The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-27
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, y. c., May %
This is a notable week at Raleigh.
with commandments al ST. Mary'sI
school. Peace Institute. and the Agri-,
and Mechanical college, togeth-I
'er with the annual meeting OF the STATED
Medical Society, at which there will bel
n very large attendance. On Wednes-I
day there will be a con-joint session of
the State Board of Health and the State!
Medical Society. 1t is the custom att
these meetings for the president of the
Board of Health to preside, but Dr.
Thomas, the president will not be here
so some other choice will have to bel
made. DR.. Richard H. Lewis. the sec-l
of the State Board of HEALTH
this c%on-joint meeting is an abso-j
Ilutely original feature, taking place mol
where else in the country except inI
North Carolina. He say it's advantages
are very great.
The attendance at the Agricultural
and Mechanical college at the reIigiousI
service yesterday morning was very
great entirely filling the Auditorium.
Rev. DR.. ]. ID. Hufham preached al
striking baccalaureate sermon before
1.-THE large graduating class.
| At the chapel at st. Mary's school
yesterday morning, Bishop BrattonI
preached the commencement sermon.
lThe chapel was not sufficiently large to
hold the congregation. Arrangements
lare now unde way for enlarging it.
Many persons from Raleigh will at
itend the commencement at Wake For
lest college this week, this being always
a special attraction.
The Supreme court is In conference
land it is learned that it will adjourn
flor the term early next week.
This morning the State Board Of Med
Iica1 Examiners completed its four days
work of examining the 81 applicants for
physicians license.
The State Treasurer is sending out
5000 notices of taxes due on corpora
Ition franchises, bank licenses, oil ZEAL
Iers, horse dealers, etc.
The state superintendent Of public
instruction is informed that three ru-
rial school districts in Buncombe coun-
Ity have voted for local taxation, the
majorities being large.
A deputy sheriff from Wilson county
brought to the penitentiary today the
NEGRO murderer Tucker, who is to serve
l2CNsars for killing another negro. II
will be remembered that Tucker was
captured in New York n brought
here.
Private Secretary Pearsall has re-
turned from an inspection OF the
Wilkesboro-Jefferson turnpike, which
.lconvicts are building and says work
lis going on very satisfactorily, the heav-
lest part being done. The road is
flushing northwest and is nearly to the
foot Of the Blue Ridge. Up in the
mountains, spring is very backward
and the leaves on the oak trees have
mot yet appeared. He says vegetation
valleys. The grass is very rich, clear
TO the top Of the mountains n looks
like a we'll kept lawn.
State superintendent Joyner has re-
turned from Bonneville, Yadkin county,
once the home of the famous Daniel
Boone. He saw where Boone's cabin
stood and also went to his spring. He
spoke at Westfeld, last year and later
the school district there voted local tax.
Then the school las burned and o
arrangements have been made for re-
lplacing it with an excellent building,
which will in fact be a graded school.
The State Superintendent has receiv-
ed an interesting contribution Of 500
made by the pupils of the public schools
Iof Beaufort county, of this 1922 being
contributed by pupils of the colored
schools. Half the money is to be APP
lplied to the Sir Walter Raleigh, statue
lat Raleigh, other half going to the mon
lument to the memory OF Rev. Calvin H.
Wiley.
This week the Board Of Agriculture
Will meet as the Board of Trustees o.
1.-THE Agricultural and Mechanical col
tlege. i is expected that Secretary
THOMAS +. Bruner, of the Board. who
Ter nearly 9 year has been On duty
yith the st. Loius Worlds Fair, will
lattend the meeting.
Bishop Bratton, Of Mississippi, is
here to attend the commencement ex-
O. y-r- Eyo-,ntn Coho4N
here, which occur this week. Bishop
duncan of the Nj. E. church was here
saturday on his way to Louisburg,
where he yesterday dedicated a church
land also preached the commencement
lsermon before Louisburg Female col
llege.