The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-28
HAPPENINGS AT RALEIGH.
Farmers Convention n Success
ton to be Held in Capital City
Two Railroads COnnect-More
Rural Libraries-H. s. Leard Pro-
noted.
Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., July "A.

Raleigh, n. e., july "a.
h officials are greatly pleased at the
success of the Farmers Educational
Convention which ended yesterday at
the Agricultural n Mechanical col
lege here. The speeches and in fact
all the work were of the high order,
and in interest was undated. These
conventions are to be made annual fea-
lures.
1t is said that there is a movement
vention, which requires so large a
hailding, held in the large auditorium
IN Pullen Memorial hall at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college, a fine
and breezy place, with great lndoW
and plenty of air space all around.
The increase in the value Of pine
timber lands is very great in North
Carolina. Such lands in the vicinity OF
Fayetteville which five OF six years
ago were held at $500 an acre annot
now be bought for $4,000.
The disarmament of the Elizabeth
City Division of Naval Reserves will
leave only four divisions, but there will
soon be one at Beaufort, for which
equipments are ready.
1t is expected that the Raleigh and
Cape Fear railway will before long
connect with the railway which is be
ing constructed through Robson
ty which comes UP from South Car
DINA. The Raleigh and Cape Fear
has now reached the point in half a
mile Of Ellington. It IS said that an
other railway, coming across Harnett
county will soon reach Ellington also.
State Auditor Dixon today complet-
ed the work Of assessing all the banks
Of which the state las control. He now
takes up the work of assessing dOmes-
tic corporations.
1t is expected by members Of the
state tax commission that in a week 1t
will be able to give to the public its as
sessment of the property and franchises
Of common carriers.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is notified lat the town
IF Casar, Cleveland county has voted
q special tax for the public school, and
that several school districts in Cleve-
land will within the next three months
vote for such a tax. The state super
| intendent is also advised that within
the mex 60 days Castaiia and Griffin
townships in Nash county will vote
such a tax.
The call for free libraries for rural
public schools are again becoming very
numerous. Yesterday and today no
less than % such libraries were aided
by the state out Of the annual appro-
priation.
Some persons here have taken out
| federal liquor licenses and have paid
no attention to the state city IL
| censes, these being the keepers Of dis
orderly houses. An investigation may
be made. These people have claimed
for years that they did not have to pay
| any tax but the federal tax, two OF
them had previously been arrested and
fined for this.
H. S. Leard, for several years pas
senger agent Of the Seaboard Air Line
| for this division goes 70 Richmond, be.
ing promoted, and z. p. Smith is trans,
ferred from Richmond here.
The railway collision at Auburn eight
miles from here, Yesterday, on the
Southern railway. which Will probably
result in the death Of Brakeman E. J
| Sewers, was due it is aid to misleading
| Of orders.
Masons are greatly pleased at the
success which Francis D. Winston Is
| meeting with in his canvass Of the state
to secure funds for the Masonic Tenn,
pie here, only So, 900 Of the entire
amount required being YET TO be raised
Rain is greatly needed in all this part
Of the state, and not a few farms and
| gardens are suffering.
The work of the Teachers summer
school at the Agricultural and Ne
chanical college here continues to be
most successful. Next week will mark
| the end of it, and one of the closing
features is to be the concert which will
be given next Tuesday and IN which
200 persons will take part.