The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-28
Messenger Bureau.
chamber Il Commerce Rooms,
EOilaman Building

10Po4- ISSUED To-Day says the past week
was remarkable for the hich average
temperature, which vas about de
grees above the normal. The weather
was generally warm Il through the
week. but the no tes days were the
= and p. The hi! st temperature
reported was 81 Ceg G S OH the . iii
Halifax county and the lowest was
% on the q in Len0ir county, Thu
rainfall averaged considerably above
the normal, but was very ~unevenly dis
trlDuted, being heavist in the central
and IN h western counties where
ram fell nearly every day. On the il
a destructive northeast storm prevail
cd on The southeast coast. The storm
passed 10 the weSt over The southern
counties, accompanied by rain and hiSl
winds. The wind attained a velocity
OF 90 miles per hour at Wilmington
and 80 miles per hour at Charlotte. In
the western counties the rains from
this storm yer particularly heavy md
IN Burke county much damage WAS done
by wind. On the 23rd heavy rains fell
at many stations in the s1utheas.
The corporation commission has
made reduction of SO ID per cent IN
the classification of freights on veneers
those under one eighth Of an inch IN
thickness being made fourth class and
those over an eighth sixth class. Car
loads rates are made the same as those
on lumber with the addition Of 20 per
cent.
A white boy of IS was brought to the
penitentiary today from P~asquOtank
county TO serve two years for house
breaking.
The new company which has bought
a controlling interest in the Raleigh
Street railway from Julian S, Car and
other large holders of stock, has bought
$50, 900 worth Of new machinery which
is being installed here. The prediction
is made that within five years Their
will be an electric railway between
Raleigh and Durham and also a branch
from the latter place to the state Uni
versity at Chapel Hill.
Rev. Marvin Culbreth. who during
the absence Of Rev. Dr.. Bumpas i'll
Europe, has oficiated at Edenton Street
Methodist Episcopal church here, ended
his work today and has gone to resume
his theological studies at Vanderbilt
university, Nashville, Tenn.
The rains Sunday were the heaviest
this season for the same length of
time, something owe al inch having
fallen in 10 minutes. 1t seemed a
little damage was done to roads and
farms in this Immediate section.
though the rains did not extend very
far.
There are to be strict prosecutions
Of dealers in fresh meats in North
Carolina who are using preparations
for preserving meats.
Rev. DR.. D. A. Long accepts a cal
to the passionate of the Christian church,
Hillsboro street in this city.
1t had been known fOc some timeI
gambling was going on here with
in a block of the police station. Last
night the police pulled the place andI
got five prominent citizens"
Jedeiah G.. Paine of Bridgeport
Conn, is to sue the state for work done
on the Cape Fear and Deep r%ivers.I
under an act of 1859, the amount being
1921, S29.
Secretary Thomas B. Parker Of ;he|
North Carolina Farmers Alliance ana
also Secretary of the North Cardinal
Growers association, came mi
today from a trip, and when sskedI
about the new crop of cotton said ali
the previous information as to theI
smallness of the crop was proving true
and that the sales were very light
He said that one day las week 800!
bales were sold here. but most of this.
was old cotton. which commands al
higher price than the new crop. he
saws that advices which come to him
are to the effect that the crop isl
being held very well. Farmers have
been very busy picking.
In this section Of the state the CROP
Of field peas is very large, md much
small grain is 10 be sewn. in fact
than usual. 1t is the testimony
Of the experts Of the state AGRICULTURAL
that there is much more
d~iversifcation Of crops than ever Se-
fore here and they regard this as a.
very hopeful sign. The corn crop Isl
made and is unquestionably a record
breaking one from here westward. II
can be held at 10 cents farmers
will come out very well indeed.
The work Of preparing the buildings
at the state fair grounds for the an
n1lal fair next month is nearly COM
pleted. The place is very much
ened as to buildings and fence, bur the
approach TO It Is very unattractve
IA front is the building and grounds
of the agricultural section Of the Asri-
cultural and Mechanical college ana
approach TO this extremely hand
structure IS cry ugly indeed,
nothing whatever having been done 10
make it attractive. there being a sep
CLAW hill and an unkempt piece Of and
in front. The only decent view OF
this building. which is really 4 OF the
most imposing public structures IN
North Carolina. Is from the railway
side, which Is the rear
The council of state mot in he Cow
a~nors Office and took up the mat
ter of the $50, 900, which the last leg
appropriated for North carr
olina's participation in the James
exposition. This appropriation
was made upon condition that United
States government has appropriated a.