The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-17
Egument in This Suit Before the ST.
pTene Court.
State Treasurer TO be Called on for Big
Sum-Mexican War Veterans to
Health-Jennie May to Stand Trial.
Other Raleigh News Notes.
Messenger Buerau.
Raleigh, n. c.. October Il

dIStIulEHl III llC kiOLCu CdSC VI rev W.
Gattis against Rev. DR.. Kilgo and 3.
N. Duke. A remarkable number OF
lawyers were on hand. representing
both sides, these being c. B. Aycoch,
C. B. Watson, 7. P. Hicks. B. S. Roys-
ter. A. w. Graham, A. A. Hick, r. w.
Winston. W. A Devin and Frank J..
Fuller.
Sheriff Riddick OF Gates county
brought to the ~penitentiary today
two negroes. each 10 serve 20 years.
Tor burglary.
State Entomologist Woglum has
gone t Lumberton to look after a pest
of cotton worms there. these worms
being commonly spoken of as c~aterpil-
lars.
This was the coolest morning of the
autumn. but the wind blew all night
and nc frost was reported. Last Mon
day morning there was frost. however.
State Treasurer Lacy say that on
the 18th of December he will be called
on to pay s275,000 on pension war
rants: December 1. $4,000. being
monthly operating expenses of the
state administration: January /. 80
900 interest on the bonded debt and
$4,000 current expenses for the
month; and about The middle of jan
uary, 100000 of public school var
rants. under the act giving aid to
schools and for keeping them open a.
least four months in the wear. This
will make about S750.000 to be paid
ont in that DariOd
The news of the death OF J. Q. A.
Bryan. Of Wilkes county. was heard
with interest here. He had been sick
for many months at his home in
Wilkes county. During the fusion adj
ministraticn he was in the legislature
and caused a great deal of amusement
by his wit.
Next Tuesday the Mexican War vet
Grams will meet here and will be called
to order by Colonel Louis F. Beeler.
the president Of the national associa-
ton. Mayor Johnson will welcome the
| veterans and Rev. DR.. NJ. M. Marshall
will offer prayer Wednesday the vet
| Grams will go to the fair grounds and
| On Thursday will have a place of non-
| or in the parade which will escort the
| President.
Already a great many applications
| are being made for quarters here next
week. and it is expected that every
| available sleeping place will be occu-
| pied.
The September bulletin of the state
| board of health says all the 81 cOun-
| ties except two have superintendent
of health. The bulletins contain a
very valuable article on diphtheria
| which is rather more prevalent thar
| usual. and which the dust has spread,
| Ten counties report cases of measles
nine scarlatina, and 81 diphtheria
Cumberland As or so cases in one sec
! ton. No less than 81 counties report
| typhoid fever. several of them many
cases. Only II counties report small
pox, the total cases being only 40.
The bulletin of the agricultural de-
partment for August is an industrial
issue and what it says about the cot
on mills is of yalue. CASTOR cOuntN
continues to lead in the number OF
( mills, having 80. which is said to be
more than there is in n other coun-
tv in the United States. Alamance
comes next with % mills. M~ecklenburz
being third with 20. The largest mil
is the Henrietta. at Caro1een. in Ruth
erford county. which has 5000 spin.
dies and 1876 looms. consuming 24,O0i
bales of cotton annually. There are
10 wooden mills and six silk mills. III:
latter being at High Point. Fayette
VILE, W%adesboco, Rockingham AM
Roanoke Rapids, at the latter plact
there being two mills. The information
as to miscellaneous industries show
that over 100 different articles art
manufactured in North Carolina. Gull
ford county leads the state very fal
in the matter Of miscellaneous indus
try and makes a grand showing.
There will be excellent theatrical at
fractions here during fair week, all OF
a bright character, which will ad:
much to the pleasure of visitors.
The marshal's ball will be given BY
Chief Marshal B. Frank Mebane ant
his hundreds Of assistants at the Capt.
tai Club, as usual, but this will be tbs
last time these balls will be held there
as the place is too small and the cruss
is so great that dancing is at times diff
ficult.
At the meeting of the State Cotton
Growers Association here on Friday G
next week a very strenuous effort wi:
be made to induce all growers and 9th.
er persons having cotton, to hold i
for II cents.
Mrs. Matte Fowle Wyatt, of Raleigh
sues for divorce from her husband, Mr.
Wyatt, a widely known farmer o.
Johnston county. She is a daughter
of the late Governor Fowle, a grand.
/ 1orOhfor IF tho Lotto CIsof T,-.so
Richmond NJ. Pearson and a niece o.
Hon. Richmod Pearson, now minister
to Persia. Her first husband was Mr.
David B. Avery, a very prominent bust
ness man Of Raleigh. :
The Boys Brigade of Goldsboro. or
ganized, drilled and commanded b,
Captain Edgar Balm, a son of inspector
General T. H. Balm of the North Car
olina National Guard, will be her,
next Thursday and will form part o
the escort of the President Ahour !