The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c.. May %

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The state crop pest commission met
here today. president ]. Van Lindley
presiding. 1t took up the matter Of reg
I~lations regarding the shipment Of
nursery stock and inspections during
1.-The coming season.
The board of agriculture devoted this
morning to an inspection Of the 400 acre
farm at the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college. This afternoon it made
!up the budget OF the expenses for the
looming six months.
| Good rains fell in all this section last
might. The drought is now relieved.
1.-The main drought lasted from April %
Ito May 20, inclusive. 1t was one Of the
longest on record here. Generally the
ldroughts come in the fall, when they
lare not so harmful. All crops are now
injured.
-Four years ago the iron fencing around
1.-THE capitol qua vas removed. Part
LOT it was used in enclosing the old or
lefty cemetery, the remainder at the
Presbyterian church and the county
court house. One OF the gates is at Mt.
Hope cemetery.
State Treasurer Lacy is rapidly pay
ling off the S300,0 900 debt to V which
1.-The special issue of bonds was made.
Yesterday he got the money for the
bonds. In a week it will have been all
Ipaid out. He first of all paid the $780,
1000 borrowed a little over a year ago
Ifrom the National Park Bank, of New
York city.
Congressman E. W. Pou of this dis
ltrict is here. He says the Machen mat
ter and his use of the funds in advance
will not affect the establishment of new
rural free delivery routes in North Car
Iolina, that the new appropriation be-
comes available by July 1st and that he
expects 10 have 60 routes in operation
lin this district by the end of the year,
there being now 40.
James D.. Mcneil, chief of the North
carolina State Firemen's Association,
was here today, on his a to Durham
to arrange for the holding there of the
next tournament and annual conven-
ltion. He says he has heard nothing
lbut praise of the held at
Raleigh last a The association now,
for the first time. embraces the fire de-
lpartments of all incorporated cities and
Towns, there being about 80 of these,
land the total membership apprOXimates
l 200.
AS yet the question of the encamp-
lment Of the National Guard of this state
lis not settled. The war department is
making inquiries to ascertain the num-
Der of troops each state desires to put
into camp. The government can only
pay the expenses of the National Guard
when it encamps with regular and it
wishes to see whether the total expenses
will fall inside of the available appro-
lpriation.
The Daughters of the COnfederacy of
this state have put in the soldiers home
here, WardrObeS for each room in the
new dOrmintOry. The wardrobes are Of
Ioak and were made at StatesvilIe.
h Cape Fear and Northern rail-
ways extension from Angler has now
Preached Duke, on the Cape Fear river
in Harnett county, at which place is to
be the million dollar cotton mill. which
the Dukes are building and which will
Ibe known as Erwin Mill No. >. Brick
work is now Well under way. Ten mil
lion Of brick are required. The Raleigh
land Cape Fear railway has now reach
led a point in three miles of Ellington.
The alumni of Wake Forest college
Iare raising $50, 900 for a building there.