The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
revenue OFFICERS ATTACKED
WaYIaid and Fired Upon by Bard
of kegT0es
Fine Showing for Lettuce IN VIII
mington Section-Proh:bition and
Whiskey Equally I>evideC"Ircu-
lar from Insurance Commissioner.
Raleigh. MAJ h =.

Raleigh. Maj n Il.
The snow began railing al 4 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and continued un-
I'll midnight IL followed a log rain
and the ground was Goth wet an warm
and as a result did rot stick cry wei
but the average depth in this section
was only about -four inches. IL was
enc of the most beautiful SHOWS ever
seen here The temperature during
The night fell as low as "A degrees, or
s below the freezing point.
The Anti-Saloon League has prepar-
I'd a very attractive temperance medal
which is to be given to pupils in the
public schools who make the best
speeches on temperance during the
campaign which is now on the med
al contains the words North Caro-
lima Temperance Medal 1905"
A number of inquiries were made
This morning as TO whether the fruit
vas damaged or not, peaches and 9TH
FL varieties being N full bloom, but
State Ho~rtuculturist HUT say no dam
age has been done
Mr.. HUT returned last night from a
trip to the Wilmington trucking sec
ton and says the lettuce crop there
IS wonderfully fine both in beds and
in the field that is open. On ole farm
he found three acres in the beds and
eleven in the field. He says that a
splendid show is made by the lettuce
at the state test farm at Wallace
Heavy shipments are being made fIom
there and $2.75 is now the market
price for a half barrel basket.
President Jack Miller of the state
federation Of labor who returned to-
day from a visit to the part OF the
state west of Raleigh says that he finds
the sentiment about equally divided
between prohibition and whiskey. 1t
is learned that the sentiment as to the
gubernatorial candidate in that part
of the state is pretty evenly divided
among the three men now in the field.
There are SO far only two know as
pirants for the position OF corporation
J commissioner in the democratic con-
| vention, these being B. F. Aycock and
S. o. Middleton, but it seems to be
thought that there will be others.
Revenue officers came in today with
news of another shooting affair near
Spout Springs, which is not far from
Sanford. Deputy Collectors F. c.
Reese and W. G. Pool and a deputy
marshal had made a raid and had de-
stroyed all they could find Of an illicit
distillery, and were on their way to-
wards their team when they were way
laid by at least Jour negroes at an ole
TAR kiln. one Of the negroes was
seen to have a u as he stepped out
and Reese asked him to let him see
the gun. At that moment the negro
-h ~ fho ~,,~ md nno+hnr rno-r
fired point blank at Reese one bull et
went through the upper part of his
lung. Deputy Collector Pool imme-
| Giately shot the negro who had shoi
| Reese, but the man made his way L.
! tc. the thick woods nearby. Il is
thought hat he was killed. Arother
OF the negroes was captured an Il. :eI
TO Sanford for trial this morning. TIL
officers did not know how many OF
the moonshiners were in the woOGs an
tits is why thel did not pursue thu
Wounded negro. Reese is cons:de- ed
q very good officer and his hone is
at Siler City.
! At Ashley Horne's headquarters to-
day r.. n. Simms and Walter Clark
who are in charge. were asked what
was the present situation as regards
the very lively SuUSi udtOIldl IKE
Their reply was that they had seen
III the newspaper statements that
kitchin and Craig both were expecting
to get the nomination on the first bal
! lot but they supposed these state
ments were read with considerable a.
lCWanCe, as every one must be ware
that the three candidates are SO close
together than no one al tell which is
in the head. hr. Horne's managers
ven on to say thai they were very
much pleased at the increasing as
surances Of support which are being
daily received and that if HOrne's sup
porteTs continue to increase in num-
beTs as they have up to this time
among farmers, business men and la
Edward Brooks, tie captured negro
vas brought here and lodged in Jail.
The negro shot by Pool is named John
son. Both these negroes had repeat
ing rifles. Reese'S wound is not o n
sidered dangerous.
foring men, that Horne will lead east
IL on the first ballot and be certain Of
the nomination. They say that they
get communications daily from all
rarts of the state, expressing the SEN
timent that at this particular time
what may be termed a business nan
is demanded IS governor and that there
seems to be a growing feeling among
h people that having elected 9 gov
ernors during the past sc yeas, only
n of whom was a farmer. and not
cEe was a business man. it is time for
a change and for the election OF a man
who knows the needs of the farmers,
laboring men and business men by
personal experience.