The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-31

At ST. Mary's and Other Colleges.
Agricultural College MatteTs-Nov-
ell Way Of Getting Rid Of Tramps.
Capital City Gossip.


ell Way of Getting Rid Of Tramps.
Capital City Gossip.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c.. May Is.
The commencement exercises at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
were held today, and were very large
ly attended. Though there were two
other college commandments in prog
ress at the same time, those AT ST.
Mary's school and Peace Institute.
while that at Wake Forest college also
attracted many people from here. The
speakers at the Agricultural and Me-
canical college their subjects were:
r. p. Reese. "Society's dependence on
the engineer" J. B. Harding. Our Ag-
riculturai Opportunity" E. P. Bailey.
were So seniors, and the honor men.
who made over 30 for the four years
cours are j. b. Harding. R. p. Reese.
William Kerr, and J. c. Temple.
More members of the State Medical
Society arrived today { swell the large
81 a@A~&A- Aa ~@~
of the ~eature of today was the ad-
dress illustrated. by Professor Basker-
vile of the State University on Radium.
He has won much honor in connection
with the discovery of W new elements
and his lecture was heard with great
interest.
Today the annual convention OF the
Kings Daughters began at Rocking
ham, Mrs w. III. S. Burgwyn. of Wei
don presiding, and Mrs. F. A. Olds be-
ing present as recording secretary. Mr..
w. 3. Streeter who is interested so
deeply in the movement for the reform
OF children, is attending the meeting.
The State Board of Agriculture was
in session today as the board of trus-
tees of the Agricultural and Mecanical
college and attended the commence
ment exercises, at which Governor Ay-
cock, Secretary of State Grimes, Treas
urer Lacy. Auditor Dixon and other
state officers were present. This even
ing the board met and received reports
from SCI. .ry Herbert Brimley on the
North lima exhibit at the St. Louis
exposition.
State Superintendent Joyner made an
address at Kinston today at the COM
mencement exercises of the college
there. At his Office news was received
that Morvian Falls. in Wilkes county
had voted local tax for public schools.
Though saturday is the day set by
Judge Purnell for the hearing of the av-
plication of Cuyler for a receiver for
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
way, 1t is expected that the case will
go over, perhaps for a week until Judge
Purnell gets through with the docket
of the Federal court. the session OF
which begins on the 3Gth instant.
A general order was issued today from
military headquarters transferring
Company A, First infantry, from Fay
etteville to the Second infantry as Com
pany F, and accepting the Hickory
rifles of Hickory as Company A, First
infantry, the company at Hickory hav-
ing complied with the law governing
| admission to the National Guard.
The State Board of Examiners of
trained nurses has been in session here
since Monday and today completed its
| work. Tomorrow the North Carolina
Association of Nurses will meet here.
Six young women were APPLICANTS for
license.
Mrs. Mary Iredell has been elected
PRECEDENT of the alumnae association OF
st. Mary's college. Mrs. Bessie s.
Leak, Mrs. Castor Meares, Mrs. Flor
ence Tucker and Mrs. /. NICK. Pitten-
ger, vice presidents, Miss Kate Nc
Kimmon, secretary. The association
will enlarge the chapel at the school
during the summer.
Invitations have been received to the
marriage of DIR. John Martin F1emming.
Of Raleigh, to Miss Leila Gertrude Kill
liam, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. ]. Pinck-
ney Killian, at Salem. Virginia. the date
being June 7th. DR.. Flemming is a
dentist and he is a son of Captain ]. NJ
Flemming, who has been warden of the
State P~enitentiary most of the tim
since 1888.
Elder P. d.. Gold, the editor OF the
organ of the Primitive Baptist church
in North Carolina and Virginia was
here today on his return from the edi-
torial convention at st. Louis. He says
it will be about a month before the e.
position is complete, but that it is a
worlds wonder now. North Carolina
makes a great show there, not only In
point Of variety and excellence, but ir
good taste.
In a chat with a postoffice inspector
regarding the infractions OF the postal
laws in this district of the state, com
prising fifty counties. he said that 6
number of complaints of all classe:
would not exceed 200 and was really
very small for so large a territory.
The we'll known house-mover o. r
Smith, has gone to Goldsboro whert
he will prepare for the extensive re.
pairs of s. Philips Methodist Episco.
pal church, the largest church there.
A gentleman from the enterprisine
town of Salem says the mayor and po
lice have discovered an absolutely orig
inal method Of getting rid of tramps
When these are found in the place o.
it's vicinity they are captured and ar,
taken to the town hall, which is a
one end Of a straight street about hal
a mile long, the other end being tn
town boundary. The tramps are linet
up and are told that the last man wh'
gets to the boundary will have to go Il
the roads for thirty days. The peopl'
line the streets to see the race and the!
certainly see some of the swiftest run,
ming Ion in North Carolina. A police
man stands at the boundary and catch