The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-10

court TO-DAY we're JuuSo i0hh' AS' ~
an of New Bern, and Ex-Governor Z.
b. Aycock. The latter is very hard
at work preparing his brief in the
900 fine case against the Southern
railway as this case is to be argued on
the 18th instant.
Next Tuesday the supreme court Will
file it's first opinion for this term,
following the rule under which the fill
ing begins on the second Tuesday.
The drought now seems to be very
thoroughly broken all over the state
That it has done damage 10 all crops
in most all sections is unquestioned
The estimates of the damage range all
the way from 2 to IS per cent. It Is
asserted that from here to Hamlet the
loss will run as high as the latter fig
ures and that cotton on both stiff and
light soil is equally affected, largely
due to the shedding of bolls.
The North Carolina Board of Health
Bulletin for August has been received.
The leading article is on flies and dis
er and many other deadly diseases
The fly is dangerous and unnecessary
and public opinion should be educated
to be tolerant of this insect, always.
In the review of the diseases the bulle-
tin reports measles In "a counties,
fwhoopingooughin 27, diptheria in 1
and typhoid fever in Y.
Hog cholera is reported in Harnett
and Hertford counties and 7 cases Of
hydrophobia in dogs in New Hanover
county.
There is a very urgent demand for
telephones here, but the new company
upon whom this falls cannot install
lfarger switchbOards until it occu-
pies its new offices.
The presentation and unveiling Of the
bronze tablet to the brave women
who gave the famous "tea party at
Edenton, in the spring of 1916 will be
quite an event in November. This will
be placed in the rotunda of the cap
itol in recesses which were built for
statutes or tablets, but none of which
has ever been occupied, on either the
first or second floors. The tablet is be-
ing made by the Gorham Company of
New York and will typify the scene
The house in which the tea party was
held was pulled down several years
ago, but perfect model of it has
been made and lis now at the James,
in bo
historical section and will later be pre-
sented to the state by DR.. Richard
AkGEISrd Of Edenton. The site of the
house has been marked by a massive
which is set upon pedestal and which
is the gift of Mr.. Julian E. Wood.
The bronze memorial referred to will
be the first placed in the capitol.
Today was a very busy one at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
Examination of students occupied the
most of the day. Many students pass
ed examination in the various counties
some weeks ago. 1t Is said that every
county in the state is represented this
term. About a fourth of the students
remains only about four months and
drop out when the Christmas examina-
t1Ons come along, either on account
of failure to pass or by reason of pow
erty.
The theatrical season opened here
last night to a very fair house. It had
been hoped that Raleigh before long
could have Il new theatre, but as to
this nothing can now be said.
The registration is in progress for
the vote this month on the auditorium
question, but the public is divided as
to this plan
Th erural high school at Cary, which
is the first one to be established II
the state has opened, and thus has a
double honor 1t will have fully 250
students, 100 being present at the oD
ening, about rs being boarding stu
dents. The people in that section of
the county are very proud of the
school.
Your correspondent has been told
very strange story of an occurrence
here. 1t is said that woman who hal
10 IA number of years had a cat Of
Which she was very fond made a sac
r1fice of the latter in order to bring
about the recovery of the sick child
of a friend and that she has assured
the mother Of the child that the latter
would certainly recover The mother
was much pleased at the sacrifice. It
will be remembered here that a couple
of years ago party of Syrians went
out in the woods and made a sacrifice
Of kid, afterwards eating all of the
flesh of the little goat except the parts
they burned upon an extemporized al