The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-01
DEATH OF r.. O. BURTON.
This Prominent Lawyer of Raleigh
Dies OF "a Conge.tive ChiIi-Farmerx
In a Better financial Condition Than
% Years-state Educational Assoc
iAdo In Session.


Raleigh. N g.. December %.
Robert o. Burton. Esq. ms OF the
ablest lawyers in the state died in a
hospital here about / O'Clock this MORN
ing. His death was q surprise n
shock, though his health a been fee
BILE since an attack of typhoid fever
last July. He was a son Of Rev. Robert
o. Burton. a distinguished Methodist
preacher. and was IS years OF s He
was born and reared in Halifax county
and was educated at Randolph-Macon
college. through which HI worked his
way and at which he graduated with
the highest honors- He studied law
under the late Edward Conigland. Esq,
Of Halifax. and was his partner. He
went TO Richmond and practiced about
a year, living at Ashland n then
came here in 1891. He was beyond all
question one OF the best all-round law
yers in North Carolina For several
years he had been the attorney OF the
Atlantic Coast Line. He leaves a large
family. In religion he was a Methodist.
His practice was perhaps the largest in
this city. He had had malarial fever
twenty-nine days and on Christmas eve
was placed in. Rex hospital. His death
was due TO a congestive chill
The register of deeds here tells me
ne a never seen the farmers in such
easy financial circumstances. They are
canceling mortgages in great numbers.
To illustrate this he and I'VE are
now at work on 10 164, n mort
cages are being Cancelled as far back
as sock 124. Very few new mortgages
are being filed" A money-lender say
there is no demand for money.
arranrr nfTSoarc ran6a q raid in fha
eastern part of this count yesterday
and captured an Illicit distillery.
Considerable additions ave been
mad during the present year to all the
cotton mills in Raleigh. One new mill
is almost ready for work. Another is
half completed.
1t is found that there are 40, 900 speci-
mems now in the state museum. There
are 40, 1000 feet of floor space.
The executive committee of the North
Carolina Athletic Association OF Schools
and Colleges, in session here, Professor
Sykes, of Wake Forest presiding, de-
cides hat n student entering before
February 1st shall be eligible to play
base ball or foot ball. if not otherwise
ineligible. A petition is sent to the
Southern intercollegiate Association,
asking and urging that the rules be SO
fixed as to % max the time limit 4
years, (2) prohibit the playing of paid
| instructors and assistants, CD prohibit
the playing of law and medical stu
dents who have not stood entrance ex-
aminations equal to those required OF
regular college freshmen.
The annual meeting of the North
Carolina Association of Academies, Jno
| E. Kelley president, n r. l.. Marion,
| secretary; begun here today. The spe-
| cial topics were Teaching and the
| Teachers, by Professor Kesler, of the
Baptist female university, Raleigh;
THE College in Relation to Secondary
| Education" Professor Ellis, of the San
| ford high school,; Literature in Sec
ondary Schools" Miss Margaret Hill
lard, of the Francis Hilliard academy
| Oxford; Moral Training in the Acad-
envy by Principal Campbell, of Buie's
| Creek academy. Professor S. L. Sharp
as chairman, presented the report OF
| the committee on English in the High
| Schools discussed by Professor p. '
| Anderson, of Trinity Park high school
and others. Professor Few, of Trinity
college, spoke on Some High Schoo
Problems