The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02

laboratory to be built by the United
States fish commission. For several
years Johns Hopkins university has had
a small biological laboratory there, and
students from Johns Hopkins, the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Guilford and
some other colleges have spent the
summer at Beaufort, in the study of
biology, and b gathering of speci-
mems, Some Of the finest specimens
ever found in the United States have
been discovered in the waters around
Beaufort, and it is stated that more
varieties of marine life are found there
than anywhere else in the United
States. The new plant is to cost s25,-
900. of which s12, 500 for the building is
already available. Work on the struc-
ture is to begin as soon as practicable.
The National Fertilizer
Company, which has just been incor-
porated. is expected to be one of the
largest enterprises in this section of
the state. The plan has not yet been
made public. The charter provides thai
the principal factory shall be erected
in or near Raleigh. The capital stock
is $1O0, 900, but with privilege of increas-
ing to 81, 900, 900. Colonel John S. Gun.
bingham, Of Person county the largest
tobacco farmer in the world; Messrs.
John c. Drewry and N. w. West, prom
inent Raleigh capitalists, are among
the incorporators.
1t is believed that the safe robbers
who blew open a safe at Morven, An
son county, Thursday night are the
same who blew the safe here and the
one at Red Springs. At Morven they
blew the safe of NJ. H. Lowry & Co,
and secured $3.50 in cash, $500 Of which
belonged to Rev. L. E. Stacy, a Metho-
dist minister.
Mr.. Fred Harvard and Miss Leta
Massey, of Durham, ran away from
parental objection, and were married
in the road at midnight by a coun-
try magistrate.
One newspaper States that in the
county Of Craven there is one magis-
trate to every ten voters. This is an
exaggeration, but there are entirely too
many in the state, and there Is al
ready some intimation that the next
legislature may take steps to greatly
reduce the lumber There are several
thousand in the state. The secretary
of state has SEN out the lists to clerks
Of the court.
a theatre was witnessed at the Acade-
of Music last night. The jury in
the Mangum murder case were worn
out by the long session of court, and
they asked the sheriff to take them to
the theatre where the Una Clayton
Company was playing why Jones Left
Home" Several of them had never
been in a theatre before. and they en-
joyed the play hugely. Some of them
wanted Judge Starbuck to adjourn
court this afternoon. SO hat they could
the matinee. They will all go
again tonight.
Governor Aycock will appoint Mrs..
Thomas J.. Jarvis lady commissioned
to the Pan-American exposition at Buff
falo. Miss Bessie Henderson is the 9TH
er a d commissioner from his state.
The Daughters of the Revolution are
to publish a monthly here, The North
Carolina Booklet" 1t will b. devoted to
great events in North Carolina history.
the first numbers being .'vfr-
ginia Dare" by Major Graham Dawes:
Colonial New Bern" by Mrs. Sarah
Beaumont Kennedy; Liberty, Property
n no Stamp Duty" by Colonel A. n.
Waddel: "Edenton Tea Party" by DIR.
cha billiard; Betsy Dowdy's Ride.'
by Colonel r. B.. Creecy; "The Hornets
Nest" by Mr.. Heriot CIarkson;
Greens Retreat by Professor d. IT.
Hll: Monsieur lie Marquis de LaFay-
ette, by Major E j. Hale; IAN Ad-
mirai and His Daughter" by Dr.. KEMP
P Battle: "Pettigrew's Charge" by
Captain s A. Ashe, "Reminiscences OF
a Runner" by British Vie
Consul James Sprunt: "KuKIux." nv
Mrs T. j. Jarvis. The first will be is
sued May 10th.
w. II. Arlington. of Nash county
usban Of Mrs. Pattie d. B.. AIRING
ton OF Arlington Investigating com
mittee fame. has fled a petition IN
u~ansrup.cy with liabilities Of s13, 900.
Six schools in Ireden and three in