The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
Messenger Bureau,

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State Auditor Dixon was very much
interested in the announcement this
morning that the commissioners OF
Guilford county had summoned the
liquor dealers to show cause why they
should not pay the purchase tax on
, the full cost of their goods instead of
; ~deducting $1.10 a gallon for the gov
eminent tax. The Guilford commits
sioners took this action upon receiving
the state auditors letter directing
their attention to the loss the state
was sustaining. 1t IS believed that
there is an organized effort on the
part of the liquor dealers to make this
deduction in their purchase tax and if
they fail it means to them an Increase
Of $500 per cent of his tax.
Detective Fitzmater of the Seaboard
Air Line arrived this morning with
Jim TimmOns. a negro whom he arrest
ed at Hamlet. Timmons was one Of
the gang here charged with the whole
sale robbery Of freight cars.
The damage suit against the Sea
Board Air Line for the killing OF En-
gineer Jim Waston last July was be-
gun here today. The plaintiff asks
$4,000
After the wedding of Mr.. r 3. Ra-
ney and Miss Kate benson in Christ
church next Tuesday afternoon, Mr..
Raney will take the entire bridal party
bridesmaids and groomsmen, down to
Pinehurst and spend Tuesday evening
there. The bride and groom Will Their
go on their bridal tour while the others
will return here Wednesday morning.
Mr.. w. A. Gattis, who was stricken
with paralysis here yesterday morning.
is in a very critical condition and
barely alive today. He is a brother of
Rev. Thos. J.. Gattis, of Oxford, the
plaintiff in the GattiS-kilgO suit.
Postal route agents find that no less
tnan Ii of their number have been kill
ed in railway accidents in this, the
fifth, postal division, during the past
eight months. this number being great
er than on all the other divisions du-
ring the entire year
Gov. Aycock is sending out 200 per
sonally signed letters appealing fol
contributions towards raising the S10,-
600 desired to be thus secured for the
purpose of making Il state exhibit a.
the St. Louis Exposition. It is his
wish that any public spirited person
who may see this notice in print con.
tribute something to his fund. Thf!
S1O .OOO has to be raised before the STATE
can give a like sum. Checks shoulc
be made payable to State Treasure,
Lacy. State GeolOgiSt Holmes has sen
500, and some other contributions hav.
been made
j. f. Douthitt & 20. Of New York
nave the contract for identifying III,
walls of the Capital Club here at
cost of S 1922. Their men are here al
have begun work.
Mr.. j. w. Bailey addresses the stu
dents of Wake Forest College Sunda,
night.
The roof of the main building of tn,
Methodist orphanage is being put on
GOV. AycOck visited the orphanag,
yesterday, wen on the roof and say
the fine view. This afternoon tn
ladies attending the Womans' Homt
missionary Society of the Methods
conference visited the +orphanage.
The state duG tor, under act Of thu
last legislature, has the appointment
Of the county boards Of pensions
These boards will be named before
June, ince they must meet in tina.
month. Names are being rapidly sen.
in, and from these lists the appointee!
will be chosen. Only ex-confederate
soldiers can serve on these boards.
The first train of Gaskill & Mundy's
shows for the street carnival here
next week has arrived and a large
tent was erected on the city lot today