The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-14

the Dark as TO lnten uons 81 the
Board Toward Him-Arms Cor Sotun-
teer Companiee-Rumor. o. Judge
Norwood's Resigna tfon-Aeefde emit TO
Adiutant NaeRse,
Messenger Bureau,

AcSSruSsI c9ESdO,
Raleigh, n. C. Jun Ii.
The state board OF agriculture is
called 10 meet June 14th. John r.
Smith, commissioner OF agriculture.
was today asked the direct question:
Is il true that il is the purpose OF the
board TO bounce you as commission
err" His reply was: Il really don't
know anything about it"
The adjutant general says he will
have all the rifles returned by the vol
unteers sent back TO the towns from
which the state guard companies
brought them here. He desires that a
reserve company be promptly formed
at each point, to act until the COM
pany now in service returns. There
ought to be no delay in forming such
companies.
Much regret is expressed by his
many friends here at the death OF
Samuel J. Pemberton, Esq. OF Stanly
county, Of a second stroke OF paralysis.
Yesterday was the hottest day OF
the year. Here the mercury climbed
to 81. AT some points in the state it
was 100 degrees.
The Mooresville and Mocksville
shortcut" OF the Southern railway,
is completed. Rapid work on il has
been done.
4HtIe Vas ii IAIlnT mere NtSLrTudN
that Judge Norwood's resignation had
been placed in the hands of Governor
Russell. The Iatter's private secretary
says no resignation has been received.
SO far as he is aware. 1t will be re-
membered that last year charges OF
drunkenness against the judge were in
vestigated by a legislative committee
and that the judge placed his resigna-
ton in the hands Of ". S. Lusk, TO be
given to the governor in case the judge
again fell from grace. 1t is reported
that a few days ago the judge was
intoxicated. He narrowly escaped
impeachment by the legislature.
I G. w. Hyams, botanist of the agri-
cultural department, is now in the
Piedmont section collecting specimens
for a complete herbarium. The state
now has in its museum a collection of
some 800 specimens Of medicinal plants
from this state.
The Stephenson collection" of gems
and gem stones is now completely ar
ranged in the state museum, which
last winter purchased it from the fam
lily of the late J. A. D.. Stephenson, Of
Iredell county. 1t presents a fine APP
pearance. State Geologist Holmes ar
ranged it in the special cases.
The board of trustees Of the Agri-
! cultural and Mechanical college here
! is called to meet July 4th.
Inquiries are being made as to
whether there will be many visitors
at the summer resorts. 1t is claimed
that there is but little talk so far
about the matter. 1t is quite safe to
say that the fountain resorts viii
have a great many visitors.
Quite a number of the Second regi-
ment men III camp here are disabled
by sore arms due TO vaccination. The
entire regiment has been v~accinated.
The adjutant general says he does
not understand the cause of the delay
of Colonel Lee, of the immune regi-
ment," to arrive here. Colonel Lee will
be urged to take as many "immunes'
as possible from the extreme south
eastern part of the state. where the
negroes are we'll fortified against fe-
verS and malaria peculiar to rice
farms and swamps.
The issue of the much needed cam
paign shoes to the Second regiment
was completed today.
At Camp Russell at the dress parad,
of the Second regiment. there was AZ
odd accident. Battalion Adjutant s
H. MacRae was riding a horse jus
bought by Surgeon Brevard. The hOrst
he the habit of throwing his heat
back. He did this and struck Lieuten
ant MacPae, cutting open the latter:
hin and nearly knocking him off. TIL,
surgeons seWed up the badly cut hin
G. L. Harris, of authorization
is appOinted a rustic Of the blind in.
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