The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-28
Raleigh, ~. C, February Is.

raleigh ~ G.. FEBRUARY %
There Is no abatement Of .nterest In
the fate Of the little son OF State Sena-
tor Beas.ey OF Currituck. All sorts OF
stories have been current. One OF these
was that a strange man WAS seen at
Currituck court house the next day
after the nine year old school boy dis
appeared, travelling sn a wagon I'm
which was a little boy who was crying.
a gentleman who came here today from
Curratuck says very careful inquiry
shows that this story was o true.
There was no <ruth in the other one
that the child had been found In COM
pany with a drunken white man, in
a deserted lumber camp. The true So
luton of the disappearance seems 10 be
that the child walked on the ice on
the sound. fell in and was drowned.
The ice is now beginning 10 break up.
and it is thought the body will be
found there. Lieutenant Governor Win
ston who was speaking about the case
to the gentleman from Currituck says
he believes this is the true state OF
affairs. There has been more ice on the
sound tina in many years. Though
the Ice and snow a all gone from
Raleigh, yet as near here as Hender-
son there is ice on the ponds.
State Horticulturist Hume has gone
to Georgia TO secure some of the very
best varieties of peacans for planting
in this state.
The oyster tanners returned today,
having won a victory in their fight
against the increase of the tax on oys-
tiers. which was urged by State Oyster
Commissioner w. NJ. Webb OF More
head City. There is to be better regu-
lation of the oyster traffic, but no in
crease in the tax.
Many membe of the legislature are
saying they expect to go home Il e.
from next Saturday, but how the ses-
sion is going to end that soon is rath-
er a puzzle. The code has not been
disposed of, one of the appropriation
bills, nor the revenue act. Some gen.
tleman said today that perhaps the
governor would have to call 4 special
session TO begin the day when this one
will end so there would be no break and
the members would get their pay. There
has been one night session. OF the
House so far, but none of the Senate.
Never before has DIT been so late in the
session before night sessions began.
The bill to abolish bucket shops will
easily pass the legislature. 1t is said
that the bill is not exactly what the
cotton men desires as they want an op-
~portunity to buy futures in order to
protect themselves. Such is their
claim. 1t is said that the bill can be
easily fixed so as TO relieve them. AS
it now stands it does not meet their
case.
AT Roxbopo today the daughter of
State Senator Long was married. He
n n or two other members Of the
legislature attended the wedding.
There has been remarkably little in
surance legislation at this session OF
the legislatures: in fact less tina ever
before. The present revenue law is so
complete that improvement Of it is
hardly possible.
The hardest work lone during the
Legislature has been on the code, and
two meetings a day have often been
held by the subcommittee. The code
is almost ready to be presented, but
no one can say how long it VIII take
to consider it. Twenty two years ago
the preparation of the cod involved
a great deal of labor and 1t was dis
~NS~~N a. AN AS5 dNA~@ 1N~~Ns'
Arrangements are to be made by the
agricultural department for the hold
ing of a very large number of farm
ers institutes in the state during the
summer, and practically the whole
summer Will be taken up with this line
| of work.
Representative A. 3. Stronach, gave
a camp fire and smoker" at his home
last evening in compliment to the Con-
federates in the Legislature, Govern
or Glenn, Lieutenant Governor Win
ston, speaker Guion, the Supreme court
| justices, General Julian S. Carr and
| others. The home was very beautiful
ly decorated in the Confederate colors.
| There is a rumor that John D. Rookie
| Teller has bought Pinehurst. Mr.. Rookie
| Teller is a great admirer of this splen-
| did place. at which he recently spent
! several weeks. The rumor is given for
| what it is worth.
! 1t ds learned tina a new hospital, to
| cost SIS, 1000, is to take the place OF the
| present one, known as St. Agnes. at
| st. Augustine's Colored Normal school
| here. Today DIR. Lon Of Greensboro.
was here and held a clinic at this nos
/ pital, for the students of the State
Normal school.
President Winston of the Agriculture
al and Mechanical college, stated today
that the cadet battalion would parade
in the city Friday afternoon, in COM
| pliment to the members of the Legis-
| lature. and that there would be a dress
| parade and review following at the
| executive mansion, in honor OF Gov
| ernor Glenn.
The Governor says that practically
| every member of his staff viii be with
| him at the Inauguration Of President
! Roosevelt. Adjutant General Robin
| son is arranging the details. The Gov
| ernor may go from here by the Sea-
| board Air Line and return via Green's
| boro, on the Southern Railway. Some
| Of the staff win probably take their
horses from home. It would be a good
| idea for all of them TO do this.