The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-15
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., December /,

Inc last OF the pension warrants
were sent out today by Auditor Dixon,
the total number being 1920. the az
gregate amount being s275, 900. Audi
tor DIXON expects the next legislature
to increase the amount of pensions.
Georgia pays a greater amoun, ,,an
any other state in the south. South
Carolina pays only $500, 900. the state
ment sent from that state that it paid
s6oO,OOO having teen corrected in a lat
er report just received by the auditor
Florida pays S2SS, 900 to three thous-
and pensioners, being an average of
s906 c Flo ida leads all in this
per capita amount Eaid. Tennessee
coming next with $4,000, to 1914
pensioners. The total assessed value
OF North Carolina property is s4i2.-
41S.O0O, this being about a billion dol
lars less than Georgia, but as DR..
Dixon says this difference is due TO
the fact that North Carolina has no
large cities while Georgia has four
~ 1 up Tic value
In an interview with Grand Secra-
tary Drewry of the grand lodge of Ma
sons, he says that the growth of the
order IN North Carolina this year has
been most remarkable and deeply
gratifying. New lodges have been
chartered at Spencer, at Spruce Pines
in Mitchell county. lit Sharon, in
Cleveland county, at Mount Holly IN
Castor, Polkton in Robson, Hollis at
Hollis, Shelmerdine in Pitt, State Road
IN Surry, COrlnthian at Greensboro,
and Bee Log in Yancy. Besides these |
lOdges,Oid ones have been revised. Shi-
lob at Stovall and Mecklenburg at Ga- |
wilson while the grand lodge will act
upon petitions fer lodges at Ellenboro |
III rutherford county, BiscOe, Board-l
man, Williams Lodge at Cornelius. and |
Camp Call in Cleveland county. In all
twelve new lodges have been organized
this year and three revised.
Today a man named William Jones
was brought mere from Fuquay
Springs, the charge against him being
that he had threatened to kill his faith
er. Williams had been in the hospital
tor the insane here, but had been dis
charged. He again became insane and
made the threats. If possible he VIII
be, again placed in the hospital
In he course of a chat with Mr..
John H. Cutler, who is SO deeply in
terested in the passage by Congress
of the bill to create the Appalachian
Forest Reserve, he remarked that it'll
would pass this session; that the con-
were ripe for this, and that
New England and the south have join
ed hands In the great movement for
the park. He remarked that II the
south took up the matter enthusiastic
cally there would be no question in
the world Of the passage of the bill.
and that il the necessity for the Park
WAS made clear there would be no
question as to the enthusiasm.
The governor today had a hearing
ia his office Of matters regarding the
insane, by having a meeting of the di-
rectors and super lntendent of the hos
Dltal here held, 81 that he could adj
1ress it in his office. Mr.. B G.. Beck
Of the state board of internal i'm
was present. This after 7
o he governor, Treasurer Laney 6
Mr.. Beckwltn left for Morgan'on, I
where tomorrow they will attend a
Meeting of the directors for the nos :
'ital at that point. 7
State Veterinarian TAFT Butter says t
five times as many cattle have +
,een brought over from the mountain ,
his season into the Piedmont section c
o be corn fed as had ever been !
there before. There is PEN r
Y Of grass in the mountain region in
but MOI enough corn can be :,
aised there to feed and finish the cat =
lie for market. Heretofore they nave :;
cen sent to Virginia to be thus :aI. -
t looks like the beginning of quite -
n extensive M vement to thus iced q
attic. This is very profitable as the :.
manure is very Profitable in fertiliz.ng =
land. :.
Commissions of Agriculture Pat a,
says that during the year al s;
lcst ended more advance in the way n
{ progress has been made by the Tar O
lers than ever before. and that they is
rc getting prosperous and in var~ "
satisfactory condition. He expects he il
lrners Institutes 70 be neld next yea .,
be On q larger scale han ever be- 9
IRE. After the eastern part of he II
tate IS covered b. these Institutes h.
lrirg January. there will be otnnls u,
eSinning ii July and then running ~
until all the other counties a-e e
"
Some of the newspapers have PRINT I'll
a story about an attempt OF vii p'
}. the murderer of Nell Cropsey, and of
Utley, the murderer OF a hotel Clerk pI
Fayetteville, to escape from The in
the story being that they Us
Id secured pistols and intended TO
make a dash and shoot down the nc
Yards, the scheme being given away
lilo convicts, whom they had en- ne
to induce to join with them re
the desperate plan. Upon inquiry an
a penitentiary official. it was stated We
at the attempt a made about a fr
ar g and that since that time The ga
en- had behaved very well. though. of of
urse, they have always been much lir
ore closely watched since they made or
az
Application will be made 10 the Co
ate in a few Gays for a charter for TN