The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-30
MESSENGER Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., June ,

City. capital $4,000. E. l.. Doe and 9TH
ers, stockholders. The company Will
manufacture lumber. The American
Lumber Company, of High Point, is
the Grand Rapids Furniture Co. a
| charter is granted the Eastatoe Electric
Company, of Micaville. Yancey county,
capital $4,000; George D. Mills, Of
Chicago, n Charles Warsaw, Of
Wightman, Ind, owning nearly all the
stock.
Several attorneys from Laurinburg
We're here today in regard TO pardons.
W. H. Cox urged a pardon for Joe Jor-
dan, who burned a Methodist church
some ten years ago. John D. Shaw, Jr.
opposed the granting Of a pardon. John
c. Mcneil asked for a pardon for
Neekins Sanders who murdered a man
about a year ago.
The news which comes to men in the
cotton businss here is hat the cotton
crop is improving. Your correspondent
has never before seen the plants so
small at this season of the year and
some cotton seems to be absolutely
worthless. The plants are not one third
the size they were at this date last
year.
Very heavy local rains have fallen,
which have washed lands considerably.
q some Well terraced upland farms
are being given additional terraces.
There is much commentator of the
action of the boards of education of
this county and city in deciding to aid
the public school teachers who will at
tend the summer school at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college. Presi-
dent Winston says applications for ad-
mission TO the summer school are COM
ing in very numerOusly, and that both
st. Mary'S Female College and the Bap-
fist Female University will be open to
female teachers for rooms. At the
college he dining room will be ready
for the accommodation Of 600 persons.
A letter from State Commissioner Of
Agriculture Patterson, who left here
quite sick with fever and went to his
home in Caldwell county, says that he
is improving.
State Auditor Dixon says the legisla-
ture requires the return from all corpor-
ations by July 1st, but as this is assess
ment year it is exceedingly difficult for
the corporation to ascertain what the
new assessment Of the valuation of their
property is, from the assessors, in time
to make the required report to the audi
tor. The result is a great deal of trou-
BILE.
a charter is granted the Washington
Laundry Company, of Washington, cap
ital so, 900.
Tho fla o of the ''PQrhal1 -npiroan%
which was the first regiment of North
Carolina volunteers in the civil war,
has been placed in the state Hall Of
History. This regiment was command
ed by D. H. Hill, and Henry Wyatt, a
private OF Company A, was the first
man killed in battle on the Confederate
side. The survivors Of the regiment
present the flag.
The case of the Seaboard Air Line
against the Southern and North Caro-
lima railways, involving the right to use
a street at Durham brings UP a new
point. 1t is claimed by the ~Seaboard
Air Line that this case could not prop
erly be removed from the state to the
federal court On the ground of preju-
dice, unless all the defendants were nom
residents. The Southern railway con-
tends that any one defendant being
a nonresident could remove a cause
to the federal court on that ground. 1t
is admitted that the United Staes su-
preme court has never decided this
question, and that recent opinions of
district and circuit courts sustained a
motion to remand to the state courts.
1t is likewise admitted tina if any part
Of the case comes before the United
States court, all must come. 1t is furth-
er claimed by the Seaboard Air Lin
that there is forfeiture of the rights in
question.
Very earnest work is being done in
organizing the retail grocers all over the
state. This work is being done by the
attorney for the grocers' association.
1t is ascertained that $50 of the vot-
ers registered here for the election on
the question Of city extension are lille
gally registered, and tomorrow there
will be much challenging. There is now
very considerable feeling on both sides.
and the extensionists openly charge
bribery and corruption against the other
side. in the buying of votes, etc.
Senator Simmons was asked about the
matter covered by a telegram from
Asheville ~intimating that whiskey rec
tifying establishments are not covered
by the Watts Liquor regulation law.
and said: = have not investigated
enough TO see whether the word recti-
flying IS included in the word manufac-
ture, but am strongly Of opinion that
il is, and would so be held by the state
courts and by the county boards Of
commissioners. from which license 10
rectify would have to be obtained. The
revenue law provides tina license shall
not be granted save in places where
the sale and manufacture Of liquor is
authorized. It seems TO me clear that
the manipulation which attends recti-
flying IS in essence and fact manufac-
turing, but I think in any event there
IS no hope for the revenue officer in this
alleged discovery. There are but few
r~ectifying Establishments now in the
state and there ' have been manv
1t does not require many to rectifv the
total output. There would BE- no more