The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., October "A.

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the public this morning by sending
along an October snow storm. by far
the earliest ever seen in this part of the
country. For ove an hour the snow
fell in lively fashion. the flakes being
very large, and whitening everything
except the ground. But for the rain
there would have been a snow covered
ground. The temperature dropped to
the lowest figure reached this autumn.
1t is said that the earliest snow fall
ever known in this section before this
occurred October 3Oth. Some of the
old timers are saying that there will
ter. but this is all guess work. Last
winter was a very open one. whereas
that before vas unusually prolonged
and severe. Winter in 19O1-02 set in
November LIST and the ground here was
frozen constantly for more than 90 days.
In February a great snowfall came.
The Weathe was very obliging to the
state fair, remaining warm and fine
until the very close. The fakirs say
they did not make so much money at
this far as they did at the one of last
year. but in the city certainly as much
one was made. The crowds We're
handled by the railways more rapidly
and better han ever before and strange
to say there was not an accident of
any kind during the week, to travel
erS or to persons here.
Governor Aycock goes to Huntsville,
S. c., on the 2Sth to make an educa-
tionaI speech, at The school there.
State Auditor Dixon, who has charge
of the pension matters says the new
pension lists will come to him from the
public printer next week. As yet he
does not know the total number of pen
s%ioners, nor the number of new ones.
Among the visitors here today vas
Joseph P. Wayne of the Breeders Ga
zette of Chicago, which is the great
est live stock paper in his country.
The news from New Bern that a large
number Of the Portuguese who We're
brought to this state on the bark Vera
Crusz VII last May, that vessel having
been wrecked at Ocracoke, have decided
to become laborers in this state, is Of
much interest. These people We're sent
to New Bedford, Mass, that being their
destination, but have voluntarily come
here. to work. 1t is said that many
Portuguese can be obtained. This may
be something of a solution of the labor
problem for the eastern counties, which
President James A. Bryan Of the At
lantic and North Carolina railway says
Is so grave and growing graver. There
are in the state one of two small colo
MES of foreigners, n of these being
in BERTHE county, where it is said that
they suit the farmers very well.
The Masonic Fair ended tonight. It
has been a success in every way, though
it is said the attendance last week was
larger than it was this week. this being
due to the great number of other at
fractions in the state.
The annual ball given by Chief Mar
shall George L. Morton at the Capital
Club last night was as brilliant as any
of the many given here. The chief
marshal and about 40 Of his assistants
We're present. The chief marshal pre-
scented his regalia to Miss Hal Nawland
of New Bern. He also presented sou
veniers in the way of hand painted
fans, and hat pins. The chief marshal
was presented with a watch, with a
suitable inscription by the assistant
marshalS.
w. p. Whitaker, of The Raleigh
Morning Post won the cup presented by
George E. Lyon, of Durham, as the best
shOt in the state at clay pigeons. he
Is the champion of North Carolina,
having broken SO out of 100 pigeons. He
has to hold the cup against all corners
| for two years.
| The Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege veterinary department will give a
free veterinary clinic at the college
every Thursday morning, hereafter,
from II to 1 o'clock. Any domestic an
imals, cattle, horses, swine, sheep, hogs
poultry, etc, may be brought to the
college and they will be treated for dis
eases Or operated on surgically free OF
charge by DR.. TAFT Butler, D. V. S.
| state veterinarian and professor OF
veterinary science in the college, and
DR.. c. a. Roberts. D. V. S. assistant
professor Of veterinary. All the veter.
mary students in the Agricultural anC
Mechanical will be present and Will as
sist in the clinic. This clinic will be o.
great benefit both to the agricultural
students in the Agricultural and Me,
chanical and TO the farmers and othel
owners of animals in the state.