The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-10
Swamp Lands OF State
Aldermen Have Heated Discussion
Over Prohibition
Fire Department Makes Good Showing
Crazy Man With Two Wfves-Tax-
able Property of the State.
Messenger Bureau

ACcorhScl
Raleigh, Jan. 4.
The state board Of education was in
session today considering matters rel
ative to the state swamp lands, which
are to be surveyed correctly describ.
ed. the timber valued, etc, while as 10
one tract there is to be an extensive
experiment in the way Of drainage.
Ii is said that some of the bogs IN
these lands cranberrles are growing
and that this crop could be made very
extensive and profitable.
The aldermen of Raleigh had very
heated discussion last night as 10 pro-
hibition methods. One alderman. VINO
is for saloons, declared that he want
ed the most stringent regulations
against the sale of liquor by drug
glsts, the license to be $500, sales to
be only upon prescription, and copies
OF all such prescriptions TO be filed
With the mayor. He also wants the
sale af Jamaca ginger over drug store
counters prohibited. There are lots
OF ginger drinkers and not few peo-
pie drink cologne, in order to get the
alcohol in it. Now that there is so
much wood alcohol and denatured
alcohol, cologne drinkers had better
beware.
A charter is granted Selma Lumber
Company, capital sock $50, 600.
Insurance Commissfc ner Young has
report from Chief J. NJ. Gallagher
of Washington, NJ c.. fire department
which makes a remarkable fine show
ing for last year. The fire department
attended 27 fires. The loss was only
$4OO half of this being on gasoline
boat in the harbor. Commissioner
Young says that perhaps no other
place in the state the size Of Washing
| ton can make SO good report as this.
| At any rate he would like to hear from
the chiefs Of the various departments
| the showing they can make. He finds
a decided improvement throughout the
state in the way OF improved conditions
and increased efficiency Of fire depart
ments. Under the laws now in force,
properly enforced, there are bound to
be good results.
Mrs l.. c. Capeh&Tt, a daughter or
the late Hon. 3. F. Moore Of this city
| who died this week, gives to the Rex
Hospital here 1,5OO as a memorial or
her mother, who was Lucy Williams
Boddie She heQueaths to st. Luke's
Home for Aged Women at Raleigh
| 81 900 He estate is valued at $75,-
| 900 and is mainly divided among five
brothers and sisters. She leaves to
| her cousin, Mary Dickson of Baltl-
mere, during her lifetime thousand
| dollars, but at her death half of this
| goes to the Ladies Aid Society of ST.
James church at Kittrell and the 9TH
| er half to the Thompson Orphanage az
! Charlotte. She leaves to her faith
! full maid servant, Rose Kittrell 500,
| to her cook, Cherry Bell, faithful for
ten years, $500 and to her man serv-
| ant 800, these three being colored.
There is a very curious case in the
insane hospital here, that OF patient
who has two wives He married in
| the eastern part Of the state during the
| civil war, deserted and Joined the fed
eral army and married in Philadel-
phia. Both wives are now living and
| his pension is divided equally between
them. or course ne cannot be tried
for bigamy as he has NO mind at all
| Perhaps it is the only case OF the kind
In the county. One quarter the pen
sion bureau sends warrant for $36
to the North Carolina wife and next
| quarter the money goes to the Pennsyl-
yania wife.
! Next Monday a criminal term OF
the Wake superior court begins, the
| only case of interest being that of Rosa
Johnson. the young white woman who
is charged with infantlcide.
| The insurance commissioner has
approved the Reinsurance Of the Caro-
| lima Life Of High Point, which has
been taken over by Jefferson Standard
of Raleigh.
Your correspondent made mention
| a day OF two ago Of the statement
| that the increase in the valuation OF
| property in North Carolina by the 1907
assessments was only S92. 100000
| Chief Clerk Moody of the state treas
ury said today regarding this that he
was a very close guesser and that
when the legislative committee last
| winter asked him for his estimate
he said between $50. .000, 900 and $685.