The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-09-05
A Thousand Persons are Expected to
be Present.
Two Addresses Mark tho First DAYS
SessiCn-A Raid in GrecnyiIle Coun.
ty-Prepariog for ReceDtion of the
Prcsident-Cases to Conc Before
The Supreme Court-CtFer Raleigh
News Notes.

Messenger Bureau,

Convention began at noon today 1n the |
auditorium at the Agricultural and |
Mechanical college, the feature of the |
opening being the address by President |
f. L. Daughtridge, and that by Gov |
ernor Glenn, the latter being one Of |
welcome.
Mr.. Daughtridge was interviewed |
regarding the condition of crops and
said that in his section, Edgecombe
ami roundabout, cotton is at least 80
per cent short and that there will be
something like two-thirds Of crop.
There is a fair corn crop and peanuts
are fairly good. Some cotton has been
gfnned and shows good lint and yield.
He says the labor question is more of
a problem than ever before.
Professor Burkett, who has been so
active in promoting the convention,
says he expects Il thousand persons to
be present but not Il great number OF
farmers were on hand today. Among
those present was .Jno S. Cunningham,
president Of the Cotton Growers Asso-
cjation. and who is such large grow
ing bright in his section, and that
prices are starting off very we'll. He
was very glad to see peace declared
between Japan and Russia, but remark
ed that wars kept up prices.
Fred l.. Merritt of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Company is here in re-
gard to the entry of four islands III
Beaufort harbOr, containing 400 acres
which strange to say have never been
entered before He says the question
is whether they belong to the state
board of education or to the state
Some of them face on deep waters ana
are very fine locations for warehouses,
factories etc People are very rapidly
making entries Of sandbanks, ETC., III
that section and one man holds sand
bank near Cape Lookout at SlO,oOO
Secretary of Agriculture T. *. Bru-
nor came back today from Blowing
Rock and says the weather IS qulte
cool there and that there are few WIS.,
itOrs. He made the surprising state
ment that no visitors are there from
the yellow fever district. 1t really
seems that those people have not yet
found out Blowing Rock. 1t Will come
like n revelation to them when they 20
make the discovery.
ATTORNEY General Gilmer had no
special state cases in the supreme
court this week. Next week at the
end of the docket he will nave tne Dur'
ham killing case, in which Il sewing
machine man killed his uncle ana was
convicted of manslaughter and appear
ed. The Dewey embeZzlement cdse
from New Bern will come up OH tlls
third district docket and also the
tried under the common law. Mr.. Gil
mer can't remember such another case
Under the old law this ogense wa
cIassed with that of being common
scoId. which was punishable o:
..ducllinc." Many persons will recai
+he nicture of the woman with mouu
Gagged being ducked as common
scold. in what was known as the hors
Dond of the village, while a crOWu
laughing men and boys stood arouh
and eniOved the treatment. Many wv
men have been so tucked III EnSiah
and some in this country.
The state board of agriculture an
nOuncpS the resignation OF frankii
sherman as entOmolOgist, he haVln
cone to Canada and of III. NJ. Bentl
as his assistant he having gone
Tennessee, and states that Tor tn
present r. S WOvlum will be In chars
IF tho entire work. The last bulleh
dooIs with insect enemies of corn, NJ
Sherman having prepared It. Inc u'
nartment states that Bently and She
man resigned simply because the
were offered better salaries when the
could not afford to decline.
VIM. Fl. Woods of Colorado Sprlh'
has been asked by your corresponds
tO send here the flag Of 'Ihe Ieaspu'
Gravs" which was company ID, 10
regiment. \. c. Volunteers.
Woods father was first lieutenant
this company when he was "ouAu
and captured at Gettysburg, ana spe
two years in prison on Johnstoh
land. The flag is of silk, handsome
and perfectly preserved. MI Noous
in Colorado for lung trouble, ana mop
TO Get we'll and visit North Carolina
Deputy Revenue Collector kel
Merritt has returned from rald
Greenville county, where near WIT
he captured large illicit distlllery
the oDerator escaped. He captuf
another moOnShiner who was taken
that he would be present ana spe
went over to try him. Deputy Merr
says that during the past ten yes
there has always been plenty OF mot
shining in that section, but the mo-
sinners are very good natured fello
who run and don't make a row. II
buy the copper in sheets alrea
punched, and their stills are made
y man in the neighborhood, VI
sharp fellow who always outwits
officers.
Big photographs of President Roc
welt have been placed in all the So
windows here with the announcem
that hs would be present and sp'
during the state fair October Ii
Raleigh will have to literally keep o.
house during the fair to accomod
the thousands upon thousands of l
nla who will come here to see
President.