The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-03
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., June 90, 1903.


Attorney General Gilmer arrived to-
day from Waynesville in order to at
tend an important meeting of the state
board Of education tomorrow. at which
the question of the continuation of the
seven negro normal schools as at pres
ent, or their consolidation. will be con-
sidered. There has already been argu-
ment on this question.
The state superintendent of public in
struction was today informed that the
| holder of a scholarship in the Peabody
! Normal college, from this state, had re-
signed. This makes eight vacancies in
| scholarships, and for these positions
there are only twelve applicants.
AS yet it is not decided where n of
the encampments of the three regiments
of the state national guard will be held.
| Colonel PearSan has inspected locations
near Morehead City and also at Green's
boro. in the park there, known as Lind
sey Park. n also at the Guilford Bat
tle-ground. Other sites will be looked
at and a report will not be made to the
governor until this work is completed.
Raleigh desires to be chosen as the
place for the encampment of the third
regiment, and so do Greensboro and
Durham.
Observant farmers say that cotton is
IlOl III lIIdl Ollt llllIu lllS Size II was
this time last year.. In n field in
which on the 25th of last June there
were blooms, the cotton today is not
over six or seven inches high.
A piece of the armor of the Confed-
crate ram Albemarle, built on the lands
of Mr.. Peter E. Smith on the Roanoke
river. and which was blown up at Ply
mouth. was today received at the state
museum, where there is already on
view the Smoke-Stack of that noted
vessel.
Efforts to secure options on large
blocks of the state swamp lands in the
eastern counties are being made week.
ly. The board of education does not
now receive less than so cents an acre
for such land. The timber seekers are
very earnestly in quest of any standing
timber. They have stolen great quaint
ties from the state land, sometimes in
a very daring way.
Keen interest was felt today in the
election on the extension of Raleigh's
limits. Many intending voters We're
challenged and rejected, mainly on the
ground Of nOn-payment of pOll-taX on
or before May 1st of the present e
A state flag was today sent to Balt1-
more, to be carried by the North Caro-
lima society of hat city, which will
visit Gettysburg July 3rd.
A number of prominent Raleigh peo-
pie will attend the meeting of the State
Bar Association this week at Morehead
City. Among those VINO will go is
Franklin Mcneil, chairman of the cor
poration commission.
Among today'S arrivals were: NJ. F.
H. Goveneur. Wilmington: B. McKen-
Zle, Greensboro: 3. F. Rogers. Concord:
H. w. Lewis, U. s. Department of Ag-
riculture.
State superintendent Joyner returned
Oday from his educational tour in Dare
county. where he made three speeches
and where there was a large attendance
of teachers and pupils of the public
schools.
Arrests will promptly follow and and
all attempts by distillers to operate
stills outside of Incorporated towns
July 1st and afterwards. The officials
are all ready to enforce the Watts law
promptly and strictly. There are init
nations hat some Of the distillers will
ignore or attempt to ignore the law, so
as to make a test case. The law is
very clear and was drawn with great
care. There does not seem to be. in the
opinion of able lawyers. any loop-hole
by which the distillers can avoid it.
Many have renewed their bonds.
Mrs. Darby. the postmaster at Will
mington. is the only woman IN the
country who holds a first-class postof-
flee. 1t is said by persons who ought
to know that there is nothing in d
rumor that she is dividing the salary
with George z. French who lives in
an adjoining county. 1t is said that a
postmaster at French's postoffice was
charged with dividing salary with him.
but this postmaster was removed some
time ago. Some one intimates that
there should be a change at Whining
ton, and that a democrat might get the
place.