The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-09
Interesting Rumor That is Report
ed From Raleigh
5.331 Students in the Different Schools
and Colleges I'm Raleigh-Wake
Seems to be the Banner County.
Success of the N. G Exhibition ut
the Boston Food Fair-Other RAJ
leigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.


its public and private schools, colleges,
universities, etc, this now reaching
a great total of 5,331. No place Of its
size in the United States can show so
many students in proportion TO a popu-
lation. Another point OF interest here
is the great extent OF the newspaper
business, no fewer than Ii papers beng
PUBLISHED, this city leading the state by
far in this matter.
A letter from your correspondents
son in Waco, Texas. Mr.. Fred c. Olds,
says that the state has an immense
crop Of cotton and selling has been
very free until quite recently but that
now there seems TO be some inclination
on the part of the tanners TO hold II
present prices and that receipts are
falling off at many places. Mr.. Olds
says that the prices paid for picking
are the highest ever known. He also
expresses the belief that the crop will
reach five million bales, but it .en all
be picked.
Governor Glen returned from Geor-
gla to the state yesterday afternoon,
voted at W1nstOn-Salem, his home and
came here, arriving at five O'Clock a.
N. He had a very busy day, there Being
much correspondence requiring his at
tentiOn.
Most of the talk today was about the
election, of course. The Wake county
people were very proud by reason Of
the fact that their county seems TO be
entitled to hold the democratic banner,
having polled the largest democrats"
vote and majority. The latter will
run 1900.
It is learned from persons who have
just arrived from Beaufort that trains
will run regularly over the bridge be-
tween hat place and Morehead City
December 1st.
Assistant Chemists Allen and Har-
Kiss have gone to Washington, D. c.,
to attend the annual convention Of ag-
ricultural chemists.
Insurance Commissioner Young SAYS
that a great many policy holders are
sending in their proxies and votes to
him, be being the chairman of the
proxy committee. He is informed hat
agents of the Mutual Life are making
a very active W in the state
to secure votes and proxies. He advises
all policy holders to rebuke this action
On the part of the agents by not giving
them proxies or votes. The commits
sioner said that there was no reason
why agents for any company should
canvass for votes for any ticket at the
expense Of the policy holders.
Officers of the grand lodge Of Masons
left today for Red Springs where 10
morrow the corner stone OF 4 church OC
that place will be laid.
The state authorizes the B. L. Keith
Company of Wilmington to SO change
their business as to allow the mining
of phosphate, lime and other agrjcul-
tural fertilizers in their manufacture.
Deputy Sheriff Jackson, of Beaufort
county brought to the penitentiary to-
day a negro to serve six years for
shooting his sweetheart with a gun.
The officers say hat the woman was
very jealous and that they were fooling
with the gun when it was discharged
and she was instantly killed.
The supreme court which did not sit
yesterday, all the justices except the
one residing here, having gone to their
homes to vote, met this morning n
took up the docket of appeals from the
Eleventh district.
In Edenton street Methodist church
This evening there was q mass meet
ing of all the Epworth leagues in this
city, at which addresses were delivered
by President John c. Kilgo of Trini-
ty college. Four leagues were repre-
scented.
The retail merchants of G~oldsboro
tonight gave a banquet at which an
address was delivered by Editor Mo-
man H.Johnson. of the Merchants Jour
nal.
= Rev. Thomas Elgar, of New York
city, is here being widely known all
over the world as a prison evangelist.
Arrangements are being made for him
to speak at a mass meeting Suad2y
afternoon.
Wake county applies for ten lew
Libraries for rural public schools.
The rumor that Mrs. Matthews Of
New York, the holder OF the majority
of the stock of the Carolina Central
railway, has offered to lease II for SO
years to the road which pays the high
est rental is very interesting. Sou:e
wears ago There WdS d NCIy IulCi -SL-
ing suit about the ownership of this
road.
State Entomologist Franklin Sher-
man has completed the work OF in
speeding the fruit tree nurseries in
the state and finds that there are 62 Of
these. He says that there is some in
crease in the San Jose scale, though a
fight is being made against II In a
number of places.
Secretary Bruner of the agricultural
department, who has returned from the
Boston Food Fair where he has been
since September 18th, is delighted at
the success OF the North Carolina ex-
hibit there. He says it will make for
this state in every way, attracting for
the state more attention than any Other
exhibit. The results OF It are being
found already here at Raleigh Mr..
Bruner feels sure that 1t will bring
many New Englanders to this state and
| lead to many investments