The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER
STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARI-
TIES IN SESSION.
Excitement Over D~ispen~ary Dies
Down-Work on Methodist Or
phanaGe-Party to Attend Bank
ers' Convention.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. y. c.. October :.


Raleigh. y. c., October J.
Before the corporation commission to-
day. Attorney n of Henderson, p
peared as the representative OF the
commissioners of Vance county and
protested against h name of the
apportlonment or the aiu Of the
property IF the Seaboard Air Line in
that county. Under the new assess
merit Of railway property the whole
system IS taken together. The com-
missiouers Of Vance insist hat The
valuation Of the main line should be
higher than that of the branches.
An examination Of the dead oaks in
the CAPE 81 square which have been cut
down. shows that the roots are full OF
large boring worms, which have gone
to the very top Of the tree, their holes
being many Yards in length L pene-
trating nearly all parts Of the tree.
II is learned from the clerk Of the
federal court here that the bankruptcy
act has been in force six years and yet
only 115 cases have been filed in this
division. The total number in all the
other divisions in this federal district
Is not 50 large.
All the excitement about the dispen-
saTy election has died out, and the bar
No. pos ft.'0 ~ ~ -NA Wy HOlIl =.
They TidicuIed one Of their number
who worked all day against the dis
peuSary then at the last moment
voted for it. Some Of the bar-keepers
say they viii go to Richmond and go
into business.
Joseph g. Brown. member of the
executive council of the National Bank
crS' Association will leave here next
Saturday for San Francisco to attend
its I4rfgrsT convention II. viii 10 or
~cOmpHUi-d by his daughter. Miss
Josephine Brown. Miss Annie Duncan
Of Raleigh and Miss Mabel Vann OF
F'rankIiHton- Mr.. and Mrs. Fries of
Salem. and Mr.. and Mrs. J. EIwOOd
Cox Of High Point viii also go. The
trip VIII b. made with a party from
New York ana Washington. including
the secretary Of the United States
treasury and the comptroller Of the
currency.
Work ON the Methodist Ornhanage
here Is now proceeding rapidly. :
Wilson man is doing the iron work
Tn" chapel is being completed. The
building VIII D." ready III November and
such experts as W. j Hicks. of Ok
tord. say II Is one of the best buildings
II. the state.
There are now nine students at the
State University Medical College here.
taking the finishing course. and DR..
Hubert Register. the dean. says five
more will he here by the middle of the
month.
Today Dr. Thomas .. HOEg. of his
city made the annual inspection Of the
North Carolina railway between Colds
b0rO and Charlotte. He was accom-
panied by General superintendent Col
NuS of the Southern railway.
The state board of public charities
Was in session today. to make up its
nnual report. It has beer Investigate
ms the alleged whipping to death of a
negro convict i'm Mecllenburg county,
but that matter is now before the
court. / census is being taken OF all
the insane in the county home and
Jails. 1t is proposed to take a COM
plete census Of all the defective s IN
the state. The board is advised that
all the hospitals for the insane are
Over-cr0Wded. The board devoted most
Of today to the inspection of some state
institutions here. beginning with the
Institution for negro deaf mutes and
blind.
Seventh district appeals will be called
next Tuesday. October 18th. as fol-
lows: State VS.. Adams. State VS.. Reg
lister. Chemical Co. VS.. Leach. Robin
son vs. Mcdowell @ CaseS0. Railroad vs.
Owner Of Plat Lands. FOlb vs.. ms Co..
Moore vs.. BectOn. Patterson VS. Wheel
or. LockIear vs. Billiard. Carter vs..
Commissioners. Jones vs.. Railroad.