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

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Raleigh. y. c., July l.
All the division deputy evenu col
Iectors were here today in conference
with revenue collector Duncan. The
latter said that all had been directed
to report 10 him, as he is redistricting
this district. There AVE been eleven
division deputies, but three of these are
dropped by order from Washington. A
great many questions were asked the
collector regarding the effect Of the
Watts Liquor Regulation law which
went into effect today. He said that
the total number Of s~torekeepers and
gaugers on his roll has been 1l3 and
that probably about so will now be
dropped. He does not think the num-
Der to be dropped will exceed that fig
ure. He says that at no time since he
has been collector AVE as many as $50
distilleries been at work, n that there
has always been a surplus OF store
keepers n gaugers. He is also max
ing changes in the general Storekeep-
erS and gaugers, Of whom there are
three, and will put in new men in the
places of those. Discussing clerk Hod-
gin is transferred to Greensboro from
his office. This is the time Of year, at
the beginning of the new fiscal year,
when very few distilleries are in oper-
alton, and he does not think that more
thar 20 or % are actually running.
About so distillers la renewed their
bonds. some are in the act of closing
their distilleries, some are moving to
towns, and others have closed. No
news has been heard, Chief Clerk Dea-
ton says. from any point in this dis
trict by distillerS to defy the Watts
law, and he does not think there is any
thing in the statement of possible de-
fiance. so far as this district is con-
cerned. The clerk in charge Of the
records of distillerieS said that about
125 We're in the district, of which about
IS were in operation last month, about
so being idle. Distillers can register
their stills as "out of use" Division
deputy NJ. l.. Wood said that in his di-
vision eight distillers, whose plants
have been in the country, have given
notice that they are building new ones
in towns. Today was a very busy one
with all the revenue officials, being
made so by the beginning of the new
year and of the Watts law.
1t is decided by Governor Aycock and
the committee of gentlemen in various
parts of the state, which has in charge
the collection of funds for North Caro-
lina's exhibit at the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton, to put two agents in the field, to
raise $50, 900. These agents are Hugh @.
Chatham. of Elkin and F. 3. Arendell,
and they begin their work Immediately.
Mr.. Arendell had a conference with the
governor today about the matter. So
far not quite 1,400 has been raised for
his purpose but business men at vari-
Gus points have promised three times
that much already.
1t was expected that the state board
of education would today decide wheth-
er It would consolidate the seven negro
state normal schools. Yesterday six
Of its members We're present, and the
vote was a tie. 1t was expected that
the seventh member, Lieutenant Gov
ernor w. D. Turner, would be here and
break this tie, but he passed through
on his way to the state bar associations
annual convention at Morehead City
and did not stop. He will be here Sat
urday and then. the conclusion will be
reached. The board adjourned until
then, and so did the board Of normal
school examiners
This morning a Seaboard Air Line
f1agman named Mann was instantly
killed a mile west of here He had
gone gu to put out a flag and it seems
fell asleep and was either run over as
he sat or lay on the track, or else was
aroused by the train am walked across
the track in front of it.
A large number of teachers arrived at
he summer school for teachers, which
today began at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college here. About so had
arrived up to yesterday afternoon. the
larger part of these being ladies, who
are CHARTERED in Watauga Hail.. The
first supper YER served in the spacious
new dining hall in the Pullen Memorial
building was served last evening. All
the arrangements for the accOmmoda-
plete scale. and it is evident that the
summer school is going TO be a great
success. Other events of the month a
this college will be the Farmers State
Convention and the Road Builders
State Convention.
Application was today received for a
new lodge Of Odd Fellows at Hamlet. !
Secretary B. H. Woodell says the !
growth Of the order is something re-
markable.