The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, \. c., June 20.

l6T0ICe mere IL lSoos iCSoAOllS LII en-
campments of the National Guard OF
this state. General Register said that
as yet no conclusion mas been arrived
at regarding the location Of the en-
campments, but it was certain that
there would be encampments. that they
would be by regiments n that each
would be within the territorial limit OK
its regiment. He thinks the encanp-
ments Will begin somewhere from the
Goth to the oath of July. For the first
time the officers and men will be paid
and the men will be supplied with ra-
tons. The ompany at Sanford, which
was accepted yesterday will be assign
ed to the Second regiment as Company
L, to take the place made vacant by
the disarmament of the Lumber Bridge
Light
State Chemist Kilgore left today for
Toronto, Canada. to attend the Nation
al Convention of Farmers Institute
Workers.
Invitations were today received to the
marriage Of Mr.. Louis L. Burkhead, son
Of the late Rev. DR.. Burkhead, of the
Methodist denomination to Miss Anne
P. Hlnde. daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. H.
K. Hinde at Mexico. Mo. Mr.. Burk-
ead HON is in the City of Mexico,
where he is a paymaSter on the Next
can National railway.
The news which comes in here from
various sections of the state regard
ing the crops is not encouraging. In
some sections they are declared to be
worse than in several years past. Mr..
| George B. Mcleod, Of Robson county,
| say tobacco curing will begin there
| next week and that the plants are
large and we'll grown, being some three
| feet high.
49,
| today from a trip to EdgecOmbe coun-
ty, where he went to investigate an
outbreak of hog cholera. He say that
a large number of farmers have suffer-
ed losses from this disease. The trou-
BILE about hog cholera is that the farm
ers do not realize that it is a germ
disease, and must be carried. When
they understand this. they will know
how to keep clear of it. The principal
means Of transmission of the germ are
buZZards, the feet of persons walking
from one lot to another. and the hogs
themselves. The way of preventing the
disease is very simple.
DIR. Butler was asked if he had any
reports of cattle disease and said none
had been heard Of lately.
Great surprise was expressed here to-
day at the news of the closing of
Greensboro Female College. It is said
this institution which was founded
I some where about 1910, was the oldest
l chartered female college, IN the STATE.
Salem Female Academy is much older,
but was not chartered as a college
Greensboro Female College was owned
by private individuals, though recog-
n1Zed as the Methodist Female College
of the state. 1t is said that the prop
erty which at the last sale brought
2 $1,000 is now, owing to the great pro-
gress Of Greensboro worth 500, 900. 1t
seems that the college has for several
years been operated at a loss. Some
persons say the Methodists ought t.
establish a great college for women
here at Raleigh, where there are al
ready Episcopal, Baptist and Presby-
terrain colleges. A prominent educator
said Trinity College might establish q
woman's department at Greensboro by
buying the pronerty of the old and
widely Known Greensboro Female Col
lege. Such a plan, sale he, would be
on the line Of that SO successful in
Virginia.. where Randolph-Macon Col
lege has it's woman's college at Peters,
burg.
The corporation commission has is
sued it's quarterly report on the con-
dition of banks under state jurisdic-
ton. The report shows the
Of such banks to be s25, 600, 900. The
total deposits are SIT, 900, 900.
The Raleigh public schools held their
closing exercises last evening in the
Academy of Music. One hundred of
the pupils were chosen to represent the
various, schools, in presenting an op-
eretta.
Through cooperation with Prof.
Holmes, state geologist, the services of
Mr.. w. L. Spoon. civil engineer and
special agent of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. office Of pub
lie roads. have been secured to assist
in giving instruction in road building;
at the Agricultural and Mechanical,
College Summer School during its APP
preaching session, July LIST to S1st. MIR.
Spoon is a native of Alamance county,
a graduate of our State University, and
was formerly supervisor of roads in
Alamance county. He has had large
practical experience in every line OF
road making. He has recently lad
charge of road construction in Forsyth
and Alamance counties and Of the con-
Struction of the sand and clay roads at
/ Tarboro and New Bern. The construc-
ton in road building will be of Drac-
teal and commorsense character,
) / adapted to the present needs of North
= Carolina. 1t will be for road super
visors and others without technical
education. There viii be three teach
ers in the road building faculty., W. c..
Riddick. professor OF civil engineering
in the A. and M. College, Mr.. w. L.
Spoon. road builder and special agent
of the United States government, n
Mr.. Q. L. Mann. instructor in civil en-
cheering in the A. and N. College.
They will give their time exclusively
to this subject and make it worth
while for any one having charge of road
building to take this course.
/ Miss Mary Lee Hill. daughter of Gen
eral D. Fl. Hill, has been added to the
faculty of the A. and NJ. College Sum-
mer School as a eacher of Art and
Free Hand Drawing. Miss Hill has en-
joyed the best educational ges,
having studied in the st. Louis School
of Fine Arts. the New York Art Stu
dents League, and Cooper Institute
and in the studios of McMoines, Julien
and Calorossi in Paris. She has taught
IN Washington, D. G., San Antonio,
Texas. and in the Winthrop summer
Normal School in South Carolina. Re-
Gently Miss Hill has been painting por.
traits of General r. E. Lee, at the
Corcoran Gallery in Washington. D.. q.
She Is both an accomplished artist n