The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL.
bright for the Opening
Labor Day in aa~1eiEh-New Char-
tiers Granted BY the ~State-Murder
Cases on Trial.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. c.. September l.

Today, as Labor Day, was only OBJ
served here by the closing Of public
buildings and the display Of national
and state flags There was no parade
or speech-making. The various local
labor organizations are saving their
money for the building of a labor
temple"
Governor Aycock returned yesterday
afternoon from the mountains. IN
company with Mr.. Geo. F. Carris, of
Baltimore, he made a delightful car
riage trip from Columbus. Polk county,
20 Chimney Rock and other points of
interest in the Hickory Nut Gap.
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son returned today from Nashville,
Tenn.
Rain is now urgently needed in this
section. All crops save sweet potatoes
show signs Of suffering. Cotton is very
brown, is losing leaves and opening too
rapidly. Rust on it is very bad.
There has been less typhoid fever
here sc far this year han ever before
only eight case all the summer and
moi a death of a city resident.
1t is now certain that the populists
have decided ID hold - state conven-
tiol.
At Wilson this :Jeek six murder cases
are on the docIet. James II. Pou, of
this city, appears in three CT the cases.
Nearly all the defendants are white.
DR.. James r. Rogers, who for two
months was SICK. has returned here
we'll. He is the physician to the A. and
NJ. college, which will open Wednesday,.
Secretary r. II. Lewis of the state
board OF health has sent a small pox
/ expert to Wadesboro to Investigate a
report as to that disease there. DR..
Lewis says smallpox is widely scatter
ed in the state and unless there is vac
Cination it will be bad neXt winter.
Charters are granted to the Bayboro
Lumber CO., capital S125,0OO J.. P.
Marsh and others Of Marietta, Ohio,
owners: the Morehead Cotton Mill CO.,
of Spray, Rockingham county, capital
$135, 900, B. F. Mebane and others own
ers; the Major & Lomis m Co, Of
Hartford, capital S105, 0G0 Ito also make
furniture n house materially, George
S. Major and others stockholders; the
Deep River Gold Mining Co, of High
Point, capital 100000 Robert H.
Thomas. of DanVille. and others own
erS.
J. c. l. Harris, who has been in Cali
fornia a month. has returned home.
The body of William Mitchell, col
Ored, "a yesterday placed in a vault
in the colored cemetery here. The
boo was embalmed three months ago
and is in a glass coffin. so it can al
ways be seen. Mitchell was rich, and
these strange arrangements were re-
Quired by his will.
The advanced medical department of
the University of North Carolina will
open it's first session at Raleigh Sep
TENDER II. Prospects are encouraging
for a good number Of strong students
who will reflect credit on the school.
The Times building on Fayetteville
street has been secured and is now be-
ing fitted up for lecture rooms, offices
and the city free d~ispensary, which is
to open for the patients this week.
Clinical materia- for the school will be
obtained from JliiS dispenSary and from
Rex hospital and St. Agnes hospital.
The faculty of cne new institution are
experienced teachers who enter into
the work we'll equipped and enthusiasts
TIC.
The department at Raleigh consists
of u two years course supplementary
to the department ct the university:
the first two years at Chapel Hill and
the last two h,re. thus completing a
four years curriculum. Students from
other institutions are admitted on
presentation of certificates of work
done or on passing examinations. A
number of men from other colleges will
m~atriculate this year, finishing their
courses in this state. The advantages
of such action are obvious.
The establishment of this school
means much for the city of Raleigh,
the whole state. e before has
such an abundance of clinical material
Deer provided in any town in North
Carolina, and young men will not find
1 : ~ - ~ fhn E-fotn m conn.,
plete their medical education. This
! school is destined to become one of the
strongest forces in the states educa-
tional progress, since it has the reputa-
ton aand prestige of the university as
it's heritage and in view of the fact that
the high standard already set will be
maintained.