The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-29
EXAMINATION FOR LAW LICENSE.
Applicants III q r r ible
Death of n F1ngman-Work on.
Cape Fear and Northern.
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The supreme court devoted today to
the examination of applicants for IL
cense. OF these there are "a, one coll
cred. OF the number . are from the
university law school n 1s from that
Of Wake Forest college.
The court will tomorrow begin he call
OF appeals, taking up the first of the
sixteen districts. The dockets are rot
heavy. Perhaps the most notable case
is that of the State VS.. Wilcox for mur-
der, which, it is expected. will be ar
gUed tomorrow.
P--scaC IS who came here yesterday
evening nom the North brought news
of the horrible death of a white flag
man named Wheeler on a s. A. L. train
who VS. s,ruck by the Southern rail-
ways trestle at Franklin. One of his
jaws was literally torn out. He was on
the run between this city and Ports
mouth.
It was a current rumor that the ne
groes in jeil at Henderson for murder
ing roadmaster Stevers would be
brought here and put in the peniten-
tiary for s~afe-keeping. So far this step
has no been taken. 1t is said that the
Henderson peopie are vexed at the call
ing out Of the troops to guard the Jail
and say it was unnecessary.
1t is said that in not a few counties
in this state no incomes are listed for
taxation In some there are so few
The corpC ration commission is looking
listed as to make the showing absurd.
int this matter.
OF the Cape Fear end Northern rail-
road four miles have already been COM
pleted from Angler, in Harnett county.
towards Smiley's falls on the Cape Fear
river and the other nine miles of line to
the falls is located. At Smiley's falls
the million dollar cotton mill of j. B.
Duke is under construction.
There are today ninety-one inmates
of h soldfers' home. while twenty are
absent on furlough.
All the justices of the supreme court
were On the bench today. Attorney
general Gilman arrived yesterday.
Among today's arrivals were George
w. Ward, Elizabeth City; D. w. Sim
mons, Washinton. n. c.
The negroes are holding a Holiness
amp meeting 1t the suburbs of Ra-
leigh.
The annual state convention of the
North Carolina ColOred Firemal's As
/ ISOLATION begins here tomorrow. There
will be a tournament. The first COM
panies came today, these being the Sa-
lamander and the Dibble. from Wash
ingtOn.
Private Secretary PearsaIl returned
today from the mountains, where he
has been with Governor AycoCk. He
says the trip was delightful. On tbs
2Sth the governor and State Superin-
tendent Joyner VIII speak at a big edu-
catiOnal rally at Columbus, Polk coun-
ty. The governor will spend severa
days il that section.
! A dam broke on Crabtree creek two
miles north of mere asst night and to-
day many persons e to the stream
! below to catch fish with seines. Some
carp which weighed as much as fifteelI
! pounds were taken. The dam is an old
one. During the war it was used ~
the states powder mill. which furnish
ed great quantities of powder to the
| Confederate war department. Some OF
| the most important battles were fought
with powder made at this mill.
Wake Forest college begins it's tern
Wednesday,. 1t is said the attendance
will break all records. The new schoo
of medicine will open and has a gooC
start.