The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-08
WEDDING OF INTEREST.
Prof. Cobb and Miss Battle and Mr..
AcPherSon and Miss Primrose
subscriptions for the Masonic Tem-
ple-Inspect Negro Insane Asylum.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, N. c., April 6.
There were W marriages here this
morning. At one, the contracting par
ties were Professor Collier Cohh of the
State University and Miss Lucy Bat
tie. The ceremony was a quiet one,
at the home of the bride. Rev. DIR. 1.
NICK P~ittenger, rector of the church
OF the Good Shepherd officiating. In
the other wedding, the contracting par
ties were Mr.. Rufas Y. Mcpherson and
Miss Helen Primrose. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Primrose. The cere-
mony was performed at the First Pres
byterian church, Rev. DR.. Alfred II.
Moment officiating. Miss Mamie Belvin
was maid Of honor.
A charter is granted the Black Noun
tain Inn Company Of Buncoinbe coun-
ty, capital stock $4,000. A. E. Stevens
-. L. Stevens, G. w. Munger, r. A.
Num- and r. S. Primrose, all Of New
Bern being the stockholders, c.. w.
Munger being president. The
has hotel property and a fine tract OF
land on the Southern railway at Black
Mountain.
The State Board Of Public Charities
today filed with the Governor it's report
for last year and then left for Colds
boro where it this afternoon inspected
the hospital for the colored insane.
The State Superintendent of Public
Instruction has received a check for
81 500 for the Peabody fun to aid rural
local tax districts. it being the first
money received from that fund for this
specific purpose
AS yet no reports have come In here
OF damage to fruit in this section by
the frost.
Tyha iraof@ ~ CHox1
met today. John p. Kerr, one of them,
said the number Of conviets has now
fallen to but little over 700 and that
there is really need of more state con-
victs, but they cannot be had as the
counties are putting them on the roads.
No contracts for furnishing more con-
victs can be made.
Speaking of the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor, Mr..
Kerr said: Everything west Of the
Blue Ridge Is for Theodore r. David
son, and 1 do not think the people east
OF the ridge have been vaccinated
against this Davidson movement"
Secretary John c. Drewry Of the
Grand Lodge of Masons says subscrip-
tons for the Masonic Temple are COM
ing in quite well. He has during the
past few days received over 81, 900 in
ten dollar subscriptions from Masons,
in answer to a call upon them by Grand
Master w. l. Liddell. He hopes ten
thousand dollars will be received in
response to this call and says the
mount of inoney needed for the temple
is now only sixteen thousand dollars.
The state wins its case against the
Armour Packing Company. which in
wolves the question Of the tax upon tina
company. which claimed exception on
the ground of Interstate commerce.
The bids for the erection of the new
dormitory at the State Normal and In
dustrial college will be opened on the
18th instant aad work is to begin with
in so days. State superintendent JOY
ner says work is to be rushed. Refer
ring to Greensboro's hustle re said:
Greensboro comes as near being a
cross between the tightening bug and
the bee as any place 1 know, as work
goes on day and night. The people
there are working "A hours in the day
to complete in time a big new hotel"