The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11

.J.dge VIII Hear the States
Answer on the 17th-Out1oOk for
Frat Crop-FormaI Opening OF the
Methodist Orphanage.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c.. March Z,

Raleigh, N. c., March T.
Governor Aycock was today formally
notified that Judge Simonton OF the
United states court could not be here
until the 18th inst, TO hear the states
answer In the Atlantic and North Car
olina railway receivership matter. He
was to have been here earlier. but
cknes prevented Governor Aycock
remarked that Judge Simonton was
sick when he signed n order last
week. setting the time for the hearing
en- the 1sth inst, and that he is yet In
disposed The governor said that he
had been ap~prehensive that the judge
would not be able to be here on The
lath. The answer o. the state, which
has been printed, is extremely well
drawn. and has attracted much atten-
ton on the part Of lawyers as well as
tae general public.
The governor continues to get letters
regarding the a OF the Atlanti
and North Carolina railway. ana mas
received three or four such since me
road was placed In the hands OF Re-
oeiver cBe
Yesterday afternoon State Superin-
tendent Joyner delivered an address
before the 7. NJ G. A at the Agricul-
tural and Nechaical college here.
Inquiry was made or Secretary Oh
State Grimes. who is a large tobacco
grower and much interested In that
srop az to what he thought the reduc-
ton OF acreage would be. Hs q
that ia the western tobacco section a
full crop will be planted, but in the
east a short crop The bad weather.
he says Is giving a bad backset TO the
tobacco planting and also to the truck
ina interests. For a few days there
had been no rain and the soil would
would have been DIR yenough by the
middle Of his week for some plOughinS
to be done, but last night the rain fel In
torrents and the can do noth-
Tag.
IND the appeals from the Sixth district,
There are no important cases. and no
state cases.
1t is now understood nat the formal
apening Of the Methodist ~orphanage
kere will probably take place late In
May. The work of completing the III,
terror will actively begin about April
Ard. It is probable that at the dedlcS-
tIon of the main building, say late ir
May, a large number OF orphans vii
be present as then the o~rphanage VII
be able 10 receive more than 100
There are at present at least 125 apll
cations for admission now on file. The
O4le CONldSC " liz UoO O"Ah Oy
ooanmodate about 40.
State Auditor Dixon who has II
charge the matter of collecting music
rolls and other information regarding
North Carolina roops In the confeder
ate service says he is having very goo
success I'm this line He Is hl1ng IN
muster rolls and other original returns
and will send these to the war depart
ment. which will, from this mass o
Information secure what it desires. Al
the rolls are original ones. II Is rear
~ surprising how many colonies. cap
tains and first sergeantS OF companIe
kent the old rolls. These are nov
sending them in. In one case there i
q, perfect roll of an entire regimen
which was prepared by the chaplain q
the regiment, he is now Bishop wat
SON. of the diocese OF East Carolina
In an interview with State Entono.
agist Franklin Sherman. who is
Moore county looking after the grea
trait orchards there. he says that tn
outlook for a fruit crop is extremei
fine. The largest orchard in state
Shat OF Van Lindley near P1nehurst l
this are 1900 peach trees, 900 pears an
1000 plums. About 5000 of the pea
trees are not yet in bearing The "a
lose scale caused the loss OF man
trees but thanks to spraying and care
fuI treatment this disease Is now III
der control though it yet exists to SON
extent The next largest peach orcf
ard In the state is at Candor. whe1
there are zoo acres, containing SON
1000 trees. In Moore county, nes
Southern Pines the Niagara Grape
Fruit Co, has 5000 peach trees. Tn;
sand hill country is found to be a Wol
derful place for fruit and grapes.
Professor John Jay Bfafr OF Wilmln'
ton will have charge OF tha
ment of drawing and art in the Ayr
cultural and Mechanical college sun