The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-15
Deputy Sheriff Sanders Takes Jim
Merritt Awas from Smithfield
RumOred That a Selma Crowd intend
ed TO Lynch the Negro-Teachers
Pouring i'm to Attend the Great AS
sembiy-Third Regiment Officers
Pleased That They are to Go to
Chickamauga.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., June II.

young negro who stands charged by the
confession OF Bud Richardson another
negro, with an attempted felonious
assault upon Miss Pearl jones, the teIe-
o operator at Selma. Deputy Sheriff
Sanders intended to place Merritt in
jail, but could not do So as he had no
commitment papers, SO the prisoner
was Gagged in the station house until 10
O'CLOCK when Governor Glenn directed
that he be taken to the Jail for safe
keeping until his trial comes off. The
newspapers have had the whole story
OF the shooting Of Richardson by Miss
Jones Saturday night at Selma, of his
confession, and of the capture of Mer-
-rltt, II was at nee taken to Smith
Held II taken to Jail. Deputy Sheriff
Sanders says that he heard rumOrs that
people from Selma are coming over to
lyncn Merritt and acting ON his own
Jurgment decided to bring the man
mere. Merritt denied that he was gull
ty OF anything whatever. His behavior
was very good while in Jail at Smith
field and on his way here.
Teachers by hundreds poured into
Raleigh today to attend tie great an
nual assembly. Very complete ar
engagements have been made for the
big event. Thre is a committee which
takes charge Of all the arrivals and To-
Gates them promptly, the information
bureau being we'll managed.
Governor INC Mrs. Glenn both con-
tinue sick, the governors condition be-
mo I,n1honooI TEo I:zIz
is to be given to the teachers assembly
at the executive mansion will not be
postponed or any way affected by the
illness of Governor and Mrs. Glenn,
though they will not be able to be pres
en- it will be held at the mansion and
will be a very striking affair, at which
more than a thousand persons are ex-
pected to attend.
The officers Of the Third regiment are
very greatly pleased at the assignment
of that command to the drill instruc-
ton tour of duty at Chickamauga, be-
ginning August 18th. Besides the regi-
ment from this state there will be one
from Virginia and two from South
Carolina. 1t is said that the Third reg
iment will go in very good style indeed.
A great many compliments are being
paid Miss Pearl Jones who handled her
revolver SO efficiently at Selma at
about midnight Saturday night. She is
a grand daughter of Mr.. Bryant Smith,
a we'll known farmer who lives a mile
south of Raleigh, and is a daughter of
Mr.. Parham Jones, who was for several
years the superintendent of the Cara
leigh phosphate mills here.
The second annual meeting of the
North Carolina Dairyman's Associa-
ton will be held here July 11th-12th at
which time the Farmers State cOnven-
tion will be in session, these meetings
to be held at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical.
At the Agricultural and Mechanical
college library many hundreds OF books
submitted by the various book compa-
MES have been arra-5ed in very hand
some style in order that the thousands
of teachers who are to be here during
the next twenty days cdr see and in
spect them.
Mr.. Needham B. Broughton who is
the superintendent for life Of the Bap-
fist Tabernacle here has returned from
Mt. Airy where on Sunday he delivered
an address on Sunday schools, speaking
in the Methodist church.
There are three known aspirants for
the postmastership at Raleigh, and all
these seem to be working hard for the
position.
The great event this week in North
Carolina is the annual meeting OF the
state teachers assembly, which begins
Tuesday evening in the Pullen Memo
rial auditorium at the Agricultural
Mechanical college. It is expected that
not less than 1000 teachers will be
present, and that every county IN the
state will be represented. Heretofore
most of the meetings have beer. held at
the seaside or in the mountains, but
for real work and opportunity Raleigh
offers, naturally, the highest advant-
ages. The programme OF the meeting
has already been printed in full. The
music at the opening exercises will be
furnished by the band of the Third reg
iment. The address of welcome Will
be delivered by President Joseph G.
Brown, of the chamber Of commerce,
and Superintendent w. H. Ragsdale OF
Pitt county schools will respond. The
state song. THE Old North State will
be sung by a chorus and the audience,
the band leading. State Superinten-
dent JOINER will deliver an address on
the educational progress made during
the year. Another address will be by
Mr.. N. G. Schaeffer, state superinten-
dent of Pennsylvania, VINO will be in
troduced by President Charles D. Nc
liver. of the state normal college. Mr..
Schaeffer is president of the National
Educational Association. At the con-
oJ,,ciop Of thic address "AmeTican will
be sung, the band leading. Raleigh
has made great preparation for this
and for the teachers summer school
which follows It. The greatest social
event Will be the reception to the
teachers attending, which will be given
at the executive mansion on the even