The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-04

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huent.aI Methodists rom another
point IN the state who is here de-
cIared that the action Of the trus-
tees IN rejecting Bassett's offer TO
resign would affect both Trinity Col
Iege and the church. He said it
would also lujure other colleges OF
the Methodist denomination. AS for
himself. whIIe he wished to give peo-
PIE the benefit Of free speech, he
said n VAS unwilling TO see the
church and the college hamDered
and ~prejudiced as they are by the
act Of one man, In the course of his
travel all over the state he had
found that the matter was working
much injury. The other day in pay
ing his assessment TO the Methodist
church. one Of the leading laymen
of that denomination said he did not
wish Il cent Of it applied to Trinity
College until Bassett had been re-
moved.
l. l. Doughton, Il member of the
state board Of agriculture who is
here. says tn" weather in his county.
Allegheny. is remarkably cold. ana
shat the creeks being low are frozen,
something he u-r-r knew before thus
carly in the Year. The freezing is
largely due to- The. Iowness Of the
water The cattle industry is the
chief business OF the peopIe there. in
fact being the only money industry.
but just now thr cattle business Is
duiI-r and prices lower that in ten
years, there being NO demand at all
FOR young cattle. There is a very
tin" i"i OF cattle in the county this
season.
Charters are rante to the Moni-
tor Grain Milling Company. of Clare
mont. Clttwha county. i'm which ].
w Setter and others are the stock
holders also to the Union Granite
'~"-ouerttIv" Company. of Faith.
Rowan county. capital stock $125.-
600 2ir+- Louise Wyatt and others
being the stockholders.
Today the sword Of Col. Montford
=. Stokes WAS placed i'm the Hall of
History II Us lent by his daughter.
Mrs ~ n Hunt OF North Wilkes
u"ro- II was presented to him while
T'JNT OBJ. Ju- First North Carolina
r--l- in th. WAY with Nexico.
"l~h oil the regiments contribute
u- a dollar towards its purchase.
Major Stoke. was greatly beloved by
regiment. During the civil war he
WAS ia" colonel OF one of the frs,
North Carolina regiments to enter
the Confederate SrTvic" md was dis
ling -.i for his -aIIsutry and abiI-
lfy- The sword is e. very handsome
on", with ruby studded hilt. the
blade being Inscribed in order to
show how the gift was made.
The m"au temperature here during
November was ~ degrees. which is
81 very low record indeed. As yet
the mean temperature for the state
Is not a~sCertained.
The peuitentiary directors met to-
day They are greatly pleased with
the financial outlook and with tn
result of the years work. Their
fiscal year does not end until De-
ccmbcr 2Ist-
There was hog-kiIIing today at the
Soldiers Home where there IS one
of N finest lots of hogs in the state.
The home IS very comfortable in
deed. the buildings cosy and attrac-
tive, while in the wood yard there
are scores of cords of the best WOOD.
Everything is ready for the winter.
n county of Wake has been
much given to matrimOny this year.
sos marriage licenses have been is
sued against 81 last year.
II Is said that 'fire-lighterS" have
begun work already in some of the
eastern counties in defiance of the
Lew anu ttlstl 81 lew llSllS ago one
of them killed Sj7 of ducks in a few
hours which he shipped north by
express This fi~Te-Iighting is simply
outrageous. The game wardenS in
this section Will do Il great work if
they put a stop to it.
Today the new board OF directors
of the ScabOard Air Line railway
passed through here. including Mr..
Ryan. Mr. MiddcudOrr 1nu oyne-
also. General Manager Barr. They
are making 4 survey of their prop
erty- Three or foUr years ago Mr..
Ryan WIS thrown down by the then
management. after a series Of meet
iu=S. one or two Of which We're held
here. but strange To say he Is now
ON top. and holds the key to the sit
ultIou-
At the State museum a white swan
has been received. which YOU cor
respondent SJw Curator Brimley
measure. the great bird being 4 feet
= inches nigh and with u wing
spread of : feet > inches. Ii was
killed on Tar River near LOuisburE
10y J. J. Allen and was sent here by
Thomas D. Wilder.
The state board Of agriculture be-
gan its regular Semi-annual session
here, today. and heard the reports of
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son. State Chemist kilGure. State En-
JuFltlCEL$G sherman. state NSteTll1T-
ian Butler. urat BrimIey and 9TH
erS. The session will consume the
remainder of the week
Attorney General Gilmer has gone
to New Rern TO appear for the State
in the cas- which involves the right
10 tax the agents of the wrought i"
n company. who claim protection
under the Interstate Commerce law.
There will be n considerable gain
IN railway rtIlr4ra this wear over
last year. though as yet the exact
figures are not in hand
Clarence H Poe of the Progressive
Farmer is at Washington attending
the mid-winter meeting Of the North
Carolina Press Association. Their"
will be 4 large representation from
his State. though all the papers in
the State are not members of the
association.
The Raleigh retail grocers have
adopted n new va of collecting
tough debts by sending their coIlec-