The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01

Corporation Commission are on the
two sides, the commission having or
dered the Southern to put cars on the
company's tracks and The Southern
fighting that order.
Game Warden John W. Upchurch. OF
this county has returned from a visit
TO several counties in the interest OF
the Audubon Game Taw and will soon
go on another trip. He says he finds
considerable ignorance as to the law,
but that when it was understood it was
well liked. Various counties have all
sorts of laws and some people in them
thinks they can shoot all the birds eX-
cept those mentioned in the special act
OF that county, no matter in what sea-
son. In one county for example the
only game birds mentioned are part
ridges and doves. Snipe are now barr
ed as the open season for them ends
March 18th. If Snipe had not been
perfected market hunters wou have
killed those on the coast by thou
sands UP to the end of May and ship
ped them north to be put in cold stor-
age. Sportsmen will pear in mind the
fact that the law has to guard against
all this sort of thing. A year g your
correspondent found along the coast
these pot hunters and secured their
prompt xxi from the state. They
brought down shells by the thousands
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birds, mainly snipe. willet and curlew,
which they would ship north as rapidly
as possible. While Game Warden Up
church was On his round he procured
the arrest and punishment of a man
in Cabarrus who killed three robins and
a golden wood pecker. often known as
the yellow hammer or flicker, and the
man was fined a dollar for each bird
so killed and was put in the sheriff
custody until he paid the fine. The Au-
dubon Law has, as is but natural in
the new law. some defects but it will
be amended by the next legislature
and in various ways improved.
A very unique and interesting publ
cation is the year book of 1904 of James
B. Gordon Chapter. United Daughters
of the Confederacy. of Winston-Salem.
1t contains a sort of preface with these
Inscriptions: First at Bethel, Farthest
at the front at Gettysburg n Chica-
manga, Last at Appomatox. The roll
of members follows, then the roster OF
officers. Mrs. James K Norfleet being
president. The remainder is devoted
TO studies with reference to North
Cardinals record in the Confederacy.
There is a study for each of the ten
monthly meetings tAt the first there
was the presidents address. n then
the study OF them was discussed by
Mrs. T. J.. Wilson it being the Passing
LAOAAA az " '"A "HN 49, SNHNA
ment. President Lincoln's call for
troops. the state convention OF May
1857. the rush to arms. etc. For Feb
ruary the Confederate officers, their
numbers, rank positions. etc. by Mrs.
John G.. Young. For March the pri-
vate soldiers, number. volunteers con-
scripts. Junior Reserves, Senior Re
serves. Home Guards. etc, Miss Mabel
! Ireland. April, Il. B.. Vance. Soldier,
i, Governor. etc. He was, he is. the
best loved. the best remembered man
who eve went to sleep in Carolina's
! soil" Mrs. James X. Norfieet. May
| North Cardinals Coast Defenses, the
Bombardment of Fort Fisher, the block
d unn Advance, running the block
| ade, etc, Mrs. J. p. harrington. June
! the Stacking of Arms, Generals John
| ston and Sherman at Greensboro, etc,
f! Miss Eleanor Follin. September, Our
! Women as Warriors. struggle OF the
! home equal those of the camp, Mrs. w
! T.. Brown. October. the Wake of War
| Kirk, The Ku klux. Reconstruction,
! etc. Miss Alice Watson. November
| The Veterans. Their Sons and Daugh-
| tiers in Peace, Mrs. Charles Shelton
December Historical and Monumental;
| Regimental Histories Monuments. Or
] CARNATIONS, etc. Miss Z. c. Gambler.