The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-02
Messenger Bureau,
Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
HOllaman Building,
Raleigh, n. c., September 25.

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State Veterinarian TAFT Butler says
the outbreak of forage-poisOning in
Hyde, Pamlico and some other eastern
counties has ended, and no more
horses are dying. The total number
of deaths in Hyde vas $50, and 80 in
Pamlico, and perhaps $50 in the other
counties. There was the same kind
of an outbreak in Maryland near the
coast, il one town 50 horses dying in
a short time. Dr.. Buckley, the state
veterinarian there, is making a special
study of this disease.
A charter is granted the Pamlico
Iron Works, inc, at Washington, to
manufacture engines and all sorts of
iron ware, farming implements, ETC.;
capital stock So. 1000, F. B. Hooper and
others stockholders.
State Auditor Dixon mas returned
from Southport where he made a
speech. He says that place is looking
up and that a railway is expected to
reach it in the near future.
At democratic headquarters the fol-
lowing appointments for speeches by
Senator Simmons are made: Black
Greek, Wilson county, October 9th;
Elizabethtown, 18th; Lincolnton 18th.
State Chairman Simmons says that
the registration books for the coming
election will be opened at 9 a. m,
Thursday October 4th, and close at
| sunset Saturday, October 9th. The
election law is a little vague as to
whether Sundays are included in the
20 days in which the books are re-
Quired to be opened. Attorney Gen
eral Gilmer rules that Sundays are
excluded. The time above given is
in accordance with an agreement be-
tween the chairmen of the two politi-
cal parties, following the opinion of
the attorney general.
Mr.. Duncan Cameron, a 20 Of the
late General Francis H. Cameron is
here, having come from China. He is
in charge of the interests of the Stand
ard Oil Company at Hong Kong, where
a million dollar plant is being INSTALL
ed. He will be here a few days and
then go directly to China. His older
brother Frank, is the First Lieutenant
of United States cavalry, stationed at
Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.
Next Saturday a large number Of
the Raleigh S%unshiners will have an
outing at Fayetteville and with them
will be, as their guests, the noted
Confederate drum corps of Raleigh,
which is so we'll known all owe the
south. The Sunshiners will make the
trip on a new and very handsome train
on the Raleigh G Southport railway.
teachers in the Raleigh public
schools. This will be the first excur-
sion from Raleigh to Fayetteville.
In the superior court here special
venires are drawn in the capital cases
o fTom Ellis, colored, burglar and
Everett Spence, white, murderer.
The plea in the Spence case is self
defense. The state charges that he
wantonly fired into a crowd of people
in East Raleigh.
The Raleigh Industrial Club has
pledged its heartiest aid in the estab-
lishment Of the 7. NJ. c. A. also for
a Country club and an auditorium,
and to lead in the movement for the
extension Of Raleigh's limits. Pro-
gress at the 7. NJ. c.. A. was reported.
The building and loan association, or
gained a year ago is doing very we'll
indeed and is warmly complimented.
The notable case of Blackwelrs
Durham Tobacco Company of North
Carolina against tie American Tobac-
co Company and Blackwell Tobacco
Company Of New Jersey involving
trade mark and general rights to do
business will be argued before the
supreme court when the Ninth dis
trict is called. Major William A.
Guthrie of Durham, representing the
Blackwell Company of North Carolina
was here today and so announced.
This IS the case in which it is sought
to sneak out of the state courts into
the federal courts, but this scheme was
thwarted By prompt action, the fed
eral judge having decided that the case
had been improperly docketed and
without his knowledge or order.
Democratic State Chairman Sim
mons has arranged with Hon. John
Sharp Williams Of Mississippi, the
democratic leader in the house of rep
resentatives to make three speeches in
WA S@1 oiiAos at oIoJCOhIllC, OOLo-
Der 18th, Greensboro 18th and Colds
boro 10th. The speeches at S~tatesville
will be in the day time.
The governor has received the fol-
lowing letter from President John L.
Watson and Secretary I. T. Van Pat
ten of the Portsmouth Business Mems
Association; "The Board of Directors
of the association, noting the fact that
Charleston has invited attention to its
harbor Is a place for presenting to
the United States cruiser North Car
DINA the silver service to pose as the
gift from the Old North State to that
ship Of war, respectfully presents for
the consideration of yourself and the
proper committee the advantages the
navy yard here possesses in such an
event. The nearness to the capital of
yOur state the Thousand of vog,r chill