The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-04
CLOSE FOR THE TERM
DISQUALIFICATION Day Observed
in Quiet Manner
Federal Court Adjourns After Busy
Term - Commencement Exercises
for Blind i'm PrOgress-Seaboard
Air Line Making Surveys for Snort
Cat.
Messenger Bureau,

1Qe IGQeral court acre euucu LOuoy
and had a very busy term, during
which the defendants We're mainly
moonshiners. OF these there were 70
convictions, including pleas Of guilty.
Only two were given sentences to the
penftentiary. A couple Of dozen 9TH
ers go to Jail. Many were fined, but the
largest fines were not over 5000 The
most interesting thing in the term was
the trial Of Deputy Collectors Down
ing and Sta1ciI on the charge of
murder. This was the third murder
case ever tried in the federal court
here, the records show. Of course
there was no sort of chance of convic-
ton, as it was a case of kill or be
Killed. AS a prominent lawyer re-
marked today the moonshiner is i'll the
class of an outlaw and is always ready
10 kill you If you do not get him first.
Their occupation is a most dangerous
n and in a shooting affair the courts
take this view of it.
rNationaI decoration day was observ-
ed here in a very quiet manne today.
AhIIC 4 I'LL " AdiL uOLSH
Grand Army Of the Republic men now
residing here. Some years ago there
were a number, but nearly all have
died.
A charter is granted the Swannona
Valley Bank and Trust Company Of
Black Mountain BuncOmbs county, to
do a commercial and savings business.
The amount of capital stock being
3d. 0 F. T. Merriweather and 9th
ers are stockholders.
This county now has eleven local
tax districts and is putting in a num-
Der of rural libraries. The development
OF the country schools in the county
has been very marked il the past two
Or three years.
THE fact that Jacob Eaton, of Davie
county, who graduated with honor yes
terday at the A. and M. College,
more money than the cost of his tut
ftion, board ETC., has brought to him
many congratulations. He was a
steady worker all during the term and
during his vacation time. The grad
yates of the college are in very great
and one of them left yesterday for
FLORIDA to work in the Seaboard Air
Line engineer corps, he being Oscar
McNair, of Guilford county.
The colleges here have all closed
Tor the term, and the greater part of
the students have gone home, only a
few remaining at the A. and M. Col
Iege, to look after the dairy and the
farm during vacation. Considerable
work is to be done at several of the
colleges, notably at the A. and M,
where the $50. 900 central, heating,
Lighting and power plant will be put in
to construction in June. There are to
be some further improvements ct st.
Mary's.
The commencement exercises for the
blind are in progress. Nearly all the
pupils go home to spend vacation.
Some of them are taken home by
friends, and some kind people in the
state make a speciality of thus look
Eug after these unfortunate children
The city schools closed last week and
I'M the matter Of these there will be
a number of improvements during the
vacation, two buildings will be com.
pleted which will accommodate nearly
79O pupils.
The Seaboard Air Line has made 6
large number of surveys for the shor
cut for it's freight trains, leaving our
Raleigh. These surveys being from
points this side of Wake Forest tt
Others near Ashbury, six miles west OF
here and some reach as far west as
GARY. : rw
The trustees of the Agricultural ant
Mechanical college met today at tbs
Office Of Governor Glenn who is by
virtue of his Office the chairman. The
last legislature repealed the law which
made the board of agriculture the
trustees OF the college and this is
thought to be a very wise course, as
The college has both agricultural anc
mechanical departments. The new
trustees are o. l.. Clark, W. B. Cooper
M. B. Stickley, R. H. Kicks, T. T. Bal
finger, C. ". Gold, T. W. Blount, E. n
Koonce. Max Gardner. Walter Z
Daniel. w. H. Raglan and H. P. Ell
ington. Mr.. Gold was elected secre
tary of the board. The latter vii
thoroughly inspect the college build
ings and grounds this week and vii
see what is necessary to be done t.
put everything in the best shape. TIL,
college farm is To- in better condition
and larger than eve before and pre-
sents a very fine appearance indeed
Many improvements Of buildings ani
grounds have been made during the
past year. but of course much remains
to- be done. The board will give very