The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-17

merits have been made Tor
and 50 the farmers are holding the
cotton ut their homes. though i'm some
cases it has been put in warehouses IN
the cities and owns The farmers
are in pretty good condition and are
not asking for advances upon their cot
ton rs largely al they have done i'm the
past. Secretary Parker says that he
IL pleased with their condition n
with the general outlook. At the meet
ing of the State Cotton Growers As
ISOLATION on the night OF the 10Th, In
the House Of Representatives,
important matters are tn be discussed.
among others the reduction of acreage
next year etc. The Cabarrus County
Alliance adopted resolutions endorsing
the IL cen movement and pledged CO.
operation in standing 10y IL. 1t furth-
er passed n resolution ito pay three
a bale as requested by the South
ern Cotton Association.
RETAIL. MERCHANTS ASSoCIA-
TTON.
Norman III. johnson, the attorney of
the North Carolina Retail Merchants
Association has this week closed what
he terms the fall campaign In De-
cember he will make n few speeches
before the Association in Alabama
and Virginia. He was interviewed to-
day regarding the Association In
North Carolina, and says that in this
state there are three thousand, two
hundred members, Il Of a total OF
6.422 retail merchants. There are "a
local associations, and to each Of these
a charter will be issued November 1,
by the state association. He says that
in proportion to the number of retail
merchants this association comes next
TO the largest in the United States,
Minnesota o exceeding it,
Insurance Commissioner Young has
granted the Eastern Sta Benevolent
Fund. Of Detroit, license to operate iii
North Carolina. 1t is Il fraternal or
ganiZation.
Major Ivey Forman of the Third reg
iment is i'll charge Of the arrangement
of the camp here, which will be occu-
pied by the National Guard next week.
AS yet it cannot be stated exactly how
many companies will be in the pa
rade, but the officials say about II.
Commercial travellers all say that
business in the state is very good in
deed this fall. Thy speak of the gen
eral prosperity which they observe all
over North Carolina.
Chief Marshal +. Frank Mebane of
Spray, is here TO remain until after
the state mair. Today he had a %
ference with Governor Glenn regard
ing the arrangements on Presidents
Day.
UNIQUE CONTEST IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
The white public schools here today
had quite Il unique contest, this being
Tor the best collection Of flowers. The
show was made at the Centennial
school, which is the high school. Fou.
schools competed and very great pride
and interest was shown in the affair.
y charter is grantde TO the High
Point Roll and Panel Co., to make We
neering and all sorts of built-up wood
work, also buckets and furniture, the
capital stock being $4,000, !. W. Clin-
ard and others being the stockholders.
Among tOday's visitors TO the agri-
cultural department was Charles A.
Girola, who has for sometime been
the commissioner OF agriculture for the
Argentine Republic, South America
LIN Id hiohiiS al StuuN vi t1op CoIlul-
tons, etc. He is handicapped consid-
erably by his limited use of English.
THE MURRAY APPLICATION FOR
PARDON.
Governor Glenn devoted considera-
bic time today to a hearing of the ap-
pllcatiOn for pardon Of w. Il. Murray,
the Durham man who shot and killed
his uncle, there after a struggle over a
pistol, which the uncle had fired three
times at Murray. Murray was given
two years on the roads, and the SUI
preme court recently affirmed this de-
clSion. The governor suspended judg-
ment until October 18th. in order that
he might have a full hearing of this
very interesting case, of which he has
made quite a study.
Counsel for Murray urged that Gov
ernor Glenn allow the defendant TO
testify in his behalf.
This the governor refused 20 10,
saying that at the trial in court Muir
ray did not testify, and that HIS at
torneys who could have used him, vot-
ed against allowing nina to do sc, while
now they were anxious to put him OH
the witness stand. The governor Said
he would hear OILY new matter, which
has not been brought out at the trial.
Robert w. Winston and James S.. Man |
ming argued for Murray, while T. NJ.
Argo represented the state. The gov
ernor has respitcd Murray to October
26, SO ne can fully examine the record. |
Governor Glenn is very much nleased .