The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
NEW HANOVER SINGLE MILLS.
Wilmington Industry Chartered at
RaIeigh-Labor Scarce and Acre
age of Cotton and Corn to be Re
duced in North Carolina-Other
Matters of Interest.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, N. c., April "a.
Today the secretary of state received
the captions of the acts Of the legis-
lature. These We're prepared by W.
Bachelor and are more complete than
ever before. There follows each caption
a very complete synopsis of the act in
question. There is a full index, in fact
a cross index, and the date Of ratifica-
| ton of acts is shown. The numbers
will agree with those of the laws which
will appear in book form. The pam
phlet is more than twice as large as
ever before.
| E. NJ. Uzzell is now the public prin-
| ter. For some years the work was di-
/ vided between him and Edwards &
! Broughton. The latter firm notified the
| commissioner of labor and printing
that it could not go on with the work,
| but the governor wrote the firm saying
the work in hand must be done. The
governor says the printing will be done.
Of course, there will be delay. All the
1 copy for the laws and journals has been
ready for a month past.
A letter from Mr.. Morehead, of
Greensboro, says the name Of General
Davidson, who was killed at the battle
of Cowan's Ford, July 1, 1870, was sim
ply William" and not William Lee"
This statement will no doubt provoke
inquirfng n research.
Mrs. D. E. Mcdonald, of Princ Ed
ward Island, Canada, writes the secre-
tary of state, making inquiry regarding
a North Carolina estate which was held
by John Mcdonald, her ancestor.
The number of volumes in the SUI
preme court library is now IL, SOP. while
On the 1st of January, 1889. it was only
$3.50. In January 1899, there were %, SOC
volumes in the state library. The e.
act number at present is not known,
but probably a~pproXimates 25, 900.
There are now Last election precincts
in the state, this being the number re-
ported to the secretary of state.
An oil portrait Of the late DR.. George
L.. Kirby. who was for several years
the superintendent of the hospital for
the insane here, has been presented to
the state library.
w. A. Gattis, a we'll known business
man here and an ex-Confederate veter-
an, was stricken with paralysis while
on the street today, and fell. He los1
the power of speech completely.
A charter is granted the New Hanover
Single Mills Cncorporated), Of Will
mington. The capital is $50, 900, and
the owners are c. w. Mitchell, of Au.
lander; w. P. Taylor, of Winton, and
II. A. Brown, Jr., of New Bern.
Commissioner Of Agriculture Patter-
son says the rainy weather will very
probably reduce the acreage Of botr
coffin and corn. A great question with
the farmers is how to get labor. 1t is
very scarce, the reports to the depart.
ment show. Farm operations are back
l ward two or three weeks. There is con
siderable emigration of negroes, MOI
only from the farms but from the small
towns. 1t is said most of these emf.
grants are going to New Jersey, Penn.
s%ylvania, West Virginia and New York
a few weeks ago an old moonshinel
was sentenced to imprisonment By
Judge Purnell. The mans son called
on the judge, on his knees, to pardon
the prisoner, which the judge did. Nov
it turns out hat the old man is agair
"moonshining."
Ex-Judge James E. Shepherd went t
Washington, D. G. today to argue thu
Stanly county bon case before thu
supreme court. In this case the county
seeks to repudiate certain bonds Which
are owned by Color & Co., of New York
and which it says were issued under al
act not properly ratified by the legis.
lature.