The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-30
Generally Speaking Conditions in
the State are Excellent.
Editor Poe to Do Special Work for the
.sWorlds WOrk''-New Railroad to
be Built-Condition of the Persons
Bit by Mad Dog-Other Raleigh
News Notes,
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., October "a.

instruction is informed that Berea
school district in Granville county has
voted for special tax being the fifth
there since last October. Later in the
year several such other elections will
be held. The county nas six rural
local districts; % rural libraries and
money in hand for two more. Super
intendent r. G. Kittrell of that county
is very able man and a trained stu
fund for the benefit of the children by
local taxation has been increased sew
eral times more than the increase in
his salary.
From the Office of the adjutant gen
eral, general order No. has been is
! sued announcing the death of Colonel
Theodore H. Balm, inspector general
of the National guard. He entered the
| military service of the state early IN
| 1877 and continued actively therein up
| to the day of his death. October Sth.
The order says that during all the
years of his connection with the guard
he was true to every trust and devoted
his best aid to building up the force
and putting it on a good footing, serv-
ing faithfully in every position to
which he was appointed and his eX-
ample of duty we'll performed is a
proud legacy to those after him.
Insurance Commissioner Young
makes public the statement of the az
ton of the convention Of North Caro-
lima policy holders of the New York
Life Insurance company endorsing the
administration ticket in the pending
election of the board OF directors, Civ
ing also the report of the committee
which went to- New York. In a day or
two similar report of the Mutual Life
will be issued by the commissioner.
The city health officer who has
charge of the city farm says that on
the so acres 500 barrels were produced
this season. He regards this as an eX-
cellent crop.
Commissions are issued 20 the fol-
lowing officers of Company E, Second
regiment National Guard at Goldsboro;
Captain T. Washington Bissell, Lieu
tenants James S. Lewis and Jam L.
Dortch There are nov SO companies
of infantry. field battery and three
divisions OF naval militia. The law
provides for state appropriation OF
$3.50 to not more than SO companies OF
infantry. At the same time it says the
maximum of the whole farce will not
exceed 5000 officers and men. Every
week there are applications for new
companies OF infantry, bat all these
have to be turned down.
The cost of getting NGrdica, the
great singer for two appearances here
was $500 in the way OF guarantee
alone. that is $4,000 for one aight and
81, 500 for the other.
The doctor who is attending; the slz
persons who were bitten by mad dog
here says that he sees them every day
Al! have some fever. On the 9Th day
he will administer the antI-5erum
whaf is knowns as the pasteur treat
ment and will do SO again on the 9th
day and if ON that day they show nc
fever or nervous symptoms, they will
be discharged, but if the fever reap
pears they are to return at once, as
they will not be- eaabsOlutely out Of dan
ger under 72 days. In good number
Of cases the disease has appearedE on
the 45th or on the 52nd day. Your cor
respondent wags Informed yesterday
morning that the dog was killed in the
northern suburbs of the city by some
boys but it turned out that h died
yesterday afternoon st the Caraleigh
Phosphate mills. That was the place
from which he started in his wild run
through the CITY. Persons who saw
the body of the dog say it was riddled
tonished that the beast was able to
get back to the place. He literally
went home to- die. He was positively
identified as the dog who did the mis-
CHEZ
At democratic state headquarters II
is announced that Frank H. SpruiTl
will speak at Spring Hope October
9th; E. J. Justice at Graham, October
27th at night, Mt. Gilead November
3rd insurance Commissioner Young
at the Hub, Alamance county, October
26th at night. John D. Bellamy al
Duke, October 9th, night Locke
Craig at Fobbinsville, October 9th
Leicester, November 2, Mt. Carmea
that nighk Weavervilles November 8
night; Black Mountain, November 5th
Editor Clarence II. Poe of the Pre-
gressive Farmer. was asked today EoV
the farmers of the state were takin
; the bad year and ten cent cotton. H
| said I'D reply that they We're in ex
tremelY fine spirits, taking the state il
general and in better shape than eve
before except in the extreme easter
counties where the three months @
rain 50 greatly damaged the crops. II
said the state fair last week shove
the good plight of the farmers for b
e never saw happier crowd in spite {
: the weather and they were here i
S great crowds. Ten years ago Mort
:. Carolina had the blues," to use h
e expression, while now everything is
high spirits. OF course, in the ca
d conditions are not so good. Mr. Pt
l, said he was not looking for II Gel
d cotton, but he added that the farme!
Ia world not coll NOW nor in tho va~ra