The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06
PRAISE FOR GOVERNOR AYCOCK,
County Superintendent Express APP
probation for His Educational Work
Receiver for the GastOnia Bank
ing Company-Argument in the Sell
Ma junction Case.
Messenger Bureau.


Raleigh, n. c., December 2.
The state association of county SUI
~perintendents Of education did not end
it's session until very late last night.
Speeches were made, by its invitation,
by Governor Aycock, Treasurer Lacy.
Attorney General Gilmer and other
officials, and a resolution vas adopted
expressing the appreciation of the ed
ucational interests of North Carolina
Of the great work done by Governor
Aycock during his entire -administra-
ton. Resolutions also were adopted
expressing appreciation of the Hall
of History, and asking for a fire
proof building. There was some
discussion of compulsory education, but
that matter was put on the shelf, not
being endorsed.
The state superintendent of public
instruction was informed this morning
OF the death of County Superintendent
J. VI. Watson, of Hyde. He has been
superintendent continuously since that
office was created in 1881, with the ex-
ception of two years of the Fusion ad-
miniStration. His service had been lon
ger than that of any other county SUI
perintendent He was a graduate OF
Randolph Macon college and a class
mate of Ex-Governor Jarvis. He was
a very efficient superintendent
Corporation Commissioner Samuel l.
Rogers returned here today and an
nounced that John F. Leeper Of Bel
mont had been appointed received of
Gastonia Banking Company. He says
the company will probably pay all de-
positors in full, and that this will be
as much as is expected. y
State Auditor Dixon left today for
the North Carolina Methodist Episco-
pal conference at Henderson.
Rain began falling today, to the de-
light OF the farmers. Several crops
have needed rain for a fortnight or
more.
The number of rural free delivery
mail routes in North Carolina has now
passed the 500 mark. The postmaster
J here is paying 719, and of course a
humble OF routes are just put in force.
| There are four agents in the field, MAX
ing UP rOutes and just as fast as thier
reports go in new routes are created
Mrs. Florence Tucker has a very
fine farm near Raleigh, two miles west
the land being once used as a Confed-
| crate camp of instruction, known as
Camp On this is 20 acres in
! corn, the crop on which is over 500 bar
rels. There are 100 acres in cotton from
which I36 bales have already been gin
ned and the farm manager says the
| total will reach 175. Yesterday he had
IS pickers at work.
The legislature will De asked to pro-
vide at the Agricultural 4 Mechanical
college a better equipment for the
electrical department for purposes of
instruction. The work on the Agricul-
! tural building is progressing fairly we'll,
Il good force being employed. The con-
trast between this grand new building,
and the old wooden hou OF four or
five rooms. which up 10 this time has
been the sole agricultural building. is
one of the sharpest imaginable. Once
/ literally no attention was paid to asri-
/ cultural instructions, but now il is a
/ great feature.
In the Supreme court yesterday there
was a continuance of argument IN the
| Selma railway connection case. in which
both the state and the Atlantic Coast
/ Line are making such a hard fight. The
state has had the case IN preparation
for many weeks. and is represented
BY very able counsel. The case involves
a very important principal. and il is
! said that If The decision is advers TO
the state the result will be a further
/ enlargement OF the powers OF the cor
| ~poration commission by the next legis-
lature.