The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-02-14
WORK BEFORE LEGISLATURE
BOND ISSUE. LIQUOR AND d.
voRCE MOST IMPORTANT.
Strong Lobby to Save DistiIlery Towns
Anniversary of Literary Societies
at Wake Forest-Favorable Repor;
on Fill for Normal School for
Women at Elizabeth City-Death
of an Old Printer-Othcr Raleigh,
News Notes
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., February IL.

Raleigh, y. C., February IL.
William N. Brown, who is said 10
have been the oldest printer in the
state, died at his home here today. Of
paralysis and grippe, al the age of 50
years. He has been married fifty years.
his wife and several children surviving
him. Before the civil war he published
the Spirit of the Age Paper here, and
in 1877 established the Evening Visitor.
He had worked at his trade until about
two years ago, when he was paralyzed
For several terms between 1870 and
1880 he was treasurer of this county.
He was a devoted member of Edenton
Street Methodist Episcopal church. and
was an earnest and jealous Christian.
There is new movement for a base
ball league in this state, all the others
having failed for two years.
insurance Commissioner Young has
paid into the state treasury s24, ,424, be-
ing the collections for January
Today was the anniversary of the
two literary societies at Wake Forest
college and a number of Raleigh peo.
pie, and also some of the legislators
went out, several members of the legs-
lature being graduates of that college.
Professor Carlyle says work on the
alumni building is progressing and two
stories are completed. He has raised
most of the funds needed.
Judge Purnell has made an order in
the Federal courts requiring w. J.
Edwards and V. E. McBee, the receiv-
ers Of the Carolina and Northern rail-
way to make reports at once and if
these are not made in ten days they
will have to show cause why they
should not be removed. Judge Purnell
says they have not made the quarter
ly reports required and that McBee
has made no reports of any kind since
his appointment as co-receiver.
The recent state convention of coun-
ty superintendent Of education, held
here, had a wonderfully stimulating
effect in the matter of securing more
rural libraries for public schools, both
original libraries and also what are
known as the supplemental ones and
every day warrants are issued for such
libraries.
It seems that outside of the liquor
question that of a bond issue is just
now more in the public eye than any
other. The Legislature is divided on the
question, but will have to face it.
Hon. Charles NJ. Stedman was here
today, and disposed of some private
business and spent the remainder Of
the time meeting friends and enjoying
himself in a social way. He expressed
his pleasure at this. He looks extreme
~ we'll and said with a smile that he
was not here on any lobby matters,
but was enjoying himself thoroughly.
Other arrivals today were w D. Nc
Iver of New Bern and r. NJ. Dowd,
Charlotte.
Not in many years has there been
SO much trouble with the wires as has
been caused by the two great sleets
this week It is very rare for two sleets
tC occur in one week. This has been
q, very costly winter to town people,
their fuel bills never having been so
high. Some times, for days, country
people could not get out at all. but
could only sit by the fire and think
of the good old summer time. They
year and all that sort of thing.
The northeastern members of the
legislature are very much pleased at
the favorable report on the bill to pro-
vide normal school for women at
Elizabeth City. Mr.. Sawyer of that
piece came here and made a great
fight for the measure, while Represent
tative Ehringhause has worked like a
beaver for it and is delighted at the
results SO far. At first the committee
wanted to report the bill without pre-
judice, but Ehringhause stood out for
something definite and got it.
The divorce question is much talked
of by the legislators and the fact is
noted that the advocates of a wiGe
open law, such as the one proposed, are
declaring that the reports as to divorces
in this state have been exaggerated and
that wherever anybody made a fight
against the divorce it has been very
hard to obtain it. Some Of them are
saying that nearly all the divorces are
of negroes, overlooking the fact that
even if this were true, which it is not
it is very important to raise the stand
ard of mortality and of home life among
that race-important not only for the
negroes themselves but for the whites
among whom they live.
Today w. w. Gordon, Of Washington,
who served in Company K, Tenth res
iment North Carolina troops, (artillery)
died at the Soldiers Home here. His
age was 65 and he had been in the
home four years. He was buried in ;he
section of the Confederate cemetery
in which inmates of the home are i'll
tered, and where there are now more
than 100 such graves.
The annual convention of the North
Carolina Association Of Secondary
Schools, including high schools and in
stitutes will be held here February II,
is. NJ. III. Holt of Oak Ridge Institule.
is the president. He will deliver the
annual address. Other speakers will be
Charles w. Edwards, of Trinity col
lege; J. A. Bivins, Trinity Park; W. 7.