The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-19
NEW RURAL DELIVERY Roxrx
Fifteen More Ordered for this State
The Republican Outlook-Bulletin
Of the State Board Of Health.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. y. c.. July Is.
Fifteen new free delivery mail routes
were ordered today in this state from
the following points: Tarooro. Lexinr-
tor ?: High Point. ;: HendersonvfIie.
l. The annual salaries run from ss4s
To s72a- The postmaster today received
a list OF all the routes in the state. not
Including the Is new ones. with the sal
airy for eac route. The list shows
that the salary OF III routes is sTsa.
leo is soc. IL is seS4. I02 Is ssss. 81 Is
ssiS. IL is ssis. IL is 1916. 5 is $40. . in
ssei. one is s4ss and one is s4se. The
ray is thresore based upon the length
OF route.
Postmaster Bailey. OF Raleigh. 80
prominent as "A Republican. WAS asked
what his people thought OF the political
situation and replied: w are thor
cushly satisfied with the national put
COX and confidently expect TO make
gains in this state. We will certainly
elect two Congressman and probably
q third"
Judge Purnell returned his morning
from Richmond. where he had his week
been sitting on the Circuit court OF APP
peal. The business VAS disposed OF
quicker than expected.
In an interview with j. w. Bailey.
the chairman OF the executive commit
tee of the state a~nti-saioon league, he
was asked about the spread OF the
movement and said that in 90 counties
the sale OF liquor Is yet licensed. There
are dispensaries in 10 counties, John
ston has more OF these than any other
county, the number being five. Only
TWO 4lAaftnnG ara nnG nan8fnU fhnaa
being at Greensboro and Wilmington.
OF course the temperance forces are
confident OF winning at both places.
Some persons nj Elizabeth City are
making an effort to call an election
there. 10 replace prohibition with the
TO the legality OF the call for an cleo
ton. two years not having elapsed
sine prohibition vent into effect.
w. b. Marrow, OF Charlotte was here
for the purpose OF obtaining permission
TO organize the signal corps OF the Ma
tional Guard OF this state. He has been
liz conference with Adjutant General
Roster and other officers.
1t was announced last night at the
state Summer school here that IL was
row the second in in size in the south
and among the largest in the entire
county. The number present has pass
ed 500, and many more are expected
h1Sl -hoIlddE-
In the course OF n conversation with
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler and Ed
itor Poe of The Progressive Farmer,
1t was learned that the Improvement I'm
agricultural methods in the various
counties by some farmers is having a
good effect. The methods In use by the
great mass of farmers all over the state
are not up-to-date. being in some cases
really antiquated. Yet farming pays
a bigger return upon the investment
in North Carolina than In any other
state % per cent. while in states north
of here il is only 10.
The bulletin OF the state board OF
health issued today contains a very in
teresting annual report of DR.. Richard
III. Lewis, the secretary. II refers to
smallpox, saying that a number OF cases
during the smallpox year. which runs
from May /. to May ! was $3.50. az
against 4,456 the previous year. o.
this number 2.S40 were White with 30
deaths, and 2,536 colored with 81 Deaths
For the first time the disease was more
prevalent among the whites. The death
rate was the smallest in the history OF
the recent outbreak OF smallpox which
began in January 1899. being I.23 per
cent. among the whites and 1.34 among
negroes. The general outlook is about
the same IL was "A year ago and the
disease will continue from year TO year
until all the people have been success
fully V~accinated or have had the dig
ease. The report Of diseases In the bull
letin shows smallpox in % counties,
Ashe having the largest number. CO..