The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-12
DEATH SENTENCE ooNnsrrrED.
Archie Lipecombe VIII Serve Life Inn
prisonment for Murdcr-Splendid
Crop Frospect-New Buildings ut
Oxford Seminary Other News
Notes.


/ Messenger Bureau
| Raleigh, No. c., July g.
Governor Aycock today committed 10
life imprisonment In the p~enitentiary
Archie Lipscombe of Granville county.
who was convicted Of killing a negro
"conjuror." who he thought had p,ann-
ed TO do thin injury. DR.. Miller OF
the eastern hospital for the insane went
TO Oxford and examined Lipscombe.
and reported to the governor that he
was Of weak mind and very supersti-
tious. There was some feeling against
Lipscombe, not only on the part of the
negroes. but or that Of a number of the
white people Inc IL was thought best
to get him quickly and quietly to the
p~enitentiary, so he was taken there a
is rather d hat the fights should have
been bitter against Lipscombe. but they
were SO disposed.
State treasurer today had a list of
the d~ispensaries in the state reported
in operation up to June 80. The num-
Der was Is. He said these were not
to be reported Upon until the end Of
the year as reports were made every
six months.
A charter is granted to the bank of
Yancey, at Evansville, to do a CONNER
cial business. the capital stock being
S10,0 600.
Governor Aycock was asked today
If he had any engagement for the re-
mainder of this month and replied that
he had not, adding that he had decided
to do nothing outside of office work
during July.
Grand Secretary Wooded Of the Odd
Fellows has received petitions for new
lodges at Tryon, Saluda and Hamlet.
ostmaster Bailey is advised that five
new rural free delivery routes have
been established this month, three OF
these from Walnut Cove, n for Alex
ander and one from Horse Shoe.
The prices being paf0 farm labor in
this section are higher than ever before,
and farmers said today that they were
paying as much as $1.10 a day for field
labor, and also giving board. So Splen-
did ere the crop prospect that the far
mers 22Gear to be content. Some Oh
then: IRE holding cotton. and one who
several months ago refused sixteen
and a half cents, now finds he cannot
| get over ten and one-half, but says
he is b. to hold and will do so.
Today a vary large class OF teachers
| at the summer school at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college here,
1 some three hundred in fact, made a
splendid tour, engaged in nature study
in the park and in the surrounding
woods and fields.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is informed that two three
year scholarships available for some
| North Carolina young man and wOm-
an in the University of Washington,
at Washington. Prof. Brooks said, in
| speaking about this matter, that he did
not know anything about the univer-
sity.
At a meeting today programs were
arranged for the state association Tor
the betterment of public school houses.
Today Mr.. j. G. Caddell bought half
interest in the Raleigh Times-Visitor,
| Mr.. Drewry owning the other half.
State Biologist Gerald Mccarthy is
very much pleased at his success in
raising silk worms. He is now getting
cocoons for use in making the North
Carolina flag. He was asking whether
any of the silk factories in North Car
| DINA could make the flag, the desire
of the board Of agriculture being If
| possible to have it made here. His
idea was to have a large flag, to be
displayed from the top of the capitol,
but he was told that silk flags were
never used for such a purpose, bunting
being exclusively used, So It is proba-
| BILE that a flag of small size, for use
by the governor will be made, and for
this Professor Mccarthy has probably
GIIOuSIl COSOOIlS.
State chemist Kilgore has improved
SO much that he is able to ride out.
There are all sorts of frauds and one
of the smoothest of these is going over
the state i~mpersonating DR.. Richard H.
Lewis, a we'll o oculist of Raleigh.
Sometimes the fellow says he is the
son of the doctor. 1t is a very bold
fraud and once the man was run away
from a house, where a child happened
to know the real Dr.. Lewis.
The teachers at the summer school
are having a very successful session.
They find the A. and M. college a cool
place these hot summer days and they
X Raleigh as a meeting place.
President F. p. Hobgood OF Oxford
Seminary was here today and said he
was very proud of the rapid work done
in rebuilding, after the fire which de-
stroyed the old college. Forty carpen-
tiers began WORK April IL and 10Y they
are finished, not having lost a day and
having finished the wood work on four
buildings, each 40 by IS feet, each two
stories high, and built on a unique n
and ideal plan, unlike anything in the
state, having class rooms, society nails,
dining halls, ETC., OF the lower hoor
and dormitorieS on the upper accommo-
dating 100 girls. The buildings COM
plete will cost $50, 900 and will be dedi-
Gated September It'll, when speeches
will be made by Governor Aycock.
Charles D. McIver and Charles D.. ay-
lor Of Wake Forest college.
Prof. Hobgood attended the meeting
of the trustees nf the Baptist Orphan
age at brownsville and says orders
have been given to build there a ining
hall to seat not less tina 500 persons,
the idea being to prepare Tor a much
larger attendance. There are to be "
other buildings, both dormitories. n
a gift of E. F. Aydlett of Elizabeth
CITY and the other Of Chowan associa- |
ton. ZACH to accommodate so students.
There are now 266 pupils and In the
Autuml. h number will be increased
to 35ol