The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23
Messenger Bureau.

L. isl u DOONS 49, 4
use in the rural public schools free Ii
braries is almost prepared. There are
three hundred books in the list. The
list which was first issued, three years
| ago, contained only one hundred books.
Revised rules and regulations regard
ing the libraries are also being sent out.
Under the new law the books for use
in the schools must be selected from the
list officially approved by the state
| board OF education.
Over 80 years age A. T. Clark, then
living in Cumberland county set a gun,
in order to shoot a burglar, but by an
} accident the gun was discharged and
he himself was shot in the back while
arranging it. He lived two years at
Laurinburg, n came here several
years ago.. He died here today. He had
never walked a step since he was shot.
Senator Ward, of Plymouth, who is
here, brings news of a terrible affair at
the home of Mr.. w. Harrison, near that
town. Two little Boys went from the
field to the house and n of them
looked for something to eat. He found
1T on top of a cupboard, and taking a
chair got in the latter in order to reach
the food. AS he got in the chair his
brother took a gun and old him if he
did not get down he would shoot him,
and IA an instant fired, the wound prov
ing fatal. The boy who was killed
was aged ten. His slayer is twelve
years old
Recently several leading railways fill
ed exceptions to the order of ne cor
pOratiOn commission fixing storage and
demurrage rules and the time limit of
delivery of freight. The commission
today ordered that the hearing of this
matter should be held July 3rd. Many
railway officials will then be present.
Today the sword which was in the
hand of Colonel. Harry Burgwyn of the
18th North Carolina regiment, when he
was shot at Gettysburg was placed in
the Hall of History here. 1t is givcen
by his only sister Mrs. 7. Roberts
Baker, and presented through the Harry
Burgwyn Camp of the Sons of Veter-
ans. The 26th regiment, North Caro-
lima state troops is historic, as having
suffered the greatest loss in battle of
any ever recorded. This is especially
dwe1 upon by Colonel Fox, of the Unit
ed States army in his noted book, Reg
imentaI losses, in Battle" With the
sword is the sash and the gloves worn
by Colonel Burgwyn, who was al Off
Ger of the utmost gallantry.
Charters were granted today to the
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Rutherford capital $4,000.
Work has begun on the Churc OF
the Good Shepherd. The material fol
this is coming from Rowan county.
Governor Aycock will return from
p. Nashville, Tenn, Thursday.
. Capitals. like Raleigh, always have
something to talk about, and just o
a lot of the boarding hOuse-keepers are
doing a lot of very free talking about
what they call "a cut-rate" boarding
house, which has started up within q
few days and which already has about
so guests, it being declared that it has
literally depopulated some of the "old
f line" boarding houses.
c Speeches made by leading and influ-
entail white men from six Of the con-
] gressional districts of the state, in ad'
vocacy of the colored normal schools
were a tribute to the excellence of those
l institutions. The statement was made
that the schools were conducted in &C.
cordance with the rules prescribed by
= the state board of education; that {
majority of the students became teach
I ers, and good ones; that the cOIored pu'
t pills were taught in these schools TO lool
up to and depend upon the whites
= and that this resulted in good SO fa1
o as both races were concerned. There
I has been no stronger or more genera
n endorsement of education of the color
e ed race than hat made before tn
board OF education, over which secre
n tary of state Grimes presided, in tn
absence of Governor Aycock, the othe.
members present being State Treasure
Lacy. Auditor Dixon and State Superin
tendent Grimes; Attorney General Gil
q mer being at Waynesville.
- 1t is said by prominent white citizen
of Fayetteville that T. W. Thurstor
e who is in charge of the employees, a.
10 colored. in the extensive silk mills a
.e Fayetteville, is the ableSt speaker Q
his race in North Carolina, or for tina
20 matter in the entire country. Some c
l. these gentlemen said today they re
g. garded him as superior TO Booker Wash
ington and the equal of the noted co
OICN O4d(ol- liz, II Nv SOAiN SSOA
20 ago. Price was ~coal-black. while Thurs
= ton is of mixed blood. Thurston wa
- here at the hearing in the interest {
- the cOlored normal schools.
10 The story has been quite general
W printed that as nan as $50 North Ca
- DINA whiskey distillers would go TO vi
n+ ginia and engage in business. Yol
ne correspondent had a special intervie
with Ohio Wilson. who had two dist
Ir Ieries in this county, and who has gor
to Emporia. Va. and put up a ne
VI plant. Wilson says very few distille
Will leave the state. and says that o.
of 81 regitered distilleries in this divi