The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
THE ROWLAND CASE
Trial Will Come OFF About
October ISt
Z
OATES SUCCEEDS BAILEY
Elected Chairman Of AntfSaIoon
League
Condition. of Cotton CroD-Northa Car
olina's. Farmers Convention Meets
TOday-No Further Prosecution of
Anson County NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Trustees
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Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, y. c., Aug 24-No day n44-5
yet been named for the trial or TIE
Rowlands for poisoning Charles r
Strange, but it is said that ii Will
probably be about October 1st, that
is the second week OF the term whicG
begins September 90 One of the at
/ rtOrneys for tha- state said as much to-
day
Secretary T. B. Parker of the North
,CapOlina Cotton Association, whe n
asked about the status of the crop,
he having come in from a trip through
important cotton growing counties.
said cotton has greatly improved. l say
Is, per cent in ths:1ast 10 days and iI
is now, say 80 per cent of an average
crop. The stand is of course not i'm
proved; that being impossible, but the
plants have made handsome growth
and all are fruiting we'll. The crop
will, of course, depend after all with
thsa 2ateneSs of the fall. EhR. crop is
certainly looking we'll and very prom
Using.
Tomorrow the Farmers Convention
meets at the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical. college. 1t is expected the atten-
danea will be very large. Rooms will
be furnished at the college to the del
egates without cost and meals will be
furnished them there at actual cost.
Governor Glenn announced: tonight
that directly after the"acquittal Of the
Arson county lynchergz he had direct
ed the states counsel not to prosecute
any more of these, except those who
had fled the state. He has paid the
states attorneys their fees. The So
licitor IS at the same time Of course
free to act in this matter.
The executive committee of the State
a nti-Sinloon League accepted the resig-
'44Fstion of state chairman, J. William
Bailey, after he had insisted on this
and OH motion of Henry A London
resolution regarding his resignation
was adopted by rising vote. John A
Oates OF Fayetteville was elected chair
NAN!
Mr.. Bailey's report showed that ar-
ter january 1, next, Gire sale Of liquor
would be allowed only in sixteen coun-
tae&
Organizer Davis made, am excellent
report.
The committee meets again in Jan
harry to make plans for next year and
To arrange for it's convention which
will be held early in order to be clear
eH the political convention It's COM
nittee will not nominate candidates |
but merely work for the, election or
pro1ibitionists.
! Governor Glenn appoints: the follow |
ing trustees of tie state reformatory
chartered by the last legislature and |
manned in honor, of Mrs Stonewall |
jackson:
Mrs. W. H. s., Burgwyn, Miss Eas-
dale Shaw, Mrs Sallie Yates, Faison.
Mrs w. Fl. Reynolds, J. P. Cook, E. R.
Prester, DR.. Hubert A. Royster, Mrs
A. L. Coble, Geo: Watts, Mrs D. 7.
Cooper, Mrs. G r Erwin, Caezar Cone. |
Duncan McEaehefn; J. H Tucker, and
they are caded to meet at Raleigh
September 3Ed.
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son, appoints the following delegates
to represent North Carolina at the In
ternatiOnal Cotton Conference at At
lanta September 21
Aston Grimes, E. L. DaughtriGge,
ThOs. H. Battle, ". L. Kennedy, VII
liam CaDehart, ".
Mills, J. n McRae, K. c. Dockery. C.
n. Allen, w. A. Graham, B. W. XII
gore. w. L. Hill, and W. E. Err