The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-10
SHERIFFS SLOW IN SETTLING.
Only Thirty-Three Have Made Their
Returns-Duncan Amused at Report
OF Him Republican State
chairman = Hospital Boards to
M~eet-BOok by a ReIiGh Young
Woman
Messenger Bureau.
Woman.
Raleigh, Y. c.. April I

TldlelSn, \. T., April 4.
Only So of the 81 sheriffs in the state
have thus far settled their taxes with.
the state treasurer for 1902. They are
much slower than usual in making
their returns and this is hard to ac-
count for unless it is because the state
auditor is very exact especially on
schedule 3 and has sent back to soy-
| eral sheriffs their reports for correc--
| ton.
Captain VIM. E. Merritt, formerly
conductor on the Atlantic Coast Line
at Wilmington, has moved here and
| taken a run on the Seaboard Air Line.
President Jno. c. Kilgo of TRINITY,
spent the day here. He states that
there are now 500 students at Trinity
which is more han three times the
number enrolled when he became pres
ident.
Superintendent ]. Y. Joyner is very
condent that friends of education will
win in the local taxation election in
Wilkesboro today. He says that the
people he met in the west all seemed
very much pleased with the Watts bill
The Capital Club will give its April
german next Tuesday night. April 14th.
Messrs. Busbee & Busbee as attorneys
for six insurance companies today III
stituted suit against the eaboard Air
Line for the burning of the cotton
compress and other property at Hamlet
last October. The amount Of damages
asked is about $50 1000. Messrs. A.
Jones & Son, attorneys for Cunningham
& Hinshaw, are also suing the same
railroad for about $4,000 for cotton
burned in the fire
Judge Bryan holds a term of civil
court here beginning April Goth. Among
the cases to be tried is the suit of the
Raleigh Hosiery mill against the Sea-
board Air Line for $4,000 for burning
their mill.
Collector E. c.. Duncan was much
amused today at a special in a paper
here that he would resign as collector
in order to become republican state
chairman. What do you think Of a
{ man resigning my job for a place that
, pays nothing?" he said with a chuckle
l The Eastern land and Timber Co.
of Windsor was Incorporated today
with $685. 900 capital.
Sheriff E. S. Norman of Chowan
: brought three negro convicts to the
b penitentiary.
Senator Lee S. Overman is here at
d tending the supreme court.
5. President w. J. Andrews of the Raj
eigh Street Railways says that III
t North Carolina law forbids runrin,
open cars during March so all tn
balmy days last month close cars ha'
= to be used.
. The average number of visitors a
% the state museum is rs a day Th
d suggestion has been made that a cata
> lOgue of the museum and hall of his
d tory be printed and sold to visitor:
le This is lone in all the large museum
q and art galleries and is certainly need
ed here.
l. Tomorrow is the time set by law fo
s. the annual meeting of all the state hos
= pital boards. The members Of h
2e board of the central hospital are no
is here. They will elect a matron m
e. steward at this session SuperinteI
Up dent Mckee has arranged for cOnneC
ing the hospital with the Wake Wat:
Company. The legislature provided fl
ill cost 81, 800. The state board of eXamir
ly ers last fall condemned the presel
at water supply for the hospital and II
a commended this change
&c. Miss Susie Hicks, one of Raleigh
most gifted young women, has write
J.. a book which will shortly be pub1ishe
by Neeley & Co., of New York. 1t
b. entitled Reveries of a Bachelor Maid.
Rev. A. W. Setter of Morehead Cit
and Mrs. Mary l.. White were marie
a here this morning in the Baptist Ia
tee ernacle by Rev. H. G. Moore of Chap
Hill. Miss Bertha Hicks was maid
~ honor and Mr. p N. SimmS best ma