman,
and the presentation of the memorial
portrait OF the late John H.. Mills. the
founder Of the asylum.
Cotton Is growing rapidly. Blooms
are being brought in here. Usually cot
ton Is chopped" three times. but this
year., owing TO the lateness, there will.
as a rule, be only two ~"choppings," and
this viii save considerable labor.
The express office here is draped In
mourning, within and without, in MEM
DRY OF the late President Henry E.
Plant.
Next week the state superintendent Of
public instruction will visit the sum
mer schools at the university and Wake
Forest college.
A round bale cotton plant" will be
put up at Smithfeld this autumn.
Whiteyille Citizen III has haar Nv