The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-16
NEGRO HELD FOR ROBBINS MAILS
Crap" Harris of Raleigh Bound
Over Withou. Bail
Said to Have Opened Pouche--Goycr-
nor Glenn Invited { o Arkansas
Cases in Which Attorney Gener
Gilmer is to Appear-Charters by
the State.
the State.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. 6, March Is.

0aielon, N g, March Is.
Attorney General Gilmer appeared
n the supreme court today in the case
of State VS.. Wheeler. from Wake coun
-, which went UP frcm the Septemp er
1915 term Of Wake superior court. he
defendant Dsing tTieo for failure 70
workh the pubic roads. He contends
that inasmuch as the law levies $50
on each person liable TO road duty,
and also a Ia Of $3.50 on eacn 500
work the public roads. He contends
each poll, that the same is invalid.
This court held otherwise. expressly
in State VS.. Sharp, as counsel for plain
tin corcede. The old requirements
we!e changed by amendments in 1895.
The attorney general will also ap-
pear in the case of State VS.. Hill ct al.
and the Atlantic and North Carolina
company TO be heard at the close of
the present week at New Bern, ard
Attorney General Gilmer will 90 20
that place, returning to Raleigh Sat
uruay night. AS the state of Moth
Carolina is the largest stockholder all
the lease was effected during the a.
ministration of Governor Aycock and
the STATE endorsed such the attorney
General will ~endeavor to sustain the
validity Of that lease.
The appeal Of Robert Lilliston, from
Norfolk, Va, who was tried and sea-
tenced for the murder of Charles 6.
Smith during f. IL week in Raleigh, ut
the Union staten was not heard &c.
day, on sCcO,Lt of the work of me
attorney general which has precluded
his preparation in the matter. It is
supposed that it will be called at the
close of the Seventh district cases, II
possibly earlier.
Hon. J. Y. Joyner, state superinten-
dent of instruction, reports most sue
cessful meetings in Martin county
where he has just delivered four edu-
catiOnal addresses. In the three spe-
cial school tax districts. Mr.. Joyaer
states that the county superintendent
is devOting practically all of his time
to this school work and the outlook
is most encouraging. He is also
greatly pleased with the earnestness
and hospitality of the people of Mar
tin county. The new comes in edu-
cational circles also that Clay county
has just called for it's first rural library
and an election has been ordered for
the local school tax in the Hayesville
district. Clay was the only county in
this state that did not have a rural
library.
A special meeting Of the board OF
education was held today in the Office
of the governor to consider the dispo-
sitiOn of an 5000 acre tract of laad
in Carteret county BIZ an OntiOn 10
R. L. Woodland, of Pamlico. Definite
action was not taken. and the result
will not be announced until mex WEEK..
Mr.. Woodland has held options on this
land to purchase at IS cents per acre,
and his present option expires March
31st. He stated that the figures at
present set by the state would average
about $1.25 per acre. OF this land about
5000 acres are in timber, but Mr..
Woodland states that timber is not fit
for sale on more than 1000 acres, the
principal part of this tract being il
muck and swamp, which can be pene-
trated in many places to the depths Of
20 feet.
The postofice department will on
April 1st and through that quarter
until July LIST, 1906. again begin TO
recount the number of pieces of mail
handled by rural free delivery carriers
in North Carolina. This work of re-
counting had been temporarily discOn-
tinued by the government and the
matter of again resuming it looks TO-
wards certain changes in the r1lrai
free delivery service.
The state chartered the Bank of Wal