The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-13
ARGUMENT In STRANGE CASE
Peculiar Case Before Supreme Court.
Letter Books of the Governor to be
Copied-Revenue Officers Having a
Quiet Time-Other Raleigh News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, II. c., February &.

Raleigh, n. c., February 3.
In the supreme court next week,
Attorney General Gilmer will make
argument for the state in a very in
teresting case in which two negroes,
Hicks mi FARRELL. of Warren county,
are the defendants. No such case can
be found anywhere in the book, every
feature of it being remarkable. The
chief popularity is that there was a
mistrial as to the man VINO killed King
d white farmer. when he was on his
way home with lis team, while as TO
tu the man FARRELL, who was convict
ed of -eing accessory to the crime,
there was a verdict OF twenty-five
years in the penitentiary.
There was no argument in the SUI
preme court today, the first district
appeals having leen disposed Of yes
terday.
The insurance commissioner says
there are about eighty or ninety lodges
of the colored oraer of Sons OF Gld"on
in this state, these having an average
membership Of about fifty each. The
Order of Good Samaritans, which is
also under investigation so far as its
insurance feature is concerned, Is OF
course much larger, being the most
powerful of the negro orders with an
insurance or aid defense.
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler LEFT
TODAY for Columbia. S. c., to deliver
an address before the Livestock AS
ISOLATION of that state.
Governor Glenn, it is announced Will
he absent from Raleigh until mex.
Monday, when he will be again at his
desk.
Bv direction of the historical COM
mission the letter books of all the gov
errors are being copied for publlca-
tion. Two typewriters are at work.
The first of the letter books is that OF
Governor Pollock, which is private
~1rcperty, but which is being used for
thi purpose.
News is received here of the serious
Illness of ex-Judge Augustus w. era
ham, at his home III Oxford.
Governor Glenn has accepted an in
yitation to deliver an address at South
ern Pines on the gath instant at which
is to to be a reu1.lOn OF the Blue ana
the Gray.
The revenue officers have had rather
a ouiet time so far this year. A little
before the holidays came they a
some very lively experience with the
moonsiners, but the latter were par
ticularly active at that period making
whiskey for the Christmas trade.
Pinehurst is becoming, as it deserves
to be, quite popular with the Raleigh
people. and a number OF society people
from this city are going there.
The question of a Y. NJ. e. A. lot
Raleigh is wha. may be called a i've
tissue. Raleigh > the only city IN the
state which has not such an assocla-
ton, and in all places these W their
buildings. The work has beer done
slowly. but surely, at all these points
and this will nave to be the case mere
also. Very strong influences are oach
of the movement, though 1t requires
an intense devotion, public spirit n
1iberality to get buildings of this c:ass.
Roller skating is simply a craze mere
now and one of the pleasantest red
lures of it is the outdoor amusel'enI
or the smooth and broad granolth'c
sidewalks in various parts OF the cry.
HunHreds of children are on inc
wheels every Afternoon, and the amos,
quarter of mile around the cap,I'I
souare is the most popular or ali Tic
places.