The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-09
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. -. June ;.

Messenger bureau, |
Raleigh. y. &. June ,.
IN the course Of an interview with
Grand Secretary John {. Drewry. OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons. il IS learn |
I'd that new lodges have been estab-
Iished 1T Lucama. Wilson county; Ash
pole, Robson county; Pendleton,
Northampton county; Dry Wells. Nash
county; also that lodges have been re-
vived as f~ollocrs: Scotch-Island. No.
154. at Cleveland. and Mt. Olive No.
POS. at Mt. Olive. Secretary Drewry
says the total number Of lodges is now
30. with 1900 members. and that there
is d large increase in the membership
of all the lodges. which seem to be do
ing good work. He avs. regarding the
Masonic Temple here that Francis D.
Winston began on the 3rd instant the
work OF C~anvaSSIng the state and Will
devote all of June. July and August to
it, II IS hoped hat during this tour,
all the money needed. 3 1000. will be
raised. There IS in hand 100000. The
$4,000 set wanted is to be derived from
the sale of ( per cent. non-taXable
bonds. The last legislature exempted
the bonds and the temple from taxa
ton.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is notified hat Macon coun-
ty held an election on the question of
compulsory education and that it was
carried by IS majority. The county su-
perintendent SAYS he thinks this is ex-
trenleIy good for = mountain county.
Macon is the first county in the state
To vote on this question. The legisla-
JUTc several years ago enacted a com
puIsory education law for Mitchell
| cOGnt
h commissioner of insurance has
| -r4rruaF into tho G+4ta rraaS,vr,- &c g NC
the collections for May. The April and
| May collections aggregate 1000 more
than for the CORRESPONDING months last
year. The Commissioner left today for
Hamlet. where he IS investigating a
/ iIra supposed 10 be incendidry.
II * learned that the two Portu-
| guese. who were on the bark Vera
'TuZ vi at OcracOke. viii be tired at
New Bern for smuggling. and rot at
Raleigh. The oDiniOn continues that
one OF these men. who poses as the
mate is really the captain. who was so
long searched for.
Fine rains have fallen and are bene-
IJing all crops. The most favorable
crOp report of the season * expected
next Tuesday.
Raleigh has been 4 great place for
the slot machines. really gambling af-
fairs. and of course there have been
great numbers of these in other parts
Of the state. The local manager here
when asked today if the slot machines
mad all been removed from the state.
said they lad He had worked very
mar to have the use OF the machines
permitted. and said ne succeeded in
getting two legislatures to allow the
machines. but the last one knocked
them out. He added that some of the
men Who played the machines most
fought them the hardest. and are now
lamantlng the fact that they are gone.
When asked if he was sure that the
machines had been driven out OF the
| state he said yes, hat the law imposed
a penalty of $500 and imprisonment for
three months. and that nobody dared
To go up against that word and.
The state treasurer will tomorrow
finish the work of paying out the
money received from the sale of $780,
600 of state bonds. He has had to pass
upO all the accounts. to cover which
the legislature made provision in this
bona issue.
State Auditor Dixon mas returned
from his speaking tour # the state. in
the course 0f which he spoke at some
p college n school commandments.
J. g. Beavers. Of the Freshman class
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College here. has one TO BiltmOre 10
test the Vanderbilt jersey COWS for
butter fat.
A white woman and 4 negro man
We're today placed - tins pen~itentiary,
to serve fifteen years for an attempted
felOniOIS assault upon 4 Il year I'D
white girl in Rowan county. The
greatest offence under the law. that
is. a capital crime. was committed in
this case: but owing to the low char
! acter OF some of the witnesses. the
J state had TO accept conviction for the
lesser offense. The crime was too gross
for description. and both the criminals
richly deserved the gallOws.
Invitations have been received TO the
marriage IF Mr.. William Henry Bagley.
of Raleigh, to Miss Adele Virginia
BiliSOlY. OF Portsmouth the date being
June nth.
The American District Telegraph
Company. Of Raleigh. is incorporated.
with a capital of 80, 600. New York and
New Jersey men are the principal
stockholders.
an annual meeting of the Baptists
of this state Will be held at Jackson's
Springs FROM June 23rd to July 1st.
Heretofore meetings have been devoted
to the study of institute work but at
this meeting there will be Bible study
and various other kinds of special
work. Rev. DR.. a. T. Robertson. of
Louisville. VIII deliver ten lectures
Insurance Commissioner Jones mad a
letter from Hamlet asking whether the
Modern WOrkmen of the World We're
licensed to DO business in North Caro-
lima. a membership receipt. signed by
r l.. PuShaw as organizer. was Ssnt
him commissioner Young Went TO
Hamlet To get evidence and had Flu
shaw arrested. II, pleaded guilty and
said the company Informed him that Il
had license. He was released and Al
lowed TO leave the state upOn refund
Ing 70 Ta~IOUS people mOne he had
collected. He IS from South Carolina.
In the federal court here today juGS-
| ment of CODtiScatiOn was given against
4 dIstilIery and - barrels of whiskey
belonging to F. y. LaCkey at Hamlet.
| when was seized five years ago.
The Chinese Disturbance.