The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-24
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, May Il.

AAc "edtneI DuTSdu report tOQdy IoI
the, week ending last night for this
state says the days Were warm and the
nights cool, the temperature averaging
nearly one degree below normal. There
were very low temperatures in the
west, as low as 50 degrees in Jackson
county On the 18th aad frosts occurred
IN several counties IN that date, but
did no serious damage. The rainfall
averaged something below normal and
was the heaviest in the east where in
some places over two inches fell. 1t
was light in the west, except in the ex-
IRENE west. There was oVer the aver
age mount of sunshine in the state.
Weather summary for April shows
the mean temperature in the state to
ave been 50 degrees, the lowest in
q years, there was severe frosts four
days, exceptionally 50 on the fifth.
The average rainfall was 4 IA inches
which is nearly half an inch above
normal.
Most Of the talk here today was
about the case of DR.. Rowland and the
double charge against him of poison
ing his son and railway engineer
Strange. The warrant in the latter case
was drawn yesterday but not issued.
The locomotive engineers are greatly
excited by reason Of this case and
they have employed T. M. Argo as
attorney to aid the solicitor in the
matter.
On Of Rowland's attorneys says there
was some feeling against him here
on the part Of the physicians.
The stands and decorations were
cleared from the capitol square today.
There were many visitors to see the
Bagley statue. The great crowd trampl-
ed the grass yesterday and it will be
some weeks before il will be out
again.
Crowds gathered around the feder-
al court today, the summer term nav
begun. OF moonshiners and there
witnesses there are scores, coming
from about Is counties mainly.
One of the designs 70 be submitted
1or the silver service to be given by
the state to the cruiser North Carolina
has arrived here. Several designs will
be submitted.
CHARTERS are granted the Haines
Bank at Henrietta, capital stock s25,-
ose, r. r. Haines or Cliffside, princi-
PAT stockholder; the Agio Trading and
Farming company, Cabarrus county
Shn DM C H. 1ri. n ,4La-a H.
aad improve real estate. The Green's
bcFo Fuel & Coal Company is authoriz
cd to issue $4,000 of preferred stock.
Ihe Chronicle Lumber Co of Virginia
dsaaesticates itself in this state.
Today the delivery of new rails for
a considerable portion of the street
railway began. The rails are 72 feet
in length.
The speeches of Hobson and Blue !
We're notable features at yesterdays
ceremonies. The secretary of the navy
said last week to Chairman Russ of
ghe monument committee that Blue was |
regarded as one of the most brilliant |
men in the navy and one of the most
dependable. this being Il very striking f;
compliment to n in so splendid an
organization.
N Supreme court is at work his
week on the 18th district apDeals.
THESE being the last on the regular
socket. Remarkably few cases go
to the end of the docket there he
ing only three. This shows how close
ly the court has kept up with its bus
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler was
requested by the United States Acri-
cultural Department to name six ca
oabie students OF the Agricultural &
College here to work on
cattle tick determination in this state.
de named five senior and n Junior
ana these will go to work June 1st
II Guliford county, being paid $40 per
month salary by United States. The
seniors are L.. J.. Herring, J. q. Over
on, "A. e. Jones, J. E. burlington and
+. koonce, the Junior being J.. P.
d!
Inc reunion of the class of 1857 at ,
he State University will be quite in
eresting. Col. Thomas S. Kenan :
of the following members of
he class now living; DR.. Joseph Gra-
am, Charlotte; A. C. Avery, Morgan L
on; N. B. Whitfield, Lenoir county. f
IT. John Logan of Greensboro; Major a
ohm w Graham.o Hilsboro. t
The board of trustees of the Agrl b
and Mechanical College will
old their annual session May goth, -,
hen they will elect a mechanical and :.
team engineer to plan and supervise !,
ne construction of the $685. 900 central :