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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17
TO MOTHERS
Mrs. j. TEL. Haskins, of Chicago,
Ill, President Chicago Arcade
Club, Addresses Comforting
Words to Women Regarding
Childbirth.

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM go Mothers
need not dread childbearing after they
know the value of Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
While I loved children dreaded the
ordeal, for it left me weak and sick
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

ELY'S LIQUID CREAM BALM il
prepared for sufferers from nasal catarrh
who use an atomizer in spraying the dis
eased membranes. All the healing and
soothing properties of Cream Balm are
retained in the new preparation. 1t does
not dry up the secretions. Price, includ
ing spraying tube, Is cents. At druggists
or Ely Bros, Sc Warren street, New
York, mail it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

Gross earnings of the Pennsylvania
road last year were SOL ,239 ,7O5, an
increase of $12,789 ,968.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

The fremont block at Marshall
town, Ia. was burned and several
persons hurt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

The British lost 632 men and two
guns at Vondonop.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17
Coughing Leads to Consnmntion.

Kemps Basam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
a sample bottle free. Sold in % and 50-
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dam
gerouS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

Rubin and Maher are matched for
a fight at Philadelphia on March 81.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

Take Mrs. Austin's advice.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

The public debt decreased $1,370,
$40 in February.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

Don't do anything tin you see Mrs Austin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17
ALTGELD FALLS IN FAINT.
Former Governor of Illinois In Criti-
cal Condition.

Chicago, March 12-At the conclu-
sion of an impassioned appeal in be-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-17

half of lie beers in Joliet, former
Governor Altgeld fell into dead faint
as he was walking from the stage.
His condition is said to be critical.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
GOEDSBORO GOSSIP.
The Sherin Summoned to Catch a
Burglar-GOOd Record of a Colds
borO Boy at SchooI-County Com
misSiOners settle the Tax Rate.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, N. c., June ).
Via was at first thought to he a
murder turned out to be a burglary at
Fremont today. Just before the de-
parture of the 1890 train for the north
today Sheriff Scott received a telegram
from Mr.. Barnes Aycock, at Fremont,
asking the sheriff to go to Fremont at
once and carry bloodhounds.. The sher-
if did not have the dogs, but he got on
the train and went himself after his
departure a private phone message
from Fremont brought the news that a
negro had broker into a huose last
night about six miles from Fremont
and stolen $50 in money.
Mr.. Don c. Humphrey, who has just
arrived home to spend the vacation
from Bingham school, admirably sus-
tained at that institution G%oldsboro's
reputation by bringing home with him
three first prizes, two Of which are
beautiful gold medals, and also 4 GER
tificate of proficiency in all his classes.
The board of county commissioners
were in session yesterday afternoon
and, among other business transacted,
fixed the tax rate for 1902 as follows:
On each 800 worth Of real and personal
property, % cents; on each taxable poll,
So cents; on each 500 worth of land in
stock law territory 25 cents; on each
800 worth of real and personal pepper
ty within Mt. Olive graded school lin
it's, 40 cents; on each taxable pole in TIE
same territory, s1.20. The revenue
taxes were made the same as the states
levy.
Miss Louisa Hill, of the faculty Of the
Wilmington public schools, is at her
home here to spend the vacation.
Mr.. A. J.. Cook, the popular and al.
way accommodating manager of TIE
Hotel Kennon, is spending some days
at Seven Springs for his health, which
has been impaired of late.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
Government Crop Report.

Washington. Tune 3.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions is as follows:
The week ending Juae End was b
normally cool in the lower Missouri.
central Mississippi and Ohio valleys
and on the Atlantic coast OF
the Carolinas. Frosts. more or less de-
| structive, occurred from the 9th to the
Doth in the lake region, Ohio valley.
| Tennessee. western North Carolina.
over the interior portions Of the middle
| Atlantic states and generally through
out New England. In nearly all dis
tricts east of the Rocky mountains
crop growth has been checked by low
temperatures.
Corn has made slow growth over most
of the corn belt. and has :unered In
jury from frost in the Ohio valley and
lake region.
Winter wheat has made favorable
| progress in the states of the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys, and I'm
portions Of the lower Ohio valley. In
Tennessee, Kentucky, the upper Ohio
valley, and the middle Atlantic states
the previously reported unfavorable
| condition continues, thin stands and
heading low being generally indicated.
Cool nights have checked the growth or
cotton throughout the central and east
! ern portions of the cotton belt, bur
I the general condition of the crop liz
| promising, the least favorable reports
coming from the Carol!nas. Over the
western districts outside Of Texas the
unfavorable effects OF low temperatures
prevailing have been less marked. In
| Texas favorable temperatures prevailed
and the crop continues In excellent con-
dition, but in Oklahoma and Arkansas
cotton is suffering from lack OF culti-
walton.
Tobacco transplantirg has progressed
fairly well in the Ohio valley and mid
die Atlantic states. Plants are scarce
i'm eastern and central Kentucky; In
sects are causing injury In Kentucky.
Virginia and North Carolina and in the
last named state the crop IL suffering
from drouth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06

The State Board of Medical examin-
ers will meet tn. afternoon at the Sea-
shore Hotel, on WrightsviIle Beach to
examine applicants for license to prac-
tice medicine in North Carolina. DR.. ].
Howell Way. of WrightsviIle, y. c..
and DR.. p. l. Murphy, Of Morganton,
members Of the board arrived in the
city last evening.
There. will be quite d number of
young physicians before the board for
examination. Among the arrivals yes
terday and last evening were the fol-
lowing: Drs. Charles E. Reed, Of Hot
Springs; H. H Wait. Of Asheville:
McLain Rogers, of Clyde; w. K. Lane,
Of Goldsboro. Lloyd S. Russell, of Ashe-
Vile: ]. Larkin Ballou. of Crumpler;
j. L. Hanes. of W~inston-Salem: F. w.
Phifer. Of Statesville: Joseph Graham.
Of Hillsboro; George Huntington, of
A~sheville. James Merryweather, of
Frampton; H. D. Walker, of Ores
well, Geo. III. Costner. of L~incolnton;
Chas. l.. Duncan. Of Durham; 3. F.
Barnes, of Elm City: P. NJ. King, of
Concord. and Charles G.. Bryant, of
Yadkin.
The State Board of Examiners will
be in session till next week.
The State Medical Society will con-
vene at the Sedshore Hotel next Tues
day, so we will have with US many of
the leading physicians of the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
Cotton Crop Report.

Washington, June 3o.-The statisti-
clan Of the department of agriculture
estimates the total area planted in cot
ton at about three-tenths of one per
cent. less than the acreage planted last
year. On the basis Of the acreage fig
ures published on May 31st Of last year.
his would give an acreage for h year
1902-03 OF about 27,450, 900.
From the recently published censu
report for 1899, however, IL is apparent
hat for some years past the acreage
planted in cotton in the Carolinas, Ar
kansas and Tennessee has been ONE
what over estimated and that in Texas
and other states more or less under e.
timated, with the result that for the
cotton belt as a whole there has been
an under estimation of acreage n an
over estimation of yield per acre Ad-
justments have been made to bring the
departments estimates into reasonable
conformity with the report of h en-
sus. the net result being an addition of
about AIS, 900 acres to the estimate OF
the area planted last year This addi-
ton raises the estimate of the area
acres, or 72.0e0 acres less than the re-
vised area for last year. There is a re-
ported decrease In acreage amounting
TO 8 per cent in North Carolina, 4.s In
South Carolina, 4 per cent In Georgia.
3 per cent in Alabama. sour-tenths Of
1 percent. in Mississippi. and three
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
THE ESTERBRooK STEEL PEI %
&c John ST. New York

tenths OF ! per cent. in Arkansas. On
the other hand there is an increase II
; per cent. in Louisiana and Florida.
Is per cent in Texas, s per cent in Mis-
souri,, Is per cent. in Oklahoma, - per
cent in Indian territory and f~ve-tenths
of l per cent. in Tennessee.
The average condition OF the growing
crop on May 26th vas ?5.1 as compared
with SIS on May Goth OF last ear. SEE
on June /, 1900, S5.7 on June /. 1899. and
a ten year average OF Sc. Only twice
within a period OF twenty-one years.
namely in 1887 and 1896. has the average
condition on June LIST been as high az
the condition now reported. In the
former year IL was 96.s and In the latter
S7.2.
The condition by states is as follows
North Carolina 81, South Carolina SO,
Georgia "a. Florida 100. Alabama %.
Mississippi "a, Louisiana SO, Texas 90.
Arkansas 100, Tennessee 100. Oklahoma
90. Indian territory 80.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
FAYETTEvILLE's PROGRESS.
Another silk Nil Marriage of
Train.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c.. JuIe 4.
1t is known here today that xcava
tions and foundations are planned for
a third silk mill, besides the one in op-
Grafton since 1899, and the secon under
construction but a few yards north.
The last plant, it is thought, will be a
community all the advantages Of the
importation Of skilled labor.
Messrs. Borden and Leder, officers of
the Virginia Carolina Chemical compa-
ny, Who have been here for the past
two or three days, will at once give out
contracts for the building of the new
cotton seed oil mill in east Fayetteville,
which, in output and equipment, will be
one of the most extensive in the south.
Mr.. Hugh Rose and Miss Anna Louisa
Evans were married at 6 o'clock yester-
day evening in ST. Johns Episcopal
church, Florence, S. c., of which Rev.
Mr.. Thomas is rector, and the beautiful
service was rendered exceptionally
striking from the fact that Rev. DR..
John M. Rose, of Laurinburg, a minis
ter of the Presbyterian Synod of North
Val anu ~ vi liz 6AoOAh.
took a position behind the chancel rail
and assisted the rector in officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose went to Asheville.
The marriage is announced, for $50
o'clock on the evening of the 18th in
slant. in st. Johns Episcopal church
of this city of Mr.. NJ. Martin, a young
business man of fine standing, and Miss
Georgia Worth, n Of the most &C
complished of the lovely women Of Fay
otfori1lo q pnornhar Of tho faculty. nf
Miss Alice Mallett's school. n organ
list of st. Johns church.
A petition is circulating here, address
ed to Mr.. j. r. Kenly, Of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company, for q
daily train between Fayetteville AM
Rocky Mount, to connect with the
Shoe Fly train between Rocky Mount
and Norfolk, Va.
News was received here yesterday
afternoon of the death, at Phoenix
Arizona, of Mr.. Joseph w. Evans, pres.
ident of the Loan and Investment Com.
pany of that city. and the only child OF
the venerable Mrs. Jane Evans. reSid
ing OIL Haymount.
Mrs. T. P. Harrell has arrived here
from South Carolina to visit her moth,
er, Mrs. ]. A. Pemberton.
Colonel and Mrs. W. j.. Green viii
spend the summer at Lincolnton.
Mrs. R. H. McDufie gave an "A
| Home yesterday afternoon at tn
beautiful Haymount residence in homo
of her sister, Miss Mary Warren Came
ron, of Lake Waccamaw, between tn
| hours of 4 and 1880 o'clock. In the par
lor Mrs. McDfie received, assisted b!
Mrs. Walter 8. MacRae and Mise
| Cameron and Linebery. Thence thu
guests were escorted to the reception
hall, where delicious lemonade wa
served by Miss Alexander, who careful
ly presided at the bowl. Little tables
were set in the dining room, and daint.
ices served by Misses Lonola Moore
Mary Williams, Mary Mcneil and Nelli
Thomson. Miss Bessie Mcneil greete,
the guests at the front door, their card
being taken by little Miss Norris Alex
ander.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
Medical Examiners.

The State Board of Medical EXamin-
ers will convene his morning at 9
o'clock at the Seashore Hotel. on
Wrightsville Beach, and will be in ses-
sion till Monday or Tuesday. DR.. Ed
ward c.. Register. of Charlotte, presi-
dent o'f he board. arrived yesterday,
and other members also came in. DR..
]. Howell WAY. the secretary arrived
on Tuesday.
Yesterday a..ernoon was taken up in
registering the applicants for examina-
ton. and it turns out hat there are 81
applicants, the largest number that
amined for license to practice medi-
cine.
Preparation we're made for the be-
ginning of the examinations his morn
ing. The classlfications for the ex-
animation will be as follows.
Thursday morning-Materia Medica,
DIR. E. c. Register.
Thursday Observation-Disclosures, Dr..
T. S. McMullen.
Friday Observation-Disclosures and Dis
eases of Women"-Dr. Albert Ander-
son.
Friday afternoon-"Surgery," DR.. d.
7. Tayloe.
Saturday MISUNDERSTANDING" DR..
j. Howell Way.
Saturday afternoon practice of
Medicine" DR.. j. G. Walton.
Monday mornIng-"Phisiology,' DR..
Thos. +. Anderson.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06

Received ny North Carolina Exhibit
tors mt Paris NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
on Swamp Lands Granted-A Con-
Wet Pardoned-Notice To Raiser,
of Silk
Messengr Rurueau.

Raleigh, N. c., June :
Today the agricultural department
received for various exhibitors from
this state at the Paris exposition forty
more arrivals. OF which it p~revlousiy
knew nothing. Most OF these were in
the department CT mines and mining.
The state board of education grants
to d. W. Moron an option on the
swamp lands IN Carteret county at a
cents an acre, and to the Blades Lum-
Der company a, option on the swamp
lands in Pamlico. also at IS cents.
State Superintendent Joyner Is ad-
vised that the PEOPLE Of Roxboro yes
terday voted a special tax for public
schools. only s votes being a against
it.
Governor Aycock pardons Henry II
Smith. Of Richmond county, who had
served three months of q twelve
months sentence for larceny. Smith
has infiammatory rheumatism.
The state ent Jmolcgist finds that the
corn ear worm is doing damage in
Robson county. There were, at the
place he inspected, a dozen worms to
a stalk.
The need for rain here is great. Car
dens are showing the effect OF the
drought.
Many persons went TO the State u~i-
versity to attend the commencement.
1t was senior class day and also
alumni day.
A number Of lawyers, including sew
eral from Raleigh, went to Greensboro
today to appear in the notable case
against the Revolution cotton mills. 1t
is claimed that a point at the mills
providing water for the boilers, fur
nished also malaria and the particular
mosquito which carries malaria. A
government expert says there are one
of these MOSQUITOES at hat place.
There are 200 witnesses in the case, 20
of them being experts. The people who
had chiils and fever sue the
for heavy damages.
General Mccarthy, state biologist,
sends out the following as to silk CO.
coons:
AN excellent GRO of cocoons seems
to have been harvested by all whom
we supplied with silk-worm eggs this
year. The department will endeavor to
have a buyer visit Raleigh during the
summer or fall to purchase o In
the meantime w are advised to
choke them carefully and dry them out
as is explained or pages q and % of our
Bulletin Nc. ISL. The dried cocoons, if
Of good quality should bring about s1.25
per pound. Due notice will be sent you
of the date of the buyers visit.
There is likely to be a considerable
demand for eggs next spring at about
$500 per n But we can not guar
antee this. W. advise every body to
select at least 200 Of the best and fin
est COCOON and from these raise one
ounce of eggs, but not more, unless
there is assurance of a sale for the
eggs in your own neighborhood.
Your attention is called to the pre-
miums offered for silk by the state fair.
You will have a fair chance to secure
one or more of these. Copies of the
advance premium list may be had by
addressing G.. B. benson, Raleigh,
n. CO
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
THE MILLS.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Held on HOnday-The Officers Re-
elected Annual Meeting Time
Changed to ApriI-The stock Now
Above Par.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the DelgadO mills was held Mon
day afternoon al the company's Office
at the factory. 1t was the largest meet
ing Of stockholders ever held.
President Z. c. Holt called the meet
ing to order and Mr.. j. Walter William
son, the secretary, was present.
On motion Eugene S. Martin. Esq,
was called to the chair.
On motion the time for the annuai
meeting of stockholders was changed
from the first Monday in June of each
year to the second Tuesday in April.
The following board of directors was
elected to serve till the nex annual
meeting: E. C. Holt, r. r. Bellamy,
]. Walter Williamson. John D.. Bellamy.
Jr., James H. Chadbourn. Jr., Sam
Bear, Jr.. Colonel K. NJ. Murchison. f.
J. Powers, and P. l.. Bridgers.
After the stockholders adjourned, the
directors met and reelected the follow
ing officers:
President-E. c. Holt.
Vice President-R. r. Bellamy.
Secretary and Treasurer. Walter
Williamson.
The report of the president concerning
the operations the past year made a
most gratifying showing. The stock of
the company has steadily increased in
value and is in demand at figures con-
siderably above par.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
MIR. AIexande Russell Keys. of De-
trOit, Mich. and Miss Catherine VI.
Godfrey, of this City, United In
Matrimony Last Evening They
VIII Reside in Detroit.

There was a beautiful home wedding
last evening at 6 o'colck al the resi-
dence of DR.. John Godfrey, surgeon in
charge of the United States Marine
Hospital. The contracting parties were
his charming daughter, Miss Catherine
NJ. Godfrey, and Mr.. Alexander Russell
Keys, of Detroit, Mich, and the Of
floating clergyman was the Rev. Ed
ward Wootten, of the Episcopal church.,
tendance. and for the even. the par
lors were deliberately and charmingiy
decorated with White and pink carna-
tons, palms, ferns and wild smilax.
Mr.. E. H. Munson played the wedding
music on the piano. While in waiting
he artistfc2lly rendered an original
wedding march and a selection from
played the bridal chorus from Lohen-
grin and for the exit the Mendelssohn
wedding march. DR.. Godfrey gave the
bride away and her maid of honor was
her cousin, Miss Kate NJ. bearing, Of
Athens, Ga.
The bride wore an exquisite dress of
white silk chiffon, trimmed with du-
cheese lace, over white satin. She bore
a beautiful shower bouquet of white
carnations and maidenhair ferns. The
maid of honor was charmingly attired
in white organdy, trimmed with du-
cheese lace, over pink tafeta- She car
ried pink carnations and maiden hair
ferns.
A magnificent wedding supper was
served, after which the couple was &C
companied to the railway station and
left on the Z D. m. train for a trip to
Washington and Buffalo en- route for
their home in Detroit. The bride wore
a handsome going away gown of tan
PONCE silk, with a pretty hat to match.
Miss Godfl ey has been a resident of
Wilmington only a short while but was
most highly esteemed in social circles.
The couple were the recipients of num-
erous handsome presents. The brides
present from her father was a hand
| sor1e house and lot in Detroit, many
pie ces of Did family silver, and other ar
ticles of value. A number OF congratu-
tory kilograms were received from dist
| ant friends.
Those here from a distance to attend
the wedding were the brides aunt and
| uncle, Mrs. bearing, OF Athens. Ga,
Mrs. Winthrop Dagg, of Washing
ton, D. c., and DR.. H. T. Goodwin. of
l Staten Island, n. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
TOWN OF wRiGHrsvILLE BEACH
Meeting of the Board of A~ldermen
festerday-Mayor II. w. Hicks Re-
signed and Mr.. j. A. rrinCda
Elected ~Hayor-Tax Rate Fixed for
I 1892.

The board Of aldermen of the town OF
Wrightsville Beach held a meeting yes
terday morning at the office of Mr.. r.
w. Hicks. the mayor of that ocean
town The mayor presided and there
were in attendance Aldermen NJ. J.
Corbet and Earnest Williams. and Mr..
George d. Parsley, clerk and treasurer.
Mayor Hicks rendered his resignation
and Mr.. John A. Arringdale was elect
ed in his stead.
The board levied u tax of one half D:
-o-e per cent on the 800 valuation on
real and personal property on the
beach. for town purposes The rate is
the same as last year.
Mr.. w. J. Furplus was elected beach
policeman for the season.
There being no further business. the
board adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
Heavy Volume of Smoke lowering
Over Top Of n ~HilI-Cheap Railway
Rates to Base Ball Game.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, June 4.
Much interest mas beer manifested to-
moke had been lowering over a high
hill out at the colored insane asylum.
While the rumor ~occasioned more or
less anxiety, still in the absence of con-
firmatory evidence very little credence
is given the report and the more con-
sentative of our citizens attribute the
rumor to the reports in the daily papers
of volcanic disturbances throughout the
COUNTRY 1t is admitted hat some such
phenomenon is highly probably and not
any more impossible than recent occur
rences Of a similar nature in other part
Of h world, but unless there are SUBJ
Sequent occurrences very little anxiety
will be manifested by eve the ner-
vous calamity howlers who exist in
every community.
Mrs. D. c. Andrews has issued in
vitations to the marriage of her daugh-
ter. Miss Clyde Pauline. to Mr.. Harry
H. Crum on Tuesday evening, June 18th
ST $50 O'Clock. the ceremony to take
place at the home at No. 20S James
street, south.
Miss Mittie Lewis, who has beer fill
ALS a .ASAo Al NAS 11SuIIN Vi III
Goldsboro grad:d school, has resigned
that position to accept o similar one
with the Salisbury public schools.
AS an inducement for people along the
line to attend the base ball games at
New Bern on Thursday. Friday and
Saturday of this week., the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad will sell round
trip tickets on those days for one first
class fare.
Quite a numoe of Goldsboro people
left this afternoon for Morehead City
to get on the scene in ample time for
the opening bail at the Atlantic Hotel
tomorrow night
Messrs. John Hoge and Alvin
Schwab, who nay been spending some
time successfully conducting their pos
tai photo business. ave arrived home
on a shor visit.
Mr.. E. B. Borden, president of the
Bank OF Wayne. left today for New
York on a business trip.