The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-29
THE SELMA CONNECTION.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE APPEALS
TO SUPREME COURT.
mission Order-DrOught Becomes
SeriOuS-Parker Sentiment Growing
Gift to the Hall OF History.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, n. c., April 25, 1904.
In-the Superior court here to-day, a
very important case, which was GER
tainly new in his state and which may
really be said to be without precedent,
was aiken up, this being the one in
which the Atlantic Coast Line seeks
to have set aside the order of the Cor
poration Commission, requiring it to
connect with the Southern railway at
Selma. The state is represented by
Acknowledgement Gilmer and Fred.
A. Woodward, of Wilson, while Junius
Davis and j. H. Pou appear for the
Atlantic Coast Line. Attorney Pc
says the railway will make a great
fight in the case, and that if it looses
In the State courts, will carry it on
up to the United States Supreme court.
from Johnston, Nash, Wilson and one
or two other counties on that part
of the Atlantic Coast Line.
The Supreme Court will this week
hear argument in appeals from the
18th district. One of the most inter-
eSting cases is against Sheriff Garland,
of Mitchell county, who is charged
with specializing in county claims.
His defense is that he bought up the
claims under the direction of the
county commissioners, for the purpose
of adjusting n settling the county
debt.
Insurance Commissioner James R.
Young, who has been sick for several
days, is again at his Office. He a
had a great deal of running around to
do lately, looking after prosecutions
of fire bugs.
The thing in the lobby of the post
office, which was of blue and white
marble from Vermont iS hoinO re-
moved and will be replaced by thing
from Tennessee. The white tiles were
soft and the blue ones hard, whereas
the new thing will be Of uniform
The drought becomes daily more
serious in this section of the state, and
1t seems to De doing damage in all
other parts. The ground is so hard
here that farmers say they cannot
stick a pillow into it.
The Junior Order of American Me
ohanics will lay a very elaborate
celebration on the Fourth of July.
Speeches are to be made by Governor
Aycock, Chief Justice Clark and
others. There will be a chorus of 100
voices at least, and an extensive pa
rade will be another feature Of the OBJ
of the day.
Many prominent North Carolinians
are going out to the National Demo-
cratic convention. Two or three Of
the state officers will go, one of them
being Treasurer Lacy. Governor Ay-
cock, when asked when he intended
TO go to St Louis, said not until the
autumn, probably late in September.
He will no doubt take his staff with
him.
The Parker sentiment in North Car
elina is certainly strong. Expressions
from prominent Democrats as to the
effect of his endorsement by New
York show that North Carolina is for
him. For example, Captain Robert b
Glenn says in response to an inquiry
by your correspondent: New York's
instruction for Parker means his nom
ination, unites Democracy, and l be-
lieve insures victory for our Presiden-
tial ticket"
B. N. Duke, w. A. Erwin and j. r
Blackwell, of Durham, and William w
Fuller, OF New York, were here to-day
on their way to Durham from Duke
where the great Erwin No. 2 cotton
mill begun last year is nearly com
pleted, and where q great mill tow-
has sprung up amid the pines Of Har.
nett county.
Colonel and Mrs. A. B. Andrew!
have presented to the Hall or Hlstor.
the three awter color sketches of tn
Confederate soldiers-infantry, cavai
nv and artillery-drawn by William
L. Shepherd, the we'll known Confed
crate artist, of Richmond. Va.