The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-19
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, \. c., June 10.

Raleigh, \. c, June 10.
State Auditor Dixon who has charge
of pension matters, says he kinks there
will be an increase of the number OF
pensions this year. He is sure there
will be an increase in the number or
widow pensioners, as the new law al
lows pensions to widows whose bus
bands died or were killed, and who af-
forwards REMARKED n whose second
husband is now dead. There is no
change in the law as the disabilities
of male pensioners. One change is made
which will d some to the list. The
law allows soldiers who deserted, but
who returned to their command and
ed on the pension roll.
The auditor who is preparing the rolls
of North Carolina soldiers in the Con-
federate service, has a letter from Mr..
Tribble. the commissioner Of pension
rolls of South Carolina, suggesting that
| the pension officials of the various
states in the south have a conference
so as to act III concert in securing ma
terial for such rolls and also arrange
for applying to cOngres TO so amend
the law, as to allow such rolls as may
be prepared and certified to by surVlV-
| OrS as an official record, the original
rolls, having in a great many cases been
destroyed. Auditor Dixon is much pleas
ed with this suggestion, 1and says he
thinks the conference will be held, as
suggested, at some central point in the
south in July or August. He says Gen
eral Ainsworth, Chief Of the Records
and Pension office at Washington, will
be specially invited to attend the con
| ference, and mak any suggestions, as
these will be of value.
There is a, good deal Of alarm among
many persons at the unseasonably cool
weather which has prevailed for a few
days, on account Of a belief that ire
parable damage has been done the
crops. Commissioner Of Agriculture
d Patterson was asked today what he
thought Of this matter, n he thought
i tina though the crops will be checked
1 in growth, and some Of the young vege.
+ tation would turn yellow, yet he die
not believe there would be any seriou:
damage. He says dry weather is need
i ed, enough rain having fallen every
where in the state.
i The reports from banks and thos.
from corporations are being very rapid
ly received by the state auditor.
Charter for a cotton mill was granted
today. 1t is to the MILESTONE Manufac
turing Company, of Bessemer City
CASTOR county,, and authorizes tina
company to spin and weave fabric
from any textile materials, cotton. wool
etc. The capital stock is $1,000 600 am
the stockholders are L. w. Buck, ]. H
Wilkins, and S. j. Durham.
Governor Aycock left today 70
Nashville, to deliver an address a
Vanderbilt University. His theme vii
be Education"
The trustees Of the Methodist orphan
age here will meet tomorrow. Con
gresham Robert n. Page, of Biscoe
# is its president. A member of the boar
d say he does not think the new build
ing can be completed before Thanks
I'll giving day and that it will probably b
n dedicated that day.
Professor w. L. Poteat, of Wax
Forest, today brought his son, Herbert
d aged Il, to a hospital here, the DO,
having typhoid fever.
Rev. DR.. Levi Branson SC we'll know
l. in the Methodist church in this state
will make his home at Atlanta, to whicl
nj city he has gone.
The most interesting local matte
here is the election on the question 0
the extension of Raleigh's limits. Tn
opposition to extension is working har,
and spending money, one wealthy citi
zen and one corporation leading in tn
fight. This opposition has raised $3.50
and has agents at work. On the sid
Of extension there is what may b
called merely a general interest, bu
this is now being aroused by the actor
of those fighting extension.
Very few North Carolina republican
now go to Washington, since the tern
of Senator Pritichard ended. as there i
nobody for them to see.
Yesterday at Norlina Engineer Ton
Ennis, of the Seaboard Air Line wa
badly scalded by a collision of hi
freight engine with a ballast train. H,
is in a hospital here. He is a son o
the late James H. Ennis.