The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-11
COUNTY
Regular Meeting of the Board of
County commissioners - Jurors
Drawn for the Angus Term of the
Superior Court Mr..
Jones' ~ROad-Other Matters.

The board of county commissioners
of New Hanover county, met in regular
session yesterday at 2:30 p. m. The
members present were Chairman D.
McEachern and Commissioners Gabriel
Holmes, F. A. Montgomery, J. F. Alex
ander and H. l.. Voilers.
The following jurors were drawn for
the term of the superior court of New
Hanover county which convenes, Au-
gust 18th, for the trial of criminal
cases:
B. F. King, J.. D.. Reynolds, S. H.
Mintz, Monte Hewett, Morris Green
blatt, l.. j. Sternberger, G.. w. Duncan,
IN. B.. Chadwick, Henry E. Bonitz, w.
IB. Jones, E. T. Jewell, j. T. Burke,
John w. Harper, Jr, T.. M. Justice,
John w. Reilly, Virginus Hall, E. N.
Penny, Lucian l.. Bland, John M.
Wright, j. S.. Canady, A. H. Robbins,
H. G. S~mallbones, Charles H. O'Berry,
E j. Littleton, Isadore Bear, A. H.
benson, S. R.. Ellis, James M. Murphy.
J. l.. Callahan, S. L. Smith, Joshua G..
iSkipper, Warren S. Johnson, E. j. La
nier, ]. ]. Jordon, w. L. Parsley, Wal
ter Bergen.
DIR. w. D. Mcmillan, county superin-
tendent of health, submitted his report
for the month of June. During the
month he treated 179 cases at his office,
land paid 43 visits to SO patients at their
homes. He reports the Jail, county
lhome and convict camp as in good san
Iitarv condition. AT the convict camp
there was one case Of continued fever
and a few light feverS. Three patients
were sent from the camp to the James
Walker Memorial hoSpital-one with
continued fever, one with tuberculosis.
and one with abceSs of the foot. There
were no acute cases in the Jail or wi
lty home. Amanda Walker, an inmate
of the home, died during the month at
the hospital. Referring to health condi-
ltionS in the county, DR.. Mcmillan re-
ports that during the month there were
seven cases of typhoid fever and two of
lscarlatina in the city n county.
Several taxpayers appeared before the
board to request corrections in the as
lsessment of their property. The same
were promptly referred.
j. o. Carr, Esq, attorney for Mr..
Pembroke Jones, appeared before the
board, with a petition asking the board
to discontinue the public road which
lruIS by Summer Rest towards SCOTS
Hill, passing through and on upper
Wrightsville Sound recently purchased
by Mr.. Jones, INC in lieu thereof to al
llo" NIL. jules 10 CudHSS lHS puDIiS
IrOad so as to bring it into Wrightsville
lby way of Macumber'S store. Mr..
Jones purchased a large tract of land
for a game preserve, and his object in
desiring TO change the road, is to keep
it from running through the main body
of his property. He proposes to change
the road with out any cost to the coun-
Ity and will make a good road of it.
The matter was referred to a committee
consisting of Commissioners Alexander,
Holmes, Vollers and Montgomery and
they will go down Thursday to make
examination and report back to the
board.
The report of Sol ]. Jones, superinten-
ldent of public roads, as to work done
lin June. was received Inc placed on
file.
The chairman reported hat he had
lgranted license to E. T.. Howard & Co.
to retail liquor at Carolina Beach. and
the same was approved.
An application received from j.
IL. Stolter for license to retail liquor at
THE club house OF Hanover Seaside Club,
lat Carolina Beach, was laid over until
the same can be made out in the proper
form.
The board ook a recess till 2:30 p. m.
next Monday when there win be q joint
Injecting with the confederate pension
board.