The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-22

from the rain of the previous night and
the sky was overcast with clouds during
the greater part of the day, no rain fell.
The morning trains, as well as those of
the evening before, brought vast numbers
Of visitors to the city, and by ten O'Clock
the principal t~horoughfares were thronged
with well-dressed and well-behaved peo-
pie, who had been drawn into the street
by the excellent music of the visiting
bands, who marched at the head of the
splendidly uniformed battalions of the
State Guard, who were just then arriving
in the city. For an hour or more Fayette-
vile street was the centre of attraction,
and the crowds so blocked the sidewalks
as to make them almost impossible.
AT IL o'clock Judge Fowle, the Gov
ernor elect, was escorted to the executive
mansion, and both houses of the Legis-
lature were notified of the readiness of
the procession to proceed to Stronach's
Warehouse where the Inauguration cere-
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ceeded in a body to the place designated.
The order of the procession was as fol-
lows: Platoon of city police, Charlotte,
Wilmington and Goldsboro bands, the
State Guard and line of carriages. The
first carriage contained Gov.-elect Fowle,
Gov. Scales, State Senator King, Chair
man of Inaugural Committee, and Capt.
Anthony, Chief of staff. The second car
riage contained Mrs. Gov. Scales, Miss.
Helen Fowle, Col. T. W. Strange and Mr..
Bryan Grimes. Other carriages were
filed with distinguished ladies and gentle
men from different portions of the State,
and thus the procession proceeded to the
spacious warehouse, arriving there at
1870 p. m. A large number Of prominent
ladies and gentlemen were seated upon
the rostrum. The exercises were opened
with a most earnest and appropriate
prayer by Rev. John S.. Watkins, D. d.,
of the First Presbyterian Church of this
city, after which Senator King arose, and
addressing Governor Scales, said: "Gov.
Scales, I have the pleasure and the honor
of presenting to you Governor-elect,
Daniel G. Fowle."
Judge Fowle then arose and Gov. Scales
presented him to Chief Justice Smith,
who administered the oath Of Office. The
following is the oath:
I, Daniel Gould Fowle, do solemnly
swear, that / will be faithful and bear true
allegiance to the State of North Carolina
and to the constitutional powers and au-
thorlties, which are or may be established
for the government thereof; and that /
will support and maintain and defend the
constitution of said State, not inconsistent
with the constitution of the United States
to the best of my knowledge and ability;
so help me God.
I, Daniel Gould Fowle, do solemnly
swear that I will support the constitution
of the United States; so help me God.
I, Daniel Gould Fowle, do solemnly
swear that I will faithfully execute the
duties of the Office of Governor of North
Carolina according to law to the best of
my knowledge and ability; so help me
God.
The oath administered, ex-Gov. Scales
advanced to the front of the rostrum with
Governor Fowle leaning on his arm and
said: Ladies and gentlemen, I lave the
honor and the satisfaction of introducing
to you the Governor of North Carolina"
A tremendous and prolonged burst Of ap-'
plause broke from the multitude, and
when quiet had been restored the Cover
nor, in his own peculiarly happy style,
proceeded to deliver his very able address.
When he had finished, Lieut.-Gov. Stead
eral Assembly; whereupon Senator King
announced that the Governor would hold
an informal reception on the rostrum,
which he did, shaking hands with hum
dreds of friends who rushed upon the ros-
trum to greet him. When the crowd had
somewhat cleared way, and doubtless, the
Governor had begun to thank his stars
that the hand-squeezing part of the cere-
mony was about over, the young ladies
of ST. Mary's and Peace Institute, several
hundred strong, moved upon him, and as
they filed by each one took his hand but,
instead of being annoyed, the Governor
really seemed to like it.
The grand finale, of the happy and
brilliant occasion was, Of course, the In
augural Ball. Before the dancing COM
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