The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-15
COLLEGE, NEEDS MORE ROOM
Plans Tor q Music Hall NJ the Bartist
University for Women-Winxate
Still In, Jaii-rrciin,inary Hearing Of
Policeman Rogers Postponed
Strong Co>e Against Frank Moore.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, y. C., August 10.
The rains continue and are doing
much damage TO crops. particularly to
cotton. 1t vas mentioned yesterday
that streams are high. The larger
ones are rising. 4 number OF people
In this county are waterbound.
Charles wingate, the Tarboro man
sentenced to thirty days In Jail there
and brought here for safe keeping. Is
yet in custody. He was allowed 10 ap-
peal. but could not give tie thousand
dollars bail required. some OF his peo-
pie being out of reach. An official here
said he thought wingate would now
remain in Jail the thirty days and not
give the bonds as he has already
served II days OF the time. He saws
he enjoys himself fairly well.
Ex-Sherin j. Rowan Rogers and j.
L. Sorrell, in Jail for embracery, aud
who are not to get out until next jan
uary, seem to be taking things easy
and in a way enjoying themselves. A
friend here has ever since they nave
been in prison sent them two meals 4
day, and good ones, too. from his own
home.
1t was expected that the preliminary
hearing OF Policeman Rogers for the
shooting of John c. Dockery you'll
be held next week, but IL has been
postponed until thirty days from the
18th. This was learned from L. s.
Marshal Dockery today. The purpose
of the ~postponement is that John Dock
cry can come back here 10 give his
testimony.
The case against Frank Moore. I'M
plicated in the murder. robbery and
fire at the Oil Company's plant Lere.
appears TO be Il very strong n to the
solicitor of this district, n he says
it is made particularly so by Moore's
voluntary confession.
President Vann, OF the Baptist Uni
versity for Women, says plans are In
preparation for q large music hall
there, to seat at least 1900 persons. In
order to locate this, additional prop
erty will nave to be bought. The uni
versity does not W the entire block.
but only part of it, where its buildings
now stand, and it really ought TO have
the entire block. The laundry is TO be
built on the present property. Last
term there were 3J4 students.
II lS uuilt tobdbI tIhI al IN -
poration commissioners will attend the
annual session of railway commission
ers at Deadwood, $. D.. beginning on
the 10th. They will not 20 10 the Pa
cifc coast with the other commission
ers. they intimate.
Warrants were issued today for nine
rural free school libraries, six Union,
two to Mcdowell and II to Burke.
Major Fl. l.. Grant, the clerk OF the
Federal court here,has gone TO New
Haven, Conn, to attend the reunion
of the Sixth Connecticut volunteers
with which he served during the civil
war. This is q very old regiment, haE-
ing served in the National Guard, long
before the National Guard and 1t still
exists. The veteran organization To
which the major belongs now numbers
about 100 survivors. The regiment was
at the capture of Fort Fisher, arJ 1t
was there that Major Grant found the
field glasses of General w. III. {. Whit
ing which he has presented to the Hall
of History.
A charter is granted he Morrow
Freeman Company, at Norwood, capi-
tai stock $4,000, to deal in real estate
and in general merchandise.
Some additions have been made with
a number of fire hydrants here, and 1t
is now 166. of which 1876 are In the
streets, the others being within the
grounds Of public and corporation
buildings.
1t is remarked that n of the fea-
lures Of this year is the way in which
the rains have fallen. in periods with
intervals of drought between them
This state of affairs began quite carly
in the spring. and it has given the
farmers no little embarrassment. Ar
other popularity of the storms is that
in most cases they have not cooled the