The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-08
FAITH IN JUDGE SIMONTOR
OFFICIALS SURE HE WILL SET
ASIDE RECEIVERSHIP.
n. O. Case on the 1Oth-A Mule Has
snaaLIpox-Election at GreenvilIe to
be CsHtested-Other Raleigh News.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, March 3, 1904.

Raleigh, March 3. 1904.
Attorney A. d. Ward. of Newbern,
assistant ts the attorney general in
the case in which the State is seeking
to set aside the injunction and the
temporary r~eceivership of the Allan
nc & North Carolina Railway, arrived
today from Charleston, where yester-
day he procured an order from Judge
Edmonton, Of the United States Cirsuit
Court, stating hat the latter would be
here March 10th to hear argument in
this case. Mr.. Ward reported today
10 Governor Aycock and TO Attorney
General GiImer. He says that Judge
Simonten stated that he would invite
Judge Purnell to sit with him in the
hearing Of this notable matter The
State officials are a unit in the belief
that Judge Simonton Will set aside the
injunction and the receivership. They
have never faltered in hat belief.
Dr. George T. Winston and the 9TH
er members OF the faculty Of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical College
here who are so much interested in
the summer school, are delighted at
the receipt today by State Superin-
tendent ]. Y. Joyner of $1,000 from
the Peabody fund for the use Of that
school This insures the pronounced
success OF the school. which began its
work last summer, when over 800 pu-
pills were present. This year there will
be more than twice that number and
the EchoOl will have many new and
valuable features, some OF these being
lectures by men of national reputa-
ton
The town of GreenviIIe. which voted
yesterday On the question OF a dispen-
sary, is to have Il contest over that
matter. The dispensary people claim
hat they carried the election by one
majority and such is the official an
ROunCement The liquor dealers claim
nat they carried fl by II. Today
Attorney Harry Skinner received a tel
egram requesting him to come to
Greenville at once, this telegram be-
Ing from one OF the leading saloon
men in the place, and the head OF the
Liquor Dealers Association there. The
liquor dealers want to make their fishs
OH the ground that the town elections
at Greenville are held each year un-
der the provisions of the town charter
and that this ~dispensary election was
held under this charter also. 1t Is
cOntended tina Chapter so. Acts OF
1901, established elections for all
towns and special elections in coun-
ties. on matters affecting liquor. to be
held on q certain day and also pro-
vided machinery for holding these
There were excepted the towns of
Fayetteville and Wilson and the, cOun-
ty of Pitt Now the question is does
this exception of Pitt county except
towns in that county. It is Il very
interesting matter indeed and will at
tract general attention no doubt.
The Increase in the sales of liquor
at the ~dispensary for February over
January was 5000. The manager of
h dispensary says the small grOcerS
say their sales are larger and their
collections easier. and this statement
as to collections of rent being easier
Is also made by persons who have in
charge the renting of houses.
In the case here in which an en-
ploye of the city sued it for $4,000 for
damages, due to the fall of n barr at
the CITY farm, on which he was AT
work, ne gets a verdict for $1,000. The
city will appeal.
1t Is stated by q well known east
ern Republican that members of his
party in the eastern part of the State
desire that their State convention
shall adjourn without making n
nominations on the State ticket, and
persons who are opposed to the Dem
0cratic party.
Among the arrivals here is IredelI
Meares, of Wilmington.
The Marlboro House will probably
be reopened for business about the
end Of this month. An immense
amount Of work is being n in the
way of improvements. and the place