The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-29

RaIlys To he Held in GuiIford.
Prominent Speakers-New Lumber
Company-Othar greensboro News.

Greensboro. N c., July "a.
{ Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
The Guilfofd county educational
campaign for local taxation for rural
graded schools will open at Jamestown
Tuesday night at s o'clock. and anoth-
er rally will b. held at Oak Ridge In
stitute on Wednesday night. Among
the speakers will be Presidents Hobbs,
Of Guilford collese, Holt, of Oak Ridge
institute, Whitse;t of Whitsett institute.
McIver, of the state Normal and In
dustrial college: Professor Wharton,
superintendent of education, and Hon.
A. NJ. Scales. Ene county board of
education were in conference this
morning at the Benbow with State SUI
perintendent of Public instruction
Joyner and DR.. McIver, arranging de-
tails of the educational campaign and
agreeing upon the dates Of local cleo
onS
Not only is there now on hand the
s 200. 90 supplemental school fund
raised half by private subscription and
half by contribution of southern edu-
cational conference board, but Dr.. Nc
liver say it has been since considerably
augmented by further private subscrip-
tions which keep coming in. This fund
is now available Tor all townships in
Guilford county voting "a local tax. DIR.
McIver also says hat from conference
with leading business men and politi-
clans in the county he finds sentiment
universal, regardless of politics, in IA
vor of the local tax. and the movement
will be enthusiastically supported by
them by influences and public speeches.
Superintendent Joyner is gaining his
strength slowly, but expects to be able
to reach his office at the capitol next
Monday.
Chief Justice Adams yesterday APP
pointed James =. CaSsada. clerk of the
new Indian Territory court at a salary
of $1,000. He is from Senator Pritch-
ards town of Marshal. He qualified
yesterday by taking the oath before
United States Court Clerk Clark Trog-
den. and will go to Oklahoma with
Judges Adams, Foote and Weaver, Au-
gust 1st.
Mr.. H. p. Guerrant, a former news
paper man of Danville, was here today
with a view to- opening up newspaper
special correspondence. He denies en-
phatlcaIly that ne had any idea of edit
ing or publishing n republican or anti
Clark campaign paper in Raleigh.
w. w. Mills, president; j. w.
Pegram, vice-president and general
manager and j. S. Moore, secretary, all
experienced lumbermen, have incor-
porated with $50, 10000 capital. the w.
W.. A1lllS Lumber company, Oh lreenS-
boro, with branch offices in Raleigh.
Incorporation papers have been drawn
and application made for a charter to
deal wholesale IN all kinds of lumber
and building material.
The tobacco d~uctioneers of Winston
have raised a sufficient fund to resist
in the court the collection of the $500
annual license tax imposed by the last
legislature, and will test its constitu-
tionality.
The annual meeting of the National
Tobacco Association. to be held at Old
Point Thursday. Friday and Saturday
of this week, will be attended by sew
eral delegates from Greensboro, Win
ston, Durham and Reidsville, four
great manufacturing centres Of the
state.
Colonel NJ. w. Thompson, a native OF
this state, but for many years a promi-
nent lawyer of JoIdele. Ga, and State
Solicitor A. L.. Brooks have formed a
co-partnership for the practice OF law.
Colonel Thompson has steadily grown
in influence and popularity since COM
ing to Greensboro and the new firm
Will prove a winner.
There was a serious shooting scrape
in Winston Monday night. William
Busbee shooting Bruce Hilton just a.
he was entering his home gate. Hilton
managed to crawl in the door and get
his gun, but Busbee fed. The wounde
man is in the hospital. The trouble
was jealousy over a young girl bott
men were in love with.
Judge Boyd leaves for Asehvilie to-
morrow to preside at a special term. OF
h federal court to be held there mex
week for the trial of Lawrence u
liam who is charged with embezzle.
ment of funds OF the National banI
there while he was cashier. United
States District Attorney Holton was
here today in conference with the
marshal n clerk getting things ir
shape.