The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
WILSON COURT IN SESSION.
A Large DOcket-COttOn Coming In.
Another Election on Whiskey
Question.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Wilson, n. c.. September 7.-Courtl
convened here this morning with judge
on the bench. Owing to the
amount of time taken up here at the
last term of court with the trial of those
accused of the killing of Percy Jones.
the docket has become very much con-
gested There are now on the crimina!
docket about seventy cases. Very few
of these cases are Of Importance and
very little time will be consumed in dis
posing of them. The most important
case which will come up his week will
be the case of Flowers for the COM
initial of rape on his little girl. This
case will probably come up on Wednes-
day. YOur correspondent has learned
that no effort will be made to have the
Jones trial called at this term.
Wilson has a new enterprise in the
shape of a medicine On Sat-
urday night there was organized the
The company starts with a paid in APP
ital of 81, 900 with a right to increase
to $1OO, 900. This discovery of Mr.. Har-
q 1hNS oON4A OA NtAS 1AioA nv III
son for everal years II has been
used by many with good results. 1t
is expected hat the new company will
meet with success because they will
put out a drug which has been repeat
eddy tested with good results. The
general office of the new company will
be III Wilson.
DR.. Coggins of the Atlantic Christian
college has returned to Wilson from
his summer outing. He reports the
prospects for the college which opens
here on September to be very bright.
The faculty has been Increased and
course of study has been broadened.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, pastor of the Chris
tian church, who has been sick for the
past three months filled his pulpit last
night. He has just returned from
Sparkling Catawba Springs where he
has spent the last month. Mr.. Jones is
very popular INC his congregation
n all are delighted to have him back
at his work again.
The fall term of the Wilson Graded
schools opens on Tuesday. Superinten-
| dent Mangum says a larger number
than ever before in the history Of the
schools have applied for admission and
it is expected that the enrolment or
Tuesday will be the greatest at my
! opening day. Several new teacher
have been employed.
Cotton has begun to Ia its ap.
pearance on the Wilson market. Dur.
ing the latter part of last week quite
number of bales were sold here. The
price paid for new cotton was II l..
J cents. If the present hot weather con
tinues a large mount Of cotton will b.
sold here this week.
AS a result Of the term of cour
which has just closed in Nash count!
the Wilson chain ang is increased b!
fifteen recruits. An agreement has beer
from Nash county will work on tn
public roads of Wilson county.
At the meeting of the town commits
sioners here last week a petition wa
presented by the saloon men askin:
that another whiskey election be calle
during the fall to again decide the whis
key question. SO it seems that WilsO
is again to go through with the dispen
sary fight. The petitioners are repre-
scented by Mr.. S. A. Woodland,
We are glad to note the improve
condition of Mr.. Joe Pennington. c
Tarboro. who has just recently under
gone a successful operation, for appen
dicitis at the Wilson sanitarium.
Mr.. a. A. Grantham, of Goldsbor'
was brought to Wilson on Saturda
night and carried to the Wilson sana
torium. to be operated on for append
cities. The operation was performed o
sunday morning and the patient is &c
ting along very nicely.