The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-01
Messenger Bureau,
r n. y. c., November %.

near Dove. had a cutting ARRAY last
nigh ter 10y had gone to bed. One
attacked the other with a knife,
sticking ii into his arms and Shout
ders sixteen times. His injuries are
not fatal.
The penitentiary officials
that they Will make by far h best
showing the institution has ever made
at the end of the fiscal ear, Deem
Der 31st. While there are severai
calls for convict labor. no contracts
Will be made until January, when
the crops Will nave been gathered at
the state farm on the Roanoke. About
200 convicts Will probably be avail
able for contracts. The crops or the
farm are large. The corn crop will be
nearly so. 0O0 bushels.
State Entomologist Franklin Sher-
man says regarding fruit tree pests.
that the damage this al a not
been SO great Is heretofore. The
San jose scale is now in thirty-eight
counties, and OF at least zoo prem
iSes. Speaking of his recent visit to
Texas Mr.. Sherman said he was salts
fled there was no cotton boil weevil
in North Carolina and hat in the
natural course of event sit will prob
ably be ten or fifteen years before
it reaches here. though, of course, it
may be brought on q train or in
some other way much sooner.
State Treasurer Lacy says he en-
joyed his trip to Wilmington very
greatly. He spoke to all the state
officials of the unbOunded hospitality
of Wilmington.
The state board of agriculture
meets in annual session Wednesday,.
c. K. Sherwood. an examiner of the
department of justice at Washington,
who has been here Tor six weeks.
making an inspection of the offices of
The clerk of the federal court. and of
the United States Marshal, left today
for Greensboro, to examine those Of
fees in the western district.
Today the North Carolina section of
the American Chemical Society met
IN annual session at the Agricultural
II Mechanical College, twelve
chemists from other points were
present. there being a dozen here.
Professor Brewer, of Wake Forest
College. presided and made his adj
dress. Dinner was served in the col
lege mess hall. The following officers
we're elected: President, A. s. Wheel
er. University of North Carolina; vice
president, i. w. Page. 4. and NJ.
college; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, c. D.
Harris. North Carolina Department
of Agriculture: councillor, W.. a.
" =. anu VI. NoliCSt- C,itSlI dc
tors, w. G. Morrison. \. and NJ. Col
leSe, and :. T.. Asbury. North Caro-
lima Department of Agriculture.
Next week Il magazine is to be is
sued by the Agricultural and Me
chanical College. and WIFI be a very
valuable publication. The first num-
Der is to be devoted TO the agricul-
ura interests OF the state. the lead
ing article Will be. Does farming pay
in North FNnrn1Tna - JNx-t,aa+r will
be published from letters from such
excellent farmers as r. w. Scott. E.
l.. Daughtridge. f. w. Brawley and
others, who have made fortunes out
OF the soil. Other special articles
VIII he on rura schools and the
teaching of agriculture therein. The
address of Prof. Poteat, recently made
as president OF the State Literary
II Historical Association, on the i'm
provement of farm life will be pub
liShed in full.
Mention has been made of the or
ganfzation of the Atlantic Railway
Company, at Goldsboro last week.
The company has obtained it's char
ter. the authorized capital stock be-
ing S250.O00. This is a company
which desires to lease the Atlantic
and North Carolina railway from the
state. and to extend it to some point
on the Seaboard Air Line. the point
not being stated. but it viii probably
he somewhat between Sanford and
Henderson. the company. as has been
stated, a made a new bid which
will be placed in the governors
hands and which VIII be laid before
the council of state. The bid was
made today. The former one
was unanimously rejected by the
council of state. Neither the gov
ernor nor members of the council
Will say in advance what they will
do. though the opinion seems to be
that they do not favor the lease.
The corporation commission has
completed h calculation of some
more increases of the valuation of
properties in counties. these being as
follows: Alamance, $9S4.097: Ashe.
S4S1.40O: Fender, 1921, 997; Mitchell.
&537.624.
II was learned at the state treas
ury that eX-Teller Glenn. a son of
Captain Robert B. Glenn, of Forsyth.
had eloped and married. Mr.. Glenn
has many friends here who were in
terested in the news.
State Auditor Dixon left today for
the North Carolina Methodist Con-
ference at Goldsboro. He remarked
with a smile that he was going after
Il new preacher for Edenton Street
Methodist Episcopal church.
The number of students at Shaw
University, colOred. here. is now ATS.
the largest on record. President
Meserve says there is no room for
any more.
The state authorizes an amendment
to the charter of the Smithfield cotton
mill by which it can issue 500 600 OF
preferred stock.
". T. Hildrup. who has here a
wood vulcanizing and fire proofine
! plant. has made Raleigh his home
! and has leased the handsome resi-
! dence in the suburbs onCe owned by
| -he late William Montford Boylan.
There Is q great demand for the
printed programmes for North Car
olina day III the schools. The edition
is a very large one and the books
are going out by mail as rapidly as
possible.
The state Literary and Historical
Association Will publish a year book
OF North Carolina History, and viii
MAKE this an annual feature.
Kisses at S2.31 a Piece.
Albany. y. Y. November 2S.-Notict