The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-14
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., July 10, 1903.

Raleigh, N. c., July 10, 1903.
Secretary Bruner of the state board
Iof agriculture, who is applying himself
most earnestly to the collection Of spec
linens of tobacco for st. Louis EXPOSE
ltion, says he is greatly pleased at the
Interest shown in this state. The grow
Iers, the warehousemen, and in fact thai
1.-THE trade generally is deeply interested
lin seeing North Carolina put her best
foot forward in this matter. and it is
VERY evident that the display which will
Ibe made, VIII be very far ahead Of any
lat previous expositions. It appears to
Ibe certain that North Carolina will in
general have a very extensive exhibit
lat st. Louis and it is also PLAIN that
lprivate manufacturers will make a
large showing there.
Applications for aid to the public
schools from the board Of education
llOan fund continue to come IN. Two
lwere received today, these being from
Franklin n Caldwell county.
Governor Aycock this week appointed
DIR. j. r. McClelland of StateSVilIe, 10
ibe states proxy for the North Caro-
lima railroad, a position he held last
year. but he was nab to accept, and
SO F. B. Aren lell, of Raleigh, was APP
POINTED in his place.
Application is made from Beaufort
flor a division of naval reserves. 1t is
lQuite probable that the application will
Ibe accepted. The brigade quartermas-
tier has on hand equipments for one di-
vision ready for issue, these having
icome from the Kinston division. The
navy department does not provide for
Ithe naval militia as the war department.
docs for the national guard, and SO it is
lf N n I nn1-- n-ror -
Equipments to the naval reserve.
Prof. w. F. Massey, of the Agricul-
ltural and Mechanical college, when he
lis IN charge of the department of horti-
lculture, will devote part of next winter
to the delivery of a series of lectures in
Maryland before farmers institutes in
eleven counties. Maryland evidently
put a nigh value upon such institutes
flor it appropriates $4,000 annually for
them.
One of the questions which is being
asked here IS whether Raleigh is to
Ihave a d~ispensary. 1t seems that quite
a numbe of people lave that purpose
lin view, if one may judge from the talk.
h MaSons of the state are arranging
flor a Bazaar TO be held here in October,
(which 1t is said will exceed IN extent
anything of the kind ever held in North
carolina. An idea of the size of the
affair may be gathered from the fact
IIndl 0o,vtV letters 10 members OF tndt
order are beng officially sent out
by the Grand lodge. 1t is expected that
la great many gifts to the bazaar will
be made by members OF the order in
this n other states. 1t is the settled
purpose of the MaSOnS to have work on
their temple here well under way by
THE next annual communication of this
Grand lodge next January.
Today the last of the persons who
had smallpox and We're in the pest
house near here We're dismissed as well.
lAll OF these cases were negroes and It
seems that for the second or third time
They came here from Norfolk with the
disease. All five were found in n
locality in the suburbs. near the Sea-
board Air Line railway yards.
AS yet it is not settled where the en-
lcampment of any Of the three regiments
of the national guard will be held saws
THAT Of the second regiment, which it
iSeems is to be on the shore of Bogue
Sound about two miles this side of
Morehead City and Immediately upon
the railway. A general order will be
ISSUED in a day or two designating the
places where encampments will be held.