The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

These With the Census Bureau Will
Take the Census at Government
Expense and More Acceptably-The
North Carolina Reunion AssOcia-
from Other States - A
With Many Occupations.
Other Items.
Messenger Bureau,

INdiSISI, ~. -, June o.
A charter is granted to the North
Carolina Reunion Association, with
headquarters at Greensboro, the object
being TO effect a reunion Of natives of
this state now resident in other states,
such a reunion to be held at Green's
boro on The North Carolina Day.
which is October 14th. The capital stock
of the ASSOCIATION is So, 900 and Chas. D.
Mc1Ver and others are the stockholders.
The state superintendent of public in
StructlOn was both amused and inter
ested ~ the receipt of a letter from a
Cleveland county public school teacher
VINO SAID that in order to make a living
he has TO min monaZite, hau tai bark,
mend shoes, mine mica. play the fiddle,
and do perhaps one of two other things.
The state superintendent wrote him,
wishing him success and telling him
he certainly deserved it, and expressed
he hope that he would soon be able to
make living by school teaching alone.
The legislature provided by a bond
issue for the aymen of $500, 900 of
debts, but it left $50, 900 for the treas
urer to pay out of the general fund. The
Legislature recognized these debts, notes
for which are outstanding, and directed
the treasurer to pay the interest until
he can take up the notes. The largest
of the notes Is for 10000. for the textile
building at the Agricultural and Ne
chanical college. the next IN size being
SIS, 600, for the Western Hospital for the
insane. The remaining $12, 900 is made
up OF small sums.
Upon inquiry at military head
quarters it is learned that the entire
National Guard of the state has been
clothed in Sumned uniform. The maya
zine rifles are not to be issued until
after the inspection is completed. 1t Is
about three-fourthS completed. In all.
80 companies of infantry and a battery
of artillery are to be ins0ected.
The Anti-SalOOn League of the state
is making quite an active campaign. 1t
was said by one of its leaders recently
that he thought Raleigh would soon
have an opportunity to vote on the sale
| or nOn-Sale of liquor.
| In an interview with President Win
| ston. of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college, regarding the farmers state
convention which is to be held at the
college June 21st to 23rd. he said that
the programme had been gone over
with special care by Governor Aycock,
Commissioner of Agriculture Patterson,
Editor Poe of the Progressive Farmer.
Professor of Agriculture Burkett and
himself, and that it had been revised
n put in final shape. 1t is expected
that the United States Secretary of
Agriculture will be one of the speakers.
and 1t is hoped that the entire proceed
ings will be published as a bulletin by
that department. The farmers are
showing much interest in this matter.
The North Carolina Farmers Protec-
tive Association is to hold its state con-
UentiOn here June 3Oth.
The summer school at the Agricul-
tuNl and Mechanical college, which
will be held here during the whole of
July. is getting much attention from
teachers III other states, applications
coming in from Georgia, South Caro-
lima. Virginia. etc.
The growth of the temperance move
ment in this state is certainly great.
this being shown by the fact that the
sale of liquor is not permitted save in
~ counties. Where are Is diSpenSaries
now in operation in this state. IN one
entire congressional district no liquor
is allowed to be sold.
The tax assessors have a hard task
before them. There are a great many
complaints OF inequality OF taxation.
1t IS notorious that general property is
~undervalued. Many persons claim that
if valuations are to be increased. hen
taxes ought to be reduced. but assert
that there Will he no reduction.
Rev. Jasper c. Massee. the new pas
tor Of the Raleigh Baptist Tabernacle,
has arrived here to take charge. He
came from Mansfield. Ohio.
None OF the revenue officers seem to
KNOW what the effect oL lue ICN law
regarding distilleries and liquor saloons
Will have. This law went into effect
July 1st. They expect some distilleries
TO leave the state. and most Of those
left TO go into such own as they are
able TO enter. The number OF such
towns is really limited. and the distil-
lers are in not a few cases puzzled 70
know where 10 go.
1t is learned from the state labor
commissioner. H. 3. Werner. that the
labor departments OF the United States
and Of the 50 states which have them,
have arranged to cooperate with the
census bureau and have uniform
blanks, IN order TO ask the same ques-
lions, SO that the conditions in the var
ious states can be compared and con-
tracted. There is now no way what
ever Of making comparison, since the
questions differ widely. The arrange
ments are made so that IN 1905 n COM
| plete census can be printed. showing
the manufacturing conditions Of the
United States. This will be conducted
] by the labor department Of the various