The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
MEETS IN RALEIGH AND TksRSAGIS
IMPORTANT BUSINESS.
THE DISTRICT ATT0RNEYSHIP.
Claude Bernard of His Re
appointment-The Fight
Him and Harry Skinner-Senator
simmons Sangufne as to Hi. Roam
oke Island Celebration Appropria-
ton BilI-New Method for Muster
Supreme Court Decisions.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh. n. c.. December 2o.-The
Baptist state mission board. which has
appropriated SIS. 900 to missions. had ap-
plications for $50. 900 1t sets apart $1,000
for schools in the mountains. and the
other appropriations are for eastern
mission work in factories and co-opera-
tive work among negroes. One hundred
missionaries are employed. 1t elects as
its state state sunday school committee:
n. B. Broughton. B. L. Johnson. J. E.
Ray. j. C.. Caddell. S. w. Brewer and
]. w. Bailey; as managers of its book
store, j. w. Bailey. Carey j. Hunter and
L. D. Wilson: colportage committee.
Neill Johnson. j. E. Ray and J. n.
Broughton.
United States district attorney Claude
Bernard returned today from Washing
ton in high spirits He says the race
for the place is between himself and
Harry Skinner and hat he is sure to
be the winner. 1t is learned from high
sources that Demands re-appointment
is certain.
The state charters the Appalachian
Land and Improvement Company. of
SIlN ohS SouI1ll SOpltoA
$50. 900 the owners being v. c.. Myers
and others of West Virginia: also the
Voorhees, Manufacturing Company,
which will own and operate a cotton
mill at Graham and is composed of Mrs.
G. S.. D. Pomeroy and members of her
family.
Senator Simmons arrived today and
is greatly encouraged at the prospect
OF getting aid for the Roanoke island
celebration.
h adjutant general has decided on
a new plan in accepting new companies.
Before these are admitted the inspector
general will go to them, give them prop
er Instruction n then muster them in
regularly.
The trustees of the Oxford orphan
asylum at a meeting last night directed
that accommodations for twenty-Six
more pupils be Immediately provided.
w. F. Pate, of Greene county, a
graduate Of the state Agricultural and
Mechanical college here, is appointed
assistant chemist at the Illinois agri-
cultural experiment station.
The students Of Agricultural and Me-
chanical college went home today. ex-
cept ~thirty-six. The enrolment during
the session was 1873. 1t is expected that
next month 100 students will have to be
provided for outside of the college
buildings. but the overflow will proba-
bly, be put in the textile building, which
will accommodate at least fifty Several
young women have applied for winter
courses in dairying and agriculture.
All departments in this college are open
to women 1t is expected that a num-
Der of them will take the course in cot
ton manufacturing
The following supreme court opinions
were filed today: State VS.. Welch, from
Macon. no error: State VS.. Caldwell.
from Madison. affirmed; Young VS..
Town of Hendersonville. no error;
Bond VS.. WILSON, from Burke Mote
case) new trial; State VS.. Davis, from
Mcdowell. error faction dismissed)
Abbott vs.. Hunt. from Mecklenburg, nc
error; McArver VS.. Railroad. from Gas
ton, new trial; State VS.. Williams, from
Montgomery. no error: Lovick VS.. Rail
road, from Cumberland. no error; Cod
CELL VS.. Railroad from Cumberland. aft
firmed; Coley VS.. Railroad, from Wake
petition to rehear dismissed; Thomas
VS.. Railroad. from Wake, affirmed
Sullivan VS.. Jones, from Duplin. re-
versed: State VS.. Rose, from Wilson
affirmed; Manufacturing Company VS.
Gray, from Craven error.
The following cases were disposed Of
by per curtain order: Odgen VS.. Lam
Company, from Cherokee, affirmer
Trustees VS.. State Treasurer, from
Guilford. motion to advance case allow,
and it is set for hearing at n of call o
docket of Secon district at next term
A white man named Pool, who 1:
lame, is here, begging and says he wa
run out of the town of Clayton on tn,
charge of arson. He declares tina
whitecaps visited him night before last
warned him to leave Immediately am
gave him a ticket to Raleigh. He tell
this story to the police and state Off
Gals. 1t is said his record is bad. IT,
will probably move on tomorrow. as h
is not wanted here.