The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-08
NEWS FROM GREENSBORO.
GuiIford,s Teachers Institute Closed
Big Excursion From Durham to
I'm the Granville Murder Case.
Other Items.
Greensboro. y. c.. August 2

- Inc Messenger
The Guilford County Teachers Insti-
tute closed yesterday one OF the most
successful meetings ever held. the en-
rollment of the teachers reaching las.
DIR. Whitsett was enthusiastic over the
fine spirit displayed and says the more
he knows OF MS native county the
deeper he falls in love with the public
spirit Of its citiEenry. Superintendent
Wharton is givinS an examination to-
day to t~hirty-five applicants for GER
t~ificates to teach. IS of them being
ladies.
Professor ]. 1. Foust. of the Normal,
returned last night from holding a
teachers institute in Catawba county,
and leaves Monday to conduct one in
Davidson county.
The superintendent of the Kinston
graded schools. Professor L. c. Brog-
den, is here on a visit to his friends,
Foust, B~roadhurst and Grimsley, all
past or present knights Of the birch.
Professor J. b. Carlyle, of Wake
Forest college, went through here last
night on his way to begin a series of
educational rallies for local taxation.
4 LIN DO4LI SSIcSlcu " tOudy'
A boss excursion Of whites passed
here today oln from Durham to
Lynchburg. 1t had eleven hundred
aboard when IL left Greensboro at 10
o'clock.
An extra car. Iull of colored people,
was attached to the train going east
this morning. They were delegates to
the colored Baptist Association being
held at Mebane.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. V. Taylor left for
Tate's Springs this morning. His
friends regret to know tina the STIR
ring ex-mayor's health is poor. Before
leaving he received notice of shipment
of two of the new motor trolley cars
he bought while at New York last
week for the Greensboro Electric Com
pany.
P. d. Gold, the third, P. D. Gold, Jr.,
and Mrs. P. D. Gold, Jr., left yesterday
for a recreation tour in the noun
tains around Asheville and Wayesville.
Solicitor Brooks returned from Gran
Vile court yesterday. For the last three
day of court he was engaged in the
prosecution OF Robert Owens, colored,
for the murder Of another colored man.
The jury had not decided the case when
the solicitor left, and his latest infor-
nation is that 1t has not yet reached a
verdict. The killing was the outcome
Of a pitched battle al a ''festibule''
near the Virginia line, between North
Carolina and Virginia darkies. The
man killed had Just succeeded in now
ing down seven Virginians with a
"SWingle tree" then Owens rallied
sufficiently to use his pistol with dead
ly effect.
The City Water and Light Commits
sion last night Closed a deal for two
Worthington pumps to be used at the
pumping station, each having a daily
capacity Of one II a quarter million
gallons of water.
MesSrS. George w. Patterson, Lacy
H. Sellars and superintendent E. D.
Broadhurst leave tonight for Atlantic
City for a ten days outing. That is a
favorite resort fol- Greensboro people,
there being now a colony of twenty
five there, among them, DR.. and Mrs.
Lash, DR.. Benbow and others.
The Greensboro Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation met last night and passed reso-
lutions of respect 10 the memoir of Mr..
J. J.. L%aughlin. a Greensboro member
recently dled while on a visit to
Warrenton.
Mr.. E. w. Myers, who is making the
survey for the trolley line connecting
Haw River, Graham, Burlington and
other cotton mill towns, said today that
the survey was about completed Inc
the work would commence very o
The line will be twenty miles in length
and it will radiate from Graham as a
center.
Mr.. Walter Thompson is busy this
week packing his household effects pre-
paratory to moving to Concord to
assume his duties as superintendent of
the graded schools of that place. He
and his family will leave tomorrow
night for StateSVille to spend a few
days with his parents before going to
Concord. Mr.. Thompson was re-elect-
ed principal OF South Greensboro
graded school with which he has been
connected for three years to the entire
satisfaction of everybody, but resigned
to accept the place of superintendent
of the Concord schools. 1t is a source
of universal regret hat he has been
induced to leave Greensboro. Con-
scientious, studious II diligent. he is
worthy of the new honor and Is rapidly
climbing to the forefront among the
educational leaders of the state.
The tobacco hCaks here Yesterday
were phenomenal. Fer the past 10
day small quantities of new tobacco
have been Coming it, but yesterday
both warehouses were full of new
primings. Over ole hundred thousand
pounds were sold at an average of
seven dollars per hundred. The farm
ers were delighted at the sales, only n
sale of 200 pouida being turned down.
Tobacco sold here of TIE new crop be-
fore October is something new in the
Guilford market, and it shows that
farmers here are learning to save what
they have formerly thrown away. This
tobacco came ION Forsyth, Stokes,
Alamance, Rockingham and Guilford
counties.
An unknown White man was killed
by a passenger train neal Reidsville
today. He was sitting on the ends of
the cross ties. Ills body was taken to
I Reidsville.
A lawyer, c.. Nj. Conboy, is here try
ing to arrange Tor securing az pardon
for AL. DAILY, one of the gold brick trio
sent to the penetentiary from here.