The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-03
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Trial this Week-Address by Sup
erintendent Joyner-Other Notes.
Messenger Bureau.

RalelSn, N. L., May ~.
The Supreme court expects to ad-
jcurn for the term tomorrow. Some
cases will be carried over to the next
term under advisari.
State Superintendent Joyner today
made an educational address at the
closing of the school at King Hiram
Lodge, Cumberland county.
The more complete returns to the
state agricultural department of the
condition of the crops show over 10
per cent increase in cotton acreage.
Federal decoration day was observed
at the beautiful National cemetery
here this afternoon, Elmer z. Shaffer,
Esq, delivering the address. State
Auditor Dixon and many other Con-
federate veterans were present. the
latter coming from the Soldiers Home,
it being their custom always to par
ticipate in the decoration of the graves
and in the other ceremonies of the
day Three soldiers of DR.. Dixon's
regiment, the second North Carolina
volunteers in the war with Spain are
buried there, marble headstones ap-
| propriately inscribed marking their
| graves.
The Federal court began a weeks
term this morning. Clerk Grant says
! the docket is not over two-thirds as
| large a. usual. There are not nearly
| SO many witnesses as are generally on
hand, and moonshiners do not cut
| so much of a figure The most inter-
| esting cases are those against J. B.
Powell, charged with swindling, and
| against Charles c.. Jones, charged with
| postoffice robbery and having stolen
| stamps for sale. Powell has been in
| Jail for months and it is claimed the
| evidence is very strong against him.
1t is asserted that two years g he
| figured in q big swindling scheme at
| Norfolk, his home.
Among today's arrivals were Thomas
| 7. Meares, OF Wilmington, the receiv-
er Of the Atlantic and North Carolina
railway; P. J. Ahearn, Charlotte; DR..
S. Hassell. Scotland Neck: 1. NJ. Meek
ms, Elizabeth City: z. S. Abel, Smith
| field; francis D. Winston, Windsor.
The board Of agriculture was unable
| to complete its work last week, having
| occupied four days as a college board
| of trustees. Today it took up the ag-
| ricultural work and heard the report Of
| Commissioner Patterson. 1t will be in
| session tomorrow.
! There is more and more talk about
| the race for the Democratic nomination
| for. governor. Some prominent people
| say the Davidson following will be able
| to be controlling influence. There are
| some persons who think Doughton
| may get the nomination after all,
| though he is not n Of the four so
| prominent in the race.
l Governor Aycock, Secretary of State
| Grimes and Auditor Dixon will go 10
| Chapel Hill tomorrow to attend the
State University commencement.
a. J. Cooke, the manager Of the At
| lantic Hotel at Morehead City is here.
| He says the hotel will be open, con-
| tracts having been made for all the
help and other arrangements perfected.
Governor Aycock is reading Profess
sor Hermann Harrell Horne's new
book, The Philosophy of Education
and aid of it: 1T is strong in thought,
written in a style very attractive and
clear, is a book of great value, one of
the very best on the subject" Presi-
lent Winston of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college avs TT is the
greatest book yet produced by a North
Carolinian."
Professor w. F. Massey, of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college says
that after careful tests of copper sui
plate in solution upon wild onions, he
finds that it will not kill these pests
Of the farmer.
The chair of electrical engineering at
the Agricultural and Mechanical college
is vacant. A. C. Wharton, of Forsyth,
who graduated at the college last week,
left today for st. Louis where he will
be with the agricultural exhibit. Louis
Winston also left for ST. Louis to be
there two weeks with his brother
| Henry