The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-03
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c.. December /

Raleigh. y. c., December
II is ascertained that a convict in the
penitentiary has had his wife there with
him for a month and has been occupying
room in what is known as the ad-
ministration building. Il is also learn
edthat another convict has written his
wife to pay him visit at the peniten-
tiary.
The next event at the state university
the debate with the students OF the
University OF Georgia, in February
The University of North Carolina has
the negative of the query: Ought
the United States TO acquire Hawaii?"
f. K. Graham, of Charlotte, and w. ].
Brogden, of Wayne, are the North Car
olina debatcrs. Judge T. c. Fuller will
deliver the annual address before the
university law class. Friday evening
in Girard hall the university dramatic
club will present London Assurance"
and during the holidays will make
brief tour of the state.
The official statement that North
Carolina actually has 1,0i4,3S5 spindles
in cotton and wooden mills, makes itcer-
tain that in this line this state leads the
south.
Sheriff Ellington of Johnston made a
full settlement of state taxes today.
For several years he has been the first
to thus settle.
The ground was frozen here this
morning and there was also a frozen
fog, quite high on the trees. The
ground appeared to be snow covered.
The question of an educational quail
fication for voting is much talked of.
OF illiterate voters in this state about
$1,000 are negroes and about $4,000
whites.
This evening at O'Clock at Christ
church Miss Sadie Tucker, daughter OF
:he late Major Rufus S. Tucker, was
married to Mr.. MILAN H. williamson,
of this city. The wedding was a So
ciety event and the church was throng-
ed. Miss Minnie Tucker, sister of the
bride, was maid Of honor and Mr.. J.
N. Williamson, Jr., OF Graham was best
man. The bridesmaids were Misses
Temple Hamilton, Of Baltimore; Mary
Saunders. Of Richmond: Laura Carter,
Of Asheville; Sadie Root. Of Raleigh.
The groosmen were r. L. Holt, Edward
Williamson, Frank p. Haywood, Jr.,
and William 3. Snow. The uShers were
H. w. Miller, B. w. Baker, Thomas
Pescud and Victor Boyden. The bride
was in white satin and was preceded
by her little nieces Florence and Kin
say Boylan. Rev. Dr. Marshall, rector
Of the church. officiated. Prominent soci
ETY. people from all parts of the state at
tended. This evening there was a re-
ception at the home of the brides
mother, at which over 100 invited guests
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. William
son left tonight for Hot Springs, Va,
and thence go north.
The report on the apple crop Of this
state, Of which about 15O,0 900 barrels will
be shipped this season, Is that the
average price is $1.20 per barrel.
Ex-Governor Jones, Of Alabama, who
was here several hours yesterday and
who is now at Haw River, visiting Mrs.
Holt, his daughter, will return here to
see the state museum. He greatly ad-
mires the confederate monument in the
capital square. Alabama is now build
ing one.
On a monument in the Chickamauga
national park your correspondent saw
duplicates of three of the bronze stat
ues on the confederate monument here.
Four convicts from Lenoir county ar
rived at the penitentiary today and one
from Polk, the latter a negro convicted
Of ATTEMPTED assault and sentenced to
ten years. ...
Reports to the labor bureau show the
average yield per acre OF corn in this
state to be II bushels, wheat 8, oats IL.
rye IL, peas IA, Irish potatoes SO. sweet
potatoes So, peanuts Sc, rice u. tons of
hay 2, pounds Of cotton 214 Of lint,
pounds Of tobacco COS. gallons OF sor-
ghum SO. The average price for corn
| is 40 cents, wheat II, oats 35.rye S6, Irish
potatoes -; sweet potatoes IS. peanuts
| 63, rice "A, hay 5000. cotton cents.
tobacco 6. sorghum q.
The cost Of producing an acre OF corn
| averages $500. wheat $4.13, oats 81. rs, rye
1886, Irish potatoes $15.56, sweet pota-
| toes $9.68, peanuts $7.57, cotton $1096.
| tobacco $24.27. sorghum $11.33.