The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-05
Fine Address byBr. Wiley of U. S.
y Agricultural Department
Diplomas to the Graduates Presented
By Secretary of State Grimes-Goy-
ernOr Glenn Leaves Hurriedly for
Wadesbor-Death of Herbert Hum
lcy-Supreme Court Adjourns for
the Term.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c.. May 80, 1906.

hur-iedly and Unexpectedly, for Wades-
boro Immediately upon the receipt Of a
telegram from Solicitor L. D. Robin
son to the effect that the investiga-
ton into the lynching Of J.. V. John
80 nWould begin this morning and
hat the governors presence was O
important and would greatly aid the
state in the searching investigation
which will be made into the whole
circumstances of the horrible and afro
ciOus affair which is SO heartily on
demned by the decent people Of Arson
county and of the entire state. After
the governor has disposed Of this af-
fair he VIII go to Elkin and take 4
little vacation as the guest Of his
friend, Mr.. Hugh Chatham, as has al
ready been stated.
A charter is granted the EudOra
Land Company, Of Spencer, j. ".
Nicholson n others stockholders,
capital stock $24, 900.
telegram today to Private Secre-
tary Arlington informed him of the
death of Captain Whitehead, II of the
Oldest citizens Of Edgecombe, who is
the father Of the we'll known DR.. w.
Fl. Whitehead, Of Rocky Mount.
The board of trustees of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college last
evening heard the address delivered
by DR.. H. w. Wiley, the chief chem
dst Of the United States Agricultural
Department, this being a very fine ef-
fort. In the course he took occasion to
pay a special compliment to North
Cardinals remarkable exhibit as made
in the state museum. The board spent
today at the college, attending the
commencement exercises. The diplO-
mas were presented by Secretary Of
State Bryan Grimes. It was the 18th
annual commencement. The oraticnS
by the following graduates were de-
livered: Child Labor, ". S. Tom!in-
son; The Farmers Opportunity, J. C.
Beavers; The Engineer as an EcOnO-
mist, J. p. LOvill; The Cotton Mill Of
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, A.
e. Escott; Advances in Electricity, P.
H. TilIman. The following hOnOls
were announced: Post graduate, ]. c.
Temple; senior class, G. P. Asbury, J.
P. LOviH, A. E. Escott, R. Maxwell,
c. w. Hewlett and l.. l.. Vaughan;
Junior class, S. Eldridge, l.. R. Gill
bert, c. L. Garner, H. l.. Mcconnell
and w. B. Cruitt. Sophomore class,
f. H. Brown, R. R. Eagle, P. l..
Gainey, D. Y. Hagan, H. F. Kuefner,
RlE. Smith, J. l.. Won Claim; fresh
mkn class, J. w HARRISON, R. c. Ma
son. w. 3. Rose, second year sh0rs-
course class, K. G. Council. HonOrs for
punctuality, c.. l.. Garner, J. G. Holt,
freshman prizes for agricultural labor,
first. $40, TO C. C. Allison; second, So,
to J.. A. Arey.
The following received degrees as
bachelors of agriculture: J. C. Bea-
yers, NJ. H. Chesbro, A. D. Cromartie.
w. c.. Niven, l.. A.. Niven, l.. n.
Oden, F. j. TaltOn, R. P. Uzzell, L.
II. Winston. Bachelors Of engineer
ing. in civil engineering, B. S. Aber-
nathy, B. P. Asbury, X. L.. Black,
w. A. Buys, S. K. Clark. l.. B. Ed
wards, j.. A. Higgs, J. P. LOvill, 1.
M Lykes, R. Maxwell. L. Moore, A.
B. Piver. w. S. TomlinsOn, Reid Tull,
Electrical engineering, C. c. Clardy
J. B. Ewart, H. l.. Hamilton, c. w.
Hewlett, J. C. Myrick, R. H. Tillnan,
J. c. futile. Mechanical engineering,
J.. w. Clark. w. 7. Clay, w. I. Ell
lie, J. F. Hancleman, 7. j. Ogburn,
L. L. Vaughan. Textile industry, u. q
Allen. A. E. EscOtt, D. w. Robertson
James H. Williams. Bachelors OF
science in industrial chemistry, M Z
Bell, ]. B. Clark, D. A. Cox. A. w.
Gregory, w. G.. Knox, c. E. Parker
s O. Perkins, w. G. Piver, z. A
Velear. Civil engineer, C. L. Mann
Two ladies were among the graduates
Since the rain cotton IS growing u
Remarkably, though the nights have
Aeen much too cool. Cotton has
grown an inch since last Saturday, no
weather is now hoped for.
Herbert E. Lumley the young drug
gist clerk from Durham, VIC Eoot
moison in the hotel here early yester
dav morning, died late last night. Ill:
suicide was very deliberate. His BOD!
was taken to Durham this morning. ii
was 2 page in the legislature here tn
last session. One of his uncles, a ma
tive of Raleigh Sam Lumley, commit
ted suicide at Greensboro o a yea
ago. His mother was the matron q
Trinity College, Durham.
Miss Anne Saunders, the sister O
the late Col. William L. Saunders, die;
last night at st. Mary's Female Col
lege here, where she had ben a men
Der of the faculty for over thlrtee'
years. She was in every respect
most admirable and charming Wo1na
and her death is most deeply depiorec
The case against Deputy Revenu
Collectors Stancill and Downing, o
the charge of killing a m~oonshlner 4
Dublin county is continued until tn
next term of the federal our neT
because State Solicitor Rodolph Dun
cannot be present at this term.
The state treasurer is sending OF
notices of the annual franchise tax du
by the various corporations which 81
liable for it under section So, revenu
act 1905. there being about 5000 sue
corporations, from which the state d.
riyes considerable revenue Notice
also sent of the license tax OF a 90
Ar on the thousand dollars OF U