The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
DEATH OF DIR. W. MI rHrpps.
Member OF the House from Wautanga
Succumbs to Fneumonia-Ducks
Frozen TO Death ON Currituck Sound
Meeting OF the Fire Underwriters
Observation-Disclosures Raleigh News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., February ..

the House from Watauga. died at @
o'clock this morning OF pneumonia, al
ter a very brief illness. He was in his
seat Saturday, but for two or three
days had been feeling unwell. SaIur-
day night pneumonia developed and
quickly carried him off. He was a na-
tive Of Ashe county and was 43 years
of g His wife came with him here
at the opening of the session. He was
a practising physician and a man Of
considerable means. He was the lars-
est man in the legislature, his weight
being 80 pounds. His body was en-
balmed today and this afternoon was
taken to Marion, whence it will be car
ried to Boone his home over the wild
mountain roads. DIR. Phipps was a
Mason. In politics he was a Republi-
Can.
There has ben received at the office
Of the Adjutant General a lot of corrc-
spondence on the subject of the cleo
ton this week of a colonel OF the First
regiment Of the National Guards. Let
ters state that after Major ]. T. Gard
ner had been announced as receiving
% votes to q for Lieutenant Colonel
Flanagan, the latter moved to make
the election of Gardner unanimous by
a rising vote and hat all rose except
Gardner himself. There seems, there
fore to be no question of the election
of Gardner.
Orders issued from the Adjutant Gen
erals office today give the date Of tho
inspections of the National Guard, and
also contain valuable information re-
garding discipline and kindred mat
tiers.
The joint committee of the Senate
and House has reported favorably Sem
ator OdelTs bill to add 500, 900 TO the
present pension appropriation.
General William r. Cox, whose bri-
gade fired the last volley at Appomat-
tox, is here and shows much interest
in the celebration there April 9th, which
he will attend.
Among today's arrivals were Sob
man Gallert, James H. Carson, Ruth
erfordton; E. J. Justice, Greensboro; A.
C. Davis, Goldsboro; z. V. Walser,
lexington; Theodore F. Dawson, Ashe-
Vile.
Secretary Pearson of the Audubon
Society had a report today from the
game wardens on Currituck Sound,
stating that the intense odd was caus-
ing the death Of thousands Of ducks.
The Sound is frozen with the exception
of air holes where the ducks gather.
They dive and come up under the ice
and SO are drowned. One man got $50
of the dead ducks and another 200.
TN~@I Co-~ ~
commissary general vice Westcott
Robertson, who is now on the staff Of
Governor Glenn.
There was another great sleet here
today, even larger than that on Mon
day, and a great many wires w ut
down, all over the city as well as in
the country.
Very little work has been lone on the
Raleigh and Pamlico Sound railway
for two months. In fact less work has
been done in an outdoor way in this
section than ever before during a WIN
ter, farmers say.
A student at Shaw University color
ed, developed smallpox and has been
taken to the pest house. There are 500
students.
The Fire Underwriters Association Of
North Carolina met here in annual
session. The president is Harris R. Will
cox, Of .CharlOtte; vice president, Cary
J.. Hunter, Of Raleigh, and secretary
and treasurer, p. D. Gold, of Green's
boro. The attendance was quite large.
The various committees made reports,
these being as follows: executive COM
mittee, w. b. Allen, Goldsboro; 7. T.
Hay, Raleigh; r. Y. Mcpherson. Ra-
leigh, George A. Grimsley, Greensboro;
J.. J. Rogers, Kinston; Cary J. Hunter,
Raleigh; p. D. Gold, Jr., Greensboro.
The auditing committee is composed OF
j. d. Boushalls r. B. Hall and F.. r.
Morgan. The committee on banquet
has as it's members J. C. Drewry and c..
w. Gold.
Robert III. Bradley, who was in the
battle Of Big Bethel has received a let
ter from the Bethel Monument Assocf-
alton at Hampton, Va, saying that it
is desired to erect a monument there
at the place where the first battle Of
the war was fought. T. J. Crandal
| writes Mr.. Bradley that if the survivors
Of the regiment Of North Carolinians
committee it would be greatly appreci-
generally would cooperate with the
dleu ana Dy d concert OF dcllon d very
handsome may be erected to
the m of Henry A. Wyatt, the
first Confederate soldier killed in bat
tie. The land there is owned by Miles
Levette, colored. The nearest railway
station is Morrison, Gil the c. n o.
: railway, about five miles distant. Mr..
Bradley is invited to attend the eele-
bration there Jun 10th and will
attend if nothing happens. He has sent
the letter to Major E. J. Hale.
State Treasurer Lacy is sick. Audi
tor Dixon has had a we're cold for a
fortnight but is out today. Senator J.
| f.. Ellington is very i'll at his home
here with pneumonia.
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