The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-04
MAsoNs AND ODD FELLOWS
Rapid Growth i'm This State-Our
Winter Lettuce Crop-Improvement
I'm Breed of CattIe-MiIitary Feature
ofthe inauguration.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. December 90.

Raleigh, December %.
Grand Secrtary B. H. Woodell. Of
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows. says
there are now 100 lodges, a gain of 5
per cent, with 1000 members. a gain
This is a remarkable increase. The
Nasons during the ear gained five
lodges and 500 members. The gain or
both organizations. as will be seen, is
in additions to old lodges. The Odd
Fellows are growing. however. far more
rapidly than the Masons.
Secretary Bruner, of the agriculture
department., tells me he regards the
shipments OF winter lettuce from the
eastern counties as of marked IMPORT
ance. Shipments began December 18th
and will continue until the crop is ex-
hausted. He says the crop is more
profitable than = spring lettuce. Mr..
Bruner says that development of cat
tie raising in the mountain region is
gratifying. There are many more cat
tie of the better breeds. such as Dur
hma, S~hort-horn and Polled Angus. He
says the most notable activity in the
state just now. outside of manufactur-
ing and trucking, is apple culture. A
great many orchards are being set in
Yancy, Watauga. Wilkes. Madison,
Haywood and other counties. That re-
gion is the habitat OF the apple. The
seedlings developed there offer h world
its finest apples. Under the new and
proper plan only n variety of fruit
is an archard. This is called a CONNER
ciaI orchard Good packing and good
roads for the transportation OF the ap-
pies are the prime necessities. In
concluding his remarks on develop
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BILE feature of the years work is the
seeding of a very large fall acreage in
wheat in central North Carolina to
the mountains. and he speaks of this as
a piedmont feature.
State Librarian NJ. o. Sheriff. is pre-
pairing his report. 1t shows 10000
volumes in the library proper. Re-
garding the library he says the first
reference he can find to it. is in the
laws of 1921, when it was established.
It does not appear that it was of any
size as far along as 1S41. Governor
Morehead, Chief Justice Ruffin and AS
sociate Justices Daniel and CASTOR
were appointed trustees.
The report of the corporation COM
mission is in course of preparation. In
1891 the railway commission was
created. The average number of COM
plants docketed was about 225 a year.
III -SS AAH@ va
abolished and h corporation COM
mission was established. All the duties
OF the corporation commission were de-
vOlved upon it, and many others be
sides:
There are about fifty applicants for
admission to the Methodist orphan
age here. The first boy received is
Ernest Mangum. of Durham, whose
parents were BaptIsts. The first girl
received is Carrie Bright, of Beaufort
county.
News is received of the death of DR..
Joshua w. Wick. of Selma. He had
held several public positions and was
always a Jealous democrat.
The state auditor ) report shows that
the county taxes aggregate s1,31S, 622,
the school tax is 81, O32, $50, the gen.
eral taxes 1923, 307. making a grand to-
tai Of $1,000, 46O. an, increase over the
previous veal of almost $500, 600.
The North Carolina Association of
Academies. in session here, adopted
resolutions warmly commencing the re-
tiring state superintendent of public
instruction. Charles II. Mebane, eX-
pressing high appreciation of the value
of his services TO the cause of educa-
ton in this state
1t is expected that as many as 1.00C
soldiers will be here at the Inaugural
ton of Governor AycOck on the 18th
of January. The military feature will
be the most prominent. If the weather
is favorable It is proposed to have the
ceremonies at the east portaco OF the
capitol; if ~unfavorable. in the Acade-
my of Music. There will be a recep-
ton at the executive mansion Inc a
ball at the Capital Club.