The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. n. c., April p.
Among the visitors here is Mr.. Will
liam Wade. of Pittsburg, Pa, a wealthy
philanthropist, who has given large
sums of money for the education of the
deaf-blind, like Helen Kellar. ~
Wade is here for a few days and
is the guest of Superintendent
John E. Ray. of the state school for
the blind.
There was another heavy frost this
morning. his being the fourth in the
past six days. The destruction of fruit
and truck is heavy. Professor w. F.
Massey says that he understands from
fruit growers west of here that the
prospects are very gloomy. In the
Greensboro section fruit is badly hurt.
He has not yet received information
as to the effect on the great peach
orchards at Southern Pines.
There are now barely 100 convicts at
h penitentiary SO of these being wom-
en-. six white. The place is very quiet
now, whereas a score Of years ago it
used to be as busy as a bee hive. Then,
the number Of convicts running above
900. Now all are employed outside.
BrickwOrking is the principal employ
ment in the prison. the demand for
brick being very large. The prison is
very neatly kept.
At National Guard headquarters in
voices have been received of large quan
titles of stores shipped from the war
department These include a remark
ably complete hospital equipment, fur
nished by the wal department, at a cost
to it of $50, 1000. Surgeon General Rob
-ert S. Young went to Washington and
conferred with the e general of
tho IT A-rnyr hAFnrn cnlnofinr thic
equipment. Invoices for many tents,
as we'll as rifles. etc have been received
and in a few days the supplies will be
here. 1t is not yet known what
number of troops from this state viii
participate in the at Manas-
sas. Virginia, as the time is in Septem-
Der. The secretary of war invites the
troops n the governor has authority
to accept or decline the invitation.
Large numbers of p~heasants are be-
ing raised at the United States Poultry
Experiment farm here these embracing
Monaghan, English and other varieties.
Pheasants are also being raised at Mr..
Tufts poultry yards at Pinehurst
There is some talk bou the amount
of betting at the base ball games here.
including college games. but probably
this is also the cas- elsewhere in the
state. The odds on he game are wei!
known beforehand and money is very
freely offered dow town and out on the
grounds. For example the odds on the
Trinity-Wake Forest game were 5 to
On Trinity.
An expert Of the Agricultural de-
partment will go to New Bern in a fN-r
days to %inoculate some very fine pure
blood cattle against Texas fever. these
cattle having been recently brought
there. A herd in this county was in
oculated yesterday.
A. T. McCollum of the Board Of Agri-
culture. Professor Burkett, of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college, and
DIR. TAFT Butler. state veterinarian, have
gone on a tour of investigation of agri-
cultural buildings in the states of Iowa,
Kansas. Minnesota. Nebraska, Missouri
and Illinois in order to get the best
ideas regarding the $500 600 agricultural
building which is to be erected at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
here by the board of agriculture.
Today the corporation commission is
sued its quarterly statement of state,
private and savings banks, IN which
comparisons were made to the business
a year ago. A very large increase in
resources is shown, amounting to
about five million dollars. During the
past twelve months four banks e
closed; two of these at Dunn, n al
Pilot Mountain and n at New Bren
Professor Massey is receiving many
inquiries as to the success Of his at
tempt to kill wild onions with sulphate
of copper. He is conducting the expert
ment at two points.
Clerk William III. Bane- of the State
Auditors department. who has beer
sick for a month. is out again.
Charles U. Harris. Esq., Raleigh:
youngest attorney, will leave mex
Monday for Selma. where he will locate
and engage in the practice OF the law.
Raleigh will send a strong delegation
from it's gun club to h meet of sports
men at Charlotte at the end OF mex
month. OF the six who will go all arr
men who break 80 clay pigeons at cas-
out of 100. In fact they exceed SO an(
q couple can do better than 80. So 1t L
a pretty formidable bunch.
Among today's arrivals were j.
Southgate, Durham; G.. G. Huntington
Charlotte; R. J. Erwin. Lenoir; j.. A
Vance. Salem; and Frank Garner
Newton.
INQUIRY was made of a member OF tn
board Of internal improvements as t
the progress of the investigation OF tn
affairs of the Atlantic and North caro-
tina railway. the member Intervene
being B. v. Beckwith. He says tina
up to this date over thirty witnesse
have been examined and he does no
know how many will be examine
after this. Tomorrow he goes down t
New Bern where Mr.. R. I. Gray an
himself will examine n books of tn
company for several years past. The
will go over the books as far back a
necessary. OF course this is a consid
cradle task. Mr.. Bidgood, who use
to be auditor Of the Cape Fear an
Yadkin valley railway. is in charge O
the books, under their direction as a
expert accountant. The board will i
future have its headquarters at Ra