The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-21
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Governor AycOck's Children Better.
II Republicans Divided-Remark-
able Growth of COttOn-SOns of the
Revolution Meet.
Messenger Bureau,
ATLANTA. GA

Raleigh, n. c., November II.
Governor Aycock said today that
while the physicians had said two of
his children, Connor and Louise, had
scarlet fever, yet that the fever had
left them and mad not returned and
that they were doing particularly well.
There has been no rain here in two
weeks, in fact only 35-1OO of an inch
has fallen this month, yet yesterday
the fog was sc heavy as to give LOO
Of an incl of precipitation. This, the
weather observer says, is very unusual.
There was another fog today.
The republicans are dividing into
three clasSes-the Pritchard, the anti
Pritchard and the 'on-the-fence." The
first declare that Prilchard absolutely
controls the party in North Carolina,
the second declares that if the presi-
ent withdraws federal patronage from
Pritchard the latter will lose all his
power and influence in "a hours. The
third class Is saying nothing, but is
awaiting developments.
Your correspondent was out in the
country yesterday n was amazed at
the sight of large cotton fields as green
as in August, and with the tops Of the
plants full of blossoms, squeres and
forms. There is a new growth, from
the very ground. Governor Aycock
was shown n of the stalks out of a
SO acre field and aid a new crop OF
cotton a been gathered since Sep
TENDER 1st and that here was a third
crop coming if cold weather held off.
The governor expressed his surprise to
find cotton growing in eight miles OF
Murphy, Cherokee county, the west
ern most in the state. He also saw it
in adjoining county. 1t is said that il.
Alabama the new crop, gathered since
September 1st, is the best ever made.
State Auditor Dixon says he was SO
told by an Alabama farmer.
Among the arrivals here are Charles
A. Webb, member-elect of the legisla-
ture from Buncombe; Owen H. Guion,
member elect from Craven; James L
Metts, of Wilmington; DR.. E. 7. Tuck
Beaufort.
Lee benson, son Of Capt. Claude B,
benson, is transferred from the wealth
er station at Meridian, Miss, to the Ra-
leigh station. on account of his fathers
extreme health. Capt. benson is un-
able to speak, owing to sE affection OF
h throat, yet in spite of this was able
to attend to his duties as assistant Sec
rotary and treasurer OF the state fair.
Capt. John Duckett, secretary to the
state superintendent Of public instruc-
tons, was today informed of h dam
gerous illness of his daughter, Mrs
Biggs. at Lumberton.
The supreme court will devote this
week to the docket of appeals from he
Thirteenth district. It is very light.
At the annual meeting of the North
Carolina division of the Sons of the
Revolution, DIR. Peter Z. Hines, OF Ra-
leigh, was reelected president; ThoS
S. Kenan, vice-president; Marshall De
Lanev Haywood, secretary. A COM
mittee was appointed to draft resolu-
tons regarding the death of Maj. Ora,
ham Dawes and Capt. Myers, Lieut.
Long, United States Navy, was elected
a member. Another committee was
appointed to look into the matters OF
forming a historical and genealogical
library.