The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-15
SOUTHERN APPEAL
CASE J UP TUESDAY.
Counsel for State and'-for Rail
way Company Busy Preparing
for Test.
FOURTH DISTRICT APPEALS
These VIII Be Taken Up We'd
nesday- School Tax Matter
to BE Heard.


RALEIGH. N. c.. September i4.---Coun-
sci for the Southern Railway Company
and for the State are busy now prepar-
ing for the argument of the appeal of
the Southern Railway Company from
the 100000 fine imposed by Judge Long
In the Wake County Court for violation
Of the I'll cent passenger rate act.
which is specially set for Tuesday
morning. The argument for the State
Hill be made by former Governor Ay-
sock and Speaker of the House 10. j..
Justice. and for the railroad company
oy Colonel w. b. Rodman. +. H. Busbee.
James H. Pou and a. b. Andrews. Jr.
The regular Fourth District appeals
will be taken up Wednesday, the first
on the docket being State VS.. Railroad
Company, in which the Seaboard Air
Cine appeals from $500 fine imposed
IN Franklin county for running
freight train on Sunday without having
psrishable freight aboard. Assistant
Attorney General Clement will argue
The case for the State. and Day q Bell
and Allen for the railroad company.
Another very important appeal that
comes up next week is Collie VS..
Franklin County Commissioners, in
volving the right of the commission
ers to levy taxes for running the pub
lie schools four months on the ground
that the maintenance of the schools Is
"a necessary expense. The expectation
Is that the supreme Court will reverse
its ruling of more than twenty-five
years ago and hold that such tax is
necessary expense AT least this IS
the position taken by the State SUI
perintendent of Public instruction and
other State officers under whose d.
t,,v, Dnf nI 4 y,
levying the tax
other appeals from the Fourth Dis
trict are: Lumber Company VS.. Leland
FRANKLIN county; Strickland VS.. rer-
ktns Franklin; Iveritt VS.. Williams
Martin. Williams VS.. Mutual Reserve,
Martin; Snithwick VS.. Moore, Martini
Daughtridge VS.. Bachelor, Nash; Stout
VS. Grimes. Nash: Balthrop VS.. Todd.
Nash: Modlin VS.. Railroad, Martin;
Railroad VS.. Casualty Company Edge
conbe; Horton VS.. Railroad. vance;
Norleet VS.. Cotton Oil Mills, Edge
combe: Grimes vs. Bryan, Edgecombe;
T,hemica, Company VS.. Grocery COM
pany Vance.
4 charter was issued to-day for the
Greenwood Creamery Company. of Ma
con capital, $4,000 by A. II. Reame and
others.
General Robertson Returns.
Adintant- General r. r. Robertson, of
tho North Carolina National Guard.
returned from Haymarket, Va. where
ne and Mrs. Robertson spent the sum-
mer. ,,,
ON next Tuesday at noon there will
nc celebrated the marriage OF MISS
kathrine MCGEE Smith and Mr.. Edgar
". Barbee. at the residence OF tne
hride's parents. on Hillsboro Street.
MID son of A. a. Howell. was terribly
Sitten last night on Iillsboro Street
by a hull dog.
The little fellow was playfully strilS-
ing the Cog with stick, when IT
iprang nRon. him., tearing piece Of
lows nose. There will doubtless be an
ugly scar left when the wound heals.
In the Superior Court here Charles
r. Johnson & Co. have instituted suit
sgainst ". a. Smith & Co. and the
Charlotte National Bank, the suit being
FOR $4,000. johnson & Co. having hon
pred a draft for that amount in pay
tnent for cotton which was never re-
ceived, according to the allegation made
by the plaintiffs
The State Superintendent of Public
instruction is notified by County Super
tntendent j. D. EzZell. of Harnett pub
lie schools. that three elections for
local tax districts have just been car
ried in the county.
the Ralelgn tobacco market is de-
yeloping now in manner very graft
tying to the business interests of the
atty, and the prices are giving good
satisfaction 70 the farmers. The sales
900 pounds ara the brices ranged from
Sc to S45 pt-t 100 pounds. The market
will not be fully opened here until
Toward the last of the present month
Chairman MCNEIL. of the Corporation
Commission. said this morning that.
While he has received no advices from
Commissioner Rogers. who has gone
To Hickory to adjust the differences
between the citizens and the Carolina
and Northwestern Railroad Company
over the Objectionable track which
citizens tore up Thursday night, he
feels sure that the whole matter will
be amcably adjusted, since General
Manager Nichols has assured the COM
mission by telegraph that his COM
pany Is complying with the order CT
the commission for change of the
track as rapidly as possible.
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