The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-07
REARGUMENTS HAD IN THE CASE OF
G0LEY AGAINST RAILROAD.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Report of President .swfnston-Many
Students Self-Supporting-A Good
Showing for the Year-Commissfons
ofall Federal Commissioners Revok-
Judge rurnelI-Report OF Text Book
Agriculture.
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Raleigh y. c.. June Am the su-
p1eme court today there was reargu-
ment in the case Of Coley vs. the
North Carolina Railroad Company, by
7. NJ. Argo and w. H. Day for plain
tiff. F. H. Busbee for defendant.
Opinions were filed as follows:
Strauss. Hill & Street VS.. Mutual Re-
serve Fund Life Association from
Craven, petition to rehear dismissed.
former ruling sustained; Simmons VS..
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association,
from Wake, affirmed: Messick VS. Fries,
from Forsyth, affirmed; Friedenwald
VS.. Sparger, from Surry, no error;
Moore VS.. Charlotte Street Railway
Company. error.
Today President Winston of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college,
made report to the board of agricul-
ture showing the enrolment was 302
representing 'eighty-four counties and
the states of Virginia, West Virginia,
South Carolina, Alabama and Florida
One third Of the students are self sup
porting; they earned 81, ,464 last session.
their spare time. There are 10 post
graduates. 26 seniors, 13 juniors, 62
SophmOre, II freshmen Il short course
students, II special students and 80
taking regular courses. In the college
courses 81 are taking agricultural, 5
scientific (now abolished), AZ textile
121 engineering and 80 mechanic archi-
lecture. In his report President Win
StOn said Il cannot speak too highly of
the conduct of the students during the
year. The faculty unite in declaring
that the years record for character,
conduct. scholarship and efficient per-
formance of duties generally has far
surpassed that of any other year in the
history of the college
Judge Purnell today revoked all COM
missions of United States commission
ers, most of them expiring June 30th
and appointed the following commits
siOners for four years from and after
July 1st in accordance with an act of
congress of 1897: John E. Bryan, Mon
cure: Carson Johnson. Pittsboro; j. w.
Brown, oxford: D. S. Barrett, Mt. Car
mel; Hugh Humphrey, Goldsboro;
Benz. F. Mclean. Maxton: NJ. B. Gull
pepper. Elizabeth City: John Nichols,
Raleigh: JOS NJ. Siterson, Williamston;
a. W. Simpson Buxton; George H.
Makepeace, Sanford: A. J. Loftin, Kin
ston; James T. Gooch. Weldon; ]. c.
Warren. EdentOn; VIM. NJ. Kelley.
Rockingham: Lewis H. Daniels, Rox-
boro: John NJ. Wolf Beaufort; George
F. Sneed. Dunn: Albert P. Faucet,
Durham; John D. Means Wilson; VIM.
H. Cox, Laurinburg: Samuel P. Collier,
Wilmington: Thos. n. Harrison, Little
ton; S. s. Daniel. Winton; Robert L.
Burns, Carthage: J. S. Blaidsdall Co
lumbia; L. B. Chaplin, Ellington;
Charles B. Hill New Bern; James D.
Parker Smithfield: Charles T. Buck
HI n a.
bethtown: A. ID. Morrisey, Fayetteville.
The text book commission met today.
to sign it's report, a summary of which
was telegraphed last night. The COM
mission adopted Webster's Dictionaries,
published by the American Book Com
, pany; book No 1, of Hyde's Shook
course of Language Lessons, by D. c.
Heath & Co.. and primer prepared by
Professor Moses of Raleigh, published
by B. F. Johnson & Co.
The board cf agriculture held an af-
ternoon session to act upon the recon-
mendations made by the board of col
lege visitors. 1t heard Professors 1rby
and Johnson. Neither of these applied
for reinstatement, but their desire was
for a hearing so they could explain
their work to the board. 1rby viii soon
go to another state where he has
fine position. The board appointed a
committee. composed of Chairman Pat
Browning to act with President Win
ston of the college, in selecting a pro-
fessor of agriculture and a professor of
biology Money was appropriated for
preparing 100 acres for a farm, and the
b college farm is made one OF the soil test
} farms. A committee was authorized TO
employ a state veterinarian who VIII
teach veterinary surgery and animal
industry at the college during his
snare time. and the entomologist is
also to teach at the college whenever
it does not conflict with his field duties.
w A. Graham Of the board OF agrl-
culture, informs me he will publish In
three months book on his grand fath-
er, General Joseph Graham. Half OF
it $50 pages, will be devoted to sketches
of resolutions prepared by General
Graham for Archibald Murphy put
never published. and the remainder Will
be a. sketch Of General Graham's NE
and revolutionary services written oy
Major Graham.
At Trinity college today the degree
OF LID. was conferred upon Senator
F. NJ. simmons and Governor Aycock.
These were the only degrees conferred
Governor Aycock left Chapel Hill TINS
afternoon and went to Trinity.