The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-03
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To Meet Next Monday-work In Pre-
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Bdlletin.
Messenger Bureau.


Raleigh. n. C. April 80.
This Morning State Auditor Dixon
sent out u notice TO the directors OF the
soldiers home. calling on them TO meet
here next Monday to make all the ar
rangements about the home.
Work is now In progress ~ the home
In the way of identifying the grounds.
The fences have een removed.
Farm work Is now very active. The
ground Is IN fine condition for planting.
The news that the damage To q
in this state was greatly exaggerated
Is very gratifying.
Rev. Thomas Dixon Is here and at
work In the state library securing
data regarding h reconstruction pc
Rod In this state for publication Ia q
book.
The commissioner Of agriculture says
fertilizer sales are falling OF very rap
idly.
The removal of all the military stores
from the state arsenal began today.
The weekly crop bulletin for the week
ending yesterday
Although the conditions are slowly
improving. the bad effects OF the ex-
eessive ain and cold weather of last
week have not been obliterated. New
ertheless. the concensus or opinion lie
that the fruit crop Is not seriously
damaged In the west, while it Is gener-
ally safe everywhere east oil the noun
tains.
Frost was reported generally en-
Wednesday. but with surprisingly
little damage TO fruit. though potatoes
and young vegetables were nipped-
The latter portion OF the week was
bright and favorable for work. in the
east three full days labo- was
yliShad ond r..rrh nlnxpfrr and ntanf-
ing done. but in the west the ground
remained too wet until Friday. For
est vegetation continues remarkably
backward even as far east as Raleigh.
Large quantities OF cotton and corn
were planted during the latter part Of
the week. Owing to the Geld. damp
state OF the soil much early planted
corn failed to sprout, and considerable
replanting is necessary. Corn is COM
ing up slowly. shows the effect OF cold
weather in lack OF vigor. and the
stands are generally poor. Planting
cotton is now over two weeks later
than usual; lands seeded before April
18th will be replowed and planted over:
seed cotton is scarce; some cotton Is
up, but is not doing WELL
More farm wor has been done this
week than at any time this season.
Never was more done in SO short a
time.
LIE FANNY IlSShA "EAS-0iteWh
among the North Carolina l4aiitists,
writes the state superintendent OF
public instruction that she has made
arrangements to have hfty public
schools continued, after the ending
of the regular terms, by volunteer
teachers. The superintendent ex-
presses his qualification at her work
in the past and pledges his hearty
cooperation.
State Treasurer Lacy decides that
persons who exhibit samples Of to-
bacco and take riders therefor which
are filled by persons who follow them
are peddlers and u pay peddlers'
tax.
The state now keeps funds in sixty
three banks About 20 per cent. OF
these are state banks.
The last OF the military stores We're
removed from the state arsenal today,
preparatory to its demolition.
There are not nearly so many char
tiers issued to corporations this year
as there were up to the same period
last rear. This Is the public
are not yet acquainted with the terms
Of the new law regarding private cor
porations.
The state auditor is now receiving
lists Of all the corporations in each
county. together with the. capital. A
great showing for the states enter
pIlSc 10 ld0C Dg IhCpts
Secretary Bruner. Of tire state high
way commission, will send out this
week the highway law. and all other
matters in which the commission has
Jurisdiction.
The state treasurer avs he VIII
this summer institute an entirely Diff
ferent system of bookkeeping. The
one now in use vas begun in 1855. Mar
tins thefts. made under this antiquat-
ed system. showed its weakness.
The attorney general decides that In
case a wife is insane and her
not INDECENT he must pay for her
maintenance n an insane asylum. and
that a father is thus required to- pay
for an insane child under q years OF
age. provided the father be not In
digent: u that he is not liable for
the maintenance in an asylum of his
children over 81 years. The new law.
which requires pay for non-indigent
insane. made these rulings necessary.