The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
The Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., March


The first convention of apple grow
ers ever held in the state will take
in the Brushy Mountain, March 15tc.
The State entomOlogist. Franklin
Sherman, will be there and so will
several other experts. 1t is the plan
10 make it very important to the apple
of the mountains and pied
mont section.
A bill is before the legislature TO
charter the Baptist Assembly Grounds
which will have a town on
tie same line as the Presbyterian
town. Montreal, near Black Mountain,
III the Blue Ridge.
Speaker Justice said TO your CORES
iOndent today that he felt sure the
bill 2 IA cents fat rate on rail-
ways would go through both branches
OF the Legislature without trouble. He
says the house would never have
agreed to accept the 2 IL cent rate
and TO use his phrase, it would have
quit before it would have taken such
a step. IA
The chairman of the AnG-Saloon
League says that some active temper
aace wOrk will be done in North Caro-
lima this year.
Insurance Commissioner Young is
notified that Pierce, the man who
sraladled Raleigh assurances oamk-
NaHfes out Of large sums, has been
convicted and given a sentence Of Is
h1cnths on the DAD in Guidford.
h nate and house committees
On insurance have u~nfavorably re-
poated the bill requiring insurance
companies to pay for property used
EA protecting property from damage
from fire and it also u~nfavOrably re-
ported the bill requiring companies to
HE an agreement on entering the
stase that they would give the same
rates as are given elsewhere, that is.
viii charge no higher rates.
4esteday was the last day Of the
open season for partridges in prac-
ucally all the states. AS a general
thing the winter has been unfavorabre
Gor shooting and a great many birds
go over to the next season. The Iee1s-
iature may still further shorten the
a by cutting Off at least Is days
in November and possibly thirty days.
Solicitor Larry Moore has resigned.
No announcement was made from the
governors office as to the resignation
but it came from private persons to
the newspapers. It. goes into effect
aext Monday and there are already
fsar applications for The place.
Secretary Richard H. Lewis OF the
North Carolina board of health states
kat There has not been as much
smallpox in the state this winter as
Usually, and in fact less than was ex-
pected-
Hount's bin for q painting Of Roa-
aoake Island and the landing of Ra-
leigh, IS colonists there carries an an
p~ropTiation of $4,000.
By far the most important of all
the Legislative committees is that on
Appropriations which meets every
afternoon in the office of the auditor.
Its proceedings are not reported. The
Aeads Of all institutions and DEPART |
meats are appearing before it and
making known their needs. I
The executive committee of the
Jamestown exposition has notified
Secretary Bruner of the agricultural |
department and Curator BrimIev of |
the state museum that they are ready !
20 go ahead with the work of exhibit |
ton, and that $4,000 is set aside for |
thelr use in this respect. Really twice
mat sum is needed. Their exhibit |
viii be in block "a in the states ex. |
hibit building.