The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-10
FRUIT AND TRUCK EXHIBIT.
At Raleigh and Charlotte by EasternI
Caroline Growers-Soldfers' Homel
Matters-Lewis Council to be Hanged
at Fayetteville, June 24th.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., May

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There is desire that DIR. b. T. Dixon
shall be at the head Of the soldiers
home. AS yet the board Of directors
has not arranged who shall be at its
head. DR.. Dixon has leased the old
ICotten mansion. very near the home,
will live there, and will devote part of
the day to the home. There is no
salary attached to the position. 1t is
a labor of love.
w. w. Kelley, the inmate of the
home, who after the investigation yes
terday was dishonorably discharged,
was in Company B, Thirty-first North
carolina regiment, and deserted near
charleston, S.. c., in 1868, came home
to this county, and hid in the woods
until the close of the war. Your cor
respondent was the first to print the
charge of desertion. The board of di-
rectors is glad the light was thus
turned IN.
The text book commission had a
injecting today, to prepare for the heavy
work Tomorrow, when h entire day
lis to be devoted to the hearing of ar
engagements by the representatives of
the twenty-three oOk companies which
are making bids.
There is, as stated, a suit here
1 dSdlIIS pdI CCpCA "IoSC pioSCS Va
business are beyond the boundary, but
who have had to pay taxes. The
amount claimed is s12, 900. The suit
against Fayetteville, if a suit is nee
Iessary, will be brought at the same
time as the one here. The amount
lclaimed at Fayetteville is something
like 81, 500.
Ex-Judge Shepherd left today for
philadelphia, to take testimony as
standing master in the great suit OF
Arents VS.. the American Tobacco
company.
julius 8. Mann, the new superinten-
dent OF the p~enitentiary, resigns as
director and James G.. Hackett, a
large farmer Of Wilkes county, is ap-
Ipointed by Governor Aycock to fill the
Vacancy
The corporation commission calls
for a statement Of condition of banks
lup to April oath.
The annual sermon in the First Pres
byterian church here was preached
last night by Rev. Dr.. Eugene Daniel
He said that during the year the con
gregation had given $1,000.
Governor Aycock has issued a war
rant for the execution June oath al
Fayetteville of Lewis Council, colored
convicted Of outraging Mrs. West, the
lyoung wife of a farmer. Council was
i'm Jail at Raleigh several months fol
safekeeping.
T. K. Bruner, secretary of the board
lof agriculture sends out the following
letter:
1T is proposed to make a show OF
North Carolina grown fruits and veg
Ietables at Charlotte for two days an6
at Raleigh for two days. All ship
ments to be madelabel supplied OF
receipt of enclosed carbon Monday
May Goth, the. object being to ed
iucate our people to some extent, as tt
what is really being done in the Truck.
ing fields of eastern North Carolina
and to stimulate a market in the mid.
Idle and western portions Of the stat.
for the products of the early eastern
fields. This will only be possible wher
the markets to h northward are over
Icrowded, or improbable. In this way
lit may be possible to benefit the grow
Iers of the east.
Mr.. III. T. Bauman, Agent, present
led this matter to the executive com
Imittee Of the East Carolina Truck anG
Fruit Growers Association, which ap-
lproved the plan and viii cooperate in
THE work.
In order that I may act in~telligently
land economically in obtaining ex-
Exhibits, let me request that you in.