The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-16
AT Garner 20 Houses, it is Said, Were
Blown Down.
INSCRIPTIONS ON MONUMENT
Death of an Ex-Confederate Soldier.
All in Readiness for dwelling tile
Bethel Monunent-Commen
at the A. and NJ. CoIlege-Charters
by the State.
Messenger Bureau.

The annual debate of the Pullidn
and Mechanical College was held last
night and resulted in victory for the
negative, the query being, Resolved,
That cooperation should be practiced
in agricultural, mechanical and COM
mercial industries" B. B. Egerton, for
the affirmative, was awarded the medal
as the best debater, the debaters were
Clarence Myrick and B. B. Egerton for
the affirmative and James E. Moore
and G. G. Clardy tor the negative
J. A. Adams, all old Confederate SOL
dier who has been in the Soldiers
Home since 1902, died suddenly ye5ter-
day afternoon in the home Of Fannie
Adams, woman II a disreputable sec
tion Of the city. The woman was a
relative of his and he had gone there
to try to induce her to give up the
life she was leading. He was subject
to fits and in the midst of his confer
ence with his wayward relative he fell
over N a fit and died before medical
assistance could reach him. He was 81
years old and served during the Civil
war as a member of Company I, 44th
regiment North Carolina troops.
The most violent wind and rain
storm that has visited this section in
a great while passed this way last
evening, doing considerable damage.
The wind registered fifty miles an
hour and the rain fell in torrents tor
nearly an hour. Two fine oaks in cap
itol square were blown down. Also
twelve on the campus of St. Mary's
School A number of the fine oaks for
which Raleigh is noted succumbed to
the storm. All the telephone exchanges
were practically put out of business.
1t is reported that the town of Garner,
on the Southern Railway east Of Ra-
leigh was damaged to the extent OF
having as many as twenty-five houses
\ blown down. The wires are all dOWE
and the report has not been verified
from here A west bound Southern
passenger train passed the town in the
midst of the storm and passengers say
they saw a giant oak tree fall across
residence The storm seems to nave
assumed almost the proportions OF q
cyclone there.
Governor Glenn made a speech ,ast
night before the Clerks Union OF Ra-
leigh, the occasion being sort oE
ralIy for the purpose of QuickenlnS m
terest in the union. He endorsed the
union when judiciously and fairy dl-
rected and made splendid impression
on the members.
The graduate class of the Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical College here COM
prises thirty young men. The gradual
ing exercises will take place May 81,
the commencement season beginning,
however. on the 2Sth The baccaiau-
reate sermon will be by Bishop Warren
Gambler, of Atlanta. The annual ser
mon before the Y. M. G. A. by Rev.
+ r. Bridges, of Charlotte. on tie
2Sth. On the oath there will be the
annual addres before the Alumni AS
sociation by w. f. Bonitz, of Whining
ton. On Tuesday the Goth, there Will
he the dress parade in the afternoon
. followed by a reception by the faculty.
at night. Then the graduating exef-
cises on Wednesday. Five of the stu
DENTS will speak j. r. Smith OF Ber-
tie. B G.. Porter, of Wayne; A. L. hen-
Won. Of Sampson; j. o. Morgan OF
Henderson and o. l.. Bagley OF JOINS
ton.
The secretary of state authorizes the
change of name of the Tunstall-bras
Drug Company, of States, to the foih-
Wray Drug Company.
General Charles D. Glenn wrote MS
brother, Governor Glenn, this mornihS
from Greensboro, that he Will relu.'i
to Raleigh Monday and take up again
his duties as private secretary TO the
governor. He says he has fully recoV-
cred from his recent attack.
The Wallace Manufacturing Co., OF
Wallace Duplin county, is chartereu
with $4,000 capital to do genera
lumber and sash, door and blind manu-,
featuring business. 7. F. Southeriaho
Is one of the principal incorporates.
Another charter is to the Barnesvllie
Ginning Co <-oi Gainesville, Lumber
ton Ros6eson county, r. e Barnes the
nvNcipal incorporation, and the capital
-. 600 authorized, and $1,000 sub
fscribed. The Burnsville Telephone Co.
is chartered to establish an exchange i'll
Rurnsyille, Yancey county, and long
distance lines to neighboring towns. ].
6 Gibbs is one of the principal incor-
porators
Revenue raiders destroyed block
ade still at Hannah's Creek, in john
son county, last night capturing OF
gallons of whiskey and destroying 5Ot
ltalIons of beer. The owner was mol
arrested.
It is reported from the office of the
state Superintendent of public instruc'
tion that a local tax for the improve
ment of public schools has been car.
-ried in Jacksonville, Onslow county o!
fifteen majority. ~
r. 7. Hale. w. E. Kyle. John ID
Thorpe. w. B. Taylor and r. II. Rlcks
commissioners, on the part or Nort'
carolina. for the Bethel Monument AS