The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-14
RALEIGH AND STATE ITEMS,
Display at St. Louis-Baptist
orphanage to Have Five New
Buildings-Death of A. NJ. McPhee-
ters-PrOspects Good for Raleigh
and PamlicO Acknowledgement
RansOm's Big Cotton Crop.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh- n. c.. July 9. 1902

RdlelSn. n. e., July 9, 1903.
Secretary T. K. Bruner Of the board
Of agriculture, returned today from a
tour in the interest of the ST. Louis ex-
position. in search of collections of to-
bacco and other agricultural products.
He has been as far north as Connecti-
cut and has had very good success. He
was here today in order to be present
at the conference of tobacco
the object being to prepare q very COM
plete display from this state, which is
by far the most important producer of
bright tobacco.
Henry c. Dockery, who is a trustee
of the Baptist ~orphanage at Thomas
vile. returned from here today. There
are now 260 children at the orphanage.
Arrangements are made to erect five
new buildings. He says that ne expects
IN two years to see as many as 500 nil
dren there.
Both sides IN the Haywood murder
case set for hearing next week, de-
clare readiness to go on with the trial.
Each says positively there Will no fur
Their ~pOStpOnement on it's account.
Plans are prepared by an architect
here for a new building for the Branch
Bank at Wilson, to cost SIS, 009, He mas
also completed plans for q bank and
opera house in one building at Burling-
ton, to be built for J.. w. Murray, and
to cost SIS, 900.
Among today's arrivals We're o. T.
Garland, Fayetteville, T. c. Bond,
Windsor, Robert N. Page, Biscoe.
The corporation commission as a state
board Of tax assessors. today began the
work of assessing the property under
Its jurisdiction. This will also include,
\ for the first time. fra nphiSaC of ~ i'll
| ways and certain other corporations.
The state superintendent OF public in
struction today received application for
aid for public school buildings from the
s200, 900 loan fund, from the counties Of
Robson and Iredell. The latter de-
Sires sufficient money to build SIX school
houses.
At the session of the summer school
for teachers at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college here today Bishop
Joseph Blount Cheshire delivered an
address On North Carolina History.
The movement for better schools in
the country districts n in the smaller
towns is now statewide. Notice was
received today that an election is to be
held at J~oneSville, Yadkin county for a
| graded school.
Mr.. Alexander NJ. McPheeters died
at his home here last night at the age
of IS years. He had been sick fOr two
years. at which time he had an attack
of paralysis. He leaves a, wife. who
was Miss Frances Leftwich, of Liberty,
Va, n six children, his oldest daUgn-
ter being Mrs. Samuel NJ. Inman. of
New York. Mr.. McPheeters was "a son
Of Rev. DR.. VIM. McPheeters, who came
here from Virginia to become pastor to
the city of Raleigh and to be principal
OF the Raleigh Male Academy. Mr.. Nc
Pheeters lived in Norfolk a number OF
years. He was during the last two
years of the civil war executive clerk
to Governor Vance.
Governor Ayccck went to Greensboro
today to speak there in aid of the great
movement to preserve Greensboro Fe-
male college. The governor did not e x
pect to make any speeches this month
or in August, but he departed from his
rule in his case.
It is declared that prospects art
bright for the building Of the Raleigh
and PamIico Sound railway. 1t is ex-
pected that counties and townships
along the line will take stock in the
road, by voting subscriptions.
Interest in the farmers convention
to be held at the A. and M. college i:
growing every day. Ar attractive pro-
gram has been arranged. General M
w. Ransom. the largest and most sue
cesSful farmer IN the state will preside
General Ransom is we'll known to thu
people Of North Carolina, having serv'
ed his state in the United States senate
for tWenty-four years. Last year m
sold n cotton crop for the ~stupendou:
sum of S64, 900. which he received in on
check. The railroads will give a Spe
cial rate of one fare plus twenty-five
cents for the round trip on account o
the convention.