The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-15

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industrial activity in the state.
The coming season al Pinehurst
promises to be Il notable one. The
grand eason there does not begin un-
Ill after the holidays. There is to be
Il special attraction This winter in the
shape of Il menagerie of over 40 rare
specimens of wild animals and beauti-
full birds. this embracing the COM
bined collection which last summer
were shown at Lexington and Norem-
bega Parks, in Massachusetts. This
collection will be in charge of John T.
Benson, a noted trainer of animals,
| who owns a large number of these and
who has furnished a number of wild
animals to President Roosevelt. Pine
| hurst has come to have a national rep
| utation. But few North Carolinians
go there, and this is unfortunate, as
SO many valuabl object-lessons are
afforded, in the way of buildings, heat
ing arrangements, beautiful grounds
and best Of all, the lesson of how to
keep a town perfectly clean. The place
is really q wonderful one and Editor
Jillson of the Pinehurt Outlook calls
it.. 1.-THE Land of Sunshine" The
sports there this winter are going to
be numerous and very varied.
State Poultryman .Ieffreys has re-
turned from Charleston. Birds from
the poultry farm here, namely some of
the very choicest chickens eve shown
in the south, won some good prizes.
and today Mr.. JefTreys received two
silver cups, which among other things
were won there. This is called the
state poultry farm though the state
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paying all the expenses.
The news that Professor H. H.
Hume succeeds Professor ". T. Mas
sey rs horticulturist at the experiment
station here is good news. The farm
is located west of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college which now has
nearly 700 acres Of land. Professor
Hume is doing splendid work along
all the lines which his division of the
department owe: and in RECOGNITION
of his merit he is allowed S:Io0 addi-
tiOnal salary, this coming from the
United States fund.
The state board of agriculture ended
it's session today. 1t spent yesterday
afternoon at the college. looking at the
buildings and particularly at the new
agricultural building which is cOmplet-
ed and accepted. The interior finish
ings Of the building are simple, but
substantial in character. When the
grounds are improved it will be a very
attractive place, indeed, though now
the ground is very ragged and I'M
prepOSseSSing.
Your correspondent had a talk with
DR.. Winston of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, regarding the sick
ness of some students there. about
which so much has been said. DR..
Winston said tfct during September
and October there was a very great
plague of mosquitoes. not only in Ra-
leigh but at the college. and all
through this section. Later six cases
Of fever developed. and these were
pronounced typhoid. all being in the
infirmary and given special care. Only
one death resulted. this being due not
to the fever itself. but to other things
which followed it. All OF the udents
| nave been discharged from the mfr
mary as cured. except one. named
| Sullivan, who has some affection of the
lungs. having recovered entirely from
the fever. \ very careful xamina
ton was made of the water. not only
at the college, but round bOu and
Biologist Mccarthy found a well at a
boarding house occupied by some stu
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bounced the water dangerous, the well
being then closed. He also found ty-
Dhoid bacall In water used at a dairy
some distance from the college, from
which some milk had been obtained
for use by students, this being a pri-
Vate dairy. and the use of the milk
was at once stopped and the water
condemned, as dangerous. SO far as
can be found none of the sick students
had used the milk from his dairy. or
the water from the we'll first referred
to, but of course the infection could
have been carried by flies. Mosquitoes
Of course have nothing to do with
carrying typhoid ever. There was
some alarm on the part OF some stu
dents at one time, and about six went
home sick. while as many became
frightened and when they told the
president they We're frightened and
wanted to ave. permission was at
once given them to do so. though
where his advice was asked it was
given that they should remain. A great
deal of care has been given the mat
ter. There are no more cases of any
disease, and the hospital is clear. Dr..
Winston. says except in SO far as Ca
Diet Sullivan is concerned.
Governor Glenn had a conference
with superintendent Mckee of the hos
pital for h insane at Raleigh in
order to get an outline of certain plans
in regard to providing more room. etc.
Miss Daisy benson the secretary to
the State Board of Charities. and Mr..
Hunter of that board We're also with
the governor. Your correspondent had
a talk with Miss benson who is so de-
voted to her work. She said hat re-
! ports We're now coming in quite rapid
" from the counties. since notice had
been served or the officials that if they
did not report fully on the insane,
whether in iails. county homes. or
private homes, n also upon the con-
dition of the tails and county homes.
the fine of 5000 imposed by law would
certainly be put on them. For several
years she had much trouble in getting
report though the power to thus fine
has existed for a considerable time.
This year it was determined to make
an example of every official who fall
ed to make returns and Miss benson
said that if fifty had have failed to do