The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-01-03

4 letter from Mr.. }. :. Westbrook.
Wallace. ~. C. confirms whai the Mes
lsenger said about the cuccess ot North
Carolina fruit growers at the World .
Fair in 1858. which was later than we
Thought. His father was one OF the
two successful North Carolina pomol-
logists we referred TO. He writes that
els father. the late Mr. 5. w. West
ILTook. received a beautiful silver medal
flor the best twelve varieties OF tabla
,apples. He has the medal in his own
10 ossession now. The apples were grown
-four miles from Greensboro. West
Green, at the "old home" He writes
that he does mot believe there is any
iplace that will beat Western y. c. for
good apples, or Eastern y. c. for straw
berries. and general trucking. Truly
We have a great state"
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Referring 10 what the Baptists and
IPresbyterians in this state did for for
eign missions the Charlotte Presby-
iterian Standard says:
We note that for foreign missions
Itfe Baptists of North Carolina raised
lover the figures last year. The Presby-
ltcrian synod raised $4,000 for this
Icause or taking it by membership, the
lFa ptists gave over cents pei member
nd the Presbyterians gave GU cents per
member"
! 1t also says that in as much as 49,.
OOu Baptists raised $4,000 for the
twentieth Century Fund for Education
that certainly $1,000 PIesbyterians can
raise 100000 for the vital cause of
church education"
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Mr., James w. Atkins. of Pulaski,
Tenn, becomes associated in the con-
duct of the Gastonia Gazette, one OF
our best weekly exchanges. Its editor,
Mr.. w. F. Marshall, is a gentleman Of
accomplishments and is "a ready
writer" of parts. Mr.. Atkins will be re-
porter and business manager.
!.
We saw 1t lately mentioned that in
ore negro school district In Wake
county and contiguous to Raleigh, the
capital Of the state, there were over
loo negro children of school age. and
still the school has been obliged to
close up for lack of attendance, there
being an average of only four. Rev
| W. G. Clement, superintendent, says
that all the talk about the negroes TAX
Ing such general and persistent advant-
age of educational facilities Oh account
| of the educational clause in the constf-
| ItutiOnal amendment as TO the franchise
lis far from the truth We think the
statement appeared in our clever eve
ming contemporary at Raleigh. The
Times. Are there any white school dis
trictG in the same very bad condition
or is the attendance now in many white
schools less than half what 1t should
be? If so, then the only remedy would
seem to be compulsory education. A
thing not desirable but may become un-
avodable.
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| What a very sad. q very distressing
crsc is that of the dead Ella P. Cropsey
at Elizabeth City! It is Geplorable
however viewed. Seventeen years of
iage and in her grave the victim Of some
brutal scoundrel. Who, is il, II it is Will
cox he deserves the rope. That scalp
lwound perhaps indicates murder So
far as is known the last human being
the young girl ever saw was James
Wilcox. The jury inquest thinks he
lis guilty. He denies.
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Northampton has had its first lynch
ling. A negro brute named Eugene
Mitchell. criminally assaulted Mrs
Lucinda Hill on Christmas day. was
taken from the Jail at Jackson by
Quiet mob ard hanged. Mrs. Hill is
over 20 years old.
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Governor Aycock is always ready for
ia speech in behalf Of education. The
Association OF Academies in session at
lRaleigh on Saturday was addressed by
him in his accustomed nice and felicit-
Gus way. This is the day of education
revival, and that means educational
Isreech-Tnaking galore" On tomorrow