The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-08

The Best Thing in the State This Year
Trustees for the Newberme Bank.
Charters by the State.
Messenger Bureau.

IIdleiSn, n. -, DecernDer 4.
The state charters the North Carolina
Tray and Basket Company of Elizabeth
City, capital stock 5000, J. D. Blades
and others stockholders; to make ali
sorts OF wooden articles; deal in ti1abe-
operate boats, etc.
November's mean temperature was Il
degrees. With exception of Novembe2
1901, it was the coolest November in II
years. In that year, the mean temper
allure was 45 degrees. The lowest tenn
perature asst November was IS on tae
2Sth. the lowest previously recorded
was II on the Goth, in 1891.
Among the arrivals here are eX-Gov-
ernor Jarvis, of Gr%eenville, who is the
guest of Governor Aycock: Charles a.
COR and James H. Merrimon, Ashe-
vile: NJ. S. Willard and George Roun-
tree, Wilmington; T.. G. Whitaker,
Trenton; R P. Taylor. Oxford.
Ex-Judge Shepherd, George Roun-
tree, James H. Merrimon and Attorney
| General Gilmer had a conference with
the Governor today about the South
Dakota bond suit which is all to be
argued before the United States ST.
preme court.
Mr.. Rountree came here from New
Bern. where yesterday he attended a
meeting of the directors and stockhold-
ers OF the defunct Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank of New Bern. There was
a. hearing before Judge Fred Moore Of
the banks affairs, on a motion to aQ-
point w. B. Blades. trustee. He is APP
/ pointed, the directors and stockholders
agreeing to a off all uncontested
claims against the bank in 80 days. and
all contested claims within 80 days af-
ter their legality is established. 1t was
testified tint the shortage, due to Cash
Ter Dewey's ~stealings mounts to $11O,-
| $50. It is said that the liabilities eX-
coed the assets by about $50, 900 inc.ud-
| ing contested claims to the amount Of
$50. h appointment of a trustee i.
| considered the very best thing to do,
as the business can be wound UP rapid
ly without the expense of a receiver
ship. Of course the directors and stock
holders, will have 20 go in their pockets,
possibly a little, yet it is not known IS
| yet how much they will have to put up.
Rev. r. f. Bumpass, the new pastor
Of Edel1ton Street thO church
here. will arrive tomorrow from New
Bern and will preach his first sermon
Sunday. His appointment gives very
great satisfaction. He is one of the
ablest ministers IL the North CarOlin ,
conference.
Today Rev. J. w. Jenkins. the supef-
intendent of the Methodist O~rphanaEe
here, placed in the hands of its treas
urer ]. G. Brown ST. 73 handed to him
at the recent Methodist conference.
The docket of the United States Dis-
trict court which will be taken Up
here next week is an unusually heavy
one. so much SO as to excite remark.
President George T. Winston, of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college, Is
sick at his home here with quite a Sc
we're attack of lumbago.
Ex-Governor Jarvis was seen today
in the office of Governor Aycock. anC
when asked his opinion as to what was
the greatest thing for the interest oi
North Carolina which had occurred this
year said: The greatest thing this
year is the wonderful accumulation
of public sentiment in favor of educa-
ting the people. 1t is worth more thar
anything else that las happened IL
1903" When the governor was askec
what the people We're talking aboul
politically in the eastern section of ths
tate, he replied: W don't know
anything of politics yet in u county
We are talking about cotton INK tobac'
co and education. We will attend t.
the politics when the time comeS."