The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-22
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c., December Is.

Raleigh, y. c., December Is.
The contract between this city and
the Water Company has three years yet
TO run. during that time the city having
power to purchase the plant at a fig
ure fixed by arbltrators. The Water
Company will make a number Of i'm
provements and made a request for
extension Of It's franchise for three
years. 1t now withdraws this request,
and so the matter stands as it was.
The cityis water supply is Walnut
creek and the plant, including the filter
system is excellent in fact one Of the
very best in his part Of the country.
There are on the Confederate pension
roll in this county 234 persons, and to
these s4,247 is distributed. There are
FIVE special class pensioners, who are
totally blind. and who receive s120.
The stat e agricultural department has
issued a very complete bulletin on the
Farmers Institutes held this year which
proved so very successful. Next year
there is to be a very large extension Of
this line of work.
Daniel Wallace, who served in the
Mexican war and who was in the Unit
ed States army for a great many years
afterwards dice yesterday at his home
20 miles from Raleigh, aged "a. Five
years ago he married a young
Of IS. but a year later sued her for di-
vorCe. They made up their differences
however, and she becomes the pension
or. Up TO three years ago Wallace used
20 walk to Raleigh TO receive his pen
sion.
Ia the Federal court here a mar
charged with selling liquor without
license pleaded guilty, but after hear
ing the evidence the judge ordered a
verdict OF not guilty entered. ho.d ng
that the testimony did not prove guilt
of the defendant. who was accordingly
discharged.
The annual meeting OF the directors
| Of the Central Hospital for thu insane
was held here toily. AT which Superin-
teuGent Mckee made his report. as ID
also Steward William r. Crawford and
a;her officials. The executive commit
tee l,so made its report.
Superintendent Mckee says in his r.
no~l tina with few exceptions all in
! mates have enjoyed very Eood health:
not i case of preventJble occurring.
Tho mortality is lower han in son@
years past. and Is about on an average
with that in other hospitals for the IN
we The uumDcr Of patients in h
! hospital November SOth. 1902 va 81.
admitted during he year II, dieCh7rg-
| 81 IS restored = and improved ?. u
mnrovei l. harmless and inCurab c :.
itio-ic /. imbecile l. not insane >, iie5
=. The per centage OF mortality was
) per eDt During the veal 2S$ app i
.at.onS were received. and there arr
now on file 1O3. TIE daily ave~aga OF
patients was 423. Six additional TO ms
have been provided for the female de-
partment, a great Zeal OF work has ben
done along all lines An infrmary foy
mall patients has been provided. The
boilers are old. Worn and i~"aEequrte
Tha Legislature appropriated 5000 Il
give the hospital a wholesome wtt-I
supply and this IS obtained from II.
city water works. being for the ifs,
time in many years pure ana adeQu'te
Tho v7Iue of the products OF tn fam
garden and dairy is S12,+10. For tGc
first time in three years there i a bal
arca on the right side OF the ledge
this being due TO money paid b. Tor
INDECENT patients. amounting 10 S5,9'S
which has been deposited in the Sat,
Treasurey. The average Ter capita cos
OF patients during the year is s116 arC
the cost per day IS cents.
President Joseph G. Brown. Of tGt