The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-05
INSTITUTES FOR FARMERS
Argument i'm Rix Damage Suit Bcxtkne
To<iay-ouics City Election-Fsrst
Annual Session OF Raleigh Cscas3ug
House Observation-Disclosures Wins
AidcFntanic ConteSt.
Messenger Bureau,

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., May 1.
Two series of farmers Institutes
have been arranged by the state de.
psrtment of agriculture for the month
of July 18th To August 18th. n under
the direction OF State Veterinarian Tate
Butler and the other under State Hor-
ti~culturalist III. III. Hume. Several
members OF the faculty OF the A. and
NJ. College. and two specialists from
Washington will participate. The insti-
tutes under DR.. Butler will be In Gran
vile. Is; Vance. 10; Franklin. -; Or
ange, 81: Person, -: Caswell. ~; Rock
ingham, %: Stokes. "a; Davidson, Is
Rowan, 70; Stanly. 81. Iredeli. August
/; Catawba, ,; Lincoln, 3; CASTOR, 4.
Arson. 5; Richmond, :; Scotland. s:
ltobeson, q; Cumberland, 10: Johnston.
IL; Harnett, Il. Institutes under Dr.
Hume will be Chatham. July Is;
Moore, 10; Montgomery, 10; Randolph,
II; Guilford, -; Cabarrus, "a; Neck
lenburg. y and III. Union. ~ and ID,
Cleveland, q; Rutherford. ~; Mellow
ell, -: Burke, 30: Caldwell, August 1;
Alexander. >; Wilkes. 3: Surry. =; fad-
kin. Z; Davie, :; Forsythe. o; Ala
rance 10: Durham, IL.
The taking OF evidence I'm the dam
age suit of Pegram w. Seaboard Air
Line, for $4,000 damages for the burn
ing OF John VI. Wilson To death I'm the
Hamlet compress fire In 1902. was con-
Guided today and the argument by
counsel and the charge 10 the jury will
tax place tomorrow. An effort was
made TO show that the fire was from
a spark from II woodworking engine
and the railroad company was there
fore liable. On the other hand. the
railroad company sought To show that
such was not the source of the fire. n
that even If ii had been Wilson's act
in rushing back into the compress after
the fire was started was wreckless and
rash TO a degree that relieved the COM
pany from liability.
The city election held today was the
most quiet ever known in Raleigh, IL
being tie merest formal.ty for he
confirmation of the nominations made
in the recent legalized Democratic pri-
mary. james |. Johnson il mayor, w.
w. Wilson city clerk: Thomas Badger,
police justice, and John s. Jones, city
tax collector. There was no ticket I'm
opposition To any of the Democratic
nominees.
1t seems settled now that the state.
board of education will soon make an
order reducing the number of colored
state normals from four To two. Last
year they were reduced from six to
four. The schools now in operation are
at Winston. Franklinton. Elizabeth
City and Fayetteville. The board is
, convinced that concentration with
more improved plants and apparatus is
the solution of the problem.
Last night Governor Glenn took the
degrees in Raleigh Council. No. 10.
Royal Arch Masons. He took the Blue
Lodge degrees in Masonry just before
he was i~naugurated governor.
An order il made for the postponing
CT the United States dixrict and cir
cult court for Raleigh from May I'D to
June 9TH. h is for the reason that
Judge Purnell is designated by Judge
GOff as Il member of the Circuit Court
OF Appeals that is to May 9th.
The Raleigh Clearing House AssOcia-
ton held their first annual session yes
terday and the report of the secretary
showed that the clearings for the year
ending April II aggregates $11 ,SG1 ,6S7.
Joseph {. Brown was elected presi-
dent. Col. G. f.. Johnson. vice, presi-
dent: James &. Litchford, treasurer and
Walters Durham, secretary. 1t is estI-
mated that the business of the Raj
eigh banks aggregates 500. 100000.
Governor Glenn has accepted an in
vitation to deliver an address before n
mass meeting Of Wake county farmers
next Tuesday. the meeting to be held
under the auspices of the Wake Coun-
~ Cotton Association.
The final report of Special Master r..
b Balm in the matter of the sale Of the
Fayetteville water works TO the city
has made his report which Is to- the Eff
feet that the city is due the Fayette-
vile Water, Light and Power Co. ST.
cS2. in closing the sale, which the com
Iary is forced 10 make to the rity un-
der IN order from the federal court.
The value Of tine plant. including the
SI,.GC0 bonds is $4,000.
Judge Fred Moore his morning In
Wake Superior court made an order
giving the aidcrmanic fight from the
Fourth ward, growing out of the re.
cent Democratic primaries, to Sher-
wood Upchurch. az against w. G.
Goodwin, contestant. This is tile case
in which Judge Moore was asked To is-
sue an injunction against the retiring
Democratic executive committee on the
ground that it was within the provinces
Of the new committee named III the
primary 10 pass upon the merits Of the
aldermanic contest. Later ii was agreed
that the judge should pass upon the
Whole matter. And the ruling Just
made is the result.