Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina • 1

TIE WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL. OIj xi. Jio. 118. V.

C. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1003. 1RirK FIVE CM COMMENCEMENT AT V. X. C.

JOHN II. IDE Nl'ES 1TY. THE JURY ACQUITS GRUBB OF MURDER COMMENCEMENT BEGINS AT THE SALEM ACADEMY Seniors Evening Fittingly Observei-Dr. LOIy to Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon Concert Tomorrow Night.Exercises For Four Days. ommencement week at Salem jed States, South.

North. East and Aitl(Oir and Collt; ras ut I Weal. iht in the presence of a large and I' Other Feature of tlu Program, euttiaslastlc audience. The first- px- I An overlre. Poet and Peasant," sea which begin the round of thewaa ruderB'l by the following pian- reports will be made concerning the progress of Alumnae Memorial Hall, and the meeting promises to be a very interesting one.

All members of the association are urged tend, and a special invitation Is extended to all who hare a feeling of interest for the school and for the new building. The gentlemen of the Twin-City have com liberally to the support of the ladies in this undertaking, and they are cordially lnvitr ed to be present. The business meeting will be followed by a short social session, when light refreshments will be served. Statu of Memorial Hall. It is interesting to note that more than 115,000 has already been raised for the Memorial Hall, and 15,000 more stands in good pledges.

To complete the building 110,000 more is needed. The hall hears much Some Matter of Interest Aliout the Principal Speakers -The Irognuii In Detail. Chapel Ilia, May 20. The com mencement orator, Hon. Henry Bon tell, LL.

of Chicago, is a grad' uate of the Northwestern University and of Harvard. He Is a mem her of the Phi Bets Kappa, and la well and widely known aa a lawyer, an author, a profound scholar and an eloquent speaker. He has been in Congress for a number of yearn En-erKy, talent and sound views upou national problems have won for him an enviable prominence among tbe members of that body. His opinions in matters pertaining especially to the South give him a high place In the esteem of Southerners who know him. Ifter Being Out 12 Honrs riill Swwp Jury Find iHstillrr Not Guilty Epidmnic of Burglary at iWhn-kury.

Special to The Journal. Salisbury, May 20. II. Clay Clay Grubb, the prominent distiller of Davidson county, who for tea Jays, has been on trial here for km life charged with the killing of hfcs brother-in-law, O. I Davis, iB oU-ber last, was acquitted ia Itewuu Superior Court today.

At 7:30 o'clock this morning the Jury, after being out 12 hours, returned a verdict of not guilty. Five ballots were taken before an agreement was reached. On the first lot nine men stood for acquittal uad three for conviction or murder in the first degree. On the fourth bailei six sLuod for acqullts' snd six fer conviction. Grubb' released at once.

ad after shaking hands with his attorneys and numerous friends, lert this afternoon for his splendid home to Davidson, where he la very prominent. lle was accompanied by 19m. Grubb, who Is a sister of Devi, vF of the famous old Institution Gertrude Tesh. Maidl more than Academy interest alone. Suits Instituted Through Ills At tor-nef H.

Holton First Ad miniptrafor of Wife's Relate. John H. Ioe, the ex-court house Janitor- who has twice been before a jury charged by his son, J. w. Poe, with incompetenry, through excessive use of intoxicating liquors, and for other reasons given in tition taken out by the son before clerk of court Transou, to manage his own affairs, the Jury each time disagreeing, yesterday instituted two damage suits against the citpr of Winston, because of the reservoir through his atorney, A.

U. Holton. In the first case the plaintiff, being duly sworn, says: 1. That he is the administrator of Laura Ann Poe, having qualified as such before the clerk of the superior court of Forayth county. 2 That the said Laura Ann Poe died inestate in the county of Forsyth the second day of November, 1904, having been Injured and drowned in what known as ths Winston reservoir disaster.

3. That this action is brought to recover damages for the death or the said Laura Ann Poe, which was caused by the wrongful act and ae-ligence of the defendant. 4. That the plaintiff is unable to give the securities or make the deposit required by law to eusble him to prosecute the above action against the defendant, the city of Winston, and that he Is advised and believes that he has a good aud meritorious cause of actlod and In law. He therefore prays that he may be alioae-t to Institute said action as a pauper Clerk of Court Transou Issued an order to this effect.

Mr. Poe asks for damages is the amount of 1 4 50 or (500 lu the second suit for the loss of his household furnishings in the reservoir disaster on November 2nd. esasisted of ceremonies by the grad-1 Howard' Esther Hampton, Pearl aUng class of 1905 the readings Gold, Mary Shared She usual prophecy, history, poem, I Ina Annie Lowrey, with and they were all thoroughly I Mr at the organ, enjoyable. I Then came Ascher'u "Sans Salem commencements in the past following pianists: Save been events of more (hsa mu-1 Eorl Barber. shoe interest, but despite former sue-l'rkelt 'asiMndra Vaughn, Anna m.

commencement this year is un-, Ibb 3ou" Daltuii, Soubtediy under the best ausplcaa in 1 1 SUn Hailey, with Mra. ike history of the college. James Muck at the organ. The success of last night's pro-1 A duoUlno I irks mn.Ia A was renJered Be was shot to death by Grubb, men were wealthy and bed ed together in business. lit Salisbury is experiencing epidemic of burglary, homes of Robert Thompson, D.

K. Price and Dr. 1. II. Foust were -tered last night.

The intruders were observed and fired upon bat ssesyed is largely due to Mias LA- b' Jurney, mm. head of the senior department I rowu Garrlngton and 8alem. Under her direction Se-I The Program closed Evening" was carried through "J11 CorSlo from Queen with much enjoyment and satlsf ac-1 Pianists, Misses Louisa Mm. Iftrobtie, Clave SUITorJ, H.ml. Palp, or North lU'- rf.Tu.

i th. like iU ever clinbing iivirl I ah -mm, would seem to be fear of Lpjaual uavlhlsg else, from such a olas as I Senior (ISM of 1003, Stella Virginia Alspuugh, Annie Maude llennntt, Minnie Irving Blum, ax ths brightest scholars, not I If 7 Jnnls Fields mW ia this class of 05. famous at SjLj Carrlnlon mm for her atudeats. Lut one of Chan8y' hrighteut la the whole college JV ayrU Stella Farrow, be Umm History and IlistoHan Earthing, Louise Irma ear's gradnatiag Cass Mn among Us members Mias Flor-Lrd wniri 1,0 Wlllfrod Ora Hunter, Lillian Virginia. TbelLeOrande Johnson.

Mary Newman OlIARIiOTTK WINK AGAIN. Rev. Charles S. Gardner, who will preach the baccalaureate sermon, ia the pastor of Grace 8treet Baptist church, Richmond, Va. Dr.

Gardner Is a man of broad culture aud thorough scholarship. He la known, not only among the Baptists but also In other denominations, as an unusually able preacher. The preacher of the sermon before the Y. M. C.

Rev. William Meade Clark. D. was for aome yeare rector of Episcopal churches In Chapel Hill and Raleigh. He has many friends who will be glad of this opportunity or hearing him again, while those who do not already know hint will find Dr.

Clark to be a very accomplJahed minister. He Is editor of The Southern Churchman, one of the leading ecclesiastical publications of Sonth. Hun. Charles R. Thomas, who will Jeliver the alumni address, needs no Introduction to North Carolinians.

He graduated at the University In 1881 and hsa since been very preeminent In the affairs of the State. He Is well known In Congress, where he represents the third district. Robert W. Winston, 0f who will speak at the joint banquet of the literary societies Is member of the class of 1879. He Is one of the foremost lawyers lu ths State, od la well known, aa a thoughtful, eloquent speaker.

The program follows: Sunday, May 28. lit a. m. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Charles 8.

Osrdner, D. D. 8 p. m. Rermon before the Y.

M. C. A. by Rev. William Meade Clark.

D. D. Monday, May 28. 7:30 p. m.

Annual joint banquet of the Dialectic snd Philanthropic Literary SocietJeu in Common Hails. Address by Robert W. Winston. class of 79. p.

m. Anniversary meetings tbe Literary Societies in their n-pective halls. for It will be a place where conventions of a certain nature may be lu to accommodate latereats on college. It will be of strict Doric architecture and have a seating capacity of nearly 2,000, Including addition of the aisle and lobby space which may be utilized If necessary. Mrs.

E. A. Ebert Is president of the alumnae aiuioclatlon. An occasion replete with the finest music both Instruments and vocal and worthy elocution, will be embraced in the grand concert which takes place tomorrow night in the chapel. In order to ensure to some degree the dealing of those who are really Interested, a small admission fee of 25 cents Is required this being the only charge that attends ths commencement exsrclsaa The program will under the direction of Prof.

Shirley, for Instrumental muslr; Miss Morrison, for voeal, and Miss Garrison, for elocution. The impressive cmax of the commencement is reached Tuesday morning when tho 'family" of the institution, so to speak, separate, some never to see one another again. The academic procession forms in ths Main Hall and marches to tho old chnrch whose venerable walls II more than a century have enclosed scores of these lender observances. Mr. A.

Nw1ea to Deliver the Acklrena Mr. Alfred Moore Beales, of Greensboro, who is regarded as one of the most brilliant speakers in the will deliver the annus address at the closing exercise. Dr. J. II.

Ciewei will preside over the eer vices. The diplomas will be presented according to time-honored custom. by Bishop Rondtbaler, of the Moravian chnrch. Aa Impressive Hcea. Perhaps the most significant sad beautiful effect orcurs when the president of the gre fueling class formally bestows upon the prestfent the Incoming seniors the symbol of college priority the Oxford cap ad gown marking the departure or the graduates out from college walls Into the ranks of graduates.

A Jarge number of visitors ars In ths city to attend ths exercises. of of DIDN'T FIND DEAD MAN. Taken Third Karcev lve Game Fr Greeunboro DunvilU Next. Special to The Journal. Charlotte, May 20.

la the successive game Charlotte dare Greensboro this afternoon by a of 12 to I. It was the asm old of defeat and a gome devoid of i ocular features. Greensboro su Coroner aud Ofllcem Weut to Imek I' lteported by IUJInnmI Peojile Nrar Davie' School but Returned With No Truce of Him. A report came to police head quarters front the freight depot lute inonnoiB there karlag been a giumi simply oat-classed. The crowd ww Hiss Moorman has accomplish-1 rnru many difficult thi.e.

Mittle Florence Per- i Moorman has yesterday afternoon, that one of the of wcurlowtet hero to crew of an incoming freight train "1 th 11 aUvitlea. Dm from Mocksviile had seen a dead TUIe Come" hepe oday for man in the cut near the Davis school trestle, and requesting that officers be sent out to investigate. TRINITY tXMMHN(NMHNr, The county coroner was notified. one of Its slro SSrr -R- struggled bravely iTsi E2 a. history I Tam may Wilson like everything else that ate has I MtUn.

it showed a decide 1 indi- a brief resume of the vidaaJity of style. It was g-iasraily fiow through Tua. lduF, when oommoncemant ends: with the one excnptlsa of rd of the deelh uac of ibe I Kermon This Morning. out popalar member. I beginning at 11 wed that thin wan truly a prog ins- ih baccalanroate sermon Me dans the first to present das Preabed by Her.

Dr. D. CIsy 'ra before leavlsg the college, l1B pastor of the First first to accomplish that dllhcult church of Winston, ef publishing as aaaaai will be an occasion of Joy and Moorman was very modest sr ia ths Home chnrch, such Ms she neglected to add, tsat warh a haa bma the enstom for many I this success was due is the herd Th edifice Is tars to be pack-work and the untiring edsrta of her- worthf representatives from nil the denominations in the Twln-A1 though net a wlU music un-oiana, Mias AlMae Mdia sang. This Lerstia, tW. PUC Made cere, left In a carriage for the scene.

For an hour the party searched for a trace of the "dead" man bat nous Tbe Jornal. rould be found. One of the police of- Durham My 19 Some cbaaee leers walked all the way from I been mode is fee trestle back to the city, bat fousd Pner tor romaeae-nothlng. Then they all returned. rhlk will be held hem June The railroad authorities were ask- I 7th' again If they r-ouid throw morel 8undar mors lag, 11 a light on the matter, and it was lea I JuBe 4th lhr will held sm-d that a men was lying os the I Craves ffismufeto ground, apparently dead, while an- h11 Mr.

Wahltou other was standing over him. "The I DbI1- Tb address will be dettvor-trsln didnt stop and we didn'i by PnMldnt John C. Kllge Wto know whether he was dead or not I exerfl will taka ths ptec mf fe but he looked like he was ded," i address tks-eeto-aid the man at the depot. I Prorom. The coroner seemed to be a bit die-1 morning, June gtb, fee appointed, but finally agreed, with I mmenrement sermon will As the rest, that the man possibly by Rev.

Richard Wiffiaa-dead, but that his death was the kind l011' pastor of ths Parse UimeteuI that can be slept off." being caused I fburch. South, Nvw Ortesm from too much liquor, and that hff Tuesday evening, June th, there vW Bd been assisted in making his way ratlona by repraa-stailvro Ire. home by the man. whs was with th raduating class. Wednesday, June 7, the tom in to Awalt lB rlglnl program bt ai of fiuparior Oouri.

berl Shaw, editor of Henry Jankina, eolornn, tried New Vork city fcR' ay for larceny or a coat, and In desa, but he Is now In efault of 50 bond was sent of 111 health ori flur The warrant for Jenkins' srrea this dtoneJ was out before Mnlslr.tJof Coorord, ml 4' Llnrille, of Wslkertowu, but ss the address. aBi itnesses were .11 here, the trial! Wednesday evening was he before Magistrate IneJuding a solo by Miss Morrlsoa. which aiene will be a variable thing of beauty. Dr. J.

Clewell, president of the college, will preside aod Bishop Edward Rond-thaler will also take part la the ki Ike first tint the people ef this Mr have had the oppartssily of konring her. Her voice is rail sad Meug. she sings with rose and os-twslness. The class prophecy was divided among thrss of the members. MUo aha Sherrod read hers from as orn cup, while Miss Louisa Fero-s was more modern aad nailed klgh in an airship to get her vslu-kWe Infomatlos.

Rat Miss Msldi Ms ward choee to be more natural, nad she had a dream, la which uhe now the future of many of her class- Tuesday, May M. :80 a. m. Seniors form In front Memorial Hail snd march to ths chapel for prayera. 10:80 a.

m. Senior cluus day exercises In Gerrard Hail. 12:00 m. Presentation of the William Preston Bynum, gym-fiaslum. Acceptance for tbe trustees by Dr.

Richard H. Lewis. 12:15 p. m. Alumni address by Hn- Charles R.

Thomas. Class of 1:80 p. m. Alumni Innchnon In Com moss Ml. 3:30 p.

m. Annual meeting of the board of trustees In Alumni Hail. 8:80 p. in. Closing exercises of the senior class.

8:30 p. m. Annual debste between the representatives of the Die-lectic and Philanthropic IJterary Societies. 10:00 p. ni.

Reception in Commons Hall by the real dent and faculty. t.lasH reunions, 55, '80, '90, 95, nt hours announced hy their secretaries. Wednesday, May 81. 10:15 a. m.

Academic processions forms In front of Alumni Hall. 10:30 a m. Commencement exercises In Memorial Hall. Orations by members of the graduating class. 12:00 m.

Address by Hon. Henry Sberman Announcements by the president. Degrees conferred. Presentation of Bibles I'reMMitatiou of Clues MemoriuJ, Etc. Tomorrow morning the special cltw exercises will be concluded, with the formal presentation of the da, memorial a splendid stone stepwsy on the campus, the planting of the class tree, and appropriate observance, such singing hymns She was kind or maybe cruel CIle' hat anyway she married ail the girls Th of 1905 as won a val-wry successfully.

"Putation for doing things, tl Itawrsrted Meeting at Onntoaary. Os next Wednesday night, lfay Si, a protracted meeting will begin at Centenary Methodist Chnrch. conducted by Rev. Thomas H. LaRch, of Charleston, C.

Mr. Marshall, who has for some 18 yeare assisted Mr. Laltth In hj meetings, will have rharga of the service of song. These gentlemen will arrive la the city on Tuesday, and at I oclock In the evening will meet the Chons Choir at ths chart for practice. Each one who will take part in the tholr ser-rice will attend that service, Jf possible.

A very cordial Invitation to them services Is extended to the com-munlty generally. H. F. CHHEITZBURO, Pastor. Mr.

If. Mursii Honored. Mr. B. II.

Marsh, of thla city, vu yesterday elected vice-president of Travelers Protective Association the convention at Savannah, Oa. North Carolina division was awarded the Texas horns for the largest percentage gain In membership. Mra Marsh win retura home today. -The Winston "Red Stocking baseball team defeated tbe Raleigh aggregation at Fairview Park yes atlfruoon a "core of 9 to ThMe tama Ply again Mon-Jay morning at 10 o'clock. In the afternoon tbe "Red Stocking.

will the enormous development spirit which has remarked upon in college's growth, it has in preparation recommencement in a manner that will sufficiently meritorious comparison with those the Jand. Meeting. meeting of the 8alem Aesooiatlon will Academy chape on 3 oclock. Foil The banner essay, by Miss flms Cold, was tbe last of the senior exorcises. This essay is always a diffl-cclt one to write.

Perhaps more so tten any other, for it provides less material. MUs Gold Is to be congratulated for tba clever way in which ka handled this subject. The tanner wsa uncovered and is iaP -lent to say, that it showed of the class, which is an Ilfl lerga one, consisting of 39 members, front all parts of the Unit-Monday afternoon led well of college been so much year of the one to work ensure exercises to bear of any college Alumnae The annual Academy Alumnae be held in the Hessent. In honor of the Jenkins stole the coat from xn- be held In Xl wW other negro named Walter Milter tVJ Duk building. Friday night.

He could not deny thJbse of charge against him, for he was wear- tores. Th. njoyahe ft when nrrcd irr kr. the trlnl plntdnd snltty. I i gram, and the First Richmond Va ad Crwford Plumbing Com- for the oecmW' pany, of this city, has been award-1 ed the contract to put In the fixtures for heuung the government house ter retu JIU -and postofflee at Florence, s.

Cjfiht 11 f0 celallves ml Reldsvlllc The holder of No. 39,418 can b.f dctri bjr at the Smokers' Deu..