The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-21
FIRST MOVE FOR PROHIBITION.
PEoPLE'OF RALEIGH CALLED on
TO WIPE OUT DISPENsAnY
Notable Case Argued Eefore ST.
prenac Court-Crop Bulletin for
state Issuesl-HeatinE n fumb
ing Contract for New Building at
the A. and NJ. College.


Messenger bureau,
Raleigh. y. c., April is.
Congressman j. NJ Gudger, Jr-. was
here last night in conference with Gov.
ernor Glenn, urging him to grant A
pardon for Efrium Mansley. a white
man Ga years old. who is serving 4
three years sentence for manslaughter
in Madison county. He has served four
teen months OF the sentence. Efrium
and Andy Hansley were involved in a
row with another man and a shot nred
by Andy killed Rachel Shelton, a wo-
mar who was standing near. Andy es-
caped and has never been captured.
The governor has the petition under
advisement.
One of the most notable cases argued
in the Supreme court today was Jones
VS.. The American Warehouse Co., OF
Spray. \. c., the appeal being from a
81 900 verdict for damages OIL account
of injuries received by the plainfin
while at work in the warehouse. {. Il.
Watson and j. l.. Patterson represent
the warehouse company. and Clement
Manly the plaintiff. The case is up on
an order to re-hear.> Other cases ar
gued today were Wall VS.. Smith; Whit
aker VS.. Whitaker; Doss VS. Hutson.
:Bullen VS.. Hancock; carp VS.. Minton,
and Jennings VS.. Hotel Co.
The appeals in the test cases against
the bucket shop for the purpose OF test
ing the act Of the recent legislature
prohibiting bucket shops are to be ar
gued Friday morning. There are three
of them, one from Wake and two from
Person county. Another important ar
gument will be Dennis Simmons Lum-
Der Co. and Corporation Commission
VS.. the Atlantic Coast Line, in which
the A. C. l.. contests the right of the
commission to order the placing of
track scales at the plant of the Dennis
Simomns Co. by the railroad for the
use of the lumber company.
The North Carolina crop bulletin is
sued this morning states that the
freezing temperatures in western and
central Carolina yesterday morning in
jured the fruit and all kinds of truck
considerably. but the full extent of the
damage cannOt be estimated as yet.
The report states that the winter
wheat and oat crops are finest in many
years, and truck conditions in the east
are the finest in years if the cold and
frost now prevailing do not reach
them. 1t is sure TO give them severe
setbacks. The indications are for the
largest corn crop in years.
Governor Glenn and party have re-
turned from Pinehurst where they
were the guests of Carolina Hotel
from Friday to Monday, and they re-
port a most delightful time. The gov
ernor ran up to Youngsville yesterday
and delivered the address at the close
of the public school.
The Albemarle Presbytery will con-
vene tonight with the Presbyterian
church, continuing in session until
Thursday. Rev. A. ]. Harris, pastor OF
the church at Washington, will preach
the opening sermon. The Presbytery
comprises twenty churches in central
Carolina. Thursday night there will
be a reception by the ladies' of the
church.
Rev. Jasper G. Massee, pastor of the
Tabernacle Baptist church, appealed to
his congregation Sunday night to de-
clare against the dispensary, and for
the people of the city TO rise up in
their might and sweep it out and es-
tabliSh prohibition in its stead. This
is regarded as the first formal move
for an election to be held in the fall on
the question of dispehsary, prohibition
or open saloons. Rev. Massee and his
congregation were leaders in the fight
for the ~dispensary two years ago.
J.. c. Clifford was here today from
Dunn to procure a charter for the
Hood and Grantham CO., to do n whole.
sale and retail drug business. The
capital is $4,000 authorized and $1,000
subscribed, d. III. Hood, G. X. Grant
ham and others. The new corporation
takes over the business heretofore con
Quoted by Hood and Grantham.
Another charter is to the Stallings
Co., of Enfield, capital 5000, 0. G.
Stallings and others incorporators.
They will do a mercantile business at
Enfield.
William Dunn, of New Bern, and J.
A. McCallum, of Red Springs, are here
with Commissioner of Agriculture Pat
terson as the committee in charge of
the erection of the new $4,000 agricul-
ture building at the A. and NJ. college,
considering the matter of the awarding
of the contract for the heating and
plumbing for the new building, which
is being rushed to completion now. 1t