The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-26
NEWS FROM States CAPITAL
The Gatis- Kilgo Case May Appear il
Court Again
Holiday Trade Very Heayy-Dispen-
sary People Kept Busy-Where State
Officials Will Spend the Holidays.
Week of Enjoyment for Children of
the Poor-Convict Labor Not OBJ
tainabie.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., December 20

Raleigh, N. c., December 20.
The postmaster here is notified of
the establishment Of six new rural
free delivery mail routes, to take eff
fct January 2nd. as follows: Austin,
J. M. Lyman; Charlotte, J. S. Harrf-
son; East Bend, j. w. Matthews;
Hass9ll, J. T. Haisiit; Mount Airy, D.
D. Parks; Roaring Gap, C. F. Rob
erts.
Some of the attorneys who appeared
in the notable case of Gattis VS.. Ki'-
81. which after four hearings before
the supreme court finally went off TIE
docket at the last term, were here to-
day, n said it was true that an ap-
plicatiOn would be made for r~e-hearing.
This VIII be made by ex-Judge A. w.
Graham of counsel for Gattis. The at
torneys who were here expressed them-
selves as of the opinion hat there
WoulI not be a re-haring but that the
matter was finally settled.
h case against Deputy Revenue
Collectors Downing and Stancill,
charged with killing q moonshiner N
Dupiin county, will not be tried az the
present term of the federal court to
which it has been removed from the
state court.
The holiday trade, although tile
weather has been at times quite I'M
favorable, is very heavy and some
merchants say it is double that of last
season. There will be a great rush
in the next three days, largely by out
of town people.
There has been quite a run on the
dis0ensary for whiskey during the
past few days, much of this by people
from the country and in fact from
several counties. notably Harnett and
Johnson. The town people buy by the
pint as a general thing, but these ont
Siders buy by tie quart. Yesterday a
rather queer incident happened. A
country negro came in and wanted
three gallons, but he could only obtain
a quart at Il time. He was very pa
tient and so male twelve trips to the
~dispensary, each time carrying away
a quart and wien he had his dozen
bottles, packed them in his wagon and
departed for his rural home, where no
doubt he will piIrvey the Whiskey at
a big profit.
There are all sorts of minor amIse-
ments and social feature on the cards
for the holidays. The Capital Club
members will have a smoker at their
quarters.
The governor, treasurer, secretary Of
state. Superintendent of public IN
struction and attorney general Will
spend the Christmas holidays here.
The auditor will be at Bessemer, Com
missioner of Agriculture Patterson at
his home in Caldwell county n the
clerks whose homes are outside OF
Raleigh will go C them. There will
be very little news in any OF the sFate
departments next week.
The investigating committee OF the
legislature which has as it's duty he
examination OF the offices of the state
auditor and insurance COM
missioner, finished the inspection OF
the treasury at EOon today and ihen
took up the books and vouchers OF
the auditor.
One of the features of Christmas
day will be a matinee at the Academy
of Music, specially for the little chill
-dren of the poor, who will be present
to the number of between four hun
dred and five hundred. Tuesday even
ING these will also be entertained q
Metropolitan Hall by the Sunshlners
and the Associated Charities and it viii
be IL week that they will not soon
forget.
The offices OF the Governor and The
treasurer, which have become some
what dingy by reason of old carpeI
and furniture arc to be very hanc
somely fitted up, as they indeed ough
to be. The principal walks in the cap
itol square are very greatly in neef OF
attention. They nave never been paw
ed, strange to say, and are in sharI
contrast with the good sidewalks O
the capitol square and of the stress
It had been hoped that this paving
would be done this year but not {
step has been taken. 1t is a matter
upon which the board of public build
fngs and grounds certainly ought u
lose 20 time in acting.
While there are many appllcation!
for cOnvicts fer work on all sorts o
~enterprises, no more can be supp!ied
as the present contract seems to cove
all available men. The number o
~convicts is now smaller thai at an.
time in the past thirty years. 1t stead
lily dininishes.