The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-06

country, there Are only four varieties
Lindley, who has been all over the
Of peaches, the Greensboro, CuTnen,
Bette of Georgia, and EKberta. From
the Van Lindley orchard 5000 crates
OF peaches have already been shippe1
n as many ore are to 20 out. The
Candor orchard is a younger one.
Dir. and Mrs, r. Y. Mcpherson aid
their little son were here for u few
hours today on their way from
WTigntsville Beach TO Montreal and
Mrs. Elmer E. Shafer and infant child
also went through TO the same place.
Several charters were granted today
including the following corporations
Gdfd Coin Mining Company, at cGld
Hill, Rowan county. capital stock slOo,-
900. stockholders James ". Lyons.
George Sickels and Henry Smith. ali
81 1Ockport. Iii, and E. L. Holdings
head and George Rothlesberder, of
Gold Hill. The ChowanOke Club, in
cOrporated, at Edenton, with no capitl!
! stock over 100 Of the citizens being
named as incorporators. the ~organiza-
ton 10 be entirely social. The Meb-
ane Brick Company, at Mebane, $40
900. T. A. COrbin and others stock
tfTitNI >. / He Ni1~tcH biSIIilIH5 tcLI-
pary. at Winston, $4,000, John l.. Cas-
per, John 5. Smithdeal and A, y.
Jones stockholders, 10 manufacture.
reCtify and sell whiskey, operate ga
looms, etc The American Stone Com
pany, which has had its Office at Sails
bury, remove il To Greensboro. Tn
John D. Ross Company, wholesale gro
GERS at HarlOtte. reduces rs capita
stock from $50, Ot0 TO S25, 900.
Governor Glenn will remain here IN
ri the afternoon Of July 3rd when he
goes 10 GaStOnia, where he will speak
on me fourth. After that he expey.5
to go TO his Old home, winston, 10
take a little rest. 1t mas be that Mrs.
GIenn's health has decidedly improved
but Miss Rebekah is sick.
Reports are very rapidly coming into
the office of the state labor commits
siOner in response to a number of in
quiries sent out. There will be SOM
new features this year which will be Of
value.
p The next meeting Of the National
Press Association will be held a.
jamestown, Va, and the friends of H.
3. Warner, now its vice president, will
press him for the presidency Of lis
great body. ... ...
Reports which have been received
here say that the outlook for a great
corn crop in the state is very fine, he
acreage being greater thar ever be-
fore. Wheat in the chief section where
that grain was grown as the chief
crop, while fall oats are very poor.
Cotton is this year more tina ever be-
fore "a money crop, and farmers are
raising their supplies to a greater ex-
tent than at any time since say 1868.
Today was Wake county day at the
state summer school n was devoted
TO the annual meeting of the assOcia~
ton for the betterment of public Schn0l
houses. The exercises were held in the
Pullen auditorium and were witness
with marked interest by teachers
from many other parts Of the state.
The opening address was by County
Superintendent z. Y. Judd and vas fol-
lowed by one by Mr.. Thomas Johns,
who is the chairman of the county
board Of education The annual report
on the betterment Of school buildings
and grounds was submitted, as''Was
also that on the committee of prizes. |
The prize winning schools are the Fu-
quay, Wilburne and. Turner:@Fne RAJ !
aigh ASSOCIATIONS for betterments made
an interesting report. The State, Sill
p~erintendent Joynef de1ivtred5 din ad-
dress and there twereI mhhy1taikstsby ,
committeeman and s~saggestions as to
The idea has made, quite
an. impression on the rural schools. /
One Of the schools, that at Garner a
few miles south of here, which was
one Of the best in the county was
burned by lightning last week 1T was
not a prize winning school, but re
ceiyed honorable mention. 'i'.
Only a few days more. of the sum
mer school. session remains and much
lard works. being done. great dea!
Of talent has been employed to lecture
to the teachers and to, aid in many
other ways - The rehfarsals for the
great. concert or music festival haze
been in active progress for two weeks
and, the voices. are said TO be IN Sood
training, Some Of the best musicians
in the state will compose the orcnes-
ira. The programmes have e very I
carefully arranged by the director, |
Professor Wade R. Brown The chorus
will be pyramided in the rear Of the /
memorial hall, from rostrum -
This was lone two years fSo |:
and the effect was very fine, indeed. Il
is the plan to have the summer school !;
an annual feature. here in the future, ,
Both the teachers and the people OF
Raleigh are alike pleased at the sue
of the. present session.
Mention was made in yesterdays |
correspondence of the statements that
and Harden were in the lean !
for the Raleigh postmastership, but
there are. people who declare that Les
ter Butler is a strong card in the game
There are rumors Of one or two dark
horses" ~e,..r |
.The1meeting Of the Interstate Toha3-
90 Growers Association, Of Virginia
and North Carolina, called to be held
at @Danvitle, July 5, is postponed to
July 10. - -s, ..
Or TAFT Butler of the state. agEicul-
tural department, succeeds Dr.. Charles
W. Burkett as agricultural editor Of
Progressive Farmer DR.. Butler |