The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-10
OBSERVANCE OF THE CAME LAW
Only One Violation Reported in
Month of April
Examination of Forms Of Life Insur-
ance Contracts - North Carolina
Roster Of Confederate Soldiers
Summary of Weather.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, May The actuary of IN
surance department i5 now giving
very careful attention to the exam1na-
ton of the forms of all life insur-
ance contracts under $500, thus car
rying out the special provision Of an
act of the last legislature This gov
ers what are known as the industrial
insurance companies and also a num-
Der Of fraternal organizations.
Chief Game Warden John w. Up
church reports that the game law has
been much better observed than ever
before. He says that during April
only one violation was reported and
this was punished. The law is ap-
preciated by the country people and
this fact has been Il great help.
On Thursday the committee ap-
pointed by the Albemarle Presbytery
in regard TO the purchas of Peace in
stitute here meets with the local com
mittee which has made that purchase
on behalf Of the denomination. The
committee appointed by the ~Presbytery
is composed Of Rev. w. D.. Morton,
OF Rocky Mount, Rev. j. H. Hender-
light, of Henderson, ana c.. M. Brown
Of Washington.
b SIate veterinarian, speaking
about case Of %glanderc in a horse near
Tryon, III Polk county. in the high
mountain region, says that it is strange
but true that it is extremely rare in
North Carolina for some yet unknown
reason. It is a germ and very deadly.
In Missouri, in three months, over AGO
horses were officially killed on account
Of this disease, while the one case re-
ported here is the first case in North
Carolina in almost a year..
Charters are granted the Concord
Tribune Company, to publish a news
paper, and do general printing, capt.
tai stock $25, 900. The SWansboro
Lam Il Lumber Company is author
lied to increase it's capital stock from
100000 to 1925. 900.
Secretary Drummer Of the agriculture
Hral department, received today re-
Nlests for Is people to work on farms.
etc, Scotch are preferred, German COM
ing next.
Corporation Commissioner Rogers
mas gone to investigate complaints
made by persons at several points on
the line of the Pennsylvania railway.
between Toxaway and Hendersonville.
State Auditor Dixon, who has charge
OF the matter Of preparation of the
North Carolina roster of Confederate
soldiers says that he thought that the
war department would have these out
by this date, us it had been expected
they would appear early during the
present year. For some time he has
mad no news regarding this important
work. He says that the North Caro-
Ena roster will be very complete and
that he thinks the var department
Will publish the name Of every man
from this state who was regularly en-
listed. That department has the must
er rolls and the lists of paroles, so
that in n way or another the name
OF every soldier ought to be secured.
Dr. Dixon has tried in every way to
aid the war department in this very
important matter, as he knows the
high value of a perfect publication.
ANSSSL " Ia UOC, huONu DIS u6
Moore's roster, is of course defective
u many names do not appear in
it.
State Auditor Dixon speaks at the
state cOlored school at Winston-Salem |
on "Wednesday at the commencement. |
says this is a very fine school. |
During the weeks he speaks in Surry |
n will make the |
day address at Reidsville, under the |
OF the Ladies Memorial AS |
ISOLATION and the Confederate Veterans |
1ne weather was very favorable |
during IL past week in most respects. |
The temperature was slightly above
and the rainfall was also some |
what the normal on the average !
ouC was uneyenly distributed. Tues
and Wednesday were fair. On |
Thursday and Friday heavy rains fell
Tell IN the eastern half OF the state and
1ouerate rains IN the western half.
Inese rains We're in general benefi-
Hal, but some correspondents report
much rain, the effect being to de-
,dy farming operations. Some hail
was reported but no damage resulted.
Tue remainder of the week was fair.
Inc temperature was highest on the
list wv days oftheweek, and the high
ISL reported was 80 degrees on NAV
-st III Lenoir county. During the lat
,er part of the week the temperatures
we're moderate except on Friday when
lowest generally occurred.