The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
COMNTTTEE OF EXPERTS.
X. T. Gray, III. A. Page and w. p. Lee
to Examine the A. and n. c.. Road
Captain Glenn I'm Raleigh-Arrivals
aS the Pen.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., March 20.

Raleigh. N. c.. March 20.
There was quite a heavy frost this
morning and some ice. the night having
been very cool. 1t is not yet known
to what extent fruit is damaged.
Deputy Marshal Surles and Deputy
Collector Adams have made a seizure
Of two large Illicit distilleries in John
son county. and warrants ave been
issued for the operators III fed as the
officers approached.
Among today's arrivals were B.. H.
Hargrave, Wilson,; H. r. Ferguson,
WaynesEille; Ben Posey. Murphy; Z. J.
Justice. w. p. Bynum, Jr.. Greensboro;
Il. A. Newland, New Berne; j. O.. Carr,
Wilmington; w. w. Clark and A. B.
Ward. New Bern; F. NJ Mccoy. Cronly;
v. e. AcBee also arrived today, it be-
ing thought hat the case against him
and Finch may come up at any time
The Governor appoints R T. Gray, of
Raleigh. Henry A Page of Aberdeen
n w. p. Lee. of Waynesville. "a the
committee OF experts to cooperate with
the state board of internal improve
ments in making a thorough examina-
ton of the Atlantic and North Carroll
ma railway. The examination is to
begin in a day or I'VE and this commit
tee is to appoint an expert accountant
to assist it.
The sheriff of Pasquotank county
brought to the penitentiary today NJ. T.
Stancil. q young white nan who is tC
serve Is month for betrayal under
promise of marriage; Sheriff Roark
OF Brunswick brought a negro to serve
Ave years for manslaughter and Sheriff
Lucus, of Beaufort. a negro to serve
40 years for murder.
Captain r. b. Glenn. prominent Az a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor, by invitation ad-
dressed the Raleigh Labor Unions last
night and spoke an hour and a half
winning liberal applause. particularly
when he referred to negro education
and said he desired it to be in he. way
of training for labor.
Mr.. Fred Mailer of this city will leave
next Monday for a tour Of Europe.
Among today's arrivals were Con
gresham w. W. Kitchin, Roseboro;
e. S. Abel. Smithfield; Joh Dunn New
Bern; Walter r. Henry, Charlotte; w
w. Avant. Charlotte.
April 1st the Raleigh ~dispensary will
make its first quarterly show u this
will attract considerable attention, moi
only here. but all over the state, since
Raleigh is the largest place in the
United States which ever voted for a
diSpensary. Then it will be found what
the receipts are and how much will &C
to the county and how much to. the
city. after payment of all expenses.
1t vas stated before the ~dispensary
went into operation that the owners OF
buildings in which there were saloons
would a these places vacant on theil
hands. but this has not proved true as
all Of them have been rented. One bar
keeper has opened a dry goods store in
his place, and it is said to be the
finest place of the kind conducted by a
negro in this state. Some CT the ex-
saloon men have restaurants, while
others have gone into other ines OF
business and their old places are oc-
cupied by all sorts OF purposes
Weather Observer Won Herman Is
still off on his tour of inspection, and his
understudy has been running the
weather for several days. and Vor
Herrman's friends say Hence, this
c~oolnesS'.
1t was stated last week that one OF
K. s. Finch's attorneys said that Finch
was worth S45, 900. This was an error
5000 being the sum given.