The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13
Case Against N. 7. Norris to ba
Tried in Superior Court
Docket il a Large One-Improyemess
i'm Street Car System-W Gather Re-
port for the Week-Charters BY the
State-Great Progress il Educa-
MESSENGER Bureau.
Raleigh, y. C., July 10, 1876

were formally sworn N IulS morning
in the office Of the governor. Head
quarters had bean established in the
senate chamber where examinations
and other works of the commission
will be carried on. Masses 81 book
are piled about the building.
The secretary Of the state t5day
granted an amendment Of the char.e~
OF the Wise Granite company. at WIse,
\. G, authorizing an increase III he
capital stock 10 So. 1000. Of which
amount $4,000 is preferred. Thomas
Gresham is president and J. L. P@S-
chall is secretary Of this company. The
superintendent Of public instruction
has received information that a loCa.
tax has just been voted at Old Tap
District, No. :. in Camden county.
The government weather report ICr
North Carolina for the past seven days
issued today says: The weather duT-
ing the past week has been generally
cloudy with frequent rains especially
in the central and eastern distric, 5.
where the damage by excessive lain
was CoIISlucld Dlt. liz lain over IL
entire state averaged about $50 inca
above the normal. The greatest eX-
cess was at Wilmington, where lk4
rainfall was 2.47 inches above the nor-
NAL amount In the western district
the rains were not so heavy, and rlen-
ty OF sunshine in most localities was
reported, and the week as a whole has
been favorable in that section. The
we wy u,oo+hnr nf tho wool opIiro T11Iy
End continued until the 3rd, when the
weather became gradually cooler, the
temperature averaging for the week /
to 3 degrees lower than the normal.
The highest maximum temperature re-
ported was SO degrees in Halifax cOun~
ty on the 3rd, and the lowest was SO
degrees in Buncombe county on the
5th and 9th.
There is every likelihood that Raj
eigh will have another theatre and uH-
der a different management. To ibis
end it is possible that the old Metro
pOlitan hall over the city market will
be leased, in which event it will be
thoroughly renovated and moderately
fitted.
An attorney for the Wake County
Water company last night appeared
OtIo1S Lax 1NHiSAS0 bool VI A1ASji
making a proposition that the city re-
new the contract with the company for
furnishing water for all purposes. fhe
matter was again referred to a special
committee appointed some months ago
to value the Wake Water company
plant and to negotiate with a view 20
purchase. That relationship was, how
ever, discontinued owing to a dis
agreement relative to making public
certain facts and figures of the wafer
cOmpany's property. The proportion
now made by the water company would
mean a reduction in the rates with a
guarantee of purer Water for all pur-
poses.
The fact that blind tigerism may nOI
prosper in ~dispensary Raleigh was we'll
evidenced by the fact that Levi Spen-
Ger, a Raleigh negro, convicted in i've
separate cases of retailing, his fines
amounting to nearly three hundred
dollars vas sentenced in police JUS
tees court for a term Of seven months.
HinsbOrO street, from the fair
grounds to the capitol grounds, viii
be double tracked for the operation Of
electric street cars, it is stated, in tine
for operation by the next state fair
to be held in October. L is possible
that Fayetteville street also viii be
double tracked.
The July term of Wake county su-
perior court for the trial of criminal
cases convened yesterday with Judge
James L. Webb presiding. The docket
consists of 112 cases, most OF which are
of petty character. At this term OF
court will be heard the case against NJ
T. Norris for alleged inceadiarism
which has OccasiOned such sensational
interest throughout the state by reason
of the prominence Of the defendant, the
first hearing before a magistrate haV-
ing consumed the greater part Of three
weeks, after which hearing Mr.. Norris
was bound over 10 this term OF curt
in the sum of a thousand dollars. Nos
of the other cases are for larceny, the
principal one being the stealing Of 4
mule.
The state chartered the kilby-Apple
farm, incorporated. Tay~lorsville, \. c,
for orchard and vineyard purposes ana
kindred supplies, incorpOrators are ~.
T. Rowland. J. T. Williamson, Tay-
lorSville;s John r. Ross. E. F. CTesS-
well and J. c. LenOx, of Charlotte. Tha
authorized capital stock is s25, 600 and
$1,000 has been paid in. Il produces
Of the Kilby farm are already note II
that section Of the state and the incor-
poration Of the company will near !
very marked extension and improve
ment.
The Sunday school convention % is
Eastern North Carolina Christian on
ference will be held III Wentworth
church at McCullerS. ten mills south
OF Raleigh, Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. Governor Glenn
will address the Sunday school work
ers Wednesday morning a. eleven
o'clock.
Governor Glenn returned 10 the ex-
ecutive office yesterday morning after
an absence of several days, spent prin-
cipally at his old home in Winsron-Sa-
lem. The governor is much improved
by his short rest.
The third annual meeting OF The