The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-27
Messenger Bureau.

~ IO1 tEIllAdi Id4u zen lis iAOA AL
almost IA inches. OF this nearly all
fell ilf the hour between 5 and Is
o'clock Lands not properly cared for
were badly washed and small streams
are very high.
The Weather Observer gays there
will be fine Christmas weather in
North Carolina, considerably cooler
and bright. Today was like spring.
The weather report for North Caro-
lima for November, issued today, says
that the mean temperature for tho
state was 48 degrees, which Is a de-
gree Il a half below normal. the
highest being Sc at Southport and the
lowest 80 in Watauga county. The
highest temperature was 80 degrees
at Southern Pines and Clinton and the
lowest 1G degrees at Settle. The aver
age rainfall was 4 "a inches, which
is almost exactly two inches above the
normal. h q eatest mount vas
Q ~ inches at Horse Cove, ami the
1ease an inch and a half at Clinton.
There was rainfall nearly every day
in some part of the state, and the
PEI (tILG5t Vi pOooiDIC gun III -
6&kw. being 50 at AsheVille.
~ State superintendent Joyner had a
telegram today, informing him today
thai the Leland school district i'll
Brunswick county had voted by two
majority for local tax. He spoke there
last week on this question.
Last Thursday your correspondent
o,C ont tho nouy, from Standing
Master Montgomery that the railway
rate case as to the Atlantic Coast Line
would be heard before him at Will
mingtOn, January 9th. The CORPORA
ton commission n the governor
were today notified Of this date. No
tice was also received that the hearing
as to the Carolina and Northwestern
Railway would be at Raleigh January
18th. The side of the railways in the
case will then be heard and after that
the state will have its innings. 1t
may be that nothing further will be
done as regards the Southern Railway,
that is. it's evidence in rebuttal may
never be submitted.
Deputy Revenue Collectors Pool AMI
Adams have returned from q raid in
Johnston county where near Four
Oaks they got a 1875 gallon still. The
pttnt was in operation n was on a
no Of land extending out into a
sV1amp the neck being so cleared that
the operators could see any persons
coming at q distance of 200 yards or
more. All escaped. In this correction
it ia interesting to know tn last
week a man who came up here 10 testf-
fy to the good character Of tn" moon
sinners was found to have run aWay
from the officers as they came upon a
moOnShine outfit. The fellow swan Il
river to get away.
The dispensary people say they ex-
pect that side to win, but the estimates
of the majority range all the way from
so to $50. Yesterday there were a
number of meetings in the interest of
the prohibition movement. The ad-
vocates of the ~dispensary are, as Il
rule, working very quietly.
The w. M. Simms Company of Will
son, which makes pine shingles in
creases its capital stock from $4,000
to $40. 900.
The Southern Securities and Trust
&ompany, whdch has had it's home Of
Ha at Gastonia, changes its location
to Charlotte.
1t is said that the railways which
want to accede to the governors u6-
gestion of a . IL cent uniform rate
of passenger fare are bringing no lit
tie pressure to bear on the Atlantic
Coast Line to get it in line in this
movement.
The rush from the schools here has
been very remarkable during the past
three days. All have closed, most Of
them until the 9Th of January. The
attendance at all the schools here, /
both public and private, have been so
large as to break all records.
1t is expected that early in the new
year the Beckett Commission will meet
and that definite arrangement will be
made for the buildings, for the colony
of epileptics.
The Christmas trade has Frightened
up very greatly during the past two
days, to the very great satisfaction Of
dealers, Some have put in light stock.
shrinking the panic would shorten
Bales. A great many ~eyergreens have
brought in, including holly, mistletoe,
and the beautiful running cedar which
is found & few miles south of Raleigh
and which forms one of the most at
+ractive holiday decorations. The ma
tive smilax is also used at this season
as well as others.
Revefue officials here are very much
concerned because Of the news of the
murder of Deputy Revenue Collector
Hendricks. He was a very brave and
popular officer and was here the first
of this week as witness in a case
in the federal court. The mOOnshiners