The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-22
ONAL GUARD MAAEUvRES
NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS IN
yTTED TO PARTICIPATES.
Manassas, ya--Increase I'm Cotton
Acreage-Special School Tax Vote
I'm Ingleside-Other News Notes


ESdlS1SA. ~ -. ApEll "
Governor Aycock has received from
the Adjutant General OF the United
States Army an invitation for the Ma
tional Guard OF this state TO participate
In the grand mancuvers OF the regulars
and volunteers at Manassas. Virginia
The purpose is 10 have not less tina
5000 regulars and the same nuTnbe-
OF the National Guard OF various states
In this section. II Is purposed TO ave
the National Guard arrive September
sth IL their tour of service Is to be
for ID days. OF where their tour OF ser
vice including travel. is only to be o.
seven days. they can arrive either Se~-
TENDER 5th or 18th. The allowance for
North Carolina for Is days is 200. but
twice that number can go for a period
OF seven days. in other words 200 can
go for a week. then be recalled and
another quota OF the same number go
for the other seven days. The United
States pays all expenses. including
transportation. food. and pay OF officers
and enlisted men. 1t is almost certain
that all OF the North Carolina National
Guard will desire TO go, and when the
governor eturns. a circular will be is
sued about the matter. The state viii
be asked how many men ii will desire
to furnish. n il is possible that wen
more than 200 can be taken. Virginia.
South Carolina. and Georgia National
Guardsmen are delighted at this oppor-
tunity for service and all wish to avail
themselves of il.
There was ice this morning and Is
late as s o'clock. -washwomen found
clothes frozen stiff on the line. II is
remarkable weather. Weather Obser-
yer Won Herman. who has gone TO the
western art of the state TO inspect
local stations did not take his overcoat
saying the cold weather would not con-
tinue and that he wanted TO show his
faith in his own prediction.
One of the best cotton farmers in this
county says that from careful inquiries
he believes there will be 20 per cent.
increase in the cotton acreage in Wake,
but that lie has no idea there will be
labor enough to cultivate it. Farmers
tell him they ropOs to hire day labor,
but when asked where they proposed to
get hands say they don't know. This
farmer says that in any ordinary sea-
son. the grass will take 40 per cent. of
an excessive cotton crop which is at
tempted to be cultivated in the present
scarcity of labor.
Revenue officials say there is very lit
tie mOonshining in this county, perhaps
because it is so close to headquarters,
but there is plenty of it north of here.
Raleigh still as three telephone COM
| panies. some people predict that the
Interstate will go out of business. 1t
uses Bell instruments at Durham.
EX-Chief Justice James E.. Shepherd,
who is the standing master for the
Fedora court in this district, left to-
| day for Fayetteville to take testimony
: in the waterworks case.
Last Thursday, State Superintendent
Joyner spoke at Ingleside, Franklin
county. on the Importance Of local aid
m D,,h1;a -,14n1, T1|nr 10 haI 4A1
egram from County Superintendent r.
D. White stating that Ingleside had
voted the special tax. The superinten-
| tent had promised it 800 from the
peabody fund and Mr.. White says
Save that d dollars"
The superintendent is notified that
| County Superintendent j. H. MintZ, OF
Brunswick. who died last week has been
succeeded by George II. Bellamy.
Hon. Samuel L. Gattis came here to-
day and secured a charter for the
Bank Of Orange at Hillsboro, capital
stock paid up $1,000. with leave to in
crease to $50, 600. c. A. Scott. of Ora
ham. being the largest s~tockholder.
The State Board of Education met
today and look action regarding some
depredationS upon the state swmap
lands in several of he northeastern
counties. Authority was given W. B..
Rodman, Of Washington, the states
agent for these lands. to a X proper
step to protect them.
Preparations continue very active for
the summer school for teachers at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
here and the arrangements for the work
in all seven of the departments of in
structions. Industrial. literary, normal,
music. commercial, elocution and phys
ical culture and concerts n ectures
are very complete.
The need OF rain is really quite urgent
and all the farmers say the marked
dryness of this month is q drawback
1t has really been quite a remarkable
April.