The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-27
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
n. C. MEDICAL SOCIETY.
is Quite Large-Insane
Hospitals Are Entirely Full-Sta-
istics As to Convict Labor in the
State.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. n. c.. May "a, 1904.

The Dist annual meeting OF the
North Carolina Medica Society began
to-day in the hall of the House OF
Commons. in the capitol. II was
tcalled to order by DIR. Hubert A Roy
tster, the chairman OF the local COM
lmittee. State Auditor b. F. Dixon de-
Ilivered the address of welcome on
behalf of the state. Ed. Chambers
tSmith that on behalf of Raleigh, DR..
James NJ. Parrot. of Kinston. re-
spending. DR.. H. B. Weaver, of Ashe-
willie. the president of the society. de-
Iivered the annual address. Reports
were made by DIR. F. l. Syler, of
Franklin; Dr.. NJ. L. Stevens, of Ashe-
Iville; DIR. Frank Roberts, of Marshall,
land DR.. G.. c. Edwards. of Green
county. The attendance is quite
large. over 200 being present, besides
Isl applicants for license as physicians.
superintendent J. NJ. Miller. Of the
hospital for the colored insane at
iGoldsboro, says it is entirely full.
There being 534 patients, more than
Ithree-fffths of whom are m Dur
ling the past week eight applicants
have been received. six from m
Superintendent James Mckee, Of the
luOSplldl " liz liSdIlS hCiC, cayS
there are ,211 female patients, filling
1.-THE 211 beds in that ward, with So
applications on file, while % appli-
Ications have been forwarded to the
western hospital. There are 1S7 male
lpatients and 1874 beds. Some men
lare to be brought here from the west
Term hospital.
Commissions were issued to-day to
lCaptain Eubert Lylerly and Lieuten-
lants Kenneth A. Link and Charles M.
iSherrill. of Company A., First regi-
lment, North Carolina National Guard,
lat Hickory. An order was issued
transferring Company A, Fayette-
willie, from the First regiment to the
lSecond regiment, in which it becomes
company F., the Hickory company,
taking it's place as Company A, First.
THE commission was also issued TO
Captain William F. Moody. Company
h., Third regiment, Raleigh.
A number of physicians from other
Estates are attending the Medical So
lciety's convention here, among these
being DR.. r. L. Payne, formerly OF
Lexington, now of Norfolk, who is a
director of the Jamestown exposition.
1t is expected that there will be
lonly one week of the United States
District court here, owing to the fact
lows. 1t is expected hat only the
ljail cases will be disposed Of.
Captain ]. F. Tucker. Of Florida,
lwho is collecting statistics for the
labor department of the United States
lis at work in this state procuring in
formation as to convict labor used fol
productive purposes, how employed
!etc., as we'll as the productive capacl-
lty. In his opinion North Carolina is
working this sort of labor as effective
lily, with due consideration to human
lily. as any other state he has yet
visited. He finds the convicts wei
clothed and abundantly provided with
food, medical treatment, ETC., and he
lis very much impressed by the hui
lmanity and p~racticalness of the state
loficials. He finds that the %convicts
las a rule are e-bod men, young
land that these voluntary unfortu-
Inates," who could easily earn a dollar
la day by honest labor, will steal and
Iget two or three years Imprisonment
Visit all the counties which employ
|convicts for productive purposes
His nersonal opinion is that working
1.-THE convicts on public roads appear
Ito meet with the most general ap-
~Iproval, but at the same time the idea
lof employing them upon the grea'
Istate farm has the approval of mos
lpeople. He considers the North Car
|olina system admirable. of Away.
keeping the %convictS under the eye
land control of the state and the coun-
ity authorities, this being the Creates
protection they could have.
In an interview with the venerable
lyet sprightly DR.. j. B. Huffman re-
~lgarding his impression of the people
lin this state, he said that they were
more contented and prosperous than
lin any time since 1860, in his opin.
lion. He regards the negroes as the
lbest test of the real prosperity of the
lcountry and says he has been through
some of the leading counties of the
I"black belt" and finds that the ne
igroess show true prosperity, are saw
ling money and are making invest
iments. buying real estate and other
property and improving it. Speaking
labout the gu~bernatorial contest, DR..
Huffman said: THE people a not
lyet found out who they want for Gov
l~ernor.''
Mr.. William Moncure. a we'll known
lcivil engineer, has been up in Chat
lham county, and says he saw on a
farm there the most remarkable
Isight of the kind hat lie ever witness
led. One mule, a very large one, was
pulling two ploughs, one on each side,
leach attached to one trace. a man
having hold Of each pillow, thus open
ling two row of cotton at one time
THE men were questioned, and said
their plan, which they had devised
themselves, answered very we'll in
Ideed.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
college here is almost ready to end
la very successful term. Strange to
tsay the cadet corps has never been
loutside of Raleigh. nor has it been in
this city on parade during the entire
term.
Active work upon the church Of
1.-The Good Shepherd here has been at
last resumed, large quantities OF gran
lite having come from h Quarries