The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31
Raleigh, n. c., May %.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, n. C., May rs.
The climate and crop report for
North Carolina issued today by Sec
ton Director Thissen says the temper
ature for the week ended last night
averaged about 2 degrees below nor
NAL, the departure being greatest in
the central district. On Wednesday
there were frOstS n temperatures be-
low 40 degrees in all districts and in
Stokes county and many western ones
freezing temperatures occurred. While
two days later the temperature was
very high. reaching 90 degrees IL Le-
noir county. Much damage was done
by a hail and wind storm in Franklin
n Orange. The rainfall is consider
ably belOW normal and rain is needed
in the western counties. The sunshine
averaged much above normal and was
very beneficial. Last night the temper
AZURE again fell to quite a low figure
and is very trying upon cotton.
1t is learned that the driving Of the
test piles in the great bridge between
EdentOn and Mackey'S Ferry has been
completed and the bottom is found to
be very good. There is mud for about
twenty feet and then good sand. Six
teen thousand piles. from So to Is feet
in length, will be driven. If ulaced
end to end these would reach $50 miles.
AL are single sticks and they cost 12
cents a foot.
To-Day Editor Il. II. E%dr1unds, of the
Manufacturers Record arrived here
and this evening delivered the address
at the Agricultural and Mechanical
college.
Mention has been made Of the fact
That letters have been received here
by the president of the A. & NJ. college
from two Chickasaw girls who say
they want husbands. A rumor is cur
rent at the college that the girls are
on the way here, but of course, this
was started as a joke.
The state board of agriculture will
meet next Wednesday and Commits
sioner Patterson will preside.
State Treasurer Lacy is exchanging
ordinary bonds for some of the state
registered bonds, as the bonds have not
long to run and the holders desire to
make sales of them. They pay him for
making the exchange 81 per $1,000.
|, To-day there was a conference of the
corporation commissioners, the at
torney general and his assistant and
the counsel employed by the commits
sion to appear in the railway rate case
before Judge Pritchard at Ashevi1le.
June Goth. The line of defence against
the suit brought by the Southern raj
way to set aside the law fixing the pas
E9seuger rate at 2 1-4c per mile was map
ned out. The following are the at
forneys employed in this matter. Fred
"a. Woodland, of Wilson; Walter E.
Daniel, of Weldon, James E. Shepherd,
of Raleigh, r. w. Winston and Victor
S Bryant of Durham.
Governor Glenn will return on
Thursday from his speaking tour and
his visit to the normal asd industrial
college commencement at Greensboro.
a great deal of admiration is ex-
pressed by visitors for the Pittman
Memorial Auditorium at st. Mary's
school.
It is learned that the entire North
Carolina exhibit at the jamestown X
yositIon will not be fully installed be-
fore the middle of June and that it
will not be in condition to be photo
graphed before that date. There have
been a great number OF drawbacks in
regard to the exhibit many of which
the general public a have no idea,
tue fault not being with this state at
all.