The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-14
Important Cases That Are on the
Docket.
Trial of Bynum May be PoStpoucd.
The Durham snd Southport Rail-
road0CcnSitiOn of John Dockce..
Result Ct Governor GIenn's Visit to
Governor Hicsins-Incrca.e in
Number Of Corporations Charter
cd-Sunnmer Institutes for Farmers.
Messenger Pureau

messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, \. e.. July 10th, 1905.
Judge William r. Allen arrived this
morning to hold this weeks term, a
criminal one OF the Superior Court.
The sheriff and clerks did not know
until the judge arrived that he was %
hold the court, he and Judge Justice
having exchanged courts so that The
latter viii hold Mcdowell instead OF
Wake. Judge Allen has never held a
term of court in this county. The case
against Bynum for the murder Of AL
ford is set for next Friday, but it
seems to be the opinion that Bynum's
counsel will make an effort to again
postpone it. The grand jury is ex-
pected to act promptly in the case
against ex-Sherif Rogers and J. =
SOrrell, charged with tamparing with
jurors, but this case also may go over
until next term and it seems will GER
tainly do so if a continuance is asked
for, is the term of imprisonment OF
the two men for thirty days does not
end until next Sunday.
A private letter from Governor
Glenn from Atlantic City says that +.
is enjoying his stay there, although
he is very tired.
The state grants a ~irarrer to me
Hendersonville Wholesale Grocery
Company, capital stock $50, 900.
Major w. A. Guthrie, OF Durham,
was asked by your correspondent as to
the building Of a railway in which
he is interested from Durham to South
port and said that in eighteen months
a road between those points would 3e
built. He says the Norfolk and West
ern is not interested in the move
ment or behind it. but that it will be
a Durham aad Southport Line.
Expert Mineralogist F. B. Laney las
ished the elias siticatioIa and arrange
ments of the thousand Of specimens i'll
the hall devoted! to economic geology,
including gold, silver. iron, the chro-
mides,, TIM coruadum, tale, kaolin, ba-
rytes, monozite~ etc. The gold, copper
and iron ores are alphabetically ar
ra,.gef, ny counties: In the systematic
mineral8gy all of the specimens nave
been systematically arranged, butt will
be looked over aad, made more conn
plete. Mr.. LaneX was here by Per-
mission Of Professor J. H. Pratt, OF the
State University, and was assisted by
Mr.. William Green of ita1eigh, I'M me
work of arrangement. ThH mica ex-
hibit is theeone which won q gold medr
mi at St. Louis, wnils the monazite won
two gold medals and six silver medals.
A rural free delivery route is estaU-
lished from Stagville with, Claud LASH
leg as carrier
John Dockery was not SO well yes
terday, but this setback was merely
temporary and today his condition,
shows further Improvement and he S
getting on towards recovery, though.
the doctors will not vet say that he
is out of danger. and so the prelim-
mary hearing of Policeman Rogers,
the man who, shot him.. was not he9a
today.
Insurance Commissioner Young has
returned from a visit to MOrefead City
and says over 500 guests are there and
that the place was never SO well kept.
Governor Glenn. says regarding 2rs
visit to Governor Higgins Of New
York and Albany regarding the at
tempt. of certain Stockholders, to. have
New York sue TINS state on the spe-
cial tax. bonds, that the New York
legislature passed an act, but that no
one has: as yet offered to give New
York any of the bonds and GOXar1.,r
Higgins said that he would let GOV
ernor Glenn know if any one offered
such bonds and before taking amy &C
ton regarding them.
Editor Clarence H. has returned
after a notably pleasant trip C IS,
the continent, during which he had
writEanl a. series Of delightful letter!
to his paper, The Progressive Farrne:
He is one of the very brightest CT
North Carolina writer's, despite MS
youth, and has already begun to make
| what may be termed a national repu-
tatiOn by his work in the magaZinec,
Two years ago ana again a year ago
| there was no end of talk about the
| anti4iauor fight. but just now very lit
tie is, heard about this 1t is a quiet
| year and the LEADERS Of the move
| ment, finding that elections have beer
| held in a great many of the places
| think it a good time to rest on thell
| oars. The liquor men here, or rather
| the ex-liquor men,, seem in some
| cases to think that they will be ablt
to knock out the dispensacy at Ra.
| eigh, but on the other hand, IN
/ friends of the ~dispensary feel entirely
sanguine that it will remain-in otha1
words, they do not think that the agi.
tation which some of the liquor mer
are making for an election to chang.
things will amount to anything.
A number of prominent people vii
avail themselves of the opportunity =
go on the special tour which the Sea
board Air Line Railway is arrang'n
under the supervision of Rev. AM
Mrs. William Black, of Davidson
whose tours have been extremely pop
lar and successful. This tour, whicI
is to begin early in August, is ce-
tainly attractive as to iteniary, an
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