The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
AN IMPORTANT Law SUIT
Argued Before Judge Purnell-Muchl
Corn and Cotton Abandoned in the
Fields All Text Book Contractsl
superintendent Ransom to Deliver
Address at Veterans Encampment.
Messenger Bureau

Raleigh, y. C, August 2.
before Judge Purnell Of the United
states district court there was today a.
nearing in an important case, involy-
ing $4,000. 1t is that OF Mitchell and
others against S. H. Loftin, ex-banker|
and merchant, OF Kinston. He failed
Tor over 500, 00s. He made a deed to
W. B. Canaday for the benefit OF cred
itors. They were not satisfied and filed
a petition in bankruptcy. The referee
at New Bern adjudged Loftin a bank
rupI An appeal was taken from this
oroer OF the referee, the allegation being
that Loftin is not a bankrupt, and il
was this appeal which was before Judge
Furneu today, the question being
whether the adjudication was or was
not q correct lie. w. d Pollock ap-
peared for Lottin, T. G .Wootten for
the creditors.
Ihere is much abandoned cotton and
corn In the fields. 1t is contended by
some of the farmers that there is as
much or nearly as much as in the year
1851. yet known as the rainy year"
All the contracts for the school text
DOCKS have been signed by the six firms
winch won the awards. Governor Ay-
COCK can now issue his proclamation;
the repositories will be named and
matters be put in shape for the fall
terms of the schools.
General Matt w. Ransom accepts the
invitation to deliver the address before
the confederate veterans at their re-
union at Wrightsville, which begins
August 14th Henry A. London, of
P1ttsboro, is so informed by General
Ransom. Mr.. London says this will, in
all probability, be the last large re-
union Of confederate veterans in this
state. and says interest in it should
therefore be of the highest character.
The address will probably be delivered
on the 18th.
State Auditor Dixon returned last
night from Windsor, where he address,
ed 1900 persons. He was greatly i'm
pressed by the size and the enthusiasm
of the audience. The occasion was an
eX-confederate reunion.
The state treasurer says SiXty-SiX
sheriffs have paid last years taxes in
full, and the others. save one, have
paid part. He declined to give the
name of this one u said there had
been a republican sheriff in that county
for the past eight years and that the
fusion treasurer gave him until Nov
ember 30th to settle. Now the sheriff
is a democrat and claims the time on
account of the illegal extension given
his predecessor. Many influential dem
| ocratS in the county are writing letters
| backing the sheriff in the latter's con-
tention hat the custom ought to be
| followed n beg that the sheriff be al
lowed 1.-THE usual time." Of course 1T
is illegal and the treasurer demands
settlement at once. The contention
| strikes the state officers as unique.
| Next week the commissioner of agri-
culture, state chemist and Professor
| Massey start out on their work of hold
| ing farmers Institutes. which will take
| up the remainder of August. Some in
4 stitutes will be held in September also
The corporation commission cOntin-
| ued today the hearing in regard to the
| securing of uniform freight rates on
| cotton and also of uniformity of gener-
| al freight rates, by a~bolishing the "dif-
| ferential rates. on various roads,
which are 10 to % per cent above the
standard tariff. The railways claim
that they must have this aid to make
their business pay on the particular
lines effected.