The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES HELD.
Many A~spirants for Ofices-Firen.en
Returning Home-Review of Geo
gia Observation-Disclosures Cotton
Mills.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., July %.

Raleigh, y. c., July %.
The democratic primaries for county
officers and members OF the legislature
were held in this city and county today.
There were many aspirants. The in
mates of the soldiers home voted. They
are all classed as residents Of this coun-
~.
The firemen who have attended the
state meeting n tournament here left
today. They are pleased with the ar
engagements and with the track, which
was a fast one. Three records were
lowered during the tournament.
The Raleigh base ball club has paid
all Its Indebtedness and paid also a 80
per cent dividend TO its ten directors.
Hoke Smith and family, Of Atlanta,
are here, visiting friends; on their way
home from Morehead City.
State Auditor Dixon is sending to the
register of deeds of the various coun-
ties the lists Of stockholders of banks
who reside in the counties.
Governor Aycock is expected to return
tomorrow.
Adjutant General Register, Quarter
master General Francis Macon and Ma
jor Lands, A. A. g. left early this
morning for Wrightsville, to review the
Fifth Georgia regiment.
Salisbury Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, will be organized Wednesday.
The committee of trustees of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college APP
pointed TO examine it's accounts, has fin
ished the work.
Bankruptcy cases are very infre-
quent. There was one today, tina of a
merchant named Braswell, of Rocky
Mount, with liabilities of = 800 and as
sets only $119.
Additional mo- f1r 11-o- - I.;r~
provided at the Caroleigh cotton mill
here, in an annex which is nearly COM
pleted. Work is we'll under way on an
extension of the Pilot cotton mill which
will double its capacity.
The increase in the valuation of the
property of common carriers by the
corporation commissioner last year is
$370,00 OF his $107, 900 is on steam
railways, while the remainder is divided
between street railways, WaterWorkS
and electric light plants.
Farmers say hat corn is suffering,
like cotton, more On clay than on san
dy soils. The difference is now very
noticeable. Cotton blossoms are being
unnaturally forced and plants have
grown but little in the past ten lays or
two weeks. Crops are not bright in this
section like they were ten days ago.
Many trees are showing the effect of the
~ 80 S~NN oA~NN $1,000
the dry rust.
Congressman E. w. Pou, who has
been speaking in Randolph county, says
h. feels entirely confident the democrats
will this year take it out of h republi-
can column.
Ex-State Chairman James H. Pou
says he is sure that the letter OF state
Chairman Simmons calling on the re-
publicans to say whether they endorse
or disapprove the franchise amendment
to the constitution will result in bring
ing out a declaration by their state
committee that they will not antagonize
it, and that this declaration will be
embodied in their platform.
State Treasurer Lacy went TO Sails
bury his morning, to make a Masonic
address.
The ~anti-spitting ordinance here has
had a noticeable good effect. While there
has never been an arrest unde it.