The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-19
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Damage to Crops by Rain and Hail
Prof. Dodd Writing a Life Of Jefer-
son Dayis-"Blind Tigers in Opera
ton. 80
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. C. July 13

Raleigh, n. c., July IL.
r. B. White, county superintendent
OF Franklin, left here today for Gin
ton, where tonight he spoke on the
question OF local taxation for public
of State Superintendent Joyner. Clin-
ton votes tomorrow.
The water melon owe in the
southern parts of this county say the
wilt is destroying that crop in a con-
siderable area around Auburn. Last
year, 50 car loads were shipped from
there, but this year not over half a
dozen will be sent away and the crop
is inferior in quality.
w. @. Pool. of Elizabeth City, for
several years a clerk in the revenue Of
flee here, and also engaged in field
work, left today for Greensboro, where
he becomes p deputy collector under
the revenue agent at that point, sue
ceeding wv. VI. King. h resigned yes
terday.
Many afternoons his month rains
have fallen here. but yet the total is
not great, being only 2.n inches, which
as very close to the average. The July
average at Raleigh is ) inches. The
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month is only 81 hundredths of an inch.
News from Harnett county is that
the crops there have never been sur
passed. United States Marshal Dock
cry says hail and great downpours of
rain have done much damage TO his
farm and some others in that section
in Richmond county. The weather OBJ
server here was asked if there had been
successive rains in the state and he re-
piled that there had not except local,
but that at a great number of places
reported high winds n hail., with con-
siderable by both, yet the damage was
not as much as expected. The worst
hail storm reported so far were on the
9th It'll and Sth.
Professor William E. Dodd, of Ran
dolph-MacOn college. who is here lee
turing before the teachers Summer
school, is writing the life of Jefferson
Davis. which will be published about
IS months by a Philadelphia house, as
one Of the series 81 American Crisis
Series of Biographies He says the
trouble in preparing his life Of Ma
thanieI Macon was the scarcity of ma
terial. while as to Davis the trouble is
the abundance of material.
The Governor orders a special term
of EdgecOmbe Superior court, criminal.
August 18th.
Improvement OF Captain w. H. Day
this week is quite marked and his fart
~ and riends are very greatly en-
couraged.
Mr.. VIM. B. Aycoc:- - Florida, is
here, visiting his brother, the Governc~
The state charters the Benson Brick
Company, capital stock $40, 900; the
Carolina Chemical Company, Buie's
RQhesOn county, capital stock S25, 900 to
make ~turpentine. creosote etc; the
Rockwell Rorer FIGURING mills of
Rowan c1JIOty "a nital STOCK S35 coo
Mr.. Vahson, Of Forsyth county, was
here today to make arrangement about
marking the graves of the 600 Confe6-
crate soldiers who are buried on Roam
Oke Island.
Assistant Labor Commissioner George
Justice has arrived here and is learning
the work Of the office.
For many years one of the most VAL
liable features Of Raleigh has been it's
Male Academy. but now the property
upon which the building has stood for
nearly 80 years is being sold and the
question OF location coIne up. The
building is a small and poor one, of
wood, one story high and it is a mat
ter of comment that nc public spirited
men come FORWARD and erect a building
worthy of a school with such a reputa-
ton for thOrOughness.
Professor. w. F. Massey always has
something interesting TO talk about.
Today he said that the bureau of new
plant Introduction at Washington had
been attracted by the report of its in
spectOr on what he say here three
weeks ago IN the flower gardens of
Professor Massey. That bureau now
asks that some OF the rarer bulbs,
which are being grown by Professor
Massey. be sen to Washington for
special use. among these bulbs being
the yellow amaryllis and the Guernsey
lily. These are planted in July and
come into flower before the leaves come,
remaining green all the winter, and
being quite hardy here.
Much regret is expressed here at the
death of Captain Charles T. Warren.
Of Washington, N. c. He was a spieE-
old lawyer and was for many years
one of the best officers in the State
Guard. He had een Ill for a NUM-
Der of years. and last summer was at
Hot Springs, Madison county, where
his death seemed imminent.
Your correspondent yesterday after
noon visited the poultry experiment
station, where there was up to last
Friday a splendid crop of the finest
varieties of plums. The hail of Friday
afternoon nearly destroyed them. 1t
also did much damage to the grape
OF which about 100 varieties are in
growth there.
1t is said that there are several blind
tigers here and that some of them are
in pretty prominent places, il is limited.
There are also hints, more Dr. less
vague. that gambling goes on here. The
police are on the trail of the first blind
tiger they have spotted but as yet
they ave not bagged any gamblers.
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