The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-16
MASONIC FAIR OPENS.
Railway officials in Raj
~eigh-The Marsh Case Before Su-
preme Court Charter by the
State
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. \. c., October IL

Raleigh. y. c.. October l..
The state today granted a charter 10
the Home Telephone and Telegraph
company of Henderson. The author
lied capital stock is $500. 600. OF which
IS211, 80 is already subscribed. The
largest stockholders are w. 7. Gentry
of Atlanta. who has 2.111 shares n
]. P. Taylor of Henderson. who mas
2.115 shares. The company Is given
Authority 10 build, buy. absolve, etc,
lines in Henderson. in Vince county, all
lover North Carolina and in other
states. TO hold rights and franchises OF
other companies, and 10 consolida e
with them. In other words. the puI-
pose Of the company is TO make a great
combination of telephones and possibly
telegraph lines. One of the StOckhOld-
Iers is :. &. TOepleman Of Henderson,
who is 50 prominently connected with
the Interstate Telephone company.
Professor Brooks Of the department
jOf public Instructions has returned
from Southport where he did soma
work in the interest Of public school
developments. The citizens have raised
money to complete the public school
land will vote a local tax in aid of the
same.
The anti-saloon league smiles at the
news. first given out in this CORE
Ispondence that the liquor dealers asSo-
lciation intends to fight the ~dispensdry
ELECTION held here a week ago. Tn y
SAY that the liquor men can do MOTH
ing; that the election was in all re-
Ispects lawful II proper and the re-
lsult decisive.
The great Masonic fair. in aid Of the
Temple fund, began this evening N
the beautifully decorated halls on the
lower floor of the agricultural build
ling. Governor AycOck vas expected to
iopen the fair. but was unable to be
present, as he and all the state officials
except Treasurer Lacy went to Green's
boro this morning to attend the re-
union Of nonresident North CaroliII-
lianS. State Treasurer Lacy was not
we'll enough to attend.
Governor Aycock Will go from
Greensboro to M~ooresville, Iredell
county, where he will deliver an ad-
dress. Leaving there he will pass
Through here directly to Norfolk,
where he speaks Thursday night at the
great meeting Of business men in aid
IOf the jamestown exposition project.
Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell of
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows goes to
Franklinton on Thursday to institute
a lodge of hat order there.
President Spencer, Vice President
f1Ilu e"S, dllu llIC DodIo o1 .
Iof the Southern Railway passed here
to-day on their way to Norfolk on a
tour of inspection. 1t was their desire
to stop and pay their respects to the
governor this morning but they found
THAT he could not be in Raleigh. and
$50 telegraphed their regrets at not be-
ling able to see hun.
An inmate of the soldiers home here,
named Pickett, from Orange county,
Wandered away last Friday n moth
ling has since been heard of him. 1t is
Thought that he is stopping with some
farmer in this section. He has a
strange delusion that a great many
people are after HIM with intent to
kill him.
The supreme court is this week on
iSeventh district appeals. The attor-
lney general will make a motion befoie
the court that the transcript in the
Marsh case from Union county be
Isent up directed. In this case Marsh
Twas convicted of %feloniouS assault but
the transcript sent to the supreme
Icourt did not state that it was with
Iout consent. This is found to be due
Ito an error in copying the transcript.
Marsh is under sentence of death.
THE case will have to be reargued.
lWhen the corrected transcript comes.