The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
THE EASTERN TRAINING SCHOOL
Strong Rivalry Exists Between
Various Towns tor Location
Matter Iay be Settled Today-Row-
land Trial to Take Place in July
Condition of Cotton - Romantic
Marriage.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, y. c. June %.

night last night, with W. other mem
bers of the state board of education,
from the tour Of eight places in the
east, in order to locate the eastern
training school for teachers. Auditor
Dixon Of the board did not return
having gone TO Morehead City for a
little rest. He returns tonight GoTeT-
nor Glenn said all were particularly
struck by the general prosperity of all
the towns visited and that they were
shown the utmost courtesy by the
people at all points. They found a
very strong rivalry between the vaTi-
Gus places, yet all in a friendly spirit.
All want the school in the east, and
each place particularly desires to be
chosen as the location. The governor
said he was fully satisfied that where
ever the school may be located it will
be cheerfully supported by all sections.
The decision by the board as to loca-
ton may be made tomorrow.
A charter is granted the Auditorium
Skating Rink Company Of High Point,
incorporated capital stock $4,000.
Secretary Bruner of the Agricultural
department who is acting commits
sioner of immigration. sails from New
York for Europe July 10th.
While it was said some days ago
the case Of DR.. Roland and wife. charg-
ed with poisoning Engineer Strange
might not be tried at the July term Of
count horo IL o,, ~ rnu h, thu
opinion that it will then be heard.
There has been intimations of post
pOnement, but Solicitor Jones said to-
day he thought the case void be
heard in July. TIE term of court be-
gins the 9Th. The solicitor has been
notified by the defense that it desired
to take deposition in Indiana, Norfolk.
Va. and Memphis, Tenn. The name
of one witness at each place being
given. it being stated that there are
others.
Revenue officers returned today from
Johnson county, where they captured
two illicit distillerys, these captures
leading to several arrests of moon
sinner.
Commissioner General Joseph E.
Pogue, who came today from the
jamestown Exposition, says he is
very much pleased with the textile
exhibit by this state bat it is not quite
satisfied with the furniture exhibit,
but the latter is being rearranged. AS
much as 81, 500 has been expended up
on the furniture exhibit by the COM
mission, and it will have to furnish
beds and bed linen. etc, in order 10
properly show off the beautiful furni-
ture. He says the exposition will be
completed by the first of August and
it will then be a great show.
Colonel Charles E. Johnson, a lead
ing cotton buyer here, when asked
about the condition Of the crop, said
that there was great and general CON-
plant that on sandy land there are
very poor stands that the plants are
small and unhealthy and are much
infested with lice. On clay land the
stands are better, and while the plants
are very small for this TIME of the
year, it is in a more healthy condi-
ton than on sandy land. He says that
no conditions of weather during the
remainder of the season can overcome
these defects if the reports and COM
plants are we'll founded.
The commissioner OF agriculture is
sending to all the leaf tobacco ware
hOues report blanks which are to be
made to his department monthly, in
compliance with chapter 81, laws 1902,
the reports to be sworn to and to show
the sales of leaf from each warehouse
covering amount sold for producers
at first hand, the amount sold for
dealers, the amount sold for the ware
house man or his warehouse and that
sold for other warehouses. These &c
ports will enable the agricultural de-
partment to publish accurate statis-
tics of North Cardinals leaf tobacco
sales.
A Syrian here VINO was robbed of
s425 in gold may never get a penny Of
the money. Some of it was recovered
in English sovereigns. bu he cannot
swear to this. 1t was found hidden
in a street pump. The man who the
police believes to be the thief has
been given his liberty. Something may
develop at the trial, however. The
negro woman, the paramour Of the
man, is in Jail for perjury. She told
the police one story and then wore
to another.
There was quite a romantic mar
IMAGE here today of a Raleigh lady
and a Florida man, who had never met
but nee but who had kept up a cor