The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
OFFICIALS OUT Of T0M
LITTLE NEWS AROUND THE
STATE DEsPARrsGENTs.
Last National Guard Inspection
Federal Court Adjoums-Seamn
Connection Case on Trial.
Messenger Bureau.

hdfciSH, n. ~. April 90
The state charters the French Broad
Granite Brick Company of Ashevilie. to
make brick. building blocks, tiles, etc,
capital stock $4,000. Francis s. Coke
and others stockholders: also the Lies
vile Ginning Company. capital stock
$1,000.
Today. Inspector General 7. II. Balm
Of the North Carolina National Guard
was here as a member OF the board TO
inspect old military property in order
to condemn II. He,and General Garlic
A. Woodruff. United States Army, left
for Sanford this afternoon and tonight
inspected the company there. This
concluded the work OF inspection for
this rear.
Judge Purnell, Marshal Dockery and
District Attorney Skinner returned to-
day from New Bern, the term Of Fed
eral court there having ended. The
most interesting case was that against
n C. Hodges and A. J.. Clark. respec-
lively postmaster and assistant post.
master at Mineola. Beaufort county,
Who were convicted OF engaging in q
scheme to deceive people through the
mails in regard to counterfeit money.
The victims In many cases coming as
witnesses all the way from Texas and
New York, as well as many other
states. The scheme has been very full
ly described in this correspondence as
the result Of an interview some months
with the postoffice inspector who
worked up the case Hodges gets IS
months and Clark II months in the pen
itentiary.
1t is said a. Democratic headquarters
that very little in the way OF politics
is expected until the state convention
meets. Matters are certainly dull now
in this line.
News reached here this morning from
private sources that Deputy Revenue
Collector Adams was shot in the leg
near Morrisville this county, While on
a raid after moonshiners. The revenue
officials said that they had received
no information as to the shooting.
The Selma junction case trial contin-
ued today in the Superior court. more
experts being put pon the stand. The
lawyers are making a big fight over
this case, which is consuming the en-
tire week.
Insurance Commissioner Young has
| gone to washington, Parmele and Will
liamston to investigate fires which are
believed to have been Of incendiary
origin. There have been a number Of
| such fires in North Carolina this year
| and the commissioner has been unu-
sually active in making Investigations.
The new postage stamps. to COM
memorate the st. Louis exposition have
| been received here, but will not be put
| on sale until the last day of the month.
The extraordinary dizziness in the
| various state departments this month
| has been quite a surprise. A good many
| of the officials have been out of town
and there has been little or no news
| given out. News was not given out Of
| the requisition made on the governor
Of Iowa for the man who eloped in
Davie county with the wife Of another
man. the officials saying that no news
as to acquisitions is given out unless
the person wanted is under arrest, as
they fear some friend of the erson
may see the item and telegraph him,
so he can skip. This is h reason
given. State Auditor Dixon is at Seven
Springs. getting the benefit Of the ex-
cellent water there. State Treasurer
Lacy is at Greensboro attending the
State Sunday school convention. The
corporation commissioners are putting
in the entire week in the Superior court
here at the long hearing of the Selma
junction case. In the agricultural de-
partment, Commissioner Patterson Is
looking after the already heavy CORE
spondence, while State Veterinarian
Butler and State Entomologist Sher-
man are out on the war path, this be-
ing a very busy seaso for field work
with both of them.