The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
THE CORPS OF INSTRUCTORS
For the Agricultural College Elected
by the Board of Trustees-Political
Notes-St- Mary's College-A New
Steamboat Company Chartered-Ra-
leigh Gun Club.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh. ~. G.. June /.

Raleigh, ". c. June /.
Republican State Chairman Holton
spent yesterday in the city. Republican
headquarters are still in Greensboro.
Since the 1st of January there have
been 156 charters granted by the sec
Iretary of state. This shows the great
activity in business circles in the state.
Time honored st. Mary's turned out
yesterday twelve young girls wellftted
TO take up the battle Of life. The ac-
lcomplished daughter Of Mr.. Charles
III. Belvfn, president of the Raleigh
National bank, was the valedictorian.
solicitor Pou, of this district, Is here
land has rendered his services to Dem
~Iocratic State Chairman Simmons and
wall speak wherever assigned. He is a
thorough democrat and a very able
speaker.
This county last year furnished s45.-
lS26 for public school The
graded schools got s13, 4S0 and the or
binary public chool got SIS, 1858. The
interest on the bonds was 1895. max
ing the above total.
The address before the graduating
lclass at st. Mary's was delivered by
Rev. r. W. Barnwell, of South Caro-
lima.
AAC Alfo dAl1 III Z lOL Gil
and county officials will be held TO
morrow so that the people here are at
present mostly interested in city poll
Iitics.
Trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college elected for the SEES
sion of 1900-'01 the following teachers:
lJ. NJ. Johnson, animal industry and
biology; c. NJ. Hyams, botany and en-
tomology; r. E. L. Yates, mathemat-
les; T.. L. Wright, English; c. b. Park.
superintendent of shops: A. F. Bowen,
secretary: Mrs. L. V. Darby, stenog-
Irapher; b. S. Skinner, steward: ]. y.
Carroll. dairyman; j. NJ. Fix, bursar;
G. 5. Frapps, j. A. Bizzell. n. A. Syme,
assistant chemists; Mrs. s. c. Carroll.
matron: E. B.. Owen, mailing clerk:
w. S. Stancil, instructor of physics n
electrical engineering, and Cadet Col
lonel F. NJ. Foy, physics. Quite a num-
Der of positions are yet TO be filled
Professor ]. B. Carlyle, of Wake
Forest, delivered the address before
the Raleigh male academy students
today. Professor Carlyle supplied the
lplace of Hon. A. NJ. Scales, of Green's
boro, who was kept at home by sick
ness.
The state auditor is preparing a list
|of telegraph and telephone companies
in the state and also a list of sleeping
car companies and refrigerator car
that transact business in
the state. This list is to be submitted
to the corporation commission, to-
Igether with a certified report from each
company as to it's business and mate
rial condition on the 31st of December
last. These reports will be used by
the corporation commission as a basis
for assessing the franchises, property,
ETC., of the various companies for tax
lation for the current year.
The Weldon and Norfolk Steamboat
company was today chartered by the
secretary of state, for transportation
of freight and passengers, purchase of
timber lands, etc. Headquarters of the
company are at Weldon, with Paul
lGarnet, J. W.. Wilson and others as
incorporators. The capital stock is
I$25, 900.
The Raleigh Gun Club is holding
Iafternon shoots and is developing
much interest in sporting matters. The
club has under consideration. and prac-
tically under process of formation, a
grand shooting tournament to be held
|during the state fair.
A transaction in 4 per cent. state
bonds was made here today, involving
a transfer of $40, 900 at 1919, including
interest payable July 1st.
A committee of fifteen members OF
the chamber of m will meet
the Seaboard Air Line visitors tomor-
row morning, n escort them to the
banquet hall at the Yarboro.