The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-29
New Department Will Probably
Prove Very Successful
often Given on a of State Swamp
Lands-Anniversary Of Penitentiary
sunday SchOOl-SOil Survey Work
Resumed-Exhibit % be Made at
Fafrs in New England This Fall.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., June %.

that the WOman'S Institutes
are TO be held this summer at the fol-
lowing places and dates, these to be
by some of the experts in
the department aided by some lady ex-
perts. 1t is felt that his new depar-
ture will be greatly appreciated by the
wives and daughters of farmers, and
that much valuable information, will
thus be obtained; July 18th, Pittsboro;
18th in Mecklenburg, at A~lexander's
Academy, Hickory Grove and some
point not yet determined, covering
three days, ending on the 18th; 18th
Sharp Institute, Rockingham county;
10th Danbury, II Occonneechee Farm;
24th state test farm in Iredell; 25th
HICKORY; goth Newton; 9th Lincoln
ton; 18th Dallas; Goth Wadesboro; 81
buckingham; August /, some point in
scotland, not yet determined: August
z, Some point in Robson not yet de-
termined; 3 EliZabethtown; 4th
Whiteville; 9TH r. w. SCOTS farm in
Alamance; 9Th Durham; 9th Smith
field; 18th Fayetteville.
The state board of education met to-
day, the governor presiding and
heard Colonel w. B. Rodman who is
the state agent for the sale of swamp
lands, who presented an option from
George w. Roper, this being on $4,000
acres of land, more or Tess in HYDE
county, the grants called for that
much. The option was granted Mr..
ROnnr who rnnrocontc tho D1~or ,,~o
Der company.
State Superintendent JOyner has ac-
,cepted an investigation from State
Superintendent Aswell to attend a
great meeting of county sunerinten-
dents and others interested in educa-
ton in hat state for three days the
last week in July and Will speak then
and generally aid in the work.
Two young white men, Ed Harvey
and Joseph Smith are in all here for a
very sorry crime; they went to the
home of a widow, Mrs. Mimms, at
Garner in this county, stole her mule,
took it to Clayton and sold it. Both
were captured here, Smith in the ten
district and Harvey in a closet
in the home of his sister. When the
officers pursued him he dashed into the
closet and wrapped himself in a bed
4hilt. So they found him, and he had
Lot a word to say.
y A new book, Cotton written by
Charles w. Burkett and Clarence II.
Poe is to appear in a fortnight. 1t
will be printed by Doubleday, Page &
Company of New York city, will con-
tain 400 pages with 63 full-page en-
cravings and the price of it will be
1920, the style being very attractive.
Experts have said that this is the only
book which thoroughly treats the Gull
t~ivatiOn, marketing, manufacture,
etc., of cotton.
At the pe%nitentiary yesterday after
noon there was a quiet but very pleas
ing celebration of the 31st anniversary
of the founding of the Sunday school.
There were talks by Messrs. Seymour
Whiting, John G.. Pullen and Thomas
W. Blake, who have taught from the
first; by Mr.. Penick, a minister from
Texas, and also by Mrs. Blair. Over a
hundred %convicts said they had beer
benefited by the Sunday school, about
IS said they desired to lead better lives
and Is announced that they intended
to confess their faith, and then did so.
- lid z ID 81 dIlSu IiG I1dIIlo-
Burwell Dry Goods Company, Ashe-
vile capital stock 500, 900.
The soil survey work has been re-
sumed, both in the east and in the west
and will be pushed during the remain
der of the year. 1t will not be long
before the state will be belted by
hese soil surveys. The maps which
44e based upon the surveys are inter-
esting, cOlOrs showing the different
soils very plainly.
1t was said that there is to be some
sort of movement to get the law
changed so that the legislature would
elect the corporation commission and
have five members on the board in
stead of three.
Work is being pushed very rapidly
ON the new building for women at the
Contra hospital here. The connec-
ton with the old main building has
been made. 1t was at one time the
plan to have this by means of what
they call bridges, with lattice work
on the sides, but this has been chang
ed to brick. There is provision for
easy escape in case OF fire and the
building is being supplied with all
modern convenienceS. The heating |
plant has been enlarged S as to pro-
vide for the extra number of patients. |
Before the building is ready for use
the board will examine into the char
acter of the case of each applicant of
the many on the list, so that those
admitted will all be of the class need
ing treatment.
The case in the superior court here
in which four attendants at the hos
pital for the insane stand charged with
the killing of Thomas Nall of Chat
ham county, a patient is continued
until a later term. At one time there
was a great deal of talk about this case
recently very little has been heard
dit, though it is said b interest has
be no means died out in Chatham
county.
Saturday the members of the execu-
i v committee of the state board of
agriculture called upon Governor Glenn
and conferred with him about the very
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