The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-18
1.-THE SUICIDE OF LADY TEACHER
Investigation Disclosed No Cause
For the Act
Veterinary Medical Association Q
Meet I'm Chariotte@Nasonic Order
Growing Rapidly-Holy" Negro
Comes to Grief I'm Attempts tn Fly
and Walk on Water.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. June IL.

Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. June IL.
Mention has beer made OF the fact
that the state board OF internal i'm
provements. which has charge OF all
the state aid institutions. some forty
in number, that II inspects them n
makes reports To the legislature. has
been looking into the troubles at the
state school for deaf mutes NJ Morgan
ton. Last January. Mr.. Beckwith OF
the board went there and made n hong
examination and reported TO the gov
ernor his report generating the sup
erintendent from the charges which
had been made. Later one OF the
young lady teachers committed sui
eide. and this led tn another series OF
charges. Mr.. Beckwith has made an
other investigation and at n confer
nee with Governor Glenn. who Is the
president of the board. has stated the
whole case TO the directors of school
II was found that &c young woman was
of unblemished character: that she was
engaged to be married this month to
a gentleman whom she had been en-
gagged for several years. and that she
was very happy in anticipation OF her
marriage: that while there had been
some friction between her and some
other members of the faculty. this was
by no means the prcximate cause OF
her suicide. but that the real cause Is
problematical.
4 charter Is granted the Central
Securities company, Greensboro; cap
ital stock $25. 900. L.. C. Humphrey
and company stockholders, another to
the Wills-Britz Co, Salem. general
merchandise $25, 600, and the third to
the Bank Of Parkton. Robson county
$40, 900.
The North Carolina Veterinary Medi
cal Association meets at Charlotte,
July 3 and 4. The state board OF Vet
Urinary Examiners meets there on the
3rd, to examine license.
State Auditor Dixon says that great
numbers of corporation reports are
now coming in. The entire time of
one of his clerks Is devoted 20 cor
poration matters.
A special order issued from the
Office Of the adjutant general accepts
the Beaufort division Of naval militia.
and also q company Of infantry OF the
First regiment, at Shelby. Another Or
der disbands Company NJ. at Sanford.
upon recommendation Of the inspector
! general, who found IN April that the
company did not meet b require
ments Of the law. The officers and
men are honorably discharged from
service. The quartermaster will take
charge of the military property. BY a
recent fire the company lost SO rifles
and a few uniforms. but this loss Is
covered by insurance, all the proper
ty belonging to the United States.
Petitions have been received for five
new Masonic lodges. The Masons are
growing rapidly in North Carolina this
year, and it is believed that In
crease in membership will perhaps
exceed that Of last year, which broke
the record. II il reaches two thous-
and. the figure expected. the total
membership will exceed twenty thous-
and.
In a few days more there Is TO be
a vote on the new county. OF which
Jonesboro OF Sanford will be the coun-
ty site. 1t is said that only three votes
will be cast against ii.
A negro man here, aged 20 years.
is in a heap OF trouble. He thought
he was holy" and gave II out ut a
meeting Of his sect that he could walk
or water. Last Sunday he went To a
place on Walnut creek. a mile south
of the city. which is known as hap
Using hole. and there proceeded to give
a demonstration, but vas soon over his
head and had To be pulled out. He was
not even then satisfied with his lack
of power, but ave it out last Monday
that he could fly. He got in a second
story window of n big barn In the
suburbs, and proceeded to fly. but the
result was exactely that described In
the famous poem Of Darius Green
and mis- Flying Machine" In other
words the holy man Eel. TO the ground
very heavily indeed. breaking his
arm n two ribs and very nearly
ending his life. His associates SIM
ply say that he was not sufficiently
holy and that a real holy" man can
both walk on the water and fly.
County Superintendent Mcbride, OF
Cumberland, reports that three cleo
lions for special school taxes were
carried unanimously there. Mr.. Nc
Bride has won a very fine reputation
as a superintendent and the board of
education of his county also stands
very high.
In Edgecombe county a special school
tax election was carried by a very