The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-05
VIGOROUSLY URGE
LOCAL TAXA 7 10 N
Wonderful Results Of Campaign
for Schools in North
Carolina.
BANK CHARTERED BY STATE
Harnett County Man Still Pay
ing Bet He Made on
Bryan.
rhe rines.pispateh.1


of special local tax districts for the
North Carolina mas now passed the Il
600 mark. and official information of
more than 100 other local tax elections
to be held In every part of the State
between now and June has been re-
ccived in the state Department of
being waged vigorously. through the
assignment OF special speakers TO go
into these communities and advocate
local taxation The latest election car
ried is reported BY Superintendent Rus
sell. OF Scotland county, Laurel District
being carried, giving Scotland county
five local tax districts, with other cleo
tons TO be held soon.
Assistant Commissioner r. B. koit.
actuary of the North Carolina Depart
inent of Insurance. is in Washington.
D. c., with representative of the VIZ
GINA Department of Insurance. making
special examination of the head Of
nee OF the Royal BENEFIT Society.
Charters by the state.
The Farmers and Traders Bank, OF
| Weaveryille, is chartered, with 10000
| capital by j. :. Coleman, j. H. Carter,
ID. j. Weaver. of Ashev!lle. and others,
| for commercial and savings business.
! Another charter is TO the Daughters OF
/ The c,onfederacy. Ransom Camp, of Lee
! county, No. 1869 (Inc.9. Sanford, the in
| corporators being Mrs. T. NJ, Cross.
| Miss Elizabeth Avant and others.
| MIL Attend u. e. V. Reunion.
I The famous Confederate Drum Corps
| of l.. Oh. Branch Camp, this city,
| which has stirred sensational enthu-
/ siasrl in many parts of the South, at
| reunions OF the United Confederate
Veterans, is to attend the reunion this
spring at Mobile, Ala. The Raleigh
| Aldermen have appropriated $50 for
their expenses.
I .sppeals from the Ninth Judicial Dis
! trict will be called in tho Supreme
4 Court, and the arguments will prob
1 ably engage the court through Thurs
4 day. The cases are; Stationary Com
! pany VS.. Express Company (petition to
4 rehear). Penny vs. Ludwick; Gsry VS.
| Railroad; Helms vs.. Holton. Haywood
4 VS.. Wright. Clement vs.. King; Vine
iberg US. Day; Bailey vs. Bishop; Hut
fines vs. Machine Company: Manufac.
turing Company vs.. Railroad; breedin5
Association vs.. Railroad King vs..
lGuilford county; Davidson VS.. Gull
| ford county.
i Raleigh fans are to enjoy two star
Il ball games this week, with the y. &
NJ. College team as the home combat
ants-Guilford College on Wednesday
+ land Hampden- Sidney on Friday. There
lis much interest in both games.
i Had Faith In nryan.
Citizens of Raleigh, who attended
1.-The recent session of Harnett county
. Superior Court at Ellington tell OF
dened with hair that falls much below
his shoulders and with a bushy and
Iuntrimmed beard. all because he took
an oath during one of William Jen-
|, lninis Bryan's earliest campaign fol
President. that he would neither have
his hair cut, or his beard shaved unit
Br.&.n was President. He told the Raj
> eighsmen that his haid would have beer
muciklonger than it is now. but some Q.
= his miischievous friends beguiled hin
! into imbibing too much "John Barley
i corn" and then cropped off his hair
(, lwhile he could not help himself
MacRac Is sixty-ffve years old. ant
is said to have expressed himself a.
having about lost all hope of eve
being relieved of his burdensome hal
and beard through Bryan's attaining
the presidency Recently he has eN
J ! changed letters with Bryan, and tn
! latter sent him a life-slzed bust en-
graved of himself. in exchange for ;
picture of MacRae, in his flowing hal
and beard. He does not say what de
gree Of hope Bryan holds out to hin
for getting his head and face back t
normal condition. AIcRae lives min
miles out from Ellington.
Findings of Court-Mnrtinl.
Adjutant- General J. r. Armtield. o
the North Carolina National Guard, an
nounoes tho hnding OF George T. vii
hanson, ensign of the First Division
Naval Militia, Wilmington, guilty of
number OF charges OF insubordinatio
by court-martial, Els sentence is t
pay a hne of IS and to be publicl
reprimanded, with dismissal from tn
service, after ten days, II the fine b
not paid and communication of thi
sentence by Governor kitchln, In vie'
of extenuating ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tn
mere payment of the fine of IS.
The court martial was held in Wi
inington In January, with Commando
C. r.. Dradhapl. president, and ].
b. Ehringhaus as Judge advocat
The charges were disobedience Of or
ders to report for annual inspection
and later refusing to pay the fine In
posed by Commander Cuthbert Mai
tin for unnecessary absence. Til
Governor disapproved, and ovesrule
n several findings of the court-martia
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