The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31

b One Hundred and Sixte< n
Insurance Companies Lisensed-Hu"tine
for Buried GOld-Fears of LyDchtpg by
Negroes in Barnett- Business Outlook
Not Good-SuperintendentJ New
Report on the State Farm
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. C. December %.
Caldwell and Pearson of the railway
commission t~elegraphed to DIR. Abbott
at Washington, D. c., thai there would
be a meeting tomorrow. A telegram
from the doctor today asked whether
his attendance was absolutely neces-
sary. In reply he was old that he
could come or not, as he liked. Pear
son and Caldwell say that the business
will he done, just the same, if he does
not come, as they constitute a majority
of the commission.
1t is expected that the commission
will take UP. either now or speedily,
the matter of reducing the railway
fares. 1t is said it was for this purpose
mainly that Governor Russell appoint
| ed them.
Ohio Wilson,, one of the hung up COM
missioners, called ON the new ones and
said, quite %cheerfully and pleasantly,
that he expected the United States SUI
preme court would decidedly change
the status of things.
To this date 116 life and fire insurance
companies are licensed to do business
in this state.
living three miles from here, who was
almost a hermit and who died Christ
mas, r searching for $4,000 in gold,
which it is believed he buried some
! where.
A number of people here gave a din
ner yesterday to 200 aged negro wo-
! men,, none of whom are Under 60 and
some ove 80 years of age.
The negro, Tom Adkins, who murder
ed John Campbell in Harnett count is
placed in Jail at Fayetteville to keep
the angry negroes from lynching him.
It is stated officially that the Baptists
of his state expect DR.. Whftsett to re-
sign as president of the theological
seminary.
Rev. George J.. Dowell has preached
his fareWell sermon to the Baptist o n
gregation at Durham and has gone to
Lumiberton to take charge OF the
church there.
The business outlook is by no mean
good in the cotton section. Such is the
general comment.
Speaker Hileman, of the lower house,
will be married Thursday to Miss Aida
Foil, of Cabarrus, and will come here
on his bridal tour.
SO far few Christmas murders and
accidents have been reported.
It is said that much moonshine
whiskey is sold in this city.
the discovery of coal near Kings
the discovery of caol near Kings
Mountain.
Grand Tiler r.. H. Bradley left for
Washington, N. C., today to attend the
meeting of the grand lodge of Masons
there, to lay the corner stone of the
handsome Methodist church tomorrow.
J.. M. MeWfboorne, who after Decem-
der 31st lis to be superintendent of the
penitentiary, is bac from a visit to the
state farms on the Roanoke river. He
finds on the Halifax farm $50 bales cot
ton, 35 not picked; on the Northampton
farm $40 bales, SO u~npicked; on the
Catalonia farms 1000 bales, $50 unpick-
ed. There was not enough labor to
pick the immense cotton crop put in.
He finds on the Halifax farm that the
corn crop is LOO barrels, and rather
poor; on the Northampton from 5000
barrels, none yet gathered. and a fair
crop; on the Catalonia farm 5000 bar
rels, a fairly good crop. On the Cali
QOnIa Farm 10 WduuS pEdAlCu Lin u
tivated the crop n there are only 16C
to pick cotton. not half enough. On
Catalonia farm Nh 2. are 300 acres OF
cotton not yet touched. On the Hall
fax farm are 500 acres in cotton, 400 in
corn; Northampton 1.200 III cotton, 1000
in corn; Catalonia farms 1900 in cotton
and corn. Mr.. Mewboorne says thai
the convict quarters are good and that
the stock is in good condition. The
Caledonia farms are finest he ever saw
He favors dropping the Halifax farm.
He finds that all the farms are special
ly adapted to clover. The gardens are
not neal large enough. Molasses is
bought when sorghum a be easily
raised. On the Halifax farm are sixty
eight sheep. He will put 100 ON each
farm. The cattle. turned loose In Hal
flax, under the Infamous act OF thu
last legislature are making inroads or
the farm. The hogs are in the corn
Mr.. Mewboorne will have the supervi.
sors keep out the cattle, using trusty
convicts ON horseback for this work
There are 700 acres in wheat and oats