The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-09
SPEECH.
Governor Aycpck nj Lexington
Lea Trade-Swamp Lands.
Raleigh. y. c.. September 5.

Raleigh, ". c.. September 5.
i Governor Aycock went TO Lexington
today and made a speech at a public
raising.
The state charters the Allen X. Smith
company, of Smithfield. giving it power
TO construct tobacco prize houses, ware
houses and factories, and also to build
and operate a general warehouse for
| tobacco.
| There was never such Il leaf tobacco
rade as there is this season. East of
here there is a rush. Ii is said that in
some markets the farmers do not ever
sort their leaf. but are so well pleased
with the high prices that they put il
on the floors just as il is. The result is
that the buyers make big money, as
they sort il with special care.
Attorney General r. D. Gilmer has
gone TO Washington. y. c., on business
connected with the states swamp
lands, and will also look after some
matters connected with oysters.
Among today's arrivals were George
A. Grimsley, of Greensboro, and w. w.
King, of Danbury.
The 13Sth volume OF supreme court
~ - LS DclIS sent OllI by the Sarra-
tary of state.
Some of the republicans are very SAN
guine as to carrying the state this
year. Of such mind are revenue collec-
tor Duncan and w. II. Day. On what
ground they base their calculations no
outsider can imagine. Certainly they
do not appear to have a ghost of q
chance.
One of the assistant state hemist
came near being seriously hurt yester-
day afternoon by an explosion. 4 sub
stance, claimed % be pure linseed oil.
was sent to the state chemist for anal
ysls. The test was with nitric acid.
This was poured in and the explosion
followed. The stuff was found to be
gasoline n rosin, and really in ap-
pearance is a capital imitation of lin
seed oil.
Miss Carrie E. Broughton, daughter
of Mr.. N. B. B~roughton, of Raleigh, is
appointed assistant state librarian.
The following are the officers of the
cadet battalion of companies at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college:
Major L. N. Boney, Duplin; adjutant,
w. L. Darden, Wayne; Quartermaster,
II. P. Foster, Rockingham; sergeant
major, j. 3. Harding. Pitt; quarter
master-sergeant, w. J. Patton, Tran.
sylvania: color sergeant, P. S. Grier-
So1iJ 1ltucll.
Company A-Captain, E. E. Culbreth,
Iredell; first lieutenant, w. NJ. Bogart,
Beaufort: second lieutenant, J. NJ. Ken
nedy, Wayne: third lieutenant, w.
Clark, Jr.. Wake.
Company B-Captain j. D. Ferguson,
Robson: first lieutenant, G.. w. Rog-
ers, Wake: second lieutenant, E. r.
Stamps, Wake; third lieutenant, l..
Gidney, Cleveland.
Company C-Captain, S. w. Asbury,
Burke: first lieutenant. D. S. Owen,
Cumberland: second lieutenant, E. T.
Etheridge, BERTHE: third lieutenant, ].
I. Land, Currituck.
Company D-Captain c. L. Creech,
Guilford: first lieutenant, E. S. Lynch,
Scotland; second lieutenant, c. B. Ross,
Meckielburg: third lieutenant, w. F.
Kirkpatrick. Mecklenburg.
Company E-Captain, s. G. Cornwall,
CASTOR: first lieutenant. J. w. White,
Pitt: second lieutenant, f. II. Kicks,
Nash: third lieutenant, ]. H. Glenn,
CASTOR.
Company F-Cdptain, ]. F. Diggs,
Richmond: first lieutenant, H. Simp-
son, Rockingham: second lieutenant, ].
]. Morris, P~asquotank; third lieuten-
ant, T. 7. Mills, Granville.
J. c. L. Harris is employed as coun-
positions here before Ed. S. Battle, who
is appointed commissioner Harris
will act in conjunction with EX-Gov-
ernor Russell who represents private
parties to his suit.