The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14
Hearing IE Poisoning Case May
Be Delayed
Large Increase i'm Number Of Banks
ReqIisition for National Guard
Commissioners Bruner to Leave in
July-Wcather Bureaus Report
Child Labor i'm Cotton Mills.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, June II

is the day set for the hearing Of DR..
Rowland and his wife who was Mrs.
Strange. The chemist is making tests
for all known poison5. In the case of
the son of DR.. Rowland the tests were
made only for a certain number OF
pOisons, many being eliminated by the
attending physician, but in this case
there is nothing to go upon and so the
| tests embrace a far wider range. The
hearing will be postponed from day
to day until Mr.. Syme, the chemist,
finishes his work and makes his re-
port.
The number of state, private and saw
| ings banks has now reached 280, the
Increase in II months having been
remarkable.
AT the home of the brides father,
Capt. John r. Ferrall, this morning,
his daughter, Miss MaTgie, became the
bride of DR.. Russell Graham Sheriff.,
son of State Librarian, NJ. o. Sheriff..
The ceremony was that Of the Catho-
lie church and was performed by Faith
er Griffin
Quartermaster General Macon has
made requisition on the war depart
ment for chambry shirts for the en-
tire national guard Of the state and
these will be here in time for issue
for use at the encampments in Au-
gust. The guard will TAX it's full
strength to these encampments n
will have over 1900 officers and men
under canvas
A charter is granted the Lexington
Manufacturing and Development Co.
to deal in real estate and make build
ing materia, capital stock $4,000;
Durmot Shemwell and others stock
holders.
immigration Commissioner T. K.
Drummer expects to leave here about
the middle OF July foc Europe and re-
main there about six weeks, locating
agencies and arranging to bring i'm
migrants here. A very sensible plan
is arranged in regard to the sending
of men to this state from abroad. They
must be approved and the payments OF
the agents Will be based upon their
proper delivery here and of their com
ing up to the requirements. The fund
provided for by the state and the agri-
! cultural department, each contributing
SIS, 1000, is but a. small one and has
to be utilized with a great deal of care
and good judgment.
The United States weather bureaus
report on the wealth for the week end
ed last night says that while the week
was warmer than the n proceeding
vet the temperature was still low and
averaged about 3 degrees below nor
NAL. The days were warm as a rute
but the nights were ~lnfavorably cool
] especially during the first four days
and on the 9th inst the temperature
fell below so degrees at many places
in all districts. In fact the highest
no place reporting as much as so de-
grees during the week. The highest
reports was 80 degrees in Greene an(
Robson.
From time to time your correspond
ent has printed statements regarding
Tie ldDOI vi IlJIlS N1111ulCh III AN ~
ton mills. The authorities of the la
Dor commissioner is very limited, i
!, | it seems, as there is no provision fol
| inspection to abolish his evil. Two
t or three years ago he stated that The
law was O being properly obeyed
but more recently said it would 81
= better observed. AS . matter OF fac
- there are pitifully small and suspi
ciously young looking children in
. number of cotton mills in North Caro-
lima. Your correspondent has seer
them in mills; there certainly ough
e to 'be an awakened public conscienc'
about this matter.
Farmers who came in today report
f ed that the %replanting of cotton is still
: in progress. One of them remarke'
e that at this date last yea some cottol
j. was not up.
Governor Glenn calls a special teri
of Alamance superior court to begl
y July 18th, Judge o. H. Allen to pre-
) side, to try civil cases, the docket be
/ ing greatly crowded and the term be
l. ing asked for by the commissions
u He also orders a special term, bot
5 criminal for Haywood county, begin
J. ming July Sth, this being asked fc
u on account of the congested docket'
q Judge Frederick Moore will preside.
The governor offers a reward of SIC
for Columbus Brown who shot Ell
81. jah Owen in Jackson county som
49,. ooo N u,ho Aoe Ga &ha c%o%
There are a surprisingly large nun
Der of people in this state who hay
never seen a railway train, this appl.
:, ing to the east as we'll as the ives
We Out of one group of about 200 person
who came in boats TIC Beaufort la
c-La o.. =.:l khnr had nouor Co