The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-04-15
Raleigh, n. c., Bureau,

April 11th. 1904.
Governor Aycock returned from
Pinehurst last evening, and 1t once
left for western North Carolina. going
first to Burnsville, where he will
speak tomorrow. He will make
other speeches, and will be absent
about a fortnight. He will he at
Spartanburg on the Goth and 21st.
He was to have spoken at Climax,
Randolph county, this week, but Au-
ditor Dixon fills that appointment
for him.
The state charters the Concord
Brick and Building company. of Con-
cord, and the Midway Brick compa-
ny, of Burlington.
1t is learned that the Cecil Rhodes
scholarships at Oxford University,
England, which are proving 50 at
tractive a prize here, as we'll as III all
the other states, will be competed Tor
here. 1t was at first thought that
examination would be held at Chapel
Hill.
Robert H bradley left to-day for
Charleston to attend the great meet
ing of the Shriners his position being
outer guard.
Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell
saws the number OF Odd Fellows in
North Carolina has now reached 10
900. The growth of the order breaks
all the records.
Work was resumed to-day on the
church OF the Good Shepherd here.
Large quantities of granite for the
construction have been delivered.
There was quite a sharp frost here
this morning, following ~ hours OF
unreasonable GOODNESS.
ri oh rcl In
the funeral of William A. Turk, for
30 many years one of the most prom
inent officials of the Southern rail-
way. was held, Rev. DR.. Marshall Of
ficiating, the interment being in OAK
wood cemetery. Many promlnenT
railway men were present, including
representatives Of several roads De-
sides the Southern
On the 18th Of May examinations
are to be held for the new rural free
delivery mail carriers in this coun-
ty. BY the end of this month there
will be thirty routes in Wake, there
being now over twenty.
The state superintendent OF pubic
instruction is informed that there
will be a number of summer schools
or institutes for teachers, most OF
these to be held by groups Of coun-
ties. and their length will run fronl
two weeks to a month. There VIII
be some county institutes, though the
larger ones are more popular and
effective.
The farmers in this section can
now be said to be up with their work
along practically every line.
State Entomologist Sherman says
more attention is being given this
year to the spraying Of fruit trees
truck crops, grapes, ETC., than ever
before. The purchase of spraying
apparatus is much larger than ever
before known. Fruit growers in this
state have at last come TO know tha'
spraying is the price they must pay
to secure a crop. OF course, there
has been spraying by a number oi
growers for a number OF years pu'
I'm most of the states no spraying mas
been done, and in consequence the
| losses because OF insects have beer
| heavy.
IN an interview with State Auditor
Dixon. of the board of managers OF
! the North Carolina Soldiers Home
he said that there ought to be pro-
! vided Accommodations for at least nifty
more veterans. OF these twenty car
! be Accommodated by fitting up the
/ rooms in the second floor OF the new
! dormitory and a new cottage Of eigh
| rooms would contain thirty. He says
| the Legislature viii probably be asked
| to appropriate $4,000 annually. ar
! increase of $1,000 over the presen
), appropriation. When asked whethe
i he thought there would be, owing t
;. the increasing age OF soldiers. an in
crease in the number of applicants
| he said he did not look for any de
! crease in possibly ten years The In
/ mates of the home, though they ar
} given the best Of care and medica
SING 1rU0 q
and within the last twelve months N