The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

North Carolina hallway Eighth. First
Reception at the Executive MAnsion.
Stringent Measures to E~xterninate the
San Jose aIe-P1a the y ate Mo.
scum In Weekly Crop bulletin.
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, X. c.. April q.
The state board of public school ex-
aminers is elected for two years. The
selections made are excellent. All the
members Of the board are devoted to
the public school interests.
Evangelist Fife is now holding very
largely attended revival meetings at
Durham.
There are hints that some sort of a
compromise NAV be arranged as re-
CARDS the Atlantic and North Carolina
railway. The first injunction case. that
by the president against the private
stockholders, comes up for hearing
May 7th. The next day there will be
a hearing before Judge Simonton, on a
matter brought by a private stock
holder.
The state board Of education declines
to lease for ninety-nine years the 213,-
900 acres of land on the sounds desired
by the Field and Shore Association, of
New York.
The state agricultural department
does not issue any April bulletin, but
will issue one for May.
In the revenue act, in schedule c.,
there is one very clumsy section. in re-
gard to the taxation of railways. It
requires all railways to pay l per cent.
on gross receipts. There is, however,
this proviso NO railway or canal COM
pany shall be liable to this tax if it's
property is taxed" Now every rail-
way in the state is taxed, SO the l per
cent tax applies to none Of them. AS
the state treasurer says. that section
should have been omitted, as it is val
uelesS and meaningless.
Governor and Mrs. Russell this even
ing at the executive mansion gave their
first public reception. It was in honor
of the Capital City Club. The spacious
| and very handsome building was deco
rated on the interior with state and
national %colOrs, and there was a prOfu-
sion Of pOtted plants and flowers. Mu-
sic was furnished by Miller's orchestra,
of Wilmington. Ices and other refresh
ments were served. There were no
| wines. The governor and Mrs. Russell
| were assisted in receiving by state Off
GERS and their wives or nearest lady
relatives, Miss oOk n Miss Josephine
Cook, ofWarrenton, and the staff. The
reception began at 9 o'clock and was
| very largely attended. Admission was
by card and over 500 invitations had
been issued. There was no dancing.
The interior of the mansion is very
attractive. Native pine, in it's natural
color and highly polished, is the wood
work. On the walls of the broad hall
are the portraits of many of the gov
ernOrS, forming a u collection.
These portraits Governor Russell re-
Gently had ~rearranged by Randall, the
artist.
The commission appointed by the leg
| islature to examine orchards for the
San Jose fruit scale and to devise and
! carry out the best plan of eXtirpating
the pest, has returned from Southern
Pines. It found the scale in several
| orchards. At the great Van Lindley Or
chard all the trees infected have prompt
ly been cut down and burned. The
fected trees anywhere in the state. In
this task they will have the complete
aid Of the fruit growers.
At the state museum very rapid
work is now being o n in the prepa-
ration Of specimens Illustrating the
| game of North Carolina. The Curri-
tuck Club mas sent a white-breasted
goose; the first one. SO far as known
ever killed in his state. The installa-
ton of specimens of game, ores, etc,
in the new rooms of the museum will
probably begin in a few days.
The public printers are Instructed to
hasten the work on the tax list blanks,
as only a little over two weeks remain
in which to get them to the counties.