The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-06-09
NORTH CAROLINA.

Nounr Airy News: The tobacco crops
for 1903 in Surry county will not be an
average. If the seasons are faTOra bic
from this time on there will be lots Of
Tobacco raised but not an average.
StatesviIle Landmark: General Julian
:. Carr. confederate, delivered the prin-
cipaI address 1t the federal decoration
day exercises at Newton academy
near Ashevile. Saturday. The graves
OF both federal and confederate s1ldieys
We're decorated.
Greensboro Telegram: Captain W.
" Forsyth, of Charlotte, chief re-
cruiting officer for North and South
Carolina. was over from Charlotte yes
terIay but failed to make any enlist
ments. Very few recruits ara being
obtained here now. The requirements
az much harder to meet than form
cry.
Wilson Times: Mr. Frank D. Brown.
rcDresenting the United States census
Office, is here investigating for Iha de
pa.tment the wealth. debt ana taxa
tiOI Of Wilson county. He and others
VII traverse the entire state and the
United States for this purpose, and n
this way ascertain the wealth If the
country which will be published as soon
as the facts can be gotten together
Durham Sun: Rev. 7. L. Troy. :h@
city missionary, arrived HON" this
morning from Washington. D. g,
whore he had been 10 carry an uHf0r-
tU tte girl to the Florence Cr.ttantOn
home. This is the first that Mr.. Troy
ha- ever taken 10 this Institution.
Wen he left there the girl seemed TO
be we'll satisfied. This home is an ele-
giant place and everything possible Is
done to elevate those who are carried
there both morally and spiritually
Rocky Mount Motor: "Hoboes" have
been scarce around Rocky Mount dur
ing the past week or so. This is prob
ally the result of the vigorous meas
ur-s taken by our mayor in a num-
Der "t cases where tramps we're
brought before him recently. Thy
usIlIIy get from ten To thirty days on
TIN roads There is no excuse fer men
W. king the country now. Labor *
scarce. especially on the farms. and
peoIIr who are willing To work can find
pleI.t to do
Oh -lOtte Observer: \ wireless teI"-
gram that was sent by Mr.. ana Mrs
II. r. orr. of this city, while they were
200 miles at sea on their way to Europe
was received in this city by Mr.. Albert
T. Summey. Il brother of Mrs. Orr.
The message merely added that it vas
10 o'clock at night and very cold
Emma Reese, the woman who sWai-
lowed glass last week in an attempt
at suicide and who is at the Presby-
terrain hospital, continues tO improve.
The physicians say she will recover.
Charlotte Chronicle: Mr.. n. ". Wal
lace. Jr., returned last night from Nor
canton, where he took eX-POliceuIan j.
Frank Wellington, who entered the
state hospital Mr. Wallace said that
NJnrrranfnr1 IC
Ct9day being the first day the saloons
were open. There was a. prepOnder-
ance of drunken men on the streets
and the greater number of people out
seemed to be rejoicing over the fact
that they can now buy liquor legally.
L saw several cOuntrymen returning
home with jugs after they had already
taken on too much" declared Mr.
Wallace.
Durham Herald: One Of the leading
features of yesterdays exercises was
delivering the alumni address Dy Mr..
John Sprunt Hill. of this city. and the
gift of $4,000 in cash to the university
by Mr.. Hill. The announcement OF the
gift came as a great surprise to all,
save the few who had been consulted
about the matter. 1t was at the close
of his address when the announcement
was stated that Mr.. Hill had given to
for the purpose of endOwing Il scholar
ship. The announcement caused Il
great deal of enthusiasm among old
students and the friends of the un'ver-
sity, who We're present.
New Bern Journal: There wera more
potatoes received here yesterday tl.l
any day before this season. The At
Iantic and North Carolina road received
and handled three thousand barrels ut
their Trent river warehouse besides
quantities at other plaCes.-On aC-
count of the engineers strike 1T Nor
folk. the F. &. u. Line has been >om
PEELED to restrict their acceptance nj
truck only to such points as ara not
affected by the strike. No shipments
are being taken for Baltimore ~ Phil
adelphia--The steamer Howard
brought in yesterday on her return trip
from Trenton. between six ana seven
hundred barrels of Irish potatoes which
were of very fair quality. The average
potatoes seen are poor stock