The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
FEDERAL COURT IN SESSION.
Distribution of the supplementary
school Fund-G~ttfnE Entries for
Horse Fzir-Other Greensboro New.
Notes.

Correspondence Of The MeSSenger.) |
Greensboro. N. c., Oct. :.
IF the eight thousand ollar supple
mentary fund now on hand for im-I
provement of the rural schools of Gull
ford county only five hundred dollarsl
have been expended. Guilford college,
district having voted an extra school
tax and received this much OF the fund
10 supplement its local fund raised by
an additional tax. Since then several,
other districts have voted extra ;ax.
among them being High Point, James
town and others. There was a special
meeting last night OF the GuilfordI
county branch Of the general educa-l
tional board 10 consider applications
for portions OF the $S,00o from those
districts that have become entitled to
il by voting an additional tax on them
selves. Out OF all the elections held In
school districts in Guilford local tax
has been adopted by good majoritiesI
in every one and there are several.
more elections soon to be held. Next
Saturday there Will be a meeting OF.
h board OF education OF the county to
consider the question OF consolidation
and local taxation in Sumner township.
Not only the committeeman OF that
township, but ali others interested in
consolidation will be invited to attend.
Mrs. DR.. c.. w. Banner and Mrs. J..
w. Parker went TO Winston-Salem this
morning TO attend the first annual ses-
sion of the Round Table Club of the
Federation of Women's clubs of North
Carolina TO be held there this week, be-
ginning tonight. Mrs. d. w. Ausley,
representing the Alpha Club of States
VILE spent the night here with Mrs.
Banner and accompanied her this
morning to Winston. Among other
ladies here who will attend the Fedora
ton are Mesdames G. d. McIver, T.
Gilbert Pearson, Clarence E. Brown,
w. E. Schenck, j. s. Hunter, w. p.
Bynum, Jr., j. w. Frye N Miss Mary
Petty. Mrs. DR.. McIver will make an
address Thursday night, her subject
being Improvement of Rural Schools"
Messrs. G.. w. Denny, j. NJ. Hendrix
and A. NJ. Scales this morning closed
a deal with c. D. Benbow for the cor
ner lot, 95x135 feet on East Market and
Davie streets. DR.. Denny will take the
corner lot and erect thereon a large.
modern mercantile and office building
and the three will develop h balance
of the property
The Wesleyan Methodist conference
meets at Hickory Chapel, this county,
tomorrow.
The federal court got down 10 bust.
ness.
Rev. 7. Bright and wife. of Sylvia. n
rived today. Rev. Bright is one of the
principle figures in the famous Amos
Owen Cherry Tree cases. Colonel II
c. Cowles, receiver of the money to b.
paid in by the defendants in the cases
has not yet arrived, but it is not be.
lieved that any OF the restitution
money has been paid to him. However
it may be paid to him before the case
is called. Mr.. r. G.. Chilcutt is fore
man Of the grand jury.
Mr.. j. Crawford Biggs, of the firm OF
Boone. Bryant and Biggs. Durham
his morning in federal cour filed thu
complaint in the suit for 500, 00'
brought by Connecticut ~bondsholder:
against Henderson county On accoun
of that county's failure to keep its OBJ
legations regarding certain ponds. Mr.
Biggs came here from Salisbury, wher'
he had had a conference with Captain
Charles Prices, who is also of counse
|. for the bondholders.
Mr.. J. D. Helms has sold out his in
terest in the Holton, Helms Drug Com.
pany and gone to Charlotte to live
Mr.. c. f. Holton, the other member o.
the firm has bought Mr.. Helms our
and now has exclusive control, MI
Helms will Engage in the wholesale
o1N6 ~ 'N
and children are already in Charlotte
and he has now Joined them His leay
ing here makes it necessary to select
new member of the board of aldermen
for the Second ward.
r. S. Petty, assistant secretary Of TIL
Central Carolina Fair, left for Wash
ington last night to secure horse en-
tries and exhibits for h coming fai
to be held here October 21st-24th. Sec
rotary John King has everything il
fine shape at the fair grounds and OF
yesterday, although the occasion i
two weeks off, received two entries o
horses.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Club will give their first dance of TIL
season in Benbow hall, Thursday night
There will be three germans given dur
ing fair week and two hops a mont
during the winter. Benbow hall vii
| easily accommodate 100 couples, an'
| besides other improvements has recent
ly had a solid new oak floor put in.
State Overseer G. w. Allen, with tw
guards, was at the station This morn
ing going 10 Wilkesboro with twelv
convicts for W~ilkesboro and jefferson
turnpike.
All southbOund trains were thre
hours late this morning, owing TO con
jestion of traffic at Washington o
sequent on the G.. A. r encampment.
Mr.. E. b. Dozier, Of Alaska, was
guest at the Benbow asst night. II
had lots of yellow stuff about his per
son in the shape of jewelry, etc, an
says Alaska is the greatest spot o.
earth if you happen to HIT Ii in IN
right place, n keep hitting.