The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-09

Notes-Taxes on Corporation Char
ters-University Summer school.
Raleigh. Y. c. July
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh. N e., July D.
Interest here yesterday conferred on
base ball. The weather was piping hot.
Quite a number Of excursionists came
in. There was practically no observ-
ance of the holiday, save by the officials
in the capitol. banks and postoffice
The agricultural department did not OBJ
serve it and the corporation commission
worked all day on the assessment of
railways.
Local storms are of daily occurrence.
Yesterday there was quite a severe
vino storm six miles east of here. In
that section it was the worst of the
year.
An item was given the other day,
upon the authority of Secretary OF
state Grimes that the late Ma or w. A.
BIount or Beaufort county was the
president of the first ex-confederate as
soclatlon organized in this state. To-
Oay a letter Was received from Colonel
WllIlam L. DeEiosset of Wilmington, in
Wnlch he says This may have been
the case as to the first organization in
Ihat county, but 1 call your attention
10 the fact established beyond refuta-
uon) that the association of the Third
regiment. North Carolina infantry, wac
organized in this city in February, 1866,
and claims 20 be not only the first or
g~anization of confederate veterans, but
that 1t is the Oldest organization or
veterans of either army"
The new law under which corpora
tons chartered pay in proportion to
their capital stock is found to be a good
thing for the state. For example the
Nantahala company, of Macon county,
chartered yesterday, with 5000, 900 CAPT.
a n an 49, L
ceived on charters last month aggre-
gated $3.50.
Considerable typhoid fever is reported
in the county.
This morning the special committee
q the board of agriculture, composed
OF COMMISSIONS Patterson. c. y. Allen
n A. Cannon met to elect a state
veterinarian. There were more than
twenty applicants, from all yer the
country, some of them high in the pro-
feSSion and one being the president of
the national veterinary association.
This moring 3. w Ballard and B.. G.
Beckwith, OF the state board of inter-
nal improvements, and P. NJ. Pearsall,
private secretary to the governor, left
here to inspect the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway. The first inspection,
a fortnight ago. was made by Governor
AycOck n Mr.. Ballard. but they did
not have time to examine the books.
etc, at New Bern. This examination
will now be mad 1t Is understood that
President Bryan has greatly improved
the road, and that it's condition is bet
ter than eve before.
Over 1000 persons attended the base
ball fete which was held in n of the
parks in this city last night. Catcher
LeGrande of the Raleigh team was
awarded the umbrella and cane as the
mos popular player. LeGrande has
caught in ~ consecutive games and if
he holds out a little longer will break
the record in that respect. He is re-
garded as the star catcher in the
league. 1t is asserted by outsiders that
Smith. Raleigh's new pitcher, is the
strongest in the league.
The summer school at the state uni
versity ended today. President Vena-
BILE, of the university, who is here
says the attendance was larger than
ever before and the work more Jealous
and thorough.
a. r. Duncan, postmaster at Clayton,
died last night of heart disease.
The state Sunday school board met
here yesterday and elected w. NJ.
Crowell, H. B. Parker, Jr., and S. NJ.
Smith state organizers. They will get
to work at once.