The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-06
Charged That Night Rates Are Too
Thigh
for Fugitive From Justice
appropriation for High Schools
Special Term Of Franklin Court Or
dersxR-Death OF Mis- Myrtle Mhls.
Raleigh, y. C. September

April in Greensboro, and the chis: or
police OF that city is appointed agent
to go after him
This afternoon Col. Charles E. john
son gave barbecue near here In con- |
pliment too Governor Glenn, LieutcG- |
ant Victor Blue, L. S. A, and Surgeon
Blue, L. S y. There were about 90
guests.
Insurance Commissioner Young re
turned today from a two weeks VISIT
10 his family al Montreal
The state board of education has Set
apart $1,000 more for high schools IN
various counties under the new law.
sums ranging as high as $500 being al
lowed to the counties 10 aid in MAN.
tanning this new system of schools.
Informal complaints have been made
to the corporation commission that the
Bell Telephone Company has without
notice raised its rate on night mess
ages so that they are the same as 70
those in the day. The corporation
commission will take up the power.
1t has the power to regulate Icse
rates. 1t is claimed that the Bell
company last Year earned - per cent.
on its assessed property valuation.
A charter is granted the Elmor"
Ginning Company at Laurinburg u
gin cotton.
Governor Glenn orders a special
term of Franklin county superior court
te begin next week, Judge Neal to pre-
side to try Thomas Upchurch, negro
man charged with felonious assault,
| upon Miss Elizabeth Terry, aged %
| gears, at her home where she lived
talOne. The chairman of the county
commissioners asked for the special
| term and so did the solicitor. The
! latter tried t. communicate with the
'governor by telephone yesterday but
/ the wires were down. Both stated
/ that there was danger of lynching and
/ that no time Snould be lost in holding
! the court.
/ The supreme court today took up
t the appeals from the second district,
| these being as follows: Flythe VS.
| Calvert, appeals by each side; Brown
VS. Railway, rehearing; Flshel vs.
! Browning; White VS. Ely; Aston VS.
, COnnell; Davis VS. Railway, GuauC
/ Co. VS. Bowers White; Daniel vs. Rail-
/ way; Allan Ffpming Co. VS. Railway;
| Watson VS. Railway; Patterson vs.
/ Lumber Co. Among the attorneys here
J are Lieutenant Governor Francis p.
! Winston, T. T. Hicks, Congressman
! Claude Kitchin, &c. G. PEBBLES, Garland
Midyette, A. w Mclean and Robert c.
/; Lawrence.
| Congressman kitchin when asked
!>about wkat was going on in his dis
t1rlct said political matters were very
tNuiet and that most of the talk was
!, about crops and that rain is very
| badly needed. The crop on nice sandy
| land is very poor and in many cases
amounts IA but lftgle, but that there
has been great Improvement on stiff
lar1. His district is notable for
raising the mall Spanish peanuts, and
the growers have bsan thinking they
Woald have "A very fi.e crop, so judg-
ing from appearance of the vines
y
vestEatiOn tney find that they are
| very poorly Truited in Iced and that
! there will be only twt,-thirds OF the
/ big crop they expected.
The annual contest If the North
| Carolina fiddler, at the park yesterday
was certainly a delight To the public.
but mistake was made in not having
/
| the affair in the auditorium of the A.
apd VI. college nearby Next year il
is TO be held there and it is expectet
that the pr1Zes will be very handsome
III order to draw folders from all over
the state. =. c. Page has held tie
Craftsmanship two years but he went
down in defeat yesterday before Ar
mold Parish, who was born in this
county but who now lives in Raleigh.
Parish plays both by note and main
strength. J. W. Salus, by winning
second place, stands on the roll OF
fame. 1t was easy to see, however.
that Page was the favorite. One enthu-
slastlc country woman looking at him
with parted lips and eager eyes. sand
so that people from quite distance
could hear her.: He plays according
to my idea of playing. He plays all
over himself. He plays with his toes.
There will be some increase this
term in the number of blind pupils at
the state school for the blind here
Superintendent John E. RAY is now
making arrar @ements for transpor
tatiOn Of pupils. The session begins
in few days The buildings, etc. at
the schools for the white blind and
that III :he colored bind are in fBe
shape and a number of improvements
have been made during the vacation
The colored institution cares for deaf