The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12
Messenger Bureau.

haieigh' y. C., February 9th, 1867.
1t seems that there is to DE a d.yi.
ion Of the boards of Agriculture ....I
OF the Agriculture and MecLan-
zeal college here. The Ias,er
is the only state institution thai has
not a separate board of trustees. II
mas been contended that it was b s: %
divide the two, while in some res..ec:s
the two will pull together, as for ex-
ample on extension work and on car-
mers institutes and other thinis OF
hat kind.
The executive committee Of the pen
ltentiary directors met today. AS ut
none Of the cotton crop Of last sea an
or this season has been sold.
Governor Glenn announced io!ay
that he had received a telegram i!om
New Bern stating that the prohibit. -
lists had won out in the fight against
the ~dispensary by a majority o. -.
The governor evidently does not holu
dispensat leg in much favor.
Among tOday's visitors here is eX-
Governor Aycock who said with q
smile that he was no lobbyist, bat
vas preparing some briefs for the 81
preme court.
SportSmen who have returned rom
points below Beaufort say that one
pot hunter there named Fulchur, who
daringly violates the law against IL e.
lighting, last season killed 900 lrt-
head ducks in that way and got 81 500
for the lot and that this season b" is
shooting again. He lodges h l'e.r'l
by going into the little creeks, a, he
knows all the waters in that VICINITY.
Charters are granted TO the AXie~
Lubricating Company, Greensboro, I"
use a mechanical device, capital stock
sos, 600. and the Asheville Star Wedding
Company, to manufacture and eel'
vending machines, $4,000. The Bas-
night-Davis Lumber Company, OF Ons-
low county, changes its name t. nc
Davis Sinnickson-Smith Company.
The corporation commission has re-
ceived the plans for a $4,000 freisht
depot at Reidsville, the constructor
of which was last mouth ordere1 u!
the commission.
Several members Of the Legislature
have grippe. but there has been 'ess
sickpess among them than usual th'S
session. owing perhaps to the "'e'a
weather and their getting more al
The Beckett bill to provide toi the
insane gets a favorable report, a quar-
ter of a million dollars to be expen'co
this year and a like amount next ye3f
if the money is on hand or otne7~tee
a bond issue.
The National Guard regulation cod'a
rer,,med its session here yesterday
Brigadier General Joseph a AN"
field presiding and will soon M"
tho rev;sal of the regulation. l'c
ricR Hill requires the National G"afo
IN all the state to conform to the arA>
nv next January, and THIS action -
varv ;mnortant. The president IDS
made AT order requiring all conp"
ioe ~ the National Guard to have d
minimum strength OF 90 enils.eo Ao
and the question is whether inns n -
factive Immediately or not until nNt
1o,,,erv Complete equipment lot III.
o,onx men must be kept III eaco az
n,orv ready for instant use' SO 'na'
,ron cau by the governor or tne pres
dant that number of men will be reaus
~ tste III field Immediately and there
o;,T no M such spectacle as was pre-
oonted here when the wal Will 0pN''
come II is understood that the e4u''
800 Of the troops is not mple "iN
If course this measure will force 1t ~. ~
he 50, Equipments all come from 'Ie &c
National government and each s'a'T 10
allowed a quota.