The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-24
Chairman Baity Gratfied at Result 0
z G0IdsboTO Election.
J Cotton Growers Do Not Like President
Jordan's Latest Move - Reports
From Sheriffs on the Insane of the
State-Annual Report OF Inspection
OF Food Stuffs-Other Raleigh News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau,


with Chairman ]. William Bailey of the
North Carolina Anti-Saloon League
regarding the temperance outlook.
Chairman Bailey spoke of the victory
won at G%oldsbOro Monday, which was
swept by the prohibition forces. He
said that he rejoiced at it greatly and
said that only one place had been lost
during the year, this being Wadesboro,
which was lost by negro votes. He
added that he had expected the result
there. He remarked that the temper
ance forces were waiting for the deci-
sion of the supreme court i'll the RAJ
leigh matter. involving the question
whether the Aldermen are TO be forced
TO order an election ON the question
of saloons or ~dispensary. He says that
If there is to be a fight here that the
~diSpenSary will again win. There are
some broad questions to come UP in re-
gard 10 prohibition III the state
Your correspondent had a talk with
some of the leading men who are i'll
touch with the cotton growers, and
" of these stated that they thought
the movement by President Harvie
Jordan Of the Southern Cotton Grow
ers Association iii directing that cotton
should be held for Is cents was mop.
perfume. One OF them remarked: y
think this is setting the coulter Il little
TOO deep. The association declared IL
cents cotton, and l really do moi see
what right any officer has TO go ahead
and set up the price by himself. / will
cav In 49,, +I,,+ nj - H. .~,o-. -,
ion L here express"
The following new rural free deliv-
. cry routes are authorized by the post
office department.: 'Eward, Sylvester
II. Boyd: Lovelace, James l.. White;
Teer. Seymour E.. Teer.
1t is the general by farm
ers that they never SAW land so dry at
thi season of the year. There has been
remarkably little rain during the past
four months ana farmer remarked
that the rain had not penetrated at any
time more than two inches into the
ground. The bright fine weather, fol-
lowing the sever frost and freeze Of
Tuesday morning, when the tempera-
ture i'll this section was as low as
twenty degrees, is bringing out tho
very last of the cotton. which one more
picking will finish. In the course OF
Il long ride through the country yes
terday afternoon cotton was seen piled
mt every farm house and farmers all
said they were holding and ware per-
fectly able to do so. Never before has
your correspondent seen them so indie
pendent as they now are. Most Of
them are o ntile right side Of the fence
and out of debt AMI they certainly feel
III good spirits and ready for Thanks
giving and can fully appreciate the
fine Thanksgiving proclamation which
Governor Glenn has written.
For many weeks the code, or rather
the ~reyisal, us it is now known, has
been expected, but it is yet in the flu
ture and no man, certainly not Chair
nan WOmack of the Commission can
say when it will appear. The printers
are now at work on the index to it.
State Treasurer Lacy is getting his
reports from the sheriffs, these cover
ing all the insane persons in the state,
whether in county homes, jails, or in
private houses. On the 18th inst. the
sheriff of Allegheny county made his
report, which shows that at that date
he could not learn of a single insane
person in that county. Ten months
ago there was a III insane, con-
lined by her family in a pen, which was
built i'll Il room of their house, but in
five days after the discovery was made
that she was there. she was removed
to the western hospital and is being
given the very best of attention. The
county officers did not know about het
case.
Governor Glenn orders Il special term
of Edgecombe superior court to try
criminal cases, to begin January 10th.
The county commissioners made a re-
quest for the special term 10 clear away
the Jail cases. Judge E. Il. Jones will
preside.
The governor pardOns conditlonally
two boys named Arthur Bryant and
Gilmore Woodland. who were sentenced
to the road gang for two years for lar
ceny. The pardon is recommended by
the trial judge, jurors, etc.
The state authorizes the change of
the name of the Mcdonald Williams
Lumber Co.. of Rennert, Robson coun-
ty. to the McDiarmid Williams Lum-
Der Company.
The supreme court flied an opinion
this week in the case of Bunker VS..
Bunker, this being a law suit by two
Of the children of the famous STA
mease Twins" Chang and Eng Bunk
er. who died some twenty five years
ago at their home in Surrey county.
The twins were born~in Siam, and in
the course of their travel owe the
United States fell in love with the
Piedmont section of this state which
they made their home. declaring it to
be the most attractive country they
had ever seen.
The clerks in the state auditors office
are working night and day over the
1900 pension warrants. all of which
will be ready to be mailed. December
18th; which is the usual time.
The annual report on the inspection
of food stuffs by the agricultural de-
partment is in the printers hands. and
covers feeds for both man and beast.