The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-15
oxE FOR THE SCHOOLS



The corporation commission has re-
turned from a visit TO High Point,
where IL began an Investigation OF the
freight Facilities. It heard the citizens
side OF the matter. The citizens claim
that the Southern has built O very dne
new freight depot there. but = closed
IL and does not use 1t ut all TIE COM
mission viii now hear. In n few days
the Southern railways side OF the mat
ter.
The State Superintendent OF Pubic In
~structIon has completed the work OF ap>
portioning OF what Is Know as the
second hundred Thousand dellars among
the counties which applied for aid In
keeping their public schools open foor
months in the tear. The county o.
Sampson il aEowed ss.t4l. making the
total allowed S9s,2SS. The law only
makes ss2 500 available. having applies
$500 to free libraries FOR the rural pub
Nc schools.
The state officials do not appear 20
be surprised at the decision OF Judge
Simonton that the privilege = Of -
cents per mile on the telegraph compa-
ny's wires Il unconstitutional. Really
the state had no case n the officials
knew IL.
The revenue officials are netined Of
three new d~isuaeries in this district one
OF these being at Hamlet. with q capac
ity OF $50 gallons daily: another at
S~pringhope, 10 gallons and the third at
Oakley. The officials received quite q
number Of complaints by prominent cit
liens of various counties as 10 viola
tons OF the Watts law and in every
| case make an Investigation at once
The result Is usually nothing. whis-
key gets in to these communities and
! people v an idea that IL Is being IL
! licitly made. where a IL seems that
| most of Il is smuggled In.
The Counsel OF state ought TO take
! I'D at once the matter Of improving
condition Is such rs 10 be a reflection
really upon the state. Such il the pub
| lie comment.
Last night there. was a thunder storm.
quite severe. accompanied by
rain. which stopped any farming oper-
alton. The latter had just begun on
high ground and even that VAS quite
vet.
Some very prominent speakers have
beer secured for the summer school
for teachers at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college. The aid given by
the Peabody fund and received from
other sources ENSURES a great success
of the summer schools.
Weather Observer Won Herman was
interviewed regarding the weather dur
: ing the past winter. which was so re-
markable for its severity. The mean
temperature during December was 5
degrees which was the lowest since 1887.
The near temperature during Januar
was 81 degrees. which was the lowest
with the exception of 1898. As TO Feb
ruary the mean temperature was SS de-
grees. which was the owest except 1855
and 1902. Thus as win be seen. the
mean temperature for the three months
taken together breaks the record. The
rainfall and snow fan were moderat &c
hafnO 21 irchaz in December ~
inches in January and Az in February
At the meeting OF the State Agricu1-
tural Society today there were present
besides President Horn. Walter Clark
John A. Mills, w. n. Jones. r.. II. Bat
tie. Fred Philips, W. c. Petty. Henry a
London. w. c. McMackin. John s. Cum.
bingham, J. S. Carr. J. B. Hill, JuliW
Lewis. J. w. Scott. G. N. Busbee. G. N.
Allen, r. B.. Raney, s. L. Patterson, N,
G.. Broughton. Carey j. Hunter. +. d
Arendale. ]. c. L. Harris. George Allen.
F. O. Moring, ]. A. Long. A. III. Green,
e. C. Hackney. Walter Myatt, J. Van
Lindley, Herbert A. Norris. +. A. ODDS
The report OF Secretary ]. E. Pogue
showed that there were %. 000. entries Al
the last fair; that there are no debts:
since 1899 SIS. 900 OF coupons from the
bonds has been paid. this being equiv
alent to about ten years interest: thai
there Is abou $500 in bank: that the
total amount of bonds il s2s. 500 OF which
all except $3.50 is for. The
Secretary is to canvass the state. visit
ing farmers. manufacturers. etc. His
salary is raised TO 81. 200.
Elder Bailey, chairman OF the State
Anti-Saloon League says 10000 temper
ance pledges have already been called
for.
i There were today 116 inmates OF the
Confederate soldiers home here: TheiI
average g is 20. The three oldest mer
are from Wake county one named Bum
being "a, another named Pool 80. and
the third named Thomas 90.