The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29
MUCH TEMPERANCE o
League Continues Active.
Record Breaking Attendance at the
Observation-Disclosures Fuller Injur-
ed-Other News Notes.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, March "a

Raleigh, March "a.
Engineer c. w. Fuller, whose arms
and legs were broken in a collision be-
tween trains on the Seaboard Air Lin
at Henderson about 2 o'clock this
morning, spent half of his time here
and the remainder at Portsmouth. He
has a wife and two children and is
cry popular indeed. He is a freight
engineer, but is put on the fast train.
State Auditor Dixon says the War
Department is now tranScribing the
Confederate rosters, ETC., in order to
aid the states in the completion of
these. The war department began
with Alabama and is coming on down
alphabetically. so that it will be some
time before North Carolina is reached.
Thus far six lars have been shipped
from h State Museum with exhibits
for the st. Louis Exposition, and prob
ably two more will be sent.
State Chairman J. w. Bailey. Of the
Anti-Saloon League, is preparing a
map of the State which will show all
the counties which have prohibition
and those which have the d~ispenSary.
"A good deal of work will be done in
the temperance line his year, but Of
course no so much as was done last
year.
The fire escapes ordered to be plac-
ed or the main building OF the Bap-
fist Female University here, have been
completed n are so arranged as to
make exit in case of danger very
easy.
Among today's arrivals were J. L.
Scott, of B~urlington; B.. w. Morton,
of Beaufort; John w. Smathers, of
Asheville; A. ]. York Concord
This evening the Inspector General
nf tho Ctota hofiaro1 C,,o~I r11o-ol
Balm and General Woodruff, u. S. A,
inspected the two companies of in
fantry here, both OF which are in the
Third regiment.
There is yet some ear of frost.
The average date of the last killing
frost in this section is April 9Th.
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler a
returned from a trip to Hyde, Wash
ington and TyrreH counties, looking
after cattle. He says that is the most
tick-infested section of the State 50
far as the free ranges for cattle are
concerned. but that there are very few
ticks in the stock law section. The
-~prfncipal food of the cattle there is
reeds, of which there are immense
tracts. The soil is very fertile. as rich
in fact as the western prairies. OF
course it cost a good deal to get it in
cultivation, but it yields a rich return.
The largest cattle ranch in this State
IS in that section, embracing some TO-
900 acres.
Capt. Conrad, of the Raleigh police
force, who went to Virginia after the
negroes, John Bethel and Daniel
Biggs, who were of the nine who
broke Jail here in January, has
brought those men back and they
ring leader in the escape. He said
to the officer: Did you see that
piece of work I did at the Jail? No
body but ar artist could do that" I'm
less these men are very carefully
watched they will again make their
escape.
superintendent w. J. Hicks. of the
Oxford Orphan Asylum, is here. He
says there is considerable sickness at
now the children are getting on very
nicely indeed. The institution is in
a very lourishing condition.
There are now els students at the
University of North Carolina which
is a record-breaking attendance.
It IS stated by the chairman Of the
~dispensary board that since the board
made an order that no whiskey could
be sold to any one convicted Of drum
of drunkenness reported by n po-
lice.
Among today's arrivals were J.. A.
Farrior. of Wilson, R. l. Austin. OF
Albemarle. Among the callers on the
Governor was Col. John F. Bruton, OF
Wilson.
State Auditor nixon Is in e re-
quest again this year as an orator.
He will deliver an address at Raeford,
Cumberland county, May 10th, for
which arrangements were made
some time ago and hence he is COM
nelled to decline the invitation to ad-
dress the Confederates OF Pitt county
at Greenville that day.