The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-31
MESSENGER Bureau.

At Christ church yesterday over 200
of the teachers in attendance upon
the Summer schoo at the Agricultural
and Mechanical college were present
at a special ong service. The sing
ing was equal to any ever heard here.
Rev. A. B. Hunter preached a sermon
upon education in the course of which
he referred to the Srea- awakening in
North Carolina and declared that Gov
ernor Aycock's missionary work in
promoting public education was mis-
sionary work of the highest character
and stamped him as unique among the
governors.
The drought is parcning the crops.
Nothing is standing it except cotton.
The only corn in this vicinity which
looks we'll is that on the city farm.
Secretary of State Bryan Grimes has
gone to Wade Mecum Springs, to re-
main a week.
The monument to Worth Bagley at
his grave in lakewood cemetery, to
which special reference was made two
weeks ago, has been erected and many
persons went to see it yesterday. This
is a private monument, erected by the
family. There is to be u public monu-
ment.
During the present month Is new
rural free delivery routes have been
established in this state, bringing the
total number up to 337. Only n route
mas been dropped, this one being at
Elizabeth City. Its length was
about a mile and tha pay only $4,000 a
year.
A from the Sixteenth Unit
ed States infantry, stationed at Attain
ia. will be sent to the encampments at
Greensboro and Asheviua, those of the
Third and First regiments. It is DUN
that the presence of regular troops at
the state encampments has greatly in
creased the knowledge Of military mat
ters by the national guard.
It is learned from q Harnett county
man that since the establishment of
that county it has had only six sher-
ifs and they all were present last
Thursday at the railway celebration at
Ellington.
One of the new arrivals at the Sol
diers' home is a man named Lawrence
from Wilkes county. He is wounded
in a o remarkable n In 1862
a bullet went in his right eye and left
at his left jaw. He recovered, OF
course losing the sight of that y e and
| reentered the service. The following
year he was again shot, this time the
bullet entering at the left jaw and
making its ext at the right eye, thus
exactly reversing the previous wound.
Lawrence is a very cheerful man and
his double wound has not particularly
disfgured him..
At Morehead City this afternoon, at
camp Rodman Governor Aycock re-
viewed the Second regiment. He was
accompanied by Adjutant General
Royster, Commissary General Gallert
| Inspector General Balm, Quartermastel
| Macon. Assistant Adjrtant Genera
williams, Private Secretary PearsalI
and other members Of his staff.
The comet could be quite plainly
seen here during the past three nights
1t is lear the constellation Of the
'Dipper'' and is in = line with two
westward stars of the body Of the
"Dipper''. 1t is quite luminous and
4 TSt ~ oCN-4 --Oa7A ga OfN-N
glass or field glass, but only one tail i;
visible with a glass of that power
The comet can be seen with the naked
eye.
State Treasurer Lazy says that q
large majority Of the sheriffs in the
state have paid UP their taxes very
much better usual. but that a few
are acting very badly and that he has
L.o- ao-,-oJIaI to notify tha~ rho- il
they do not settle he will bring suit and
| force settlement.
The Grand Lodge Of Masons is re-
quested to lay a cornerstone of a
Presbyterian church at Spencer. near
Salisbury.
Mr.. W. S. Wilson, corporation clerk
in the Office Of the secretary Of state
; has gone to his home in CasWeI