The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-28
PLANT 70 BE REBUILT.
The AustraIis Manufacturing Conn
pany-Figures on HIiterncy-sad
Deaths to Fay ettevilIe-SiIk Worm
Growing.
Jurisprudence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c.. March d

Fayetteville, ". c., March "a
The Australis Pine Product Company.
operating in the southwestern part of
Cumberland county. will at once re-
build it's plant, partly destroyed by fire
a few DAYS since. making an expendi-
ture OF from $1,000 to SIC. 900. A side
track from Blues railroad, rapidly
building this way will give its products
quick access TO the outside markets.
In the issue Or h 14th instant. the
statistician OF The Messenger, writing
OF il~literacy in this state, inadvertently
got his figures wrong: and the very
prominence Of The Messenger, and the
zeal OF its editor IN all educational mat
ters' make 1t important to get the
statement right. as it will probably be
extensively co led into the press, anc
eSpecIany the northern press. Follow
ing is the paragraph:
In 1900. the number of ilIiterates In
North Carolina was 49,, 032, which was
Sl.5 per cent OF the whole population.
IN l8SO, the number was 173, 722 or 23.O
per cent. OF the whole, a reduction OF
90 per cent. North Carolina was worse
on than any southern state"
III ls2'O32 were G1k per cen OF the
whole population in 1880, that popula-
ton would nave been only Coz. 254,
whereas 1t vas at least 1,25O, 900. and
1909 is only d little over 10 l-3 per
cent. of 1.25O.Onn. Again. If liz, 1872 were
% per cent. Of the whole population in
1890, that population would have been
only 755,313, whereas it was fully 1900
600, and Ia, 722 is only a little over 10 As
per cent. Of 1000, 600.
A telegraphic message was received
here yesterday from Asheville, an
nouncing the death Of Miss Fannie
Buxton, daughter of the late Rev. DR..
Jarvis Buxton, who passed away only
a short time ego. Miss Buxton had
many friends here, winning esteem
everywhere by her exceptionally fine
character.
Mrs. H. r. Townsend. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Sedberry, of this
city, died at ner home in Norfolk on
Saturday. She was n member Of Hay
Street Methodist church, a sincere
Christian and devoted wife and moth
The Cumberland Manufacturing Com
any, of which Mr.. a. S. Williams. OF
Wilmington is president, wants an ad-
ditional force of hands. This
ity feels very kindly towards this as
n of it's best enterprises, and ~rejoices
III HI lilNilCdllOH VI SIO"IlS DuSlueSS-
Mrs. j. l.. Best, who died yesterday
at Dunn. Harnett county, was Miss
Florence Vestal. of Raleigh, of an old
and leading family, and one of the love
Hest women in North Carolina.
Perhaps no part OF the state takes
more interest than this section in the
silk-worm statistics going out from
Raleigh, and the opportunity offered to
procure egg for incubations. This has
been a sort Of silk-worm training
school in the mast. n here and there
over the county are still to be found
the Chinese multicauliS mulberry tree.
Mr.. w. NJ. Morgan. whose MIND is
ever intent on the material develop
ment and Industrial progress of his
community, is putting in good shape
his Beaver Creek power. a few miles
southeast Of town, and we may con-
fdently expect it's utilization in the
neal future.
George Baldwin. a negro of Quewhife
township. is in Jail for Illegal whiskev
traffic. and he must also answer to the
charge OF carrying concealed weapons.
1t is a singular fact that hardly a week
passes that United States Commission
er Morrissey has not before him a
rookie liquor negro dealer from the
western part OF this count
Nc suburb Of Fayetteville can show
greater improvements than Haymount.
The convict force keeps the streets in
fine order, while improvements on
grounds and dwellings are continual.
Mr.. w. L. Halls beautiful colonial resi-
dence will Don be finished. opposite is
the splendid place of Mr.. w. NJ. Nor
gam, just across hat Of Hon. John G..
Shaw, while DIR. Judd is greatly beau
tifying his newly ACQUIRED property.
Mr.. James F. Marsh. one of the old
citizens of Fayetteville-for years &C
lively engaged in mercantile business
and afterwards conductor for years on
the Western o Fields railroads.
very feeble at the home Of his step
daughter, Miss Kate Matthews. having
had a severe attack OF illness.
Captain r. A. Switzerland has a fine
picture OF the officers of the Sunday
school convention, taken by Mr.. Patton
during one of the sessions. By the way,
to no one more than Captain Souther-
land are cordial thank due for the
gratifying success Of hat convention
Messrs. r. F. Hurke and S. H.
Haigh, two Of the brightest students OF
the university. returned today, having
come down with the remains Of the
lamented Edmund Pemherton.
Miss Pickard. OF Wilmington, is the
guest OF Mr.. E. o. Franklin on Green
street.