The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-16

Applications Still Come In-Statc
Officials Gratified at Success OF
Greensboro ReuniOn-Special Ser
vices in Honor of Bishop Cheshire
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., October 18th.

Raleigh. n. c., October 18th.
Application for state aid for free
libraries for rural public schools still
continue to come in to the state SUI
perintendent of public instruction. Al
lowances for six such libraries were
made today. Requests for the law re-
sarding such libraries and also for the
list of books required to be used by
them have come to the superinten-
dent from almost all the states. a
special article in the Worlds Work
having given wide Is to
the excellent system in vogue in this
state.
There Is general pleasure at the end
of the long and notable Haywood muir
der trial. the longest trial ever held
in this county, and by far the most
costly. Estimates of the cost to the
county and to the various parties in
interest range all the way from $20,-
900 to $40, 600. One of the most inter
eSting features of the trial was the
devotion shown the by his
brothers. who abandoned their bust
ness affairs and remained with him
constantly. in the court room and out
of it. They had practically kept this
up ever since his arrest last March.
The enthusiasm in regard to the
49, A"AI - S~AAN
is very evident that it will be a very
great financial success.
The state officials who have returned
from the great reunion at Greensboro
express much pleasure at it's success
Chief Justice Clark says it was in ain
respects a memorable affair, and ad-
mirably carried out.
A charter was granted today to the
Montford Telephone Company ia
Rutherford count with the nriVilege
of operating lines elsewhere, the cap
ital stock being $1,000 and the stock
holders, D. S. Butler and others.
During a visit to the Roman Catho-
lie Orphanage at Nazarath, near here
it was learned that there are now 81
pupils, all boys. There is urgent need
for a dormitOry. a school room and
an infirmary. There are great many
applications for admission. The Cath
olics are pushing their work in this
part of North Carolina as will be seen
from the fact that they have 10 fewer
than nine chapels now in Wake coun-
ty.
Last night the mother of Wesley N
Jones. Esq, one Of the counsel in the
Haywood case. died at his home here
Her age was about 70. Mr.. Thomas J.
Pence, formerly of Raleigh. and now
a wspa correspondent at Wash
ington, D. c., is her grandson.
The sheriff of Craven county today
brought three negro cOnVlctS to ne
pen%itentiary. He said he did not let
the negroes know when the cOnVictS
would be brought here, as otherwise
there would be a thousand or more at
the railway station to bid the crimi-
nails farewell. This is a peculiar hablk
which the negroes have at New Bern
their idea being to thus glOrifv crime
They gather at the station k a dark
cloud and kiss and embrace the de-
parting criminals as if there were SOL
dierS going to battle or saints going
to do missionary work in
lands.
Every effort is being made to get q
| very large attendance at the meeting
to be held in the capitol here on the
evening Of the 21st.
This evening at the Church OF the
Good Shepherd, special services were
held in honor of the bishop of TINS
diocese, Ri. Rev. Joseph Blount e
| hire. The bishop made an address ano
Rev. DR.. NJ. NJ. Marshal, OF Chr1S
| church, and president of the stand
ing committee of the diocese presented
resolutions adopted by the latter
| Arch Deacon Z. \. Osborne Of Char-
lotte and Henry a. London. Esq, CT
PittsborO, delivered addresses on be
half Of the clergy and laity Of the
diocese.
Miss Kate Usher, Of Magnolia, who
was injured at the Catholic Orphan
age here. her hands being caught III
| an ironing roller. is not hurl-
| No homes were brOken