The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-04
THE EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS
THIS STATE WILL HAVE FIN COL
LECTION OF WOODS.

Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. y. G, September 1.

Raleigh, y. G., september l.
Justice Walker asked the questions
Of h big law class. eighty strong.
which was before the supreme court
yesterday for examination. The an
volume to about four bushels. h
remarks to the law class were made by
Justice Montgomery.
A special meeting of the Grand Lodge
Of Masons is called to be held at Sails
bury, September 10th. TO lay the cor
ner stone of a Baptist church.
Curator Brimley. who is in charge
Of the state museum and of the select
ing n preparation of the state eX-
hibits at the st. louis exposition. says
good progress is being made with the
packing. 1t is hardly to be doubted
that North Carolina will have the best
collection of woods at the exposition.
In fact all the articles shown will be of
the highest class. The woods will form
a collection which Will be the most
elaborate and comprehensive the state
has ever made. and this emark will
apply 10 other exhibits.
State Treasurer Lacy turne today
IN hSAo SlLA
address on the late p. NJ. Arthur. His
audience was a great one and there
was d choir of many selected singers.
He says he singing was the finest he
eve heard.
One of the two Portuguese in Jail at
New Bern on a charge Of violating the
Federal immigration law. wrote Coy
Aycock. asking a -~~don. He
ignorantly thought that the governor
had jurisdiction of the case. The gov
crnOr sent his letter to the State Uni
Verslty, where it was tranlated. 1t is
OF course in high flown language and
in it the ~OOr devil says he is a Strang-
er in a strange land, without money or
friends. The governor sent the letter
to the secretary of the United States
treasury who has acknowledged its re-
ceipt.
a charter is granted to the Atlantic
Coast Timber and Lumber Manufacture
ing Company. of New Bern. to deal in
timberland, develop real estate. Qper-
ate saw mills, etc. Capital $500. 600: d.
]. Nysewander, c. H. Mills and ]. T.
Greer. all Of Toledo, Ohio being the
stockholders, the term being 80 years.
The war department notifies all the
diSburSing offices Of the National
Guar to go to Washington to make
their settlements. Q~uartermaSter Cen
eral Macon is the disbursing officer for
this state and he will in a few days
comply with this order. He designated
by the secretary of war.
Chairman Mcneil Of the corporation
commission today returned from Buffa-
10 Lithia Springs. where he has been
for a fortnight.
State superintendent Joyner has re-
turned from a tour in Ashe. Allegheny
n Macon counties. where he made
six speeches. He saw the outlook is
hopeful. as was Cleo shown by the
large audiences and the attention.
Private Secretary PearSall has re-
turned from a three weeks visit to the
mountain section of the state.
The weekly crop bulletin for the week
ending Monday. AUGUST 81. 1903. is as
| follows:
The characteristic features of the
| weather during the past week We're the
intense e and drought that prevail
ed until the evening of the 10Th. The
mean temperature was about 81 de-
| grees, indicating a daily excess of from
6 to s degrees. and near the central
| portion of the state (Raleioh) the daily
| excess was 10 degrees. Maximum tenn
| peratureS exceeded 80 degrees every day
of the week except Sunday. and reach
100 degrees at several points. The pc
riod from the 23rd to the 29th was the
warmeSt experienced this summer. A
1C" loNbl otIu1IeO OIL TIE ZOl1
and 9th. but the rainfall was quite in.
sufficient, until Saturday night wher
showers were more general and tn,
warm spell was terminated by some
what lower temperatures. The cloud
less sky and intense sunshine comins
so soon after a % of cool, mos
weather undoubtedly caused much in
jury to crops bv scalding. especial,
in the central portion of the stat
Il whore there iC tho oroafQct coo carob1
deficiency in rainfall. No blowing coul,
be done this week.
Corn is fairly good, and seems wei
cared; early corn is sh""- late corr
by the close of the week was badly il
need Of rain, especially in some centra
western counties where it was just il
silk. The weather was xcellent TO
saving fodder of which a large GRO
was gathered. Even cotton has bee
injured by h sudden hea and drough
in some sections rust is prevalent i
the southern norton. and sheddi~~ i
reported in many sections. but only b,
about 10 per cent of the crop CORE
spondents. Cotton is beginning to opel
quite rapidly, some, it is feared. pre-
maturely, and picking has begun: tn
first bales of North Carolina cotto1
nave been marketed. Cutting and cu1
ing tobacco continues in the norther
counties from Person west to Surf.
and south to Guilford. with generall
| good results this week; late Tobacco
needs rain. some fired a little. Tur
nips suffered much from heat an,
drought and many were killed. Swee
potatoes. rice, peanuts n sorghum
are doing we'll; ~cabbages are headin
nicely: a good stand of late irish DO
tatoes vas not secured. The crop O
late apples is inferior. UGH Of tn
fruit is rotting and Dropping.
Rains reported: GoldsbOro, Ola inche
Greensboro. O22; Lumberton. O.62: Ne,
: Bern, 0.98: Weldon. lao; Charlotte
LOO: Raleigh. 1.25; Wilmington. 1.t
Hatteras. 0.S0: Asheville. $50.
Fatal Accident on the Norfolk an
Nefern