The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-22
SPECIAL TERMS
Governor Aycock to Address the \. @
Society in Baltimore - Tsbaocor
Acreage Will be Rctiuccd-IsaIcssks
News Notes.
Messenger Bureau

Raleigh, y. c., December IL.
Daniel Biggs, colored, is in jail here
for highway robbery. He held up ana
robbed ]. E Woodell, who is eHployes
on the Raleigh and Cape Fear railway
taking ell his clothes and money. HaG
Woodell not been found. probably he
would have frozen TO death. Biggs Was
convicted Of burglary at Wilfnangtona
and sentenced TO be hanged, bat Gov
ernor Russell committed the seatencse
10 life imprisonment and later pardoneS
Biggs. The father of Biggs has also.
been in the ~penitentiary.
w. E. Faison, chief clerk in the office
Of the State labor commissioner. has
returned from St. Louis, where he at
tende the meeting OF the ruling bodS
OF the Junior Order OF United American
Mechanics, Of which he is the Rrst viee-
president.
Attorney General Gilmer eft today
for Charlotte, to defend in the Fedenas
court Mr.. Simpson. of Rutherford coun-
ty who is charged with refusal. uhls
registrar of election last year, TO al
low a negro preacher to register. the
claim being that the preacher did nsk
spell properly.
The board OF trustees of the AgTlcu-
tu-ai and Mechanical college has
bought the land on which the Agricut-
tural building is to stand, south OF t!is
State fair grounds. There are several
acres of this land, on which for many
years there have been a few negro olb-
inS. 1t is between the ai.way and the
fair grounds. The trustees had been
given by the legislature the power &c
condemn the property.
Miss Edith IVey, daughter Of Rev. DR.
Thomas n. Ivey. editor Of The Raleigh
Christian Advocate, is to be married DE-
the 30th instant 10 DR.. Samuel E NOc-
ris, a dentist of Raleigh.
Governor Aycock orders a special
term of Rutherford Superior court, foE
the trial Of civil cases, in January
Judge Jones to preside; a special term
of Washington Superior court January
25th. Judge Neal to preside. for the
trial Of civil cases; also a special term
of Craven Superior court, to begin Feb
ruary Sth. Judge Justice presiding fog
the trial of civil cases.
Governor AycOck left tonight for Bal
timore where he Will address the North
Carolina Society tomorrow. that being
North Carolina Day" The North Car
DINA society in Baltimore is large and
influential. one of most active spirits
being Mr.. John WILDER Jenkins, who
is now with The Baltimore Sun The
theme Of Governor Aycock will be
North Carolina"
In the Federal court here, Slmon
Porcher was convicted Of retailing Ii
quOr without license at Wake Forest
college. The only defense Of his at
tempted was that he acted rs an agent
for certain persons there in furnishing
whiskey to students and other persons
Ii is said for many years he has done
| this sort Of business.
Charters are granted to the klngs
dale Store Company of Robson county,
| capital stock $50. $50. S. A. EdmuCd ana
others stockholders, and the Rowland
| Hardware Company of Robson county
| capital stock s25, OG0. Alex. Watson anG
others stockholders.
In all the schools here North Carroll
| ma Day will be we'll observed tomor-
row. At the Wiley schools Captain
| Samuel A. Ashe will speak on some
| historical theme connected with the
Cape Fear section. Last year the da5
was quite we'll observed in the State,
but this year the observance viii be far
more general and elaborate
From what can De gatneTea- L. ooeS
not appear that the State
Growers Association will have any
trouble in inducing tobacco pianeerS Il
curtail their acreage next year. The
very high price Of cotton has, Of course
lone much to cheer the farmers. but
there does not seem to be nearly st
much money in circulation as there wa
a year ago and in the autumn and win
ter of 1901, during both of which sea
sons tobacco brought such good prices
While much tobacco has been sold thIS
season, it p that a good deal IL
being held.
All talk about the lease of the Allan
tic and North Carolina railway appears
to have died out, and no one seems To
know when that subject will be brougfa
up again. The burden of opinion seems
to be thu there Will not be any lease
certainly during this administration