The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-04
THE ROWLAND POISONING CASE
Reuort of Chemist to Be! Made
Next Wednesday
Sam HELEN Found Guilty Of Simple
Assault-Two Elopments-Heavy
Observation-Disclosures Grantcd@udge
Purnell Appoints Commissioners.
Messenger Bureau.

halo1Sn, June l.
The new board of trustees Of the A.
and NJ. College will evidently do a
great deal for that institution which
now is rid of the friction which has
been shown for some time between
the former board and the college fac
ulty,
It is learned that the work by the two
chemists on the stomach of Engineer
Strange and little David Rowland will
not be completed before Wednesday of
next week. Both the analytical and
quantitative analysis are being made
and this accounts Tor the time re-
quired. Both attendants are accom-
plished men in that section and are
giving the matter the greatest care.
Sam HELEN, a white man from
Wayne county, who was in Jail a week
on the charge of attempting felonious
assault upo a 1~7-year-old girl named
Pierce, has been discharged, having
been found guilty only of simple as
sault in entering the girls room, TAX
ing $26.50 and left for his home. The
bad character of the girl was very
clearly proved by her own admission.
There were II witnesses against her
A charter is granted the Piedmont
bank at Burlington. capital stock
$500, 900, to do a commercial business,
and with power to have branch banks
anywhere in the state. The Piedmont
Trust Company of hat place is the
largest stock holder.
another charter is granted the NOEL
Peacock Upholstery Company at Lex
1ngton, capital stock $4,000.
Mention has been made of one elope
ment from Raleigh which occurred
last Tuesday, and about noon today
1t became known that there had been |
another, the contracting parties be-
ing Miss Sake w. Latta, the young
est daughter of Mrs. c. G.. Latta. who
eloped with Mr.. Bill L. Holt, who grad
uated this week at the A. and M. Col |
.lege. He is a native of Johnson coun-
ty and his family is prominent. He
obtained license in Durham county
and the marriage took place at Nelson
a little station on the Southern Rail-
way the some county.
Two and a half inches of rain fell
mere between yesterday morning and
noon today. The Texas storm caused
this and produce heavy rains through
out the cotton belt, particularly in the
part of it, considerably
more than was needed, in fact. The
growers all agree in one thing
this being that they are certainly
a hard time this season. The
records show May to have been a very
remarkable month. It had some Of
The features of March, 1t went out in
a. cold fashion, with fires and over
coats in vogue and the farmers gener-
ally felt very blue. Today was warmer,
the wind having gone from the north
TO the south.
The state board Of Osteopathic ex-
aminers, created by the last legisla-
ture has granted license to twenty
doctors out of q who applied for Ii
cense Among those who have receiv-
ed license are r. E. Markham and
l.. G.. Markham, of Wilmington.
Judge Purnell appoints c.. K. Ros-
ser Of Sanford and Walker Kelley OF
Jonesboro, United States commission
ers to serve four years.
Secretary of State Grimes is send
ing out blanks, annual statements, to
the domestic corporations and the state
treasurer is notifying the latter that
the corporation tax is u