The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-24
ROAD BED IN POOR CONDITION
Corporation Commission to In
spect the Carolina Central.
New Professor of Agriculture at the
A. and M.-Display to be Made at
BOstOn-State Text Book Commits
sion Begins its Work-Other Ra-
leigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., August q.

INdICiSA, ~. ~ August Il.
The new professor Of agriculture at
the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege here, succeeding Charles w. Bur
kett, is c. N. Conner, who last a
and this year did excellent work at the
farmers Institutes. He is about 40
years Of age and studied at the univer-
s1ty Of Missouri. He was professor of
agriculture at Clemson College. S. c.
n has been for the past four years in
that position in the agricultural and
mechanical college of Florida. He is
an able man and we'll equipped in
every way, so we'll informed a man as
State Chemist Kilgore says.
The corporation commission left this
afternoon for Hamlet and will tOmor-
row go over the Carolina Central rail
way between that place and Whining
ton, there being complaints of the
condition of the rOad bed, ties and
rails 1t is expected that a hand car
will be used. 1t is the purpose TO make
the inspection thorough.
The work of packing articles in the
state museum for display at Boston at
the exposition during the coming au-
tumn. has begun. Great care will be
taken in making the selections.
Mr.. H. Neithling, a native of South
Africa, who has been in Canada. Alas
ka and North Carolina for ten years
past and who has been at the agricul-
tural department here, left today for
his far away home, taking with him
a large collection of North Carolina
insects. The other day he found a
wasp here, of a variety hitherto I'M
known outside of British India.
The state ext bOOk commission be-
gan its work today in the governors
office. The governor returned from
the west at 1920 this morning. The
various book agents are to have a hear
ing. There is n lady among them.
Miss Grier, of South Carolina.
Mr.. Butler of the agricultural de-
partment returned today from Pamlico
and Craven counties, where he went
to investigate the disease which is kill
ing horses. Not many have died there.
He found conditions not 50 bad as re-
ported. He says decayed forage causes
the disease, but whether the latter
is due to ptOmaine or toxic poisoning
is not yet determined. He says there
are some fair crops, but many are
really ruined, under water.
The government weather report to-
day says:
The past week was not quite so hot
as the week ending August 18th. but
the clOudiness and humidity were
greater and the weather was cOnse-
Quently more oppressive. The mean
temperature averaged about ; ID de-
greeS above the normal, the greatest
departures being in the western district
and the least in the eastern districts.
The highest absolute temperature re-
TOrted was % degrees on the 18th in
Nash county, and the lowest was sc
degrees occurring on several days at
ASheville. The rainfall averaged
about One-half inch above normal.
The greatest amount fell in the north
ern counties. and the least in the
southern and extreme western Oun
ties. In Vance county over ! inches
fell during the week. and 4.93 inches
fell in "a hours On the 10th. Heavy
rains occurred in other portions Of the
state on the 18th and 10th. notably in
Warren, Burke, and Rowan counties.
where considerable damage was done
not alone in washing fields but as
in destroying bridges and dams.