The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-26
Federal LICENSE IS PROOF
PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE Thar
LIQUOR Is SOLD ~UNLAwFULLY
Law oy legislature Supplements
the Watts Law-Commencement al
st. Nary's and Peace-Nonumenf
tn Hcnry A. WYATT to be Unveiled at
Iefhel.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., May "a.

o.t MAY II.
s'ite OF the questions which is being
discussed IS the matter of evidence
against persons selling liquor without
a license, under the provisions of the
act of the last legislature which makes
the holding Of a federal license prima
} faeie evidence that the holder is SELL
ing /. The record of the granting of
such license is found in the Office of
the revenue collector, being known as
record 10, but the revised statutes do
not permit that book to be taken from
bis office, nor does it allow him or his
clerks to give evidence in state courts
regarding matters pertaining to his Of
ice. One of he questions therefore is
whether such evidence is or is not nee
essary to make a case in the state
court. An able lawyer was asked his
opinion of h matter and said that he
felt sure the affidavit of any reputable
cluzen OR citizens that they had seen
II a license posted in a place of bus
mess, or for that matter anywhere,
would be prima facie evidence and of
Iuil value, as the law of the United
States requires all such licenses to be
posted in a conspicuous place and
there is a severe penalty for failure to
so post them. This appears to be con
elusive and is naturally of interest
Dotn TO the liquor and anti-liquor ele-
ment In the state. The law by the last
legislature is, of course, designed to
supplement- and make complete the
Watts law.
The graduating exercises of the state
school for the blind here are to be held
next Friday. The school has had a
larger attendance than ever before and
is ending q very successful term.
Judge Purneil Of the Federal court
has gone to Asheville to be at the ses-
] Q of the circuit court of appeals.
Farmers all unite i'll saying that the
uIseasonably COO weather is having a
ueleter1Ous effect upOn all the crops.
AdJutant General Robertson will be
at Wilmington tomorrow and will no
doubt go to Wrightsville to look into
the matter OF the encampment of the
second and third regiments of the Ma
t-onal Guard, which it is understood
will be held there, quite probably some
in July.
On the first Monday in July the coun-
[y boards of education appointed by
me last session of the legislature will
axe charge of matters in all the coun-
jes and will elect the county superin-
,andents Of education.
quite a number Of confederate vet
sfans from this state will go to Bethel.
"a, June 10th, to attend the unwilling
nj dedication of the monument to
henry A. Wyatt, the first Confederate
Older killed in battle. 1t is the pur-
'ose to have all the survivors of the
'etnel regiment present on that occa-
ION. 1t is understood that a great
nany Virginians will be present at the
ercmony, including several camps.
Inc agricultural building is being
:lfed Tor electric lights. 1t is hoped
nat IN the course Of a year or two the
OF the building will be remodel
Delng now very unattractive.
II is understood that there will be q
piiSlderaDie extension of Raleigh's
rect car system which is now and has
been a very abbreviated one. il
The plans for the new annex to the
ospltal for the insane here will have
} De revised. so as to permit the CON
within the limit of $4,000.
De amount provided for by the legis- l
.ture.
Inc commencement exercises of ST.
larys Female School, here, and also 3
feace Institute are in progress. The
1nual sermon before the graduating
ass AT Peace was preached by Rev.
I. W. X. Laird, of Danville, Va. in
le Presbyterian church last Sunday.
DR.. Charles NJ. Niles, rector of 1
r1nity church, Columbia, S. c..
cached before the graduates at st.
arys IN the remodelled and enlarged
there.
state Auditor Dixon returned TODAY
ON Monroe, where he spoke yester-
~. He a the farmers in Union :
ere in a bad way by reason of the I,
rains, which have fallen .
ere during the past two or three
n that they have not been
lie to touch their fields in a fortnight.
e noticed the grass in many fields.
Sner tnan the cotton, and says a good D
al OF he latter will have to be plow.
up as the only method of gettinc
d Of the weeds.
10 Dr. Dixon has been assigned the :
lty OF collecting official information
De turned over to the United States
az department IN order to publish q
iipiete roster OF Confederate trooDs
bis state. While in Washington re- q
MY he saw General Ainsworth, the
al OF the pension bureau, who has
arge OF this publication. The war I,
partment has nov gotten as far as 81
eorg1a, and viii soon be ready to re IL
I've the records which DIR. Dixon has -
lieefed here Of these records. that
these fotir.d recently, there is no "
Eat number, but yet enough to make N
North CalcliEa roster practically
rfect, DIR. Iixon saws. CD
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