The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-12

Observer Won Herman Issues Report
On Incendiary Efre-New Dormi-
tory for b. T.. M.-Other News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., February s..

Raleigh, n. c.. February s.
In the Federal court here tomor-
row a very interesting case will be
argued; that of the Southern railway
against the corporation commission, |
involving the matter of the Green's
boro Ice and Coal Company. The at
torney general will appear for the
state.
The Supreme court Will devote this
week to the hearing Of appears from
the Second district There are no
cases of Importance upon the docket.
There is only one state case.
Francis D. Winston arrived today
from BERTHE county n says the
farmers there are revelling in the
very high prices of cotton and pea
nuts, and arranging TO plant large
crops of both.
The Christian Church will soon To-
cate an orphanage in this state. AS
yet the site has not been chosen, but
several places have been looked at.
At the home Of r. c. Mitchell, near
Huntsville jim this county Saturday
night. one Of his barns was burned,
and last night the remaining barn
was destroyed. His son who brought
the news here, says both fires were
of incendiary origin. The loss is
about $4,000. Several mules and cat
tie were burned.
Great preparations are being made
for getting electric power from Buck
horn Falls on the Cape Fear River.
M powerful dynamos and other
machinery, have been delivered at a
point on Deep River, n will be
! foated down on barS-7. 1t is said
the river will develop three thousand
horse power there.
The trustees of the Baptist Female
University meet on the 18th to re-
the plans for the new dormitory,
which is to cost $4,000.
Yesterday was a stormy day. the
wind being very high. and there were
several large fires in the pine woods
| between here and the South Carolina
line, which were extinguished late in
the afternoon by a very heavy fall
Of rain.
State Treasurer Lacy says that the
| sheriffs who are required by law to
| settle in May their state taxes. in
other words given an extension of
time until that month, have to make
monthly settlements just as the sher-
ifs of other counties do.
The annual report on the weather
in North Carolina for 1903 was issued
| today by Observer Won Herman. He
4 ICY NAA@ y ~ Va lClO4S
weather, conditions at the beginning
Of a crop season, when the seeds are
| planted, was eXemplified in a remark
\ able manner last ear. Practically
the only unfavorable weather occur
red early in the year chiefly in the
form of excessive rainfall, which de-
layed the planting OF crops to un-
| usually late date. and these condi-
tons nearly controlled the final re-
suits, especially with regard to cot
ton although the balance of the sea-
son was highly favorable. The an
nual mean temperature for the en-
tire state was 5S.5 degrees which is
4 Of a degree below the normal for
33 years. h highest yearly mean
was 6S.6 at Southport; the lowest
Al: at Linville. The highest abso-
Lutte temperature was 102 degrees at
Monroe July 26th n at Selma Au-
rust 25th. The lowest was z degrees
| below zero at Linville. December 1st
This gives a range for the state of
100 degrees. December was the cold
est month in the year with a mean
temperature of 36.7. The annual
average rain and snow fall was 50.13
inches. which is 2 inches below the
! normal for 80 years. The largest an
nua total was 95 inches. at High
lands. Macon county, and the least
was SO inches at Charlotte. The
greatest state average was 7.4S in
March, and the least Isl in Novem-
Der. The six months were all below
the normal in precipitation. The
: total average snow fall for the state
was a of an incl in January L of
an inch in February and March, a
trace in April and October, 6 in No
vember and 4 in December, total 10
The largest snow fall for the year
was "a inche at Linville. The aver
age number of clear days was 162.
partly cloudy 90, cloudy los, rainy
81. The highest wind velocity was
70 miles an hour. from the north, at
Kitty Hawk, September 18th. The
largest number of rainy days was ia
June and August. The highest baro-
metric pressure was 30.67 inches at
Raleigh November goth. the lowest
1902 inches at Ashevflle in February.
The number of convicts on the
Raleigh and Pamlico sound railway
has been increased to 10c.
This winter there have been ne
less than 10 snow falls here at Raj
eigh. some of curse being very
slight.
Travel on the railways Is quite
light now, lighter than in several
months.
The number OF students Of Shaw
University, colored here. has in
creased to $40, and the average age