The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-15
TO. Will. EarN.s LIFE
Governor VIII re Asked to Commute
Death Scntcncc-Work ON New
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Farmers to
be H~cd-Othcr News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., August ..


Raleigh, N. c., August 0.
Ex-Governor Aycock, Josiah Dixon
of Greenville, and Josiah Exum ~
Snow Hill were here today and appear
ed before Governor Glenn at a special
hearing, at which they asked tina. he
commute to life Imprisonment th-
death sentence of Will Exum, murder
er, of Lenoir county. Solicitor Moore,
Of Greenville, was also present a. the
hearing, upon notice from the COVER
nor. This is the second formal hear
ing of the application for Communication.
Several MEMBERS of the Watson and
McKeel families were present, oppos-
ing clemency in the Exum case. Guy
Watson, Exum's step son was the man
murdered. Attorney E. r. Wooten
spoke against Communication. Governor
Glenn did not say what he would DO,
but is said to nave intimated that he
would not interfere with the execution,
the date set for which is September 2
The corporation commission author
ICES the Bank Of Mitchell, at BakcrS
vile, TO do business.
The officials of the Raleigh and Fam
leo Sound Railway say that almost
eleven miles of the line is completed,
the grading force of conyicts being
now 6 IL miles east of the Neuse riv-
er. The road is being laid with 60
pound rail, and is in very good condi-
ton.
B. Frank Mebane, of Spray is chosen
chief marshal Of the state fair, and
will make collection of assistant mar
shals representing every part of ne
state.
Walter E. Moore, Of Jackson county,
arrived here today to ask pardon for
Charles Owen of that county, who is
serving a ten years sentence in the
penitentiary for manslaughter.
Up to night before last it had been
excessively dry here for almost a fort
night, but there was then a light an
rain and yesterday and last night very
heavy ones, with a long continuance Of
an electric storm.
Detective Putnam of the SeabOard
Air Line is here, to be present at the
preliminary hearing of the case against
Frank Moore, wno has confessed to the
VI llllC VI olSoh, loOOCIy oAu AhuA
Moore's attorneys declare that he will
be dismissed, but the state is sure II
has plenty of evidence against him and
that his confession will be full OF re-
suits.
Governor Glenn was very tired When
he returned from Charlotte yesterday
but this morning he was feeling mitch
better and was at the executive Office
quite early.
A charter is granted the Wrendale
Oil Mill Company at B~attleboro, with
$4,000 capital stock, taken by people
of Rocky Mount, Battleboro, Tarhoro.
and Whitakers. These home mills are
found 20 be very profitable and there
are about Is of them in the state.
President John Graham Of the Fat
mers Alliance was talking about the
failure of the tannery and shoe facto-
nv which the alliance established at
Hi1lsboro and which has shut down for
years, never having been a success. ala
says that it has always been his VISA
that an oil and fertilizer plant hou'a
have been established there.
President James A. Bryan OF the
Pamlico, Oriental and Western Rail
way, notifies the corporation commits
sion that IS miles of the line are CON-
pleted and in operation. The commits.
sion has accordingly made a tar1n OF
freight rates for use on this road.
The state authorizes the Thompson
Company of Gastonia to change us
name to the John F. Love Company IN
corporated.
State Auditor Dixon finds Fuquay
Springs very attractive indeed. A MINI
Der of Raleigh people are there, some
having rented cottages, and State 1rCd-
surer Lacy's family is one Of these.
Governor Glenn returned from Cia'-
1otte this afternoon, very greatly pleas
ed with his visit there to the CIT! anu
to the encampment.
State Treasurer Lacy will InurScay
afternoon deliver an address at the
Sunday School basket picnic, fea'
Method. this county, and that eveh'h@
will address the Junior Order at cary.
Preparations are being made 0 d
very large gathering OF farmers mere at
the end of the month, when the amman
convention, the third n held VIII DC
chr at the Agricultural and
College. which is found to be partlcu-
Iarlv convenient for this purpose. Inc
will last two days q tIe
nrogramme has been exceedingly Wen
prepared by Professors Burkett a'lo
Stevens.