The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12
PEN|TEMTlARY DIRECTORS MEET.
FInances.ln:Fine Shape, Showing
Balance of $4,000
Professor Sherman Again In Raleigh.
Governor Glenn Cancels All En-
Sagement-Cronly Ceramic Com
pany Observation-Disclosures by the
Stakeholder Raleigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau,

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Fine rains fell through this section
for several hours last night, and are
extremely beneficial to all crops. Rain
mas been needed greatly for some days. |
One Of the members of the board Of
directors of the penitentiary, which IS
In session here, says that in Richmond
county and adjoining counties cotton
Is looking very we'll, but that the
stands are generally bad, many plants
having died from the cold. The crop
lis about ten days late in that sec
ton.
The Raleigh children are delighted at
the arrival Of a fawn in the deer park
out at Pullen park. Today there was
a very large excursion here from
Greensboro, being the annual one of
the Presbyterian Sunday school, and
the children very greatly enjoyed their
visit to the park as we'll as TO the city
A special committee of whose MEM
bers are President Winston INC State
Chemist Kilgore is looking for a e
professor of agriculture, to succeed
Prof. Burkett A number of points
will be visited and much inquiry and
correspondence will be necessary as
tA8 yer pes man is wanted.
Prof. Franklin Sherman, who after
an absence of a year in Canada, again
becomes the state entomologist OF
North Carolina, is here. His salary
has been raised by the board of agri-
culture to $4,000. He is a very valua-
BILE man and has done North Caro-
lima much service.
Mention was made yesterday of The
resignation of Sheriff Page, of this
county, because of the enactment by
the last Legislature of a law cutting
down the fees of sheriffs on collections
and taxes. The sheriff says that the
legislature in doing this robbed him..
1t is learned from prominent citizens
here that the bill which brought this
about was passed without the knOwl-
edge of the Wake members of the leg
islature and that they were not aware
that there was such a law until thir-
ty days after it had become one
There is some inquiry as to who will
be the postmaster here, that is, wheth-
er Mr.. Bailey will succeed himself or
whether there will be any change. 1t
is said there are several aspirantS for
the position.
The American Bankers Association
will hold it's annual convention a. st.
Louis, October 1919. Mr.. Joseph &.
Brown, of Raleigh, is notified by the
secretary of the association that ne is
appointed chairman of a committee
which is to consider the matter of g.
better protection of municipal securi-
tief
assurance Commissioner Young left
To-Day for WinstOn-Salem to make an
address on building and loans assOcia-
tons. The development of such asSO-
Citations in North Carolina during the
past few years has been very marked.
Governor Glenn has cancelled all his
engagements C speak this week, and
has not been at his office. His fever
lis broken, but he is yet weak. Mrs.
Glenn was sick yesterday and today.
The Cronly Ceramic Company is dis
solved by unanimous consent. W. T.
Van Dyck was the president of the
association.
A charter is granted the Ohio Man
ufacturing Company, of Asheville, with
q charter so wide in it's character as
to allow it to do almost anything, in
Guiding mining, coal or iron minerals,
quarrying StOne, boring for oil, max
ing lumber, etc, the capital stock be-
ing $25, 900, F. Littlefeld and others
stockholders.
The farm at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, which now con
tains about 500 acres, has again been
placed under the charge of Mr.. B. S.
Skinner, who for a number OF years
until last year had held that position.
1t is expected that the new steward at
the college who will have charge OF
the mess hall will be Mr.. J. o. Loft1n,
of Duplin county. DR.. TAFT Butler, the
state veterinarian, will look after the
department of animal industry at the
cAege next year, until a professor can
be found to take up that duty. DR..
Butler left today for Mississippi to
take a ten days vacation, his family
accompanying him. He was for some
time connected with the agricultural
department of that state.
DIR. Speight, of Edgecombe, says the
cotton T there looks pretty we'll,
but is two weeks behind and that
ehopping is about half done. The
acreage is the same as last year. Tie
tobacco acreage is only half what it
was last season and the stand is very
poor, owing to the drought and cold.
Pet1UlOnS OF Elon Sol-
lege and Hillsboro against b change
of the night schedule of the Southern
railway trains at Raleigh are present
ed to corporation commission. The
Southern is called on to file answer
When this is done there will be Il
hearing.
Penitentiary directors had a brief
session, merely receiving reports. FL
pances are in fine shape, the balance
being about $4,000. Order is given
to pay for the granolithic paving Of
walks in the capitol square. The con-
tract will be awarded Friday.
Charter is granted the Wilkes Indus
trial company, of North Wilkesboro, to
develop land and operate any kinds of