The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Attendance WIN Reach f,500-Argu-I
ment I'm Trading Stamp CAse-Ad-1
ditaons 70 Hall Of History.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. N. c.. April IA.
There is mucfl alarm among the fruit
growers on account OF the continued
cold. There rave been two slight frosts
this week and the cold wind has no
doubt had a harmful effect. As yet
the extent OF the damage cannot be
ascertained.
Already more thar a dozen county
boards Of education have decided to
pay the tuition charges for their pubic
at the Agricultural and Mechanical
college here and some boards viii in
addition pay the railroad LII of teach
ers- While provision has been made
for LOCO teachers. this Is to be further
enlarged as il is now believed there will
be 1.500. Many OF the county superin-
tendents and superintendent of city
schools are writing enthusiastically as
to the outline of work offered. Rock
ingham county and h town Of Reds
Vile have voted to pay tuition charges
and railway fares Of all their teacb-rsI
for the entire month OF July. There
will be so teachers OF rural public
schools present in this county, Wake.
Heretofore the University of Virginia
has had the largest summer school in
the south with about LOCO teachers.
present annually. but it now seems that
North Carolina is going to take the
lead.
United states Bank Examiner Guy
Bush is here al work and will visit the
other banks in the state.
Mr.. David Duncan, who is the treas
urer in the office OF the revenue colec-|
tor here, is seriously i'll at his home in
this city.
A charter is granted to the Tar Heel
Club of Charlotte. 1t will be for soci&,|
and intellectual purposes. Hugh Allen
and others being the stockholders.
The interior of the Academy of Music
has been torn out and the work OF re-
building will now begin actively.
Rapid work is now being done on the
Methodist O~rphanage here. 1t is not
known when it will be ready for dedi-
cation.
A new lodge OF Odd Fellows is grant
ed a charter. this being at Meedmore.
The order continues to grow.
The ladies Of Raleigh have taken up|
very actively the matter Of improving
and charging the Jail and station house
and in a meeting today considered this
important matter very fully.
Revenue Collector Duncan today ap-
pointed J.. Il. Donoho Of Y~anceyville
deputy collector.
The Supreme court heard argument in
the trading stamp case from Winston.
CltliieIl MdLlty COulScl IOT iuG OClSISSI
argued that it was not in any sense a
gift enterprise, lottery or gain Of
chance and was 10 inhibited in North
Carolina, and that cases in favor of this
same company had been SO decided in
Virginia, Alabama, Rhode Island and
Colorado. Attorney General Gilmer
Cyrus B. Watson and j. c.. Buxton
contended that the company was a gift
enterprise and hence barred by statute.
The prevailing opinion appears to be
that the company will win the. case.
Some of the finest documents yet Sc
cured for the Hall of History were
placed there today. being deedst o the
Bryan family for extensive tracts of
land in Eastern North Carolina They
were made during the reign of George
IL and the penmanship on the immense
sheets of parchment is superb. nothing
like it being seen m~owaday. The GATE
is 1926 and the deed is attested by the
Lord Mayor of London.